Jikana Damaru: 12/29/10

soft diffused light

Once upon a time we'd sneak into my parents room to raid mum's make-up bag or the loose change drawer. Now I'm slipping in to take afternoon photos - so nothing has really changed. Here, the voile curtains create a soft, diffused light to compliment the beautiful wallpaper and dark furnishings. I love this room.

Toffee apple milk chocolate truffles

Toffee apple milk chocolate truffles (makes 16)

Ingredients
200g 40% milk chocolate drops
3 tbsp double cream (heavy cream)
1 tbsp toffee apple flavouring
Metallic gold sanding sugar for rolling them in.

Cooking instructions

Place the chocolate drops and cream in a medium sized saucepan on a medium heat.
Stir until chocolate has completely melted and has a smooth texture.
Remove from heat and whisk in toffee apple flavouring.
Pour into small bowl and refrigerate for about 1 1/2 hours, or until set.
Scoop tsp of chocolate mix into your hand and roll into a ball shape.
Roll in sanding sugar to coat.
Refrigerate to store for up to a week (but best served at room temperature).

Hand-made toffee apple flavoured chocolate truffles

Hotel Chocolat sent me some 40% milk chocolate drops to play with. Knowing how much my older sister loves Hotel Chocolat chocolate I thought I would make some chocolate truffles to sit on my Winter Woodland dessert table. I started off with rich milk chocolate ones, then went onto mixing other flavours in them like the delicious Baileys ones yesterday. Now here are some toffee apple flavoured ones using toffee apple syrup I picked up on a trip to Paris earlier this year.

Have a sweet day!

Red and Green Christmas Candy Table

My gorgeous friend Kristy asked me to put together a Christmas Day candy table for her extended family to enjoy at the end of their Christmas celebrations.

Her colour theme was traditional red and green so I used the lovely Vintage Rudolph printables from Kim at The Tomkat Studio which tied everything together beautifully.