Life is like a box of chocolates

Eliza Bazakas, Jacob Teo, and April Wu

Bordeaux chocolates and white chocolate/raspberry jam truffles

Custom laser-cut box with engraving, made by head chef Michael Chen :)

Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get…

Box of Chocolates (30 servings)

Special equipment:

• Ice cream scoop/sturdy spoon

• Candy Thermometer

• Spherical candy mold, gridded

Bordeaux chocolates**

Ingredients

Filling:

• 1 cup packed brown sugar

• ½ cup butter

• ¼ cup heavy cream

• 1 tsp instant coffee

• Salt

• 2 cups powdered sugar

Coating:

• 12 oz dark chocolate

• 1 tbsp butter

Instructions:

1. Melt butter and brown sugar together and boil ~2 min

2. Add cream coffee and salt. Boil ~30 sec while stirring

3. Remove from heat and let cool ~10 min

4. Stir is sifted powdered sugar til dough forms. Chill ~2 hours

5. Shape into balls and freeze ~10 min

6. Dip in melted chocolate/butter and decorate

**Reference recipes: Copycat See's Bordeaux - Self Proclaimed Foodie

White chocolate with raspberry jam truffles††

Ingredients

Inner filling:

• Raspberries

• Sugar

• Gelatin

Outer filling:

• 16 oz white chocolate (Valrhona or Callebaut, if possible)

• ⅔ cup heavy cream

• 2 tbsp butter

• 2 tsp vanilla

Coating:

• 16 oz white chocolate

Instructions:

1. Make raspberry/ gelatin balls. Freeze overnight?

2. Melt outer filling ingredients together

3. Refrigerate ~2 hours

4. Shape into balls and freeze ~30 min

5. Dip in melted chocolate and decorate

†† Reference recipes:

• https://www.eatingonadime.com/white-chocolate-truffles-recipe/#wprm-recipe-container-16320

• https://cakewhiz.com/white-chocolate-truffles-recipe/