Almond Truffles

Almond Truffles

Ingredients

100g (4oz) fresh or stale cake crumbs

100g (4oz) caster sugar

100g (4oz) ground almonds

120ml (8 level tbsp) apricot jam, heated and sieved

10-15ml (2-3 tsp) rum or sherry

75-100g (3-4oz) chocolate vermicelli

Step 1 Crumble the cake crumbs finely and add the sugar, ground almonds and 75 ml (5tbsp) apricot jam to bind it and give a fairly sticky mixture.

2. Add your rum or sherry to taste

3 Shape into small balls, dip them into the remaining jam and roll them in the chocolate vermicelli. Harden, then put into paper cases

Makes about 350g (12oz)

I haven't made these for a long time but love the flavour and these do not take a lot of preparation. They can be quite sticky to make so if you add the apricot jam slowly whilst mixing the cake/sugar and almond mix then this may make it easier to handle.

Hope you enjoy!