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Chocolate Truffles Topiary

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  • Prep 60 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 1
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Did your mother ever say, “Look with your eyes, not your fingers”? It’s next to impossible with this chocolate lover’s centerpiece!
By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated May 18, 2005
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Ingredients

  • 1 round florists' foam topiary with dowel and base, 5 inches in diameter
  • Flowerpot to fit topiary base, about 6 inches in diameter
  • Rocks to weight flowerpot
  • Toothpicks
  • 36 to 48 chocolate truffles with firm centers, about 1 1/4 inches in diameter
  • Plastic wrap or aluminum foil
  • 2 to 3 cups fresh raspberries
  • 1 yard 1-inch-wide white and gold ribbon

Steps

  • 1
    Press topiary base securely in flowerpot (glue if necessary). Fill pot 2/3 full with rocks.
  • 2
    Insert toothpicks into topiary ball; push truffles onto toothpicks.
  • 3
    Line top of pot with plastic wrap; cover with raspberries. Tie ribbon into bow on dowel.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Fresh raspberries out of season? Use fancy assorted nuts instead.
  • tip 2
    Place a Chocolate Truffles Topiary on bridal reception tables. Use ribbons that coordinate with the bridal colors.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts are not available for this recipe
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