Chocolate Truffles Topiary
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Updated May 18, 2005
Did your mother ever say, “Look with your eyes, not your fingers”? It’s next to impossible with this chocolate lover’s centerpiece!
Chocolate Truffles Topiary
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- Prep Time 60 min
- Total 60 min
- Servings 1
- Ingredients 8
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
Instructions
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Step1Press topiary base securely in flowerpot (glue if necessary). Fill pot 2/3 full with rocks.
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Step2Insert toothpicks into topiary ball; push truffles onto toothpicks.
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Step3Line top of pot with plastic wrap; cover with raspberries. Tie ribbon into bow on dowel.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts are not available for this recipe
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