RUM BALLS


Ingredients

100 gm. Butter
3 eggs

250 gm. Dark chocolate
¾ cup brown sugar
1 tsp. chocolate essence
4 tbsp. rum
1 ½ cup plain flour
1 cup chocolate ganache for frosting
1 tbsp. silver balls for decorating.

Method

Break the chocolate into pieces. Cut the butter into cubes.
 Place both the chocolate and butter in a heat proof bowl. pour some water in a skillet and when it boils, reduce the flame and place the chocolate bowl in it and stir till the chocolate melts completely (double boiling).
In another bowl, beat the eggs till creamy and add brown sugar. When the sugar melts, add the essence and melted chocolate and mix well. Add the flour and mix the batter with a spoon.
Pour this batter on to a greased baking tray and spread evenly with a spatula. Bake the cake for about 10 minutes at 220 C in a pre- heated oven.
When the cake cools down, break it into pieces and grind it in a mixer, using rum.
Take it out, and shape them into small balls and place them on a baking paper.
Dip each ball in chocolate ganache and sprinkle some silver balls on top.

Serve chilled. Chill for at least 2 hrs.

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