Master chocolatier Paul A Young demonstrates the art of making truffles and an opportunity to win his new Lakeland book How to Make Chocolates.
It’s a hard life trucking into town on the tube for a Pinterest Chocolate Event. At least that’s what I tell myself.
Tucked into a basement, Mr Chocolate himself showed us how to make his freakish sounding (but oh so good) stilton chocolate truffles – although the recipe here I have for you is for orange ones so do bear with me.
Following on from his “Adventures in Chocolate” book Paul A Young has just published another book How to Make Chocolates with Lakeland.
As well as his book, Lakeland have pulled together a stack of chocolate making paraphrenalia as shown below:
Marble Slab £19.99 | Silicone Chocolate Box Mould £5.29
How to Make Chocolates Book by Paul A Young £4.99 | Chocolate Scraper £7.99
Thermospatula £14.99 |Bain Marie Double Boiler £15.99
You can see the marble chocolate slab in action here – I won’t deny it weighs a ton but to get your tempered chocolate cooling down nicely it’s just the job.
We had as you can see, a merry old time rolling our own.
If you’d like a taste of Paul A Young’s chocolate treats then for a limited time only, as well as his Soho shop, you can indulge in his Chocolate Inspired Afternoon Tea at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London. But if that’s out of reach then do enter my giveaway to win one of his books below!
- 250g 72% or above dark chocolate
- 125mls unpasteurized orange juice or home squeezed
- 150g unrefined golden caster sugar
- The zest of 1 orange
- Tempered chocolate & cocoa powder to finish
- Chop the dark chocolate into small pieces and place into a bowl.
- Add the orange juice, sugar, and orange zest to a saucepan and bring to the simmer for one minute.
- Pour on to the chocolate and whisk well until smooth.
- Place into a food container and allow to cool, then refrigerate for 4 hours.
How long will my truffles last?
Store in a cool, dark place, away from sunlight and strong odours.
They will last seven days at room temperature
With thanks to Lakeland and Paul A Young for supplying sample products and book prizes.
Rosa May (@RosasYummyYums) says
June 17, 2014 at 6:09 pmBeautiful truffles! Ever so tempting…
Cheers,
Rosa
Sarah, Maison Cupcake says
June 18, 2014 at 10:24 amThank you Rosa – I could dip right in and grab one.
Nisha says
June 17, 2014 at 9:00 pmthat first picture looks gorgeous sarah. I love the background you have used. And chocolate and orange..match made in heaven for sure 🙂
Sarah, Maison Cupcake says
June 18, 2014 at 10:23 amIt is actually extracted from the book – I wish I could take credit!
What Kate Baked says
June 17, 2014 at 9:18 pmReinvent the Bounty and I’ll be queuing outside Paul’s shops each morning!
Sarah, Maison Cupcake says
June 18, 2014 at 10:23 amSomeone did that on their blog in past few weeks… racking my brains who it was now!
laura_howtocook says
June 17, 2014 at 10:57 pmI loved Paul’s talk, what a great guy and he loves what he does, and his chocolates are incredible. Who wouldn’t love working with amazing chocolate all day?!
Sarah, Maison Cupcake says
June 18, 2014 at 10:22 amI know… I imagine you get used to the smell though because when I first arrived at Bournville Art College in Birmingham near Cadbury’s factory I noticed the smell of chocolate wafting through the air daily but not so much later on!
Leanne Lunn says
June 17, 2014 at 11:53 pmIt has to be champagne truffles
Fuss Free Helen says
June 18, 2014 at 11:52 amThat was such a fun evening. I loved those Stilton truffles.
Sarah, Maison Cupcake says
June 18, 2014 at 9:37 pmWould you make them at home? I might nearer Christmas.
Made With Pink says
June 18, 2014 at 12:20 pmThis was such a fun event, although I bit my tongue to avoid showing my disappointment that it was chocolate and stilton truffles we were making that evening. Blue Cheese just creeps me out, but my co-workers loved biting into them the next day! I much prefer the chocolate orange truffles you’ve shared here. Yum!
Sarah, Maison Cupcake says
June 18, 2014 at 9:35 pmYes the blue cheese was something of a love-hate combo. Myself I didn’t think it tasted strongly enough but even so I definitely prefer chocolate orange 🙂
Margot C&V (@coffeenvanilla) says
June 19, 2014 at 8:08 amLove it Sarah! Thumb up 🙂
Nikki says
June 19, 2014 at 2:08 pmChocolate and Orange is just my favourite combination – these look delicious – I’m a tad scared about tempering chocolate though!
Sarah, Maison Cupcake says
June 19, 2014 at 3:45 pmNothing to be scared of – just take it nice and slow!
Nick @ Bakingbeardy says
June 20, 2014 at 8:45 amCall me boring, but I love his salted caramel – you just can’t improve on perfection!
Sarah, Maison Cupcake says
June 20, 2014 at 10:22 amA best seller for a reason!
Neil says
June 20, 2014 at 11:19 amMmm Viennese truffles
Sus Chalmers says
June 20, 2014 at 6:15 pmthese truffles look scrumptious! [love that word!!] – a chocoholics dream 🙂
bakingaddict says
June 21, 2014 at 12:14 amChocolate and peanut butter which is one of my favourite combinations
Camilla @ Culinary Adventures says
June 21, 2014 at 12:18 amWow! Chocolate and bleu cheese? Sounds intriguing. I’ve done chocolate + parmesan.
kellyjo walters says
June 22, 2014 at 6:55 pmblue cheese yuk choc orange yum!
Sam Q says
June 23, 2014 at 11:45 pmLove the idea of using citrus liquids instead of cream mmm now to really like dark chocolate!!
Miss Sue Flay says
June 24, 2014 at 3:38 pmThis sounds amazing! I love Paul, his ethics and most importantly… his chocolate! I’m glad I live too far out of London to try his wares… although now there may not be any excuses left ; )
Ness (@baggiesbabe69) says
June 24, 2014 at 9:19 pmI love the sound of the orange truffles, not sure about the stilton though. I’d love some mint chip truffles!
Emma Howson says
June 24, 2014 at 9:21 pmI think a battenburg truffle would be cute.
Ellie says
June 26, 2014 at 7:23 amWow loving this blog and of course CHOCOLATE! X
Natalie Crossan says
July 12, 2014 at 10:18 pmI’d love a battenburg truffle 😀