Choc-Orange Powder Puffs

Preparation time:
30 mins
Cooking time:
40 mins
Makes:
24
Float away on a cloud of deliciousness with these fluffy treats!

Ingredients

340g packet golden
butter cake mix
2 tblsps Nestle Baking Cocoa

2 tsps finely grated orange rind

Cream Cheese Filling
100g unsalted butter, at room temperature, chopped
100g cream cheese, at room temperature, chopped
2 tsps finely grated orange rind

2 cups icing sugar mixture

Topping
1/4 cup thickened cream
100g Nestle Dark Cooking Chocolate, chopped
25g unsalted butter, chopped

Method

1 Grease four 12-hole round-base patty pans (1-tblsp capacity).

2 Prepare cake mix according to directions, adding sifted cocoa and rind. Spoon tablespoons of mixture into prepared pan holes.

3 Cook, one tray at a time, in a moderate oven (180C) for about 10 minutes, or until cooked. Stand for 5 minutes in pan. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

4 To make filling, beat butter, cream cheese and rind in a small bowl of an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Slowly add icing sugar, beating until smooth.

5 To make topping, place cream, chocolate and butter in a large heatproof bowl placed in a saucepan of simmering water. Stir until smooth. Cool.

6 Dip half the puffs, round-side down, into topping to coat. Return to rack to set. Spread cheese filling evenly over flat side of remaining puffs.

7 Press halves together.

Author:
Stylist:
Cass Stokes
Photographer:
Andre Martin
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