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No Bake Nutella Balls (chocolate truffles)

Here’s a new favourite truffle I added to our Christmas cookie boxes this year. I’ll share with you how to make No Bake Nutella Balls covered in chocolate with a few sprinkles to make them look festive. These were so delicious. I had a hard time not eating all of them myself. You can crush the graham crackers yourself, but I just purchased a box of crumbs. No Bake Nutella Balls Makes about 50 balls Adapted from The Carefree Kitchen Ingredients For the filling 1/2 cup of butter, softened 1 1/4 cup Nutella 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 2 cups icing sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla For the coating 1 1/2 cups meting chocolate (I used milk) Directions Combine all filling ingredients until a dough forms. You can add more Nutella or graham crumbs  if you feel the dough is too soft or dry. The dough should hold its shape once rolled.  Roll teaspoon size balls and place in a single layer in the freezer for 30 minutes.  Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or bowl over a simmering pot of wa...
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Pavlina's Marble Cake with Blueberries and Chocolate Chips

There's nothing better than homemade cake, is there? Back in 2011 I posted a recipe for Pavlina's Christmas Cake. I eat that cake every year on December 25th for breakfast. Lina is our friend, next-door neighbour, and someone who has become part of our family. We celebrate all the holidays together. 

In early June, Lina and her boys showed up at our door with this beautiful marble cake to surprise one of my girls on her 10th birthday. She shared the recipe with us on her Facebook page (Lina's Decor). I quickly snapped a few photos before the cake was devoured by the kidlets.




Pavlina's Marble Cake with Blueberries and Chocolate Chips
Recipe by Lina's Decor
Makes 12-16 servings

Ingredients
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup unflavoured oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/8th teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup crushed walnuts
  • 1/3 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 375F. Grease and flour a bundt pan.
  2. Beat eggs and sugar together until combined.
  3. Whisk in the milk, oil and vanilla.
  4. In the same bowl, sift in the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir just to combine.
  5. Fold in walnuts and chocolate chips.
  6. Pour 3/4 of the mixture into the prepared pan.
  7. Arrange the blueberries or any other fruit you may want to use on the top of the batter in the pan (don’t press them in).
  8. Mix 1/4 cup of cocoa powder with the remaining 1/4 of the batter. Swirl it slightly into the vanilla batter.
  9. Bake for around 30 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.
  10. Cool in the pan for another 30 minute before turning out onto a serving dish.
  11. Allow to cool before decorating. 
Tips:
  • To decorate, use a confectioners' sugar/milk glaze, melted chocolate, sifted powdered sugar or any other decor you like. Lina used sprinkles and candy balls to make her cake look pretty.
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