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Bonbons are tiny bite size morsels of fruit cake heaven. This delicious bites is a perfect way to use up leftover fruit cakes.

Christmas Bonbons

Plum Cake Balls or Christmas Bonbons Recipe with step by step pictures. Fruit Cake Balls or Leftover Plum Cake Balls Recipe.

I am here with an awesome recipe which I waited so long to post. This is the first dish which I made when I thought of doing Christmas recipes. Hope you all are busy in packing and sending gifts to your friends. I would love if you include this in your gifts. Because it is such an awesome dish and everyone will love it for sure.

This is one of Nigella lawson’s recipe and you all know that her recipe never fails. I found this in one of her cookbook “Nigella Christmas”. I made it as soon as I saw that. Later took a few to my friends and everyone totally loved it and they asked for more.

About Bonbons

This bonbons tasted like rich rich chocolate truffles. It had a deep chocolate flavour from the cake as well as the dark chocolate. In her recipe she used christmas pudding, but I used chocolate cake and adjusted few things as per my taste. I used the chocolate cake recipe from my blackforest cake. You could use any store bought chocolate cake or plum cake or make one at home..

Cake Balls Recipe which taste so delicious and is easy to make as well. If you have leftover fruit cakes from christmas lying in the fridge then use that to make this. It is easy and tasty too.

Similar Recipes,

Chocolate plum cake, White fruit cake, Christmas Pudding, Rum Raisan Cake, Rum Fruit Cake

How to Make Bon Bons

Crumble cake in a bowl. Add buttercream and mix well.
Shape it into balls. Chill in fridge for 1 hour.
Melt chocolate in a bowl.
Spoon little chocolate on each ball and top with sprinkles.
Let it set for few mins and then serve.

Check this coconut jaggery milk balls recipe too.

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

Pro Tips

1)Make the dough balls and store in freezer for at least 1 to 2 hours.

2)Use good quality chocolate chips for melting. I used chocolate melts.

3)Dip frozen balls in melted chocolate so it set immediately.

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