Chocolate Nut Balls with Chocolate Sauce

Ingredients

• 0.25 l heavy cream
• 400 g dark chocolate
• 50 g hazelnuts (ground)
• 50 g almonds (chopped)
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• 3 tbsp rum
• chocolate sauce
• 150 g dark couverture chocolate
• 3 tbsp heavy cream
• powdered sugar (for dusting)
• marzipan sheet (and berries for garnish)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Heat the cream and melt the chocolate in it, then let cool. Mix in the nuts, cocoa powder, and rum; refrigerate until firm. Scoop with a tablespoon, shape between hands, and return to the fridge.

2. 2.

   For the sauce, heat cream again and stir in chopped chocolate until smooth; allow to cool.

3. 3.

   Spread the chocolate sauce on a plate, place the chocolate balls on top, dust with powdered sugar, and serve decorated with marzipan as desired.