Ruby Chocolate Truffle Tower

A scarlet-hued edible Ruby Chocolate Truffle Tower centerpiece will help set the scene at your next holiday party! Delicious ruby chocolate truffles create a towering confection that will dazzle (and satisfy) your guests.

Ruby Chocolate Truffle Tower

It’s easy to make an edible centerpiece using chocolate truffles, a craft cone, and toothpicks! The most work involved is making the homemade ganache truffles. You’ll need a bunch, but they come together quickly with just three ingredients.

I used ruby chocolate to make this centerpiece, but you could use dark, semisweet, bittersweet – whatever flavor you fancy!

The truffle ratio.

The magic ratio is 2:1 for ganache truffles, with two parts chocolate to one part heavy cream. I swirled raspberry powder into my ganache which made the truffles so fruity!

After the truffles are scooped, they’re rolled in more raspberry powder. This gives the candy a tangy exterior which is so nice with the ultra-creamy interior. It makes them a nice Christmas red color, too!

Cover the cone.

Find a Styrofoam cone (8×3-inches) at the craft store and cover it with chocolate that matches your truffles. After the the chocolate sets, the cone can be anchored onto a cake stand or plate using more chocolate. Then, it’s simply a matter of sticking toothpicks into the cone, and then attaching truffles from bottom to top!

Ruby Chocolate Truffle Tower
Ruby Chocolate Truffle Tower

I love the pink interiors! I’ve always loved unconventional colors for Christmas, and pink is definitely one of my favorites.

Ruby Chocolate Truffle Tower

A centerpiece like this one will take quite a few truffles to fill it. You’ll end up using about six cups of chocolate (36 oz., 2.25 lbs.) – so stock up! It also wouldn’t hurt to have a couple of helpers when it comes to rolling the ganache into balls.

I can’t wait to see this Ruby Chocolate Truffle Tower get dismantled and devoured by my friends and family. That’s the best part!

See the recipe instructions for swapping out ruby chocolate for semisweet. Or, if you’re a ruby chocolate lover like I am, check out my Ruby Chocolate Hi Hat Cupcakes!

Ruby Chocolate Truffle Tower

Heather Baird
A scarlet-hued edible centerpiece will help set the scene at your next holiday party! Delicious ruby chocolate truffles create a towering confection that will dazzle (and satisfy) your guests.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 52 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 75

Equipment

  • 1 Styrofoam craft cone, 8×3 inches
  • Toothpicks

Ingredients
 
 

For the truffles:

  • 3 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 6 cups 2.25 lbs. ruby chocolate callets (or bars chopped)
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons freeze-dried raspberry powder

For the cone:

  • 1 Styrofoam craft cone 8×3 inches
  • 1/3 cup ruby chocolate melted
  • Cake stand or serving plate
  • Toothpicks

Instructions
 

  • Prep the cone: Place the cone on a piece of parchment paper, and use an offset spatula to cover it with the ruby chocolate. When the cone is completely covered, transfer it to the refrigerator to chill until firm, about 10 minutes. When the cone is set, pour the leftover chocolate into the center of your serving plate or cake stand and top with the cone. Transfer to the refrigerator to set, about 10 minutes.
  • When the cone is well-anchored to the serving plate, break a toothpick in half and insert the broken end into the bottom of the cone; allow 1/2-inch of the pointed end to stick out of the cone. (If this is hard to do, make a hole in the foam with the pointed end before inserting the broken end.) Place a truffle on the pointed end of the toothpick. Repeat this process until the entire bottom edge of the cone is covered with truffles. Begin a second row of truffles in the same way; position the truffles so that they rest on the bottom row. Repeat this process, traveling upward until the entire cone is covered.
  • Sprinkle the assembled centerpiece with gold star sprinkles, or leave plain. Wrap the cone in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator until you’re ready to serve. If you have extra truffles that wouldn’t fit on the cone, place them in foil papers and serve around the centerpiece.

Notes

The ruby chocolate in this recipe can be evenly swapped for dark, semisweet, bittersweet, milk, or white chocolate.
If you use another chocolate, the truffles can be rolled in unsweet cocoa powder or even ground nuts, such as pistachios, which would make a pretty green ‘tree’.
Keyword christmas candy, edible centerpiece, ruby chocolate, truffles
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kelly
kelly
4 years ago

Hi…where did you get the raspberry powder? Is it just crushed freeze dried berries? Thanks!

Kate Koch
Kate Koch
4 years ago

Kelly, you can get them at Trader Joe's and Krogers. 🙂

Kate Koch
Kate Koch
4 years ago

This is stunning!

Jazz
Jazz
3 years ago

Dear Heather,
your recent red wine caramel recipe has inspired me to make a few boxes of boozy treats for my friends stuck in lock down. Do you think, I could add a healthy shot of Gin to this truffle recipe or would it throw off the consistency completely?
Lots of love from Germany,
Jazz

Sally Marquardt
Sally Marquardt
2 years ago

Ruby chocolate is so expensive ; at 2.5 lbs …. wow