Tuesday Cuppa Tea, Rose Teacup, Earl Of Harlem Tea Truffles

Hello and welcome  to Tuesday Cuppa Tea. I have a teacup and a chocolate truffle recipe...perfect for Valentine's Day. You will also find a linky for your tea related post at the bottom along with a list of some of the other blogs I'll be visiting.

I hope you took the time to take the :
Downton Abbey Quiz From PBS: Which Job Suits You???  in my last post. It's quite fun!

Today's teacup has a gorgeous deep pink, or magenta really, rose on English bone china by Royal Vale from the 1950s, a division of Ridgway Potteries, Ltd. which consolidated out of Ridgway, Sparks and Ridgway in 1955. The earlier company had been around since the 1870s and made some fabulous transferware. I love the color of the roses!

Isn't that pretty? Tea is bound to taste better...don't you think? For more info on the teacup which available at Antiques And Teacups, click on the photos.

Valentine's Day is fast approaching, and I came across something I thought was a perfect mix of chocolate and tea. New York Chef Marcus Samuelson has a recipe on his page for Chocolate truffles with a twist...

The secret ingredient in these decadent and gorgeous chocolate truffles is a Harney & Sons variant of Earl Grey developed for Harney & Sons in conjunction with Chef Marcus called Ambessa Earl of Harlem

According to Harney & Sons, the tea has citrusy layers, bergamot and floral aromas with a lasting smoky base notes. Intriguing!   Chef Samuelson also gives a mini course on types of chocolate truffles...who knew??? I didn't. For me the darker chocolate the better, and that's as far as I've journeyed on that road!

Ambessa Earl of Harlem Truffles Recipe

ngredients

• 8 oz good quality dark chocolate
• ¼ cup heavy cream
• 1 tea bag of Ambessa Earl of Harlem
• zest of half a medium sized orange
• 1 vanilla bean, seeds (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)
• 1 cup cocoa powder, for coating truffles

Directions

1. Heat cream with Earl of Harlem tea bag and zest and until just about to simmer. Remove tea bag and zest and add vanilla.

2. While cream is heating, roughly chop the dark chocolate and place into a heat resistant metal bowl.

3. Pour hot cream over chocolate, and allow it to sit for 1-3 minutes.

4. After 1-3 minutes, stir cream and chocolate until well blended and smooth. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.

5. Place cocoa powder into a bowl. Using a teaspoon, make 1-inch scoops of cold chocolate and infused-cream mixture (ganache) and roll into balls. Then roll in cocoa powder, and refrigerate until served.

That is an awesome recipe!   Related websites to visit are:

Chef Marcus Samuelson

Harney & Sons Tea

Earl Of Harlem Tea at Harney & Sons

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Here is the blog list followed by the tea related link up for Tuesday Cuppa Tea. I love to hear from you...it's so much fun getting to know you! I love your comments.

Common Ground ~ http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com

Monday Marketplace

Terri~  http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com/ 
Teacup Tuesday

Trisha~  http://sweetology101.blogspot.com/ 
Tea Party Tuesday

Sandi  ~  http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com

Teatime Tuesday

Kathy~  http://blissfulrhythm.blogspot.com/
Victoria - A Return to Loveliness

Martha~  http://www.marthasfavorites.com/ 

Tea On Tuesday
Miss Kathy ~http://thewritersreverie.blogspot.com/

Tuesday Tea       

Michelle ~ http://www.finchrest.com/

Tea On Tuesday

Betty ~ http://teacoziecottage.blogspot.ca/

Tea Tuesday

Phyllis ~ http://www.relevanttealeaf.blogspot.com/

Tea On Tuesday

Shawn ~ http://poetryinapotoftea.blogspot.com/

Poetry In A Pot Of Tea

Bernideen’s ~ http://bernideensteatimeblog.blogspot.com/

Friends Sharing Tea Wednesday

 Ivy And Elephants ~http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/

What’s It Wednesday                                           

Sandi  ~  http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com

Home On Wednesday

 A Tea Lover     ~http://the-teaist.blogspot.com/

Tea Talk Wednesday