Minty Rum Ball Bombe

• 2 liters vanilla ice cream
• 12 teaspoon peppermint extract
• green food coloring, to tint
• 150 g dark chocolate
• 14 cup thickened cream
• green and brown candy sprinkles, to decorate
• 200 g dark chocolate, chopped
• 14 cup thickened cream
• 1 tablespoon dark rum

1. Grease a 10 cup capacity pudding basin.
2. Line with plastic wrap.
3. Freeze.
4. To make rum balls, place all ingredients in a medium heatproof bowl.
5. Stir over a pan of simmering water until smooth.
6. Refrigerate until set.
7. Roll 2 tspn of mixture into balls.
8. Refrigerate until set.
9. Slightly soften half the icecream in a large bowl.
10. Add essence and tiny green with food colouring.
11. Stir until smooth.
12. Pour into basin.
13. Freeze until ice-cream is set.
14. Arrange balls over top.
15. Slightly soften remaining ice-cream.
16. Freeze overnight.
17. Melt chocolate and cream in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water.
18. Cool.
19. Invert bombe onto a plate.
20. Remove plastic.
21. Drizzle with chocolate.
22. Decorate with sprinkles.
23. Return to freezer until ready to serve.

vanilla ice cream, peppermint, green food coloring, chocolate, cream, green, dark chocolate, cream, dark rum

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/minty-rum-ball-bombe-352731 (may not work)