INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

For a small batch (increase by 4x if you want the original recipe)  Day
1:  Melt the chocolate in a double-boiler, and boil the cream  briefly.
When the cream has just boiled, quickly add it to the melted
chocolate, and remove from heat.  Stir gently until somewhat cooled,
then put in the refrigerator overnight.  (Mandatory: you can't  shorten
that step)  Day 2: Melt the chocolate mixture in a double boiler, and
add the  softened butter.  Whip with a whisk until the mixture is cool,
and  then place in the refrigerator overnight.  Day 3: Melt again.  If
you're adding a flavoring, such as Amaretto,  Grand Mariner, etc
(traditional, but not essential), this is the  time. I used 1/3 cup of
amarettor, and a touch of vanilla for an  accent. Whip carefully until
cool, and then place in the refrigerator  until firm.  The original
recipe at this point says to use a pastry funnel and  tip, but I let it
get a touch harder, and then used a spoon and  carefully shaped them
with my hands.  Do this on a piece of waxed  paper or foil with cocoa
powder, and roll them gently in teh powder.  When all are formed, back
to teh fridge. Allow to firm up, and serve  after allowing them to
approach room temperature.  Since this recipe is a bit soft, you may
wish to coat them with a  harder dark chocolate outside, though this is
left as an exercise for  the reader.  The Chef's Comments: "For the
dedicated, or truly bored (i.e. you're  snowed in for a week, or you
have a chocolate tolerance where nothing  but the high-end does it for
you anymore), I present the Infamous  Chocolate Truffle." - Ferd  From:
Ferd Date: 11-09-96 (01:10) The Polka Dot Cottage, a BBS with a  taste
of home. 1-973-822-3627  Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #713 by Lisa
Clarke <lisa@gaf.com> on  Aug 1, 97

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 2929
Calories From Fat: 2036
Total Fat: 240.9g
Cholesterol: 634mg
Sodium: 205.1mg
Potassium: 261.1mg
Carbohydrates: 222.7g
Fiber: 20.1g
Sugar: <1g
Protein: 25.9g