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Rich chocolate truffles

  by Anne Davis
Preperation time: 25 mins
Cooking time: 10 mins
Serves: 10

Recipe Ingredients
300g good quality dark chocolate, broken into pieces;
2 tbsp freshly brewed strong coffee;
100g cocoa powder;
80ml whipped cream;
 
Recipe Method
Put the chocolate, cream and coffee in a heat-resistant bowl and place over a saucepan of boiling water. Stir until mixture is smooth.

Transfer the mixture to another bowl and chill for 3 hours.

Sift the cocoa powder onto a plate. Roll the chocolate mixture into small balls, about 3 cm diameter (makes about 30), and roll in the cocoa powder until well coated. Place the truffles on a lined baking tray. Chill for at least 1 hour before serving.