Truffles, Truffles, Truffles, I am in love.

Admittedly, I am not much of a cake person.  Me and frosting are infatuated with each other.  I could live without eating cake although not without baking it.  I love the baking process, the smell and making other people happy with my baked goods.  Chocolate truffles, however, I am in love with.  I can eat 20 in a sitting, which is why I do not make them often... I would be super fat.  They have a hard shell and the center melts in your mouth.  Glorious.  Proudly, the recipe is my own.  I currently have about 20 different flavors and combinations.  Most have a chocolate ganache center.  I know there are molds for truffles and I have used them a couple times but I love the homemade look about them.

The one's photographed are
(1) chocolate ganache with malibu rum covered in dark chocolate and toasted coconut
(2) chocolate ganache with almond extract covered in milk chocolate and home honey roasted almonds, and
(3) chocolate ganache with raspberry extract, some covered in white chocolate and some covered in milk chocolate


Some of my other Flavors include:

• Chocolate ganache with dark roast coffee covered in dark chocolate
• Chocolate ganache with tea covered in green "white" chocolate
• Chocolate ganacche with honey covered in dark chocolate sprinkled with cinnamon
• Chocolate ganache with strawberry extract covered in milk chocolate with a bow
• Chocoalte ganache with orane liqour covered in milk chocolate
• Chocolate-hazelnut ganache covered in dark chocolate coating, topped with a hazelnut
• Chocolate-caramel ganache covered in dark chocolate with caramel glaze
• Chocolate-vanilla ganache covered in milk chocolate with a cherry topping
• Peanut Butter ganache covered in milk chocolate
• Cookie dough covered in either milk chocolate with yogurt chips or white chocolate with dark chocolate glaze

For the Holidays:

• Chocolate ganache with Pinnacle Chocolate Whipped Cream Vodka covered in milk chocolate with Christmas sprinkles
• Chocolate ganache with ginger and crushed ginger cookies covered in milk chocolate with gingerbread man sprinkles
• Chocolate ganache with creme de menthe covered in white chocolate with finely crushed candy cane pieces
• Chocolate ganache with eggnog covered in white chocolate and a Christmas tree
• Chocolate ganache with red wine covered in dark chocolate and edible gold dust