American Chocolate Truffles

When I first began making chocolate-dipped truffles (in addition to the simple cocoa-dusted variety), I lost control of the size while trying to perfect the dipping method. The result was an alarmingly large, luscious, soft-centered, chocolate-dipped chocolate truffle. By the time I realized that the truffles were much too large, my customers were totally hooked. Since then, large chocolate truffles have become the American standard. This is a version that can easily be made at home.