These are delicious. I love them and so do my boyfriend and 3 other friends who have tried them so far. I followed the recipe exactly but, as suggested by others, added 2 Tablespoons of heavy whipping cream. The recipe yielded 70 balls just under 1 inch wide before dipped in milk chocolate. I used hershey chocolate chips, semi-sweet for filling, and milk chocolate for dipping, as requested by my sister whom I made them for. On each truffle I sprinkled either chopped walnuts, coconut, or shaved 60% Ghirardelli chocolate. I also made (am making) myself a second batch to take to Thanksgiving, but separated about 1/4 of the filling before flavoring, to which I added 1/2 tsp of orange extract for a delicious orange flavored chocolate. I can't wait till Christmas so I can experiment with more flavors!

Reviewed On: Nov. 24, 2009

I didn't follow it exactly, but since I used it as a starting point, I'll still give it 5 stars. First, I followed another user's recommendation of halving the recipe (I made a 6 inch, two layer cake). I had everything but my sugar pre measured. I used 2 sticks of butter, added 1/4 cup of cocoa (I had 1 1/4 pre measured), 1/2 tsp vanilla, a little over 1/3 cup milk, and then poured the sugar in a little at a time as it was mixing. I'd say, overall, I used MAYBE 2 cups of powdered sugar. I tasted as I mixed, and it tasted wonderful already, so I stopped. Perhaps if I had used all of the ingredients, it only would have made more, but I didn't want to mess up something that was already so perfect! It's not super sweet, just the perfect creamy chocolaty frosting! So, if you follow it exactly and don't think it's perfect, don't be afraid to try again and stop when YOU think it is perfect.

Reviewed On: Oct. 13, 2009