First and foremost bake a cake. Any cake you desire really. For this project I used Double Chocolate cake (chocolate cake with chocolate chips in it; be sure to toss the chips in some flour first so they don't all sink to the bottom). Once your cake is out of the oven and has cooled the fun can begin. Go against all your baking instincts and toss the cake into a bowl.
It feels wrong at first but you must remind yourself that the end result is worth it, so go a head and just tear that cake up.
Next you'll want to add about 3/4ths a can of your favorite frosting. You can of course make your own frosting and should you decide to you'll need about 12 oz. For this project I used Dark Chocolate frosting.
I used a cookie scoop to form the balls but you'll want to use your hands to form them and made them into round balls. Stick them in the fridge while you make the ganache.
I used Ganache for the coating on these truffles because the way the chocolate melts in your mouth is absolute heaven. It gives the truffles a beautiful coat but stays somewhat soft so once you pop those puppies in your mouth the chocolate has already begun to melt and you're getting that intense chocolate flavor.
You'll want to place the truffle in the ganache and roll it around a little bit. Place it on a fork and move the fork back a forth while spooning on more ganache to get a smoother coat.
I can't believe I didn't take a better picture of these before I gave them to the boyfriend. He ended up inhaling them, then on Valentine's day when I made him dinner (what? I can't make sweets all the time can I?) we put some of the last truffles on top of the ice cream we had for dessert.
Luckily for Valentine's Day the boyfriend bought me a mini photoshoot area so hopefully I can start taking better pictures of my stuff. You know, if he doesn't inhale them first.
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