ultimate valentine's day chocolate truffle

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 4 1/2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 2 1/2 ounces unsalted butter, softened
• 1 egg yolk
• 4 ounces sifted confectioners' sugar
• 3 ounces heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon coffee-flavored liqueur
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• powdered gold leaf

Recipe

• melt 4.5 ounces of the semi-sweet chocolate in a double boiler until just fluid. using a whisk, incorporate softened butter, then egg yolk, sifted sugar and cream into the melted chocolate. whisk until smooth.
• pour chocolate mixture in heart molds or any other molds (an egg poacher works well as a mold), and refrigerate until set, about 3 hours.
• melt remaining 4 ounces of chocolate in a double boiler until just fluid.
• unmold chocolate truffles and dip them in the melted chocolate, shake off excess chocolate and leave to set on parchment paper. trim excess chocolate.
• in a small bowl, combine liqueur and gold dust to achieve a paint-like consistency. using brushes, decorate hearts with gold "paint" a simple "i love you" is quite effective, or better still use an original romantic quote. if you are very artistic, birds, or a floral motif along the edges complete the effect.