Mbwuto

Allow me to explain my situation. A good friend of mine is wanting to make her father chocolate truffles for his christmas gift(the fellow has an sweet tooth unsuprassed I hear). So she turned to me for help. I've made truffles before, and they've been...mediocre at best.

So far I've tried a recipe utilizing just cream and chocolate; and one with cream, butter, and chocolate. So my request of the food deities which inhabit this internet abode is this: Recipes, hints, tips, ideas? I really want to help her out and not let her down, so I appreciate anything you can offer me.

And just because I'm not greedy enough for culinary knowledge, is there a way to shortcut tempering chocolate or make it easier? I fail at it pretty easily.