I don't know why I call this the recipe page, I should call it the "Things Laura Likes to Eat" page. Yuri was in Cable this weekend and brought me a box of Candinas truffles. Candinas has the prettiest packaging of any choclate I have met. I always thought that Godiva was the best, but it looks really flashy next to a Candinas box. Check out their website at www.candinas.com for a picture of their chocolates. And not just the packaging, you open the box and there sit 9 truffles in a perfect square looking almost too gorgeous to eat. Almost.

I would recommend serving this with some ice cream to your competition... that way the get fat and slow. In fact all of the foods in my recipe collection would be good to fatten up the competition. I really do eat healthily most of the time. Susan Heyvaert made this for me while I was visiting.

Ingredients:
1 c sugar
3/4 c unsweetened cocoa
1 tsp instant coffee (I don't usually like coffee things, but this is really subtle)
1 c heavy whipping cream, divided
1/2 stick butter

Directions:
Combine sugar, cocoa, and coffee.
Add 1/2 c of whipping cream and mix into paste.
Add the remaining cream and butter.
Cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved & butter is melted.
Cook 5-8 minutes on low heat until thickens.