4 chocolate and chestnut truffle with Recipes

heavy cream, fine-quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine, dark rum, chopped marrons glaces (candied chestnuts, available at specialty foods shops), unsweetened cocoa powder for coating the truffles

good quality dark chocolate (70% cocoa), butter, vacuum packed cooked and peeled chestnuts (or fresh), sugar, milk, eggs, brandy (optional), pure vanilla extract, good quality instant coffee granules, double cream (heavy ), sugar (icing), brandy (optional), pure vanilla extract

semisweet chocolate, broken into pieces, chestnuts, drained, superfine sugar, butter, softened, brandy, vanilla extract, cocoa