Chocolate Rum Truffles

Ingredients
-300g dark couverture chocolate, chopped -1/3 cup thickened cream -40ml dark rum -100g (1 cup) Dutch cocoa
Instructions
1.Place chocolate, cream and rum in the top of a double saucepan, or in a heatproof bowl, over a saucepan of simmering water and stir occasionally until smooth. 2.Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate for 2-3 hours or until firm enough to roll into balls. 3.Spread cocoa over a shallow tray and roll 2 teaspoonfuls of mixture into small balls with cocoa-dusted hands, then roll in cocoa until well coated. 4.Alternatively you may roll it over roughly chopped almonds 5.Place on a baking-paper lined tray, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving. -Will keep in an airtight container in refrigerator for up to 1 week. -Makea about 40