Chocolate Truffles Topiary recipe

Did your mother ever say, “Look with your eyes, not your fingers”? It's next to impossible with this chocolate lover's centerpiece!

Makes 1 centerpiece

1 round florists' foam topiary with dowel and base, 5 inches in diameter
Flowerpot to fit topiary base, about 6 inches in diameter
Rocks to weight flowerpot
Toothpicks
36 to 48 chocolate truffles with firm centers, about 1 1/4 inches in diameter
Plastic wrap or aluminum foil
2 to 3 cups fresh raspberries
1 yard 1-inch-wide white and gold ribbon

1. Press topiary base securely in flowerpot (glue if necessary). Fill pot 2/3 full with rocks.

2. Insert toothpicks into topiary ball; push truffles onto toothpicks.

3. Line top of pot with plastic wrap; cover with raspberries. Tie ribbon into bow on dowel.

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Betty Crocker 2007/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved