Disclaimer: I don't own Eyeshield 21.
Author's Note: I felt like making a mini-story theme for this. I know I haven't updated Goal and I do know what I want to do with it, but I don't know if I can get around to do it. Plus, I've been sick lately (virus, depression, and I even sprained my ankle) and I just don't think that I'm as I once was in this fandom. Anyway, I hope you enjoy!
And: Gung Hay Fat Choy and Happy Valentine's Day everyone!!! May you all have a happy (week) day!!! :D
Sena felt like she was going to cry as she stared at the ruined disaster in front of her. Her chocolate truffles (a recipe she found in one of her mother's English cookbooks), while not bad looking, tasted awful. Tomorrow would be Valentine's day, and for once, she wanted to make something instead of buying chocolates as she's done the past three years. Sena almost let out a whimper as she hung her head low.
And…and she just wanted it to be special, especially for him. Sena knows she's been putting him on the backburner even after they met up after not seeing each other in years. It was always (besides her male teammates), Shin, Shin, Ikkyu, Shin, Agon, Unsui, Shin, Kakei, Akaba, Yamato, and did she forget to mention Shin, in her mind.
Wild imagination fluttered around in Sena's mind. The look of disappointment (she had promised him to get him chocolate) or of disgust at the taste of her chocolate plagued her. She shuddered at the thoughts and shook her head to get rid of them.
Sena took a deep breath. It wouldn't do her any good to freak out now now! Visibly deflating for a moment, as she had no idea where to start, a light bulb went off. Sena tried brightening herself up by grabbing the instructions and rereading them again to make sure she did everything right.
Step 1:
Gather the ingredients. All ingredients needed for making these chocolate truffles are shown in this photo. Making truffles is very easy and you, the baker, can add to or take away from anything shown here. If you are allergic to one of these ingredients, simply replace it.
Step 2:
Bring the cream cheese to room temperature, and beat in a mixing bowl with a spoon until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar.
Step 3:
Add three cups of chocolate chips to a saucepan on your stove top, not in the microwave. Heat chocolate chips on medium until melted.
Step 4:
From stove top, take saucepan with melted chocolate to bowl with cream cheese and transfer all the melted chocolate into the bowl. With chocolate and cream cheese in same bowl, begin mixing ingredients together.
Step 5:
Place this combined truffle mix in refrigerator for an hour. After an hour, remove bowl from refrigerator, and with a teaspoon remove about an inch or inch and a half worth of mixture and form into a ball. Repeat this process 6 times.
Step 6:
For a gourmet looking truffle, roll each truffle ball into nuts, cocoa powder, coconut flakes or whatever baking product you like. Maybe you can roll the truffle ball into caramel!
Step 7:
Prepare rolling ingredients. Hand chop sliced pecans to cut down on costs, then roll the truffles in the nuts, or sift cocoa powder into a bowl and roll a truffle ball into powder. You can also roll a truffle ball into coconut flakes.
Step 8:
Place the truffles into the candy boxes with foil candy holders and candy box liners. Candy boxes can be found at craft stores and are easy to put together. If you purchase the candy liners, once the box is made, turn the box over, place the candy liner over the bottom of the box and cut the liner to the length it will fit inside the candy box.
Sena looked over at all the ingredients and were pleased to find that she still had an adequate amount left still. She looked down at the ingredients list to double check.
Things You'll Need:
8 oz. cream cheese
3 cups powdered sugar
3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 or 2 tsp. vanilla
Ground nuts: walnuts, almonds or pecans (for rolling)
Sifted cocoa powder (for rolling)
Grated coconut (for rolling)
Spoon
Pyrex cup
Sifter
Stove top
Refrigerator
Timer or alarm clock
Candy boxes
Candy box liners (optional)
Candy foil holder
Homemade stickers (optional)
Sena stood up a little straighter. Taking a deep breath, she blew it out, trying to get herself to relax. After a few repeat of breathing exercises (things that Mamori taught her in ways to calm herself down knowing how much she tended to panic out of nowhere) Sena gained a determined look in her eyes and gave a firm nod before she started off again with step one and making sure she had everything. She was going to make it good this time around, definitely. She was about to get started on the second step before a voice caused her to freeze mid-way.
"Sena-chan."
So, um, yeah. Most of it is just how to make and ingredients. I'm kind of sad that I don't know how to write cracky filled ficlets.
How to make Chocolate Truffles: http: // www. Ehow . com / how_2199842_own-chocolate-truffles . html