They looked really easy to make.. A baked cake, mix in some frosting and roll them and chill them and dip them....have you heard of the old saying "harder then it looks"? Well, I don't want to turn anyone off of making these, but let me give a couple of tips to all of you out there ready and willing to try their hand at cake balls. First though, here are the ingredients.
1 box cake mix any flavor made according to package directions
1 can of store bought frosting( make your own if you dont like store bought)
1 bag of Wilton candy melts or Almond Bark (white or chocolate) you can also use two bags of white or chocolate chips
Shortning to thin out dipping bark
First....bake your cake the night before you want to dip them, there are many flavor combindations out there by the way. Let cake cool until warm. At that point you want to go ahead and crumble your cake mix and mix in your frosting together until the frosting is well incorporated and roll the mixture into balls.
Pumkin Cake and Cream Cheese Frosting
Second, chill them overnight in the refrigerator for best results...now a lot of people would say freeze them, and you most certainly can do that also, but a good chilling is what i found to be workable as long as you are quick (yes,.... yes, i did learn this as i went along... thanks for asking)
German Chocolate Cake with Pecan Coconut Frosting
The photo above is of the German Chocolate cake balls just rolled and ready for chilling. Third, don't be like me, an overachiever in the kitchen, who just HADDD to make two different kinds. Try to control yourself and make ONE box cake mix according to the directions and mix in ONE can of store bought frosting and get on with your life....Next, melt your almond bark or candy coating disks in a double boiler...with a teaspoon or two of shortening....( i used coconut oil for the chocolate balls because its better for you, but more expensive) once coating is melted dip balls into the coating using a fork or dipping tool. I also used a toothpick to help when transferring them from the dipping to a parchment lined cookie sheet. Chill on a cookie sheet in the refrigerator for at least one hour before transferring to container. You should also put on sprinkles or any other decoration while the balls are still wet.
Drum Roll Please..... and here are the cake balls dipped and decorated! My kitchen most certainly did not look as pretty. Are cake balls worth the work? Yes definately! One last thing....I do not really care for the taste of the candy melts so i mixed in half a bag of chocolate chips in with the candy disks for the German Chocolate and used white chocolate chips for the Pumpkin Balls coating. The family went crazy for them. Not bad for a Sunday in the kitchen. Can ya just taste these Nikkers?
Here is the pan of them that i am bringing to work.......Not to shabby!!!!
Cake balls are so much fun, aren't they? The perfect bite-sized treat! Yours look so pretty!
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