Cake balls the right way!

Let's try this again. One baked COLD cake crumbled with a fork. I made a white cake because I have a few (hundred) boxes left over from my nieces wedding. One can of any flavored frosting. I used cream cheese. One glass of my favorite wine. Not for the cake balls, just for me.

after you mix the crumbled cake & frosting, make little balls using aproximately one rounded teaspoon of the mixture. Refrigerate for a few hours.

You can microwave chocolate or use a double boiler. This is my red-neck version of a double boiler.

I used white bark, but you can use any type of chocolate or candy melts.

Don't let the steam from the double boiler get you. I did, it hurts! Ahhhh cool water.

now time to dip each cake ball into the chocolate coating. This is very time consuming and I end up using 2 whole blocks of bark.

I put them back into the refrigerator to firm up.

Here's an extra large close up! Where's my wine?

I put them into a pretty crystal bowl and they went like hot cakes! Everyone loved them, but I'm not sure they are worth all of the time and trouble. What do you think? Cake balls or just make a cake?

Love

Nancy

how NOT to make cake balls

I had heard about cake balls and was quite thrilled to eat one (dozen) at my nieces bridal shower. I inquired how to make these delectable little wonders and this was what I was told..... Bake any flavor cake using the box directions. So 1 lemon cake box, 3 eggs, 1 cup water & 1/3 cup vegetable oil.

2) Wisk it all up, and bake at 350 until done.

While hot use a fork and shread it!

Add one container of any flavor frosting, mix into the shreaded hot cake.

I thought lemon cake, lemon frosting, and white chocolate coating....yummy!

all mixed up! now I have to make the balls.

See, I'm a good direction follower! Next step is to let them cool down before coating them in yummy white chocolate!.....but, they look gooey, not cakey......hum.....

maybe I should put them in the refrig for awhile.....

maybe a little bit longer.....Nope! still gooey! Let's do an internet search on cake balls. Oh, all the recipes I found said to let the cake COOL before adding the frosting!!!! UGH!!

Next time....do the internet search first!

Cost of ingredients.... about 5 bucks.

Time invested.....about 3 hours.

Lesson learned.....Cake balls, their not as cute as I thought they were!

Final thoughts.....Internet search priceless, girl at bridal shower-little witch!