Cake Balls

I’ve seen these sold on sticks at Starbucks (way overpriced) and decided to look into making them myself. All the recipes were the same, just varying in cake, frosting, and chocolate type. I chose to make mine with Funfetti cake, vanilla frosting, and white chocolate. The combinations you can chose are endless, which is why I am such a fan of these! Cake has become so versatile, like in my earlier post where I made Funfetti cookies. For cake balls (or pops, if you decide to put them on a stick) just choose the combination of cake, frosting, and chocolate that you’d like! I brought a container of them to school and shared them with friends, classmates, and teachers. The common response? YUM. Now get baking!

Prepare the cake mix of your choice according to package directions using any of the recommended pan sizes. (I stole a piece.. hehe)

When the cake is done, crumble while warm into a large bowl, and stir in the frosting until well blended (the recipe says ¾ container of frosting, but add small amounts of frosting until desired moistness is obtained. I didn’t use the whole cake so mine took less than ¾ of the container).

Melt chocolate coating in a glass bowl in the microwave, or in a metal bowl over a pan of simmering water, stirring occasionally until smooth. (DON’T BURN THE CHOCOLATE. I’ve had bad experiences with that. Burnt chocolate is gross…)

Use a melon baller or small scoop to form balls of the chocolate cake mixture. Dip the balls in chocolate using a toothpick or fork to hold/roll them. Place on waxed paper to set.

You can decorate them with sprinkles (before the chocolate hardens) or use food coloring in white chocolate and drizzle colored chocolate over them.

This is a fun recipe to make and it lets you be creative! It's also a good kid-friendly recipe.

Recipe:

Ingredients

1 (18.25 ounce) package cake mix

3/4 container prepared frosting

1 bar chocolate flavored confectioners coating or 1 bag of chocolate chips

Directions

1.    Prepare the cake mix according to package directions using any of the recommended pan sizes. When cake is done, crumble while warm into a large bowl, and stir in the frosting until well blended.

2.    Melt chocolate coating in a glass bowl in the microwave, or in a metal bowl over a pan of simmering water, stirring occasionally until smooth.

3.    Use a melon baller or small scoop to form balls of the chocolate cake mixture. Dip the balls in chocolate using a toothpick or fork to hold them. Place on waxed paper to set.

Enjoy =)