Birthday Cake Balls

Ann's birthday was this past week. The first to reach 2-7! The girls got together for dinner at Nick & Sam's Grill and then some fun time at Capital Pub.

But what is a birthday without cake? And why have regular cake when you can have cake balls??

I love these little things. They are a great size, easy to bring to dinner or a party and cute. Thankfully, this second attempt went much easier than the first time. Instead of dipping the balls completely into the white chocolate, I placed the cake balls on a cooling rack and poured the chocolate over them. Still not as good looking as a real bakery but they are yummy at more attractive than the first attempt.

Here's the simple recipe rundown:

Ingredients - 1 box cake mix and ingredients listed on the back, 1 can frosting, 1 box white chocolate or chocolate bark (candy coating would also work), sprinkles

Directions - bake cake according to box (I reduced the oil a little since my last cake balls were a bit oily). let cake cool completely then crumble with hands. mix in 2/3 of the frosting. if the mixture doesn't stick when rolled into a ball, add a little frosting to the mixture until it wants to adhere to itself when rolled into a ball. roll mixture into balls... you will probably get about 4 dozen. let harden for a few hours (I leave mine overnight) in the fridge. melt chocolate according to package. dip cake balls into or pour chocolate over cake balls and shake sprinkles on top before it hardens.

Here's what you end up with!



Yum! Happy Birthday Ann!

Cake Balls - Attempt 1

For game day at the Stanley's, I made cake balls for the first time. I think they turned out pretty tasty! Here were the steps involved...

Step 1: Mix cake (already baked) with icing

Step 2: Roll mixture into balls

Step 3: Dip into milk or white chocolate and eat!

These will be made again! I need a bit more practice on making them pretty on the outside!