Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Cake Balls

Am I the only person who hasn't made these before?

Mine were lumpy. I didn't worry about making them all smooth, and I'm even a perfectionist. I guess I'm now a recovering perfectionist.

See, lumpy.

I had a leftover Valentine's Day funfetti cake mix without matching frosting. I baked it, sans sprinkles, in a 9x13 pan. When the cake was done I dumped it into a bowl and crumbled it up with two forks. Then I took a can of cream cheese frosting and mixed it in good. I used my Pampered Chef scoop to get the cake out and made them into lumpy balls. I put them on a waxed paper covered cookie sheet. I placed it in the freezer for an hour or so to let them cool and get a little hard. (I had 33-34 cake balls.)

I melted three cups of white chocolate chips with three tablespoons of shortening in the microwave. I put sticks in the balls and drizzled my melted white chocolate over them one at a time. I placed them back on the waxed paper covered cookie sheet to harden. I like them chilled, so I put them back in the refrigerator.

Hubby said they could cause a weight problem. Caboose thought they were one of the best things he'd ever eaten. They taste an awful lot like the $1.50 birthday cake version at Starbuck's, and yes, I paid $1.50 to try one. I was hoping they were big like the picture, maybe even cupcake sized. I was wrong.
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8 comments:

  1. MariMarch 22, 2011 at 10:10 PM

    Laura made these at Christmas using red velvet cake. Yummy!

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  2. KayrenMarch 22, 2011 at 10:48 PM

    I have red velvet in my pantry waiting to try next!

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  3. Mrs. FrogsterMarch 22, 2011 at 11:36 PM

    glorious! I want one so badly! but too lazy to make them right now anyway. :) thanks for sharing!

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  4. Lora @ my blessed lifeMarch 22, 2011 at 11:59 PM

    I haven't made these either, although my sis-in-law makes them like their going out of style so I've tried hers. They're good, but awfully rich.
    Have you tried Oreo balls? Now there's something we loooovvveee:)))

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  5. Lora @ my blessed lifeMarch 23, 2011 at 12:01 AM

    Just saw this in my reader and had to share with you:
    http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/2011/03/hostess-cupcake-cake-balls.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BeDifferentactNormal+%28Be+Different...Act+Normal%29

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  6. KayrenMarch 23, 2011 at 12:33 AM

    Lora,
    I've made something called Oreo truffles or something along that line. I think they are the same thing. Chatty wanted them for her birthday a couple of years ago. She loves chocolate!

    I checked out the link. Wowser! I think that's worth trying sometime, especially for my chocolate lover. After looking at the recipe, maybe I could get away with less frosting, although we're all loving these cake balls. Maybe just when I do the darker ones that need to be firmer to add the filling I'll do half the can.

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  7. RochelleMarch 26, 2011 at 4:07 PM

    this seems to really be the big thing lately! i've been seeing these everywhere. i need to try making them someday.

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  8. Luzia NarvzMarch 31, 2020 at 4:42 AM

    BRILLIANT !!!! can't wait to try these with my neice....thanks for the FUN !!

    Luzia
    click here

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