How to Make Cake Balls

Cake Balls

Cake balls have been taking over the world of baking for the past year because they are like little individual cakes. Cake balls are relatively easy to make, but do require some time. For this example, I am making Red Velvet Cake Balls with white almond bark and cream cheese frosting. I served them on a platter and surrounded them with clear rock candy.

Ingredients:
1 Box of Cake Mix of your Choice (prepared to the directions on the box)
1 Can of Icing (your choice)
1 Package of Almond Bark or Chocolate
Sprinkles or other decorations of your choice.

Directions:
1. Bake the cake according to the cake box.
2. After baking, take the cake out of the oven and let it sit for about 5 min.
3. Take a large fork and start to crumble the cake up and place the crumbles in a medium bowl.
4. Once all the cake is crumbled into small crumbs, mix in the can of frosting.
5. Line a cookie sheet with wax paper.

6. When fully mixed, take a cookie scooper and place the cake balls on the cookie sheet. You might use more than one cookie sheet or plate depending on how big you make the cake balls.
7. Place toothpicks in each cake ball and then freeze overnight.
8. On the next day, it is time to prepare the chocolate or almond bark for dipping. I take a medium sauce pan and fill it half way up with water. Place it on the stovetop and heat until it boils.

9. Remove the pan from the stove and place a pan or a bowl that fits securely in the sauce pan and add your chocolate or almond bark slowly, stirring as it melts. Once the chocolate is melted you can add in more of the almond bark or chocolate. (This is a long process, about 20 min., but it is the best way to not burn the chocolate)

10. Once all the chocolate or almond bark is melted, remove the cake balls from the freezer and dip into the chocolate and place back on the wax paper. This is when you can add some sprinkles or other decorations to the cake balls before they harden.
11. Once all cake balls are dipped and placed back on the wax paper transfer them to the fridge until you are ready to serve them.

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