Today was my co-worker's baby shower and I wanted to make something sweet to bring. I made some cake balls for mother's day and they were a big hit with our families so, I thought why not give it another shot?
They are a little taste of heaven in a ball.
One of my favorite activities to do is baking. I even tried to open up my own bakeshop, but somehow making a hobby into work didn't make it fun anymore. So, I turn to baking only for special occasions or when I have time.
Me and my husband both have sweet teeth, but mines can't resist a sweet temptation. Yet, I'm proud to say that out of the 50 cake balls that I made today, I only had one.
Since this treat is so sweet, I decided to share the recipe.
 |
| Covering the cake pan with butter and flour, should allow removing the cake from the pan to be clean and easy. |
 |
| You don't have to weigh the cake balls, but I like things to be the same, so I weighed my cake balls and kept them within a 0.8-1.0 ounce range. |
 |
| This is what the cake ball will look like when you place it upside down on the parchment paper. |
 |
| Just added some more Candy Melt to cover the 'hole' |
 |
| Remember to add sprinkles before the Candy Melt starts to dry. |
Cake Balls
- 1 box of Red Velvet Cake Mix
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/4 cups of Water
- 1/3 cup Vegetable Oil
- 1 Cream Cheese Whipped Frosting
- 1/4 cup Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 3 bags of Wilton Candy Melts
- Sprinkles
* You will also need: cake pan, large mixing bowl, large spoon, parchment paper, 3 cookie sheets, butter and flour.
1- Turn oven on to 350 degrees (for dark cake pans, heat oven at 325 degrees)
2- With an electric mixer, slowly whip eggs until blended. Gradually add water and vegetable oil. Stop mixer and add half the Cake Mix until blended and then blend in remaining Cake Mix.
3- Butter a cake pan and add 2 tablespoons of flour to the pan. Shift around the flour to completely cover the butter. Add more as needed. Remove excess.
4- When the Cake Mix is completely blended, and appears smooth, stop mixer and add to cake pan.
5- Bake for 35 minutes. Remove cake from oven and let cool for 30 minutes.
6- Remove cake from pan and add chunks to a mixing bowl, with a large spoon, mix cake until its crumbs.
7- Add Frosting and Condensed Milk to crumbs, use a large spoon and mix until well blended.
8- Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Form small balls of cake mixture about once inch in diameter. Place cake balls on 2 cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.
9- Place cookie sheets into the freezer and freeze for 40 minutes.
10- Remove one cookie sheet out of the freezer and place second one in refrigerator.
11- Add Candy Melts into a large mixing bowl and heat in microwave for one minute. Remove, mix, heat for and additional 30 seconds and mix until well blended.
12- Place one cake ball into the mixing bowl of Candy Melts. With a fork add melted Candy Melts on top of cake ball until completely covered.
13- Lift cake ball with fork, remove excess Candy Melt, and place on the 3rd lined cookie sheet upside down.
14- Add some Candy Melt to cover exposed cake areas on cake balls.
15- Add sprinkles before moving on to the next cake ball.
16- Repeat with 2nd cookie sheet adding melted Candy Melts onto now empty 1st cookie sheet, until all cake balls are covered with Candy Melts and sprinkles.
17- Place cookie sheet back into freezer for approximately 10 minutes for Candy Melts to rapidly dry.
18- Enjoy!
(Yields about 50 Cake Balls)
2- With an electric mixer, slowly whip eggs until blended. Gradually add water and vegetable oil. Stop mixer and add half the Cake Mix until blended and then blend in remaining Cake Mix.
3- Butter a cake pan and add 2 tablespoons of flour to the pan. Shift around the flour to completely cover the butter. Add more as needed. Remove excess.
4- When the Cake Mix is completely blended, and appears smooth, stop mixer and add to cake pan.
5- Bake for 35 minutes. Remove cake from oven and let cool for 30 minutes.
6- Remove cake from pan and add chunks to a mixing bowl, with a large spoon, mix cake until its crumbs.
7- Add Frosting and Condensed Milk to crumbs, use a large spoon and mix until well blended.
8- Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Form small balls of cake mixture about once inch in diameter. Place cake balls on 2 cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.
9- Place cookie sheets into the freezer and freeze for 40 minutes.
10- Remove one cookie sheet out of the freezer and place second one in refrigerator.
11- Add Candy Melts into a large mixing bowl and heat in microwave for one minute. Remove, mix, heat for and additional 30 seconds and mix until well blended.
12- Place one cake ball into the mixing bowl of Candy Melts. With a fork add melted Candy Melts on top of cake ball until completely covered.
13- Lift cake ball with fork, remove excess Candy Melt, and place on the 3rd lined cookie sheet upside down.
14- Add some Candy Melt to cover exposed cake areas on cake balls.
15- Add sprinkles before moving on to the next cake ball.
16- Repeat with 2nd cookie sheet adding melted Candy Melts onto now empty 1st cookie sheet, until all cake balls are covered with Candy Melts and sprinkles.
17- Place cookie sheet back into freezer for approximately 10 minutes for Candy Melts to rapidly dry.
18- Enjoy!
(Yields about 50 Cake Balls)
No comments:
Post a Comment