How to Make Cake Balls _ Allrecipes.com

Cake balls are a popular and very versatile dessert since you can experiment with lots of different cake and frosting combinations .

Be careful though one of our all recipes members warns that these cake balls are highly addictive .

The first step to making these festive cake balls is to prepare a standard size chocolate cake mix according to its packaged directions .

The pant size you use doesn't matter while the baked cake is still warm , crumble it into a large bowl .

This is the fun part .

So if you have a kid around , ask them to help when the cake is all crumbled , stir in a 16 ounce container of chocolate frosting , make sure it's well blended and set it aside .

Use a melon baller or a small scoop to form balls of the chocolate cake mixture .

At this point , you can chill or freeze the balls so they'll hold their shape when dipped .

Now let's melt a three ounce bar of chocolate flavored confectioners coating .

This can be done in the microwave according to the package directions .

But it's easy to melt the coating in a metal bowl over a pan of simmering water , stir it occasionally until it's smooth , use a toothpick or a fork to dip the balls in the melted chocolate and place them on waxed paper to set if you want to add some .

Wow .

Power decorate the cake balls with candy sprinkles before the chocolate coating sets .

Perfect for a special occasion .