Easy Cake/Truffle Dessert Balls

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Ok here are some quick & easy dessert balls you can make with no heat source at all.


Here is what you will need...

1/2    cup sugar

1       stick butter (salted or unsalted - whatever you have handy)

1 1/2 cups flour

1       tsp vanilla

1/8    tsp salt

1       cup cake mix (I used yellow for these ones)

Whatever coating you want to put on them

For ones like this you will need...

1 Lb. chocolate

4 Tbsp cake mix

Nonpareils

Let your stick of butter out to soften before you need it (trust me on this)


Add the butter & sugar to a mixing bowl.


Mix together well.


Add the flour & mix it in well.


Add the cake mix, vanilla & salt. Mix well.


When you're done it will probably be a little dry like this...


If that's the case add a little milk & mix it in. I start with 1/4 cup & if I need more I add 1 Tbsp at a time...


You want to end up with a consistency like this where if you squeeze it in your hand it will compress & retain that shape...


Roll it up into little balls & put them on wax paper. I ended up with 20 balls but ate one so there are 19 left 
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  Put them in the freezer or fridge to firm up while you get the coating ready.

Next phase is the coating...
 
For the coating I used you will need to melt the pound of chocolate first.


I used white chocolate "melts" & put them in the microwave in 30 second intervals stirring every time so they don't burn. The proper way to do it is with a double boiler but it would have been hard for me to get to mine so I cheated 
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As soon as the chocolate is melted mix in the 4 Tbsp cake mix.


Take out your balls, coat them in chocolate & sprinkle on the nonpareils. Put them in the fridge to harden the chocolate before serving...


These things are very rich & tasty! 
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You can use other cake mixes in place of the yellow. For the coating you can use other chocolate or skip it & use sugar, maple sugar, crushed nuts, icing or whatever you come up with
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  You can put a stick in them like a lollipop to make them easier to handle if you want but I usually don't bother...

Give them a try - they really are quick & easy 
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Cold smoke these bad boys..?..  That might be too much :)  Looks good and definitely sounds like one would be enough! nice work
 
Yea these cake balls are delicious , My wife makes them quite a bit and its funny how people go crazy over them and always compliment her on how good they are . She is gonna attempt to make some chocolate peanut butter ones this weekend so those should be great. Hope all have a great weekend!
 
Yummmmm.....those are great.  some of my customers make them out of cake that has been baked...and then add "something" to the mix...use a melon baller and freeze...then dip in the "icing".

I like your way!

Kat
 
Cold smoke these bad boys..?..  That might be too much :)  Looks good and definitely sounds like one would be enough! nice work
I may try some of my smoked flour & smoked salt in the next ones I do. I used smoked butter one time & they were pretty good 
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Looks GREAT!

David
Thanks David 
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  They're almost gone now...
 
Thanks for posting!
You're welcome 
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Yea these cake balls are delicious , My wife makes them quite a bit and its funny how people go crazy over them and always compliment her on how good they are . She is gonna attempt to make some chocolate peanut butter ones this weekend so those should be great. Hope all have a great weekend!
You have a good weekend as well 
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