Cake Balls

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Discover the art of making perfect Cake Balls with this straightforward recipe. Cake Balls are a delightful treat that transform your favorite cake mix into bite-sized indulgences. This recipe guides you through crumbling the cooled cake, mixing it with buttercream icing to achieve the ideal consistency, and rolling the mixture into perfectly-sized balls. Once chilled, each ball is dipped in your choice of candy coating for a colorful and delicious finish. Whether you're making these for a party or just to satisfy a sweet craving, Cake Balls are a fun and versatile treat that everyone will love.

Create Cake Balls

Follow along as we create delicious Cake Balls step by step! We’ll guide you through crumbling, mixing, rolling, and coating these sweet treats to perfection. Get ready to enjoy the process and the tasty results!

Ingredients

1 Cake Mix, prepared as directed & cooled
1tbsp- 1.5 cup Buttercream Icing, as needed
1.25 pound Candy Coating, any color or flavor
Paramount Crystals, if needed to thin coating

Instructions

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1. Cut cake into sections. Crumble cake into small pieces, rubbing sections together.

2. Use a fork to make fine crumbs.

3. Add a spoonful of icing and stir into crumbs until cake will be able to be rolled into balls with out falling apart. Amount of icing used will vary, depending on how moist cake is.*

4. Use a cookie scoop for consistent-sized balls. Scoop and roll into 1” balls.

5. Put cake balls into freezer for about 15 minutes to chill, but not to freeze.

6. Dip into melted candy coating.

7. 1 cake mix makes approximately 140 balls using a 1”cookie scoop.

8. *The trickiest part of making cake balls is making sure the consistency is correct. The more moist your cake, the less icing required. Add a bit of icing at a time. Test the con sistency by squeezing the mixture with your hands. It should hold your hand impression while not being sticky.