Double Chocolate Cake Balls

This was an interesting experience, and they didn't turn out they way I wanted. However, I had a ton of fun making them! I used a recipe from Confections of a Foodie Bride combined with a Hershey's recipe. Here is what I did.



Double Chocolate Cake Balls

Ingredients:

· 2 cups sugar

· 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour

· 3/4 cup natural unsweetened cocoa

· 1-1/2 tsp. baking powder

· 1-1/2 tsp. baking soda

· 1 tsp. salt

· 2 eggs

· 1 cup milk

· 1/2 cup vegetable oil

· 2 tsp. vanilla extract

· 2 cup's of chocolate frosting

· 10ish Reg. Size Hershey Bars or 6 oz Chocolate Bark (to coat the cake balls)

· Add-ins are optional, I used peanut butter chips.

· White Chocolate bark and food coloring for drizzle.

Bake cake: Heat oven to 350-F. Spray cake pan. Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Beat eggs in a small bowl. Add beatin' eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour into pans. Bake for 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let it cool for 10 minutes.

Cake Ball Time!: Allow the cake to cool for about 10 minutes. If you have add-in, make sure it's cool enough to where they won't melt before you mix them in. Tear the cake into small pieces., placing them into a large bowl. Add the frosting and any add-ins to the bowl and combine. DON'T OVER MIX! Should be swirly.

Get a large cookie sheet, or two smaller cookie sheets out to place your formed cake balls on.

I laked the ice cream scoop so, with clean hands, I formed the balls myself. After you form the balls, stick them in the freezer to make them firm (about 10 minutes). Melt the chocolate bark in the microwave in a microwave safe bowl.

Remove the balls from the freezer. Place waxed paper on your counter - a large enough piece for all of your finished coated cake balls. Coat each cake ball in the chocolate. Using a fork to help roll them around. Don't take your time rolling them in hot chocolate...the cake likes to fall apart the longer it's in there.

Melt the white chocolate bark in the microwave in a microwave safe bowl. Add food coloring if desired. Let the cake balls harden (about 10 minutes) before applying this drizzle.

Serve when the drizzle is dry! I stored mine the freezer. No need to let them thaw before eating!

 

ENJOY!
Cake Ball Recipe from Confections of a Foodie Bride.
Cake Recipe by Hersheys.