wow! what beautiful cake balls!!!....not like mine....lol, ok so 1tsp of shortening per 1 cup of candy melts...gives shiney coat and smooth and firms it up.....got it!

and plastic bowl instead of glass, didnt think of the glass getting hot and seizing up the candy....thought the other way, glass kept it hot....ok, next I will try this again....lol...leave it to me to make a mess of things....