I was needing a recipe for cake balls. I have chocolate cake left over. I was reading somewhere and they were using cream cheese???? Please help!!!

I found a recipe on this website. Hope it helps.

http://christmas.allrecipes.com/az/67656.asp

Here is Cookieman's recipe...


2 cups crumbled cake scraps
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa powder (if cake scraps are not chocolate based)
1/4 cup chopped almonnds (or any other nut you like, or mini-chocolate chips, or M&Ms, you get the idea!)
2 generous shots of amaretto (or any other liquer you may like, a good non-alcohol substitution is any flavored coffee creamer)

Put all ingredients in a mixer and mix on medium speed until the ingedients form a ball. If the mixture seems too dry, add a bit more of the liquid used to make it moist enough to form into balls.

I use a tablespoon cookie scoop to make the balls uniform in size. Roll the scooped dough in your hands to form a nice smooth ball. Allow cake balls to set on a parchment lined cookie sheet for a couple of hours, then dip them in chocolate(following) or roll them in confectioners' sugar or cocoa.

Melt 1 lb. of candy melts and add approximately a tablespoons of crisco to make it a bit more smooth. Also, put the container (in my case, a pyrex measuring cup) of melted candy melts in a very hot (I use amost boiling) water bath to keep the chocolate fluid. dip balls into the chocolate using a spoon and a dipping fork (in my case, a plastic fork with the two middle tines cut out) Don't worry if the dipped balls have a "foot" at the base after drying. You can break some off after they have hardened and once they are in the little cake liners, no one will notice. Also, you can decorate the tops with just about anything, sprinkles, candy confetti, chopped nuts, etc. before they dry. Or after they've dried, pipe designs with royal icing or melted candy melts of differnet colors!

I once asked what cake balls were in a forum, and here is the quoted answer:

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Originally Posted by KittisKakes

Leftover Brownies?!?! Never in my house!!! I'm a brownie addict! But I'll have to give it a try.

Cake balls are left over scraps of cake mixed with some kind of wet binder like icing, amaretto, coffee creamers, etc. The mixture is then formed into balls . I like to freeze mine then dip them in chocolate. Some people leave them plain, others roll them in powdered sugar, cocoa, nuts, etc. There are many ways to do them - it just get's rid of all that left over cake (and now brownies) from when you level it or shape a cake, or just have cake to get rid of!

I would recomend substituting the cake scraps for the oreo cookies...
Oreo Cream Cheese Truffles
1 package of Oreo Cookies, crushed
1 8oz package of cream cheese, softened
enough white chocolate or almond bark for dipping

Mix the cookies and cream cheese throughly. Form into small balls, 1-2" diameter, cookie scoops are great if you want a uniform size. Place formed balls on an cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Place in the freezer 20 minutes minimum to allow for easier dipping. Melt white chocolate or almond bark in double broiler. Once melted chocolate is smooth and the truffles are frozen, dip them one at a time and place back onto the lined cookie sheet. Allow to set up overnight, or place back in the freezer to set up if you are in a hurry.

Those oreo truffles sound delicious. My daughter's school is having a Teacher's Appreciation week in a couple of weeks. The student's are suppose to bring little gifts all week. I was thinking about making truffles as one of the gifts.