I use the candy melts to dip them in. I haven't tried using bc as the binder yet, I wonder if it would be to sweet. I use the liquid french vanilla coffee creamer or the powder mixed with water.
An idea I had but haven't had time to try yet is to make small balls of cream cheese icing (refrigerate to hold shape) and form a carrot cake ball around it. Dip in vanilla candy melts. That way the cake ball would have a filling center to it. or carmel and choc. cake ball dipped in choc.
There are alot of great recipes on this site for them
Sorry had to go bath the dog!! They have been discussed in the forums alot. Try a search there instead of the recipes.
Here are some from the forums that I have saved...
Here's a recipe that cookieman uses:
Cake Balls
2 cups crumbled cake scraps
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa powder (if cake scraps are not chocolate based)
1/4 cup chopped almonds (or any other nut you like; or mini-chocolate chips; or mini M&MS...you get the idea!)
2 generous shots of amaretto (or any other liquer you may like--a good non-alcohol substitute is any flavored coffee creamer)
Put all ingredients in a mixer and mix on medium speed until the ingredients 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 or roll them in confectioners' sugar or cocoa.
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Cake Balls
1 package Oreos
1 Package cream cheese
Smash up Oreos, mix together with mixer and dip in melted white chocolate.
I used white chocolate chips.
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Cake balls have been around for a long time! Ladycakes has them on her site too.
I think all of us think we invented it, the first time we do them, haha!
I generally use cake scraps and a scant amount of whatever kind of icing I have to mush them together. I believe that Ladycakes gave a good estimate, about 1/4 cup of icing for say, an amount equivalent to a 6 inch cake or so. Anyway, you mush it together.
Then I use an ice cream scoop and shape the balls. I freeze them so they keep their shape and then I microwave milk chocolate candy melts or white chocolate ones or dark, you can use chocolate chips too. Then I dip the balls into the melted chocolate and set them aside on waxed paper to set. Sometimes I just roll the uncovered cake balls in sprinkles of various kinds, even just icing sugar or sugar mixed with cinnamon, whatever. Sometimes i make a sugar glaze and dip them in that. Sometimes I add liquers or rum to the mixture, sometimes not.
The Cookieman's version is excellent and more the consistency of rum balls. Mine are more like cake normally would be. Hadn't made them in quite awhile but the last batch were popular. Sometimes I just make up an extra cake or cupcakes and use that.
But let me tell you, dipped in chocolate, well these are deadly, haha!
They stay fresh for a good length of time too, that is, if you have any left!
You can also serve them in ice cream cones to children, they are a real hit! Especially if you double scoop and put a cherry on top!
Normally I put them in muffin liners, once they are set. They are less messy to eat than cupcakes too. Upside down with a cone on top, well you can make faces on them and make them look like faces with party hats. They are really nice served in those chocolate covered sugar cones too, yummy! Squirrelly Cakes
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They are very good - but sweet and fudgy, NOT like cake. Hope thios helps!
Here is another forum with some great combinations !
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-18108-minuets.html
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