Re-Name The Cake Balls! The Votes Are In Now Let's Choose!
Decorating By Helendelk Updated 14 Apr 2006 , 10:30pm by SquirrellyCakes
here is one recipe I found.
cmarkins wrote:
Cake balls are very easy to make and taste delicious.
Here is a condensed version of the steps I follow:
1. Bake a sheet cake following directions on the box.
2. Crumble cake into a large bowl.
3. Stir in a can of frosting that compliments your cake flavor.
4. Roll by hand or use a cookie scoop to form balls.
5. Place balls on a cookie sheet lined with waxpaper.
6. Put cake balls into the freezer for 15-30 min. (helps them stay together when dipped in choc.)
7. Dip into melted chocolate or white chocolate one at a time and put on waxpaper to dry. (I use chocolate from DollarGeneralStore called Almond Bark - it's fairly inexpensive and melts nicely in the microwave. Name is misleading, it does not contain nuts)
8. These stay fresh sealed in tupperware for up to two weeks. Finished cake balls can also be stored in a sealed container in the freezer for a few months.
Flavor ideas:
Strawberry cake, strawberry frosting, dipped in white choc.
Choc. cake, choc. frosting, dipped in choc.
Carrot cake, cream cheese frosting, dipped in white choc.
Red velvet cake, cream cheese frosting, dipped in white choc.
Almond cake, white choc. almond frosting, dipped in white choc.
Yellow cake, french vanilla frosting, dipped in choc.
Cherry cake, vanilla frosting, dipped in choc.
Combinations are really endless. My faves so far are carrot cake and almond cake (like wedding cake).
Hope these instructions are clear. It really is a simple process with room for trial and error. The dipping part takes some practice so don't get discouraged on the first batch. The finished product is really worth the effort. I get about 80 cake balls per cake mix using a small cookie scoop.
I am making some this weekend for my daughter's birthday party. Will post a pic when they are done. I also made some for my brother's rehearsal dinner a few weeks ago and they were a huge hit.
Christie
Here is the one I use I have been using. It is not my recipe, but I don't remember where on here that I found it.
Cake Ballls:
2 cups crumbled cake scraps
2 tbls confectioners' sugar
2 tbls cocoa powder( if cake scraps are not chocolate based)
1/4 cup chopped almonds(or any other not you like, or mini chocolate chips, or M&M's, 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 mixerand mix on medium speed until all 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 put all my ingrediets into my food proccesor to chop it all up into a ball. I use all different flavors of extracts as my liquid. You can cover them w/ melted chocolate or nearly anything you want. I haven't used any nuts yet, so I don't know how it holdstogether with them. I also made one batch that wasn't chocolate cake and I didn't add the cocoa. I just figure it makes them a little different.
I sure hope this helps. It's a lot of info. Maybe the author of the recipe I use will let you know who they are and give you more tips.
Good luck.
Tabby
I called them cake truffles, but recently I had a discussion about them with my old pastry instructor. He said "truffle" is not an appropriate name, because the origination of pastry truffles is ganache. So he told me I should call them "mock truffles" if I wanted to use that term. I was like, "So what, who cares if it's not made of ganache." Well, he gave me one of those looks he was known for, so I told him I'd call them something else. So, I said "What about Bon'bons?" Nope, Bon-bons are actually a trademarked name and are the pasty desserts with ice cream. He sure wasn't making this any fun for me!!!
So, I'm not saying that you can't call them that - but, well, I told him I'd come up with another name. PARTY POOPER!!!
Anyway, I tried to hold a little contest to see who could come up with a name at my friend's work - here were a few they came up with
cake bites
cake drops
cake treasures
cake babies
baby cakes (I think this is a trademarked name also - those diaper cakes)
cake droppings (wasn't too keen on that one - but I laughed)
cake nuggets
cakelets
cake holes
sweet bites
cakeables
here is one recipe I found.
cmarkins wrote:
Cake balls are very easy to make and taste delicious.
Here is a condensed version of the steps I follow:
1. Bake a sheet cake following directions on the box.
2. Crumble cake into a large bowl.
3. Stir in a can of frosting that compliments your cake flavor.
4. Roll by hand or use a cookie scoop to form balls.
5. Place balls on a cookie sheet lined with waxpaper.
6. Put cake balls into the freezer for 15-30 min. (helps them stay together when dipped in choc.)
7. Dip into melted chocolate or white chocolate one at a time and put on waxpaper to dry. (I use chocolate from DollarGeneralStore called Almond Bark - it's fairly inexpensive and melts nicely in the microwave. Name is misleading, it does not contain nuts)
8. These stay fresh sealed in tupperware for up to two weeks. Finished cake balls can also be stored in a sealed container in the freezer for a few months.
Flavor ideas:
Strawberry cake, strawberry frosting, dipped in white choc.
Choc. cake, choc. frosting, dipped in choc.
Carrot cake, cream cheese frosting, dipped in white choc.
Red velvet cake, cream cheese frosting, dipped in white choc.
Almond cake, white choc. almond frosting, dipped in white choc.
Yellow cake, french vanilla frosting, dipped in choc.
Cherry cake, vanilla frosting, dipped in choc.
Combinations are really endless. My faves so far are carrot cake and almond cake (like wedding cake).
Hope these instructions are clear. It really is a simple process with room for trial and error. The dipping part takes some practice so don't get discouraged on the first batch. The finished product is really worth the effort. I get about 80 cake balls per cake mix using a small cookie scoop.
I am making some this weekend for my daughter's birthday party. Will post a pic when they are done. I also made some for my brother's rehearsal dinner a few weeks ago and they were a huge hit.
Christie
Here is the one I use I have been using. It is not my recipe, but I don't remember where on here that I found it.
Cake Ballls:
2 cups crumbled cake scraps
2 tbls confectioners' sugar
2 tbls cocoa powder( if cake scraps are not chocolate based)
1/4 cup chopped almonds(or any other not you like, or mini chocolate chips, or M&M's, 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 mixerand mix on medium speed until all 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 put all my ingrediets into my food proccesor to chop it all up into a ball. I use all different flavors of extracts as my liquid. You can cover them w/ melted chocolate or nearly anything you want. I haven't used any nuts yet, so I don't know how it holdstogether with them. I also made one batch that wasn't chocolate cake and I didn't add the cocoa. I just figure it makes them a little different.
I sure hope this helps. It's a lot of info. Maybe the author of the recipe I use will let you know who they are and give you more tips.
Good luck.
Tabby
here is one recipe I found.
cmarkins wrote:
Cake balls are very easy to make and taste delicious.
Here is a condensed version of the steps I follow:
1. Bake a sheet cake following directions on the box.
2. Crumble cake into a large bowl.
3. Stir in a can of frosting that compliments your cake flavor.
4. Roll by hand or use a cookie scoop to form balls.
5. Place balls on a cookie sheet lined with waxpaper.
6. Put cake balls into the freezer for 15-30 min. (helps them stay together when dipped in choc.)
7. Dip into melted chocolate or white chocolate one at a time and put on waxpaper to dry. (I use chocolate from DollarGeneralStore called Almond Bark - it's fairly inexpensive and melts nicely in the microwave. Name is misleading, it does not contain nuts)
8. These stay fresh sealed in tupperware for up to two weeks. Finished cake balls can also be stored in a sealed container in the freezer for a few months.
Flavor ideas:
Strawberry cake, strawberry frosting, dipped in white choc.
Choc. cake, choc. frosting, dipped in choc.
Carrot cake, cream cheese frosting, dipped in white choc.
Red velvet cake, cream cheese frosting, dipped in white choc.
Almond cake, white choc. almond frosting, dipped in white choc.
Yellow cake, french vanilla frosting, dipped in choc.
Cherry cake, vanilla frosting, dipped in choc.
Combinations are really endless. My faves so far are carrot cake and almond cake (like wedding cake).
Hope these instructions are clear. It really is a simple process with room for trial and error. The dipping part takes some practice so don't get discouraged on the first batch. The finished product is really worth the effort. I get about 80 cake balls per cake mix using a small cookie scoop.
I am making some this weekend for my daughter's birthday party. Will post a pic when they are done. I also made some for my brother's rehearsal dinner a few weeks ago and they were a huge hit.
Christie
Here is the one I use I have been using. It is not my recipe, but I don't remember where on here that I found it.
Cake Ballls:
2 cups crumbled cake scraps
2 tbls confectioners' sugar
2 tbls cocoa powder( if cake scraps are not chocolate based)
1/4 cup chopped almonds(or any other not you like, or mini chocolate chips, or M&M's, 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 mixerand mix on medium speed until all 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 put all my ingrediets into my food proccesor to chop it all up into a ball. I use all different flavors of extracts as my liquid. You can cover them w/ melted chocolate or nearly anything you want. I haven't used any nuts yet, so I don't know how it holdstogether with them. I also made one batch that wasn't chocolate cake and I didn't add the cocoa. I just figure it makes them a little different.
I sure hope this helps. It's a lot of info. Maybe the author of the recipe I use will let you know who they are and give you more tips.
Good luck.
Tabby
here is one recipe I found.
cmarkins wrote:
Cake balls are very easy to make and taste delicious.
Here is a condensed version of the steps I follow:
1. Bake a sheet cake following directions on the box.
2. Crumble cake into a large bowl.
3. Stir in a can of frosting that compliments your cake flavor.
4. Roll by hand or use a cookie scoop to form balls.
5. Place balls on a cookie sheet lined with waxpaper.
6. Put cake balls into the freezer for 15-30 min. (helps them stay together when dipped in choc.)
7. Dip into melted chocolate or white chocolate one at a time and put on waxpaper to dry. (I use chocolate from DollarGeneralStore called Almond Bark - it's fairly inexpensive and melts nicely in the microwave. Name is misleading, it does not contain nuts)
8. These stay fresh sealed in tupperware for up to two weeks. Finished cake balls can also be stored in a sealed container in the freezer for a few months.
Flavor ideas:
Strawberry cake, strawberry frosting, dipped in white choc.
Choc. cake, choc. frosting, dipped in choc.
Carrot cake, cream cheese frosting, dipped in white choc.
Red velvet cake, cream cheese frosting, dipped in white choc.
Almond cake, white choc. almond frosting, dipped in white choc.
Yellow cake, french vanilla frosting, dipped in choc.
Cherry cake, vanilla frosting, dipped in choc.
Combinations are really endless. My faves so far are carrot cake and almond cake (like wedding cake).
Hope these instructions are clear. It really is a simple process with room for trial and error. The dipping part takes some practice so don't get discouraged on the first batch. The finished product is really worth the effort. I get about 80 cake balls per cake mix using a small cookie scoop.
I am making some this weekend for my daughter's birthday party. Will post a pic when they are done. I also made some for my brother's rehearsal dinner a few weeks ago and they were a huge hit.
Christie
Here is the one I use I have been using. It is not my recipe, but I don't remember where on here that I found it.
Cake Ballls:
2 cups crumbled cake scraps
2 tbls confectioners' sugar
2 tbls cocoa powder( if cake scraps are not chocolate based)
1/4 cup chopped almonds(or any other not you like, or mini chocolate chips, or M&M's, 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 mixerand mix on medium speed until all 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 put all my ingrediets into my food proccesor to chop it all up into a ball. I use all different flavors of extracts as my liquid. You can cover them w/ melted chocolate or nearly anything you want. I haven't used any nuts yet, so I don't know how it holdstogether with them. I also made one batch that wasn't chocolate cake and I didn't add the cocoa. I just figure it makes them a little different.
I sure hope this helps. It's a lot of info. Maybe the author of the recipe I use will let you know who they are and give you more tips.
Good luck.
Tabby
here is one recipe I found.
cmarkins wrote:
Cake balls are very easy to make and taste delicious.
Here is a condensed version of the steps I follow:
1. Bake a sheet cake following directions on the box.
2. Crumble cake into a large bowl.
3. Stir in a can of frosting that compliments your cake flavor.
4. Roll by hand or use a cookie scoop to form balls.
5. Place balls on a cookie sheet lined with waxpaper.
6. Put cake balls into the freezer for 15-30 min. (helps them stay together when dipped in choc.)
7. Dip into melted chocolate or white chocolate one at a time and put on waxpaper to dry. (I use chocolate from DollarGeneralStore called Almond Bark - it's fairly inexpensive and melts nicely in the microwave. Name is misleading, it does not contain nuts)
8. These stay fresh sealed in tupperware for up to two weeks. Finished cake balls can also be stored in a sealed container in the freezer for a few months.
Flavor ideas:
Strawberry cake, strawberry frosting, dipped in white choc.
Choc. cake, choc. frosting, dipped in choc.
Carrot cake, cream cheese frosting, dipped in white choc.
Red velvet cake, cream cheese frosting, dipped in white choc.
Almond cake, white choc. almond frosting, dipped in white choc.
Yellow cake, french vanilla frosting, dipped in choc.
Cherry cake, vanilla frosting, dipped in choc.
Combinations are really endless. My faves so far are carrot cake and almond cake (like wedding cake).
Hope these instructions are clear. It really is a simple process with room for trial and error. The dipping part takes some practice so don't get discouraged on the first batch. The finished product is really worth the effort. I get about 80 cake balls per cake mix using a small cookie scoop.
I am making some this weekend for my daughter's birthday party. Will post a pic when they are done. I also made some for my brother's rehearsal dinner a few weeks ago and they were a huge hit.
Christie
Here is the one I use I have been using. It is not my recipe, but I don't remember where on here that I found it.
Cake Ballls:
2 cups crumbled cake scraps
2 tbls confectioners' sugar
2 tbls cocoa powder( if cake scraps are not chocolate based)
1/4 cup chopped almonds(or any other not you like, or mini chocolate chips, or M&M's, 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 mixerand mix on medium speed until all 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 put all my ingrediets into my food proccesor to chop it all up into a ball. I use all different flavors of extracts as my liquid. You can cover them w/ melted chocolate or nearly anything you want. I haven't used any nuts yet, so I don't know how it holdstogether with them. I also made one batch that wasn't chocolate cake and I didn't add the cocoa. I just figure it makes them a little different.
I sure hope this helps. It's a lot of info. Maybe the author of the recipe I use will let you know who they are and give you more tips.
Good luck.
Tabby
here is one recipe I found.
cmarkins wrote:
Cake balls are very easy to make and taste delicious.
Here is a condensed version of the steps I follow:
1. Bake a sheet cake following directions on the box.
2. Crumble cake into a large bowl.
3. Stir in a can of frosting that compliments your cake flavor.
4. Roll by hand or use a cookie scoop to form balls.
5. Place balls on a cookie sheet lined with waxpaper.
6. Put cake balls into the freezer for 15-30 min. (helps them stay together when dipped in choc.)
7. Dip into melted chocolate or white chocolate one at a time and put on waxpaper to dry. (I use chocolate from DollarGeneralStore called Almond Bark - it's fairly inexpensive and melts nicely in the microwave. Name is misleading, it does not contain nuts)
8. These stay fresh sealed in tupperware for up to two weeks. Finished cake balls can also be stored in a sealed container in the freezer for a few months.
Flavor ideas:
Strawberry cake, strawberry frosting, dipped in white choc.
Choc. cake, choc. frosting, dipped in choc.
Carrot cake, cream cheese frosting, dipped in white choc.
Red velvet cake, cream cheese frosting, dipped in white choc.
Almond cake, white choc. almond frosting, dipped in white choc.
Yellow cake, french vanilla frosting, dipped in choc.
Cherry cake, vanilla frosting, dipped in choc.
Combinations are really endless. My faves so far are carrot cake and almond cake (like wedding cake).
Hope these instructions are clear. It really is a simple process with room for trial and error. The dipping part takes some practice so don't get discouraged on the first batch. The finished product is really worth the effort. I get about 80 cake balls per cake mix using a small cookie scoop.
I am making some this weekend for my daughter's birthday party. Will post a pic when they are done. I also made some for my brother's rehearsal dinner a few weeks ago and they were a huge hit.
Christie
Here is the one I use I have been using. It is not my recipe, but I don't remember where on here that I found it.
Cake Ballls:
2 cups crumbled cake scraps
2 tbls confectioners' sugar
2 tbls cocoa powder( if cake scraps are not chocolate based)
1/4 cup chopped almonds(or any other not you like, or mini chocolate chips, or M&M's, 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 mixerand mix on medium speed until all 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 put all my ingrediets into my food proccesor to chop it all up into a ball. I use all different flavors of extracts as my liquid. You can cover them w/ melted chocolate or nearly anything you want. I haven't used any nuts yet, so I don't know how it holdstogether with them. I also made one batch that wasn't chocolate cake and I didn't add the cocoa. I just figure it makes them a little different.
I sure hope this helps. It's a lot of info. Maybe the author of the recipe I use will let you know who they are and give you more tips.
Good luck.
Tabby
Sorry guys, didn't mean to post 3 times - my computer is not responding.
I see I'm not the only one!
HOLY COW WHAT A RESPONSE!!! WOOHOOO!!!
I actually thought cake treasure earlier as well....
My friend whom owns a bakery here in Tulsa said truffles was trademarked... Ok but Cake truffles is entirely different right ?? 
Does anyone on here know about this?
I like Cake Cuties!
Dainty Cakes?
Cake Dainties?
Dinkers?
Cake Dinkies?
CAKE TO GO!
Pop-a-Cake
Silly Silly but we will figure it out..
I'm still wondering about the truffles trademark thing..
I used to call them cake bites cute changed them to cake truffles.
we had lots of discussions on this site last christmas about cake balls. i wanted to call them cake trouffles also, but have learned through the discussions that they are not trouffles, and if you call them trouffles, people who dont like trouffles wont even try them.
i came up with "cake doodles" after that.
MELODY
Cake doodles is awesome and funny to say! Who wouldn't want a "Cake doodle"!!!!
Thanks to all that responded on the cake ball recipe request!!
Leslie
All right everyone....I'm going to do my flyers for my business and I'm officially going to go with Cake Doodles!!!! I think it is hilarious. People won't really know what it is but will know that it is cake something and hopefully will be inquisitive to know what they are then hoping the order these yummy goodies!!! Cake Doodles!!!!
My godson said we should call them Yum-Yum Cakes.... I asked him why and he started dancing around being silly, saying " cause they yummy to my tummy"... He's 5 HAHAHA! I asked about cake doodles he said No! I dont want to eat doo-doo .ROTFL!!!!!!!!!!! Then I asked cake trouffles he looked at me and rolled his eyes.. I took that as a Big No .. what about cake cuties ...OMG at his response... 
He said "Ewwwwwwwwww I dont want to eat a girl" I about lost it!!!!!!!!! After I ROTFL I asked him what he meant he said, "girls are cuties we can't call them that"...
I asked about Cake Yummies he said that's not what I said but it'll work... HAHAHAHA This is from a 5 yr old point of view....
Hey, on second thought, I'm copyrighting those names. I will, of course, sell the rights for you all to use them. I take PayPal. LOL
LOL - that's funny Cakepro. I'll buy them for $200 LOL
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