Cake Balls I'm Frustrated!!
Decorating By ShabbyChic_Confections Updated 1 Oct 2006 , 2:11am by Narie
Ok, i made some cakes balls for my SIL B-day tomorrow, they taste soooooooooo good, the problem is that they look messy after I dipped them in the white candy melt, I tryied putting then in parchment paper and the have that hat loog at the bottom, I have those candy dip tools and also try putting them in a cookie cooling rack, so the chocolate can drip down, the problem is that they end up with a little tail and also when I try to take them off the rack, the candy melt is already hard and once i pul part of the coating comes off. I was thinking to dip them in powder sugar and powder chocolate, but I was thinking how do I avoid the sugar to be absoberd by the moisture of the cake ball?? Why me ??? 
I use a plastic fork with the 2 middle tines broken off. It works for ME. I place the balls on waxed paper to harden. As I remove them from the chocolate, I kinda swirl the bottom with the fork to make sure they are completely covered. It really just takes some practice. If mine turn out looking a little yucky, I drizzle them with a contrasting color of chocolate.---white on brown or vice versa.
Hope that helps.
Cindy
How do I coat them with confectioners sugar?
If you will let them dry a little first, roll them in the ps and then let them dry some more and then do a final roll in ps. I just use a regular fork and when I dip I just tap the fork against the side of the bowl so that the extra chocolate will drain off, I put on parchment until they are dry and then take them off and put in small paper cup liners. I use a flat small spatula or a knive to remove them from the paper. I first used a cooling grid but the chocolate stuck to the grid and when I tried to remove them they had a chunck out of them. So the parchment paper works OK.
Dont' feel bad, I've never been able to get these to work well for me either. I quit making them....too much trouble!
I agree with sunlover .. I made these (or attempted) not so long ago and to be honest, even though I knew it was just cake and creamer, I wouldnt pass them off as edible even to my own family 
cake balls are not for me!!
1. Your coating temperature is a little too warm if you are getting a significant puddle around the ball.
2. The plastic fork with center tines removed is a good dipping tool. After you have dipped the ball, holding the ball over the chocolate coating lightly tap the fork about twice on the side of the pan to encourage excess to drip off.
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