Those of you who make cake balls....how do you keep them from seating? If you are using the liquid creamer, how long can they stay out? Thank you!!!!!

Well, cake ball sweat can be a serious issue. I'm sorry... I couldn't stop myself. Anyway, they can sit out long enough to shape and dip them. Don't dip them while they are cold becuase the old cake ball will cause the chocolate to tighten/shrink and you will get cracks and leaks. It's better to dip/roll them at room temp. I wouldn't leave them out for days, but a few hours will not hurt. HTH!

Anyone? Please?

Thanks Melvira!!!!

All the cake balls I see on here and no other responses or suggestions? I guess its a stupid question and does not deserve a response. Please help me..cake balls due today.

Hi Nickii,

Cake balls will sweat (get condensation) if refrigerated then brought out to room temp when it's warm out. Do not touch them with your fingers as it will leave marks on the chocolate. Let them sit at room temp and the condensation should dry, or put them in front of a fan or in an air conditioned room. Same thing for refrigerated fondant cakes when you take from frige to room temp.

HTH, just saw this post, It was not a stupid question by any means.

Cathy

OMG Melvira.. I was thinking the same thing.. I actually laughed out loud when I read the title of the thread.. Made me think of that SNL christmas skit with the radio ladies and Alec Baldwin when he was trying to sell his Schweaty Balls which were actually chocolate truffles and his last name was Schweaty.. Not to make light of the problem.. just being honest..

But back to reality and a serious response.. I agree with the mistress of the dark chocolate. Make sure you are dipping your cake balls when they are room temp. and when you serve them.. bring to room temp too. They will sweat when they come to room temp. I have never made cake balls, but the same trouble arrises when you are making chocolate covered strawberries or when you are bringing a refrigerated fondant covered cake to room temp.. just don't touch them and they should be fine.

O.K., now I'm confused. (Doesn't take much these days to accomplish that one.)

The cake ball tutorial says to freeze the cake balls from 30-90 minutes and then dip them in melted chocolate. But Melvira, etc. (whom I trust implicitedly - is that a good idea?) says to dip them at room temp.

I'd appreciate some guidance. Thanks.

Well, I appreciate your vote of confidence! I would never intentionally lead you astray. Let me break it down like this. If you freeze the cake balls a variety of thing can/will happen. The little frozen morsels will immediately begin to sweat when introduced to the warm air. Then, when you dip them, that water can get into your chocolate and possibly make it seize. Also, once you get the chocolate on the cake ball, it will quickly turn cold and shrink, therefore possibly causing some of them to crack. Now, none of these things is a guarantee... you could do it with the frozen method a thousand times and have it work perfectly, there is no absolute here. I have done it before with frozen, and I liked that the little devils were easier to manuever, but I didn't like the occasional cracking etc. HTH, if you have any other q's, don't hesitate to ask.

Thank you! QueenB..you are right. I used the tutorial and boy o boy are my cake balls sweaty...I wll try them at room temp to see what happens.

I am pretty new around here so don't know of how much help I can be. I have always layered things like these cake balls in Tupperware containers with folded Viva towels between the layers. It seems to help an awful lot with the sweating problems. I do this with anything that has been dipped in chocolate and just refrigerated or frozen.
Lily

Thanks Melvira! I'll try them at room temp.

Wow! I never thought about doing them at room temp! That actually makes a lot of sense! I DID have cracking the last time I did them but, never in the times before.

By all means, this was NOT a dumb question! Glad I saw this one!

I will admit the one drawback about doing then at room temp (although I suggest it) make sure you use just a touch less liquid. They will be a bit tacky, and if you use too much liquid, you will be a dirty mess!

You can also try baking them for 10 minutes before dipping them, that helps to dry them out a touch as well.