Sunday, May 30, 2010

Chocolate Cake Balls

Posted by thecaramelcookie / 17 comments » / Cake, Dessert

Bring these to a party, and everyone will love you. You will instantly become the most popular person. Guaranteed.

These cake balls are SO delicious and make the perfect get-together treat! For the cake I used a triple chocolate flavored cake and used cream cheese frosting with the cake to form the balls. The balls are covered in both milk and white chocolate and topped with with sprinkles and crushed Oreos. The toppings really add a nice touch since their crunchy texture contrasts with the soft cake interior! I highly recommend you make these; you will NOT be disappointed!

Chocolate Cake Balls

Makes about 50
Inspired by Bakerella

Ingredients:

1 box chocolate cake mix (I used triple chocolate flavor)
1 can of cream cheese frosting
1 bag of chocolate candy coating (or chocolate chips)
1 bag of vanilla candy coating (or white chocolate chips)
7 Oreos, crushed
Sprinkles

Directions:

Make the cake according to the directions on the box. Cool completely.

Crumble the cake into a large bowl. Add frosting, starting with 1/2 of the can and mix thoroughly. Add more frosting if needed to make the cake form balls. Roll the cake mixture into balls and place on cookie sheet. Chill them for several hours or freeze for about 30-60 minutes.

Melt chocolate in bowl and roll balls in chocolate. It helps to add a small amount of shortening to the chocolate for eaisier dipping. Lay balls on wax paper and top with sprinkles or crushed Oreos before chocolate hardens. I find it easier to melt only 1/2 bag of chocolate at a time in order to keep the chocolate hot and easier to work with.

Once the chocolate has hardened, the balls can be stored in an air tight container at room temperature for about 3-4 days.

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17 Responses to “Chocolate Cake Balls”

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    Food Lover — May 30, 2010 @ 3:31 pm

    WOW, I LOVE chocolate, these look really great :)

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    ajcabuang04 — May 30, 2010 @ 4:22 pm

    I've been dying to make these!! I just need to find the time too. Looks delicious!!
    Check out my blog at http://ajscookingsecrets.blogspot.com/ :D

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    Chef Dennis — May 30, 2010 @ 5:25 pm

    these do look sooooo good, get me a glass of milk and a plate full!!

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    Jessie -- The Messie Kitchen — May 30, 2010 @ 9:40 pm

    I just died. Really.

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    Katherine — May 31, 2010 @ 1:47 pm

    I made these for my sister's bridal shower….people went nuts over them! We made strawberry cake bites w/ strawberry frosting covered in chocolate (chocolate covered strawberry – haha) and german chocolate cake bites (box mix with extra pecans choppped up and put in AND extra coconut) and mixed in store bought german choco frosting, coated in melted german chocolate!!!

    The combos are endless :)

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    Mary — June 2, 2010 @ 12:12 am

    Ooo, LOVE these! I made something similar by Martha Stewart, frozen banana chocolate balls but I've been meaning to try these!

    xxMK
    Delightful Bitefuls

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    Marly — June 2, 2010 @ 8:53 am

    These are really healthy, right? Oh forget that, they look delicious!

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    Mackenzie — June 2, 2010 @ 1:03 pm

    @Katherine- I love the idea of strawberry ones!

    @Marly- Of course these are healthy! They have the 4 most important food groups: chocolate, cake, frosting, and Oreos!

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    charlene — June 3, 2010 @ 8:29 am

    I must try these. They seem perfect for a party. Grab and eat, what could easier.

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    monzie — June 3, 2010 @ 2:26 pm

    OH. EM. GEE.

    i might just break my "Eat Healthy in June" experiment and make these.

    thank you for introducing such an amazing dessert to my life.

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    Taylor — June 4, 2010 @ 8:05 pm

    Cake balls are the best! I have made a strawberry cake version that was amazing!

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    hope chest — June 5, 2010 @ 3:41 am

    I know now what to give my friend as a present come his birthday! Thanks for this nice and delicious cake balls!

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    Brittany — August 27, 2010 @ 8:47 pm

    They look moist and fantastic! What a brilliant gift or surprise to offer to loved ones..

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    Balls I want to eat « — January 10, 2011 @ 4:02 pm

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    Lisa — November 1, 2011 @ 5:24 pm

    Currently making a red velvet, cream cheese frosting and white chocolate version of these for my boyfriend (he’s a red velvet fanatic). Can’t wait to see how they turn out!

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    thecaramelcookie Reply:
    November 2nd, 2011 at 7:16 am

    Yum, I bet those will taste delicious!

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