Cake Balls - 1st Attempt

Part of my inspiration for starting my own food blog was my growing love for baking. I came across Bakerella's website, and found her book about Cake Pops. Oh my. Not only are they delicious, but they are super adorable...and those are my favorite characteristics for dessert treats! So, I ordered the book and anxiously awaited it's arrival. It seemed to take forever! But finally, it arrived on Thursday. I took it to work on Friday to show everyone, and to warn them that they would all be my guinea pigs (in addition to K, of course).

I did my grocery shopping on Saturday, and wouldn't you know it - I forgot the cake mix. DUH!! So, a second trip to the store...not my favorite place to visit on a Sunday evening. Once I had all my ingredients I headed home to begin my mini-masterpieces -  Triple Chocolate Cake Balls. That's right...chocolate cake, chocolate fudge frosting, and chocolate candy melts. Heaven.

The whole process wasn't hard, but boy was it messy! I had to wash my hands about 20 times, it seemed. I got about 42 little balls of cake made, and into the freezer to firm up. I was so excited I could hardly stand to wait! I heated up the candy melts, double checked the instructions in the Cake Pops book, and dropped in the first ball. I covered it up with melted candy, and scooped it out with the spoon. I tapped my spoon on the edge of the bowl like I was told, and then carried it over to the wax paper where it was supposed to just slide off the spoon. No such luck. Maybe I'm impatient, but instead of waiting I just used a toothpick to gently help the ball off the spoon. And repeat a BUNCH of times :)

I'll be the first to admit, they look nothing like Bakerella's. They look more like Truffles, but they tasted delicious and it was my first try. That just means I'll have to keep trying. And K will have to keep taste testing. Many times.

Here they are: