This past Christmas I decided to give out candy tins to all our neighbors, family and friends. With having to make about 30 tins full of candy I went on a search for easy recipes that yielded a lot without breaking the bank.
I stumbled across this recipe, which is wonderfully adaptable to any taste and design. I made two types: Birthday Cake Cake and Frosting with White Chocolate Coating and Dark Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Frosting and Chocolate Coating (It tasted just like Hostess!). This coming 4th of July I am thinking about making red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting with white chocolate coating with blue/red stripes!
What is really great about this recipe is that it makes about 50 candy pieces for under $3.
What You Will Need:
- 1 (18.25 ounce) package cake mix
- 1 (16 ounce) container prepared frosting
- 1 (3 ounce) bar of confectioners coating or almond bark
- How to Make:
- 1) Prepare the cake mix according to package directions using any of the recommended pan sizes. When cake is done let cool for 30 minutes, crumble while warm into a large bowl, and stir in the frosting until well blended. Place mixture in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- 2) Melt chocolate coating in glass bowl in microwave, or in a double broiler over the stove, stirring occasionally until smooth.
- 3) Roll the dough into grape size balls using a melon baller or your hands. Dip the balls in melted chocolate coating using a toothpick or fork to hole them. Place on wax paper to set.
- 4)Once set drizzle the top with offsetting color coating or while the coating is still setting you can add sprinkles.
I made the 4th of July cake balls with a combination of red velvet cake and cream cheese frosting dipped in white chocolate with blue sprinkles. They turned out great! -DD
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