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Cake balls with different coatings on a plate

Cake Balls

Sarah Sears
Use up left over cake scraps to make these delicious cake balls! Customise them with whatever you have on hand.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Servings 21

Ingredients
  

  • 280 g (2 cups) cake of choice e.g. chocolate, vanilla, banana, red velvet etc.
  • 140 g 1 cup frosting of choice e.g. buttercream, cream cheese icing etc.

Coating Ideas

  • Melted chocolate
  • Nuts finely chopped
  • Desiccated coconut
  • Cocoa powder
  • Crushed cookie crumbs
  • Crushed sweets

Instructions
 

  • In a medium size bowl, combine cake and frosting and using your hands or a big spoon and blend together until smooth. Form into balls (the size of a small walnut) and place on a plate.
  • Prepare coatings on separate plates and roll cake balls, one at a time to completely coat. Cake balls can be stored in the freezer for up to 2 months or in the fridge for up to 1 week in an air tight container.

Notes

* If using melted chocolate to coat the cake balls, try chilling the cake balls in the refrigerator first for easier handling.
Keyword cake, cake balls, chocolate