The Amazing Cake Ball :]

Today I was craving chocolate so I made the newest crave; The Cake Ball. Its got everything you would have in a cake but with extra goodness. Its quick, easy and a big hit for a party where you want something sweet yet not very messy. So lets begin;

I'm not big on using a box cake so I made Everything from scratch and  boy was it easy.

Chocolate cake:

by: BAKERWLLA

Ingredients:

 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour (leveled out)
1 cup unsweetened cocoa power
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, at room temp.
2 cups sugar
3 eggs, at room temp
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups milk, at room temp

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 

Grease and flour a 9-by-13 in cake pan 

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.


Cream the butter and sugar with a mixer for 5 minutes, until light and fluffy.

Add the eggs, one at a time, to the creamed sugar and butter, mixing until just combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Add vanilla and mix until combine.

Add the flour mixture, a third at a time, alternating with the milk in two additions. (you'll start and end with the flour mixture)

Spread the batter (it will be thick) evenly into the prepared pan.

Bake for 35-40 min or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool completely before continuing.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients: 

6 tablespoons butter, at room temp

6 ounces of cream cheese, at room temp

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions:

Cream the butter and cream cheese with a mixer until combined.

Add vanilla and mix until combined.

Add the sugar to the creamed mixture in two or three batches, scrapping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. 

Cake Balls Making

Take your cooled cake and cut into 4 parts. Taking 1 part at the time and crumble it into a big bowl. 

Once all of the cake is crumbled into a big bowl add the Cream Cheese Frosting. Mix these two together using your hands or a spatula. I like using my hand best. I can get them combine faster and better than using a spatula.  

Once all combined make small round balls and set aside on a cookie sheet. After you make all the balls from the mixture, put the trays into the fridge for at least 5-10 minutes. it helps the chocolate stick better.

Once your cake balls have cooled down, melt some white chocolate or almond bark in a deep bowl. The bowl needs to be deep enough to dip the balls into at once. Preferably to submerge them in the chocolate.  After dipping them into the chocolate, set them onto wax paper to cool and harder. 

Before the cool, you can add different kinds of candy, or sprinkles if you would like. I dyed my chocolate to a purple color just for a different look. Get creative and try out different ways, but be sure to let me know. :]]