How do we make Cake Truffles?
Take one mom and two helpers:
photo by C, my other helper
bake a cake from Betty Crocker and let it cool.
Now comes the fun part: break it up. Mix it with a can of frosting of your choice (we used vanilla buttercream, yum!)
then roll the mixture into little balls:
chill these little guys awhile in the fridge or a few minutes in the freezer to get them to harden a bit. We accidentally left ours in the freezer for a few hours but they were just fine. I let them thaw on the counter for 10 minutes before going on to the next phase:
coat the little guys in chocolate bark. this can get messy, especially with little helpers! melt a few pieces of the bark in a microwaveable bowl at a time, because it hardens quickly. and I suggest using clean bowls for each batch because sometimes little bits of cake get into your chocolate, which makes it not quite as smooth when it hardens (because of the crumbs). if you don't mind crumbs, then don't worry about it, they still taste AWESOME. oh and another note: if you don't get them completely covered in the chocolate, as you can see in some of ours, don't worry! just let it dry and then redunk in your chocolate bark. it'll be fine. then transfer to aluminum foil sheets or wax paper to dry a few minutes.
then spoon leftover frosting into ziploc bags and add food coloring. I only used 3/4 of the frosting can to mix with the cake. Maybe a bit more. That way I had some left over to make the pink and green. Snip off the corner and pipe on in cool designs. Store in an airtight container, or in your belly.
These are going to a neighborhood party tonight, but we've already sampled a few. Just the ugly ones! If the pretty ones are as tasty as the "ugly" ones, then we're in for a treat!
recipe from bakerella.blogspot.com, my new baking guru
Take one mom and two helpers:
photo by C, my other helper
bake a cake from Betty Crocker and let it cool.
Now comes the fun part: break it up. Mix it with a can of frosting of your choice (we used vanilla buttercream, yum!)
then roll the mixture into little balls:
chill these little guys awhile in the fridge or a few minutes in the freezer to get them to harden a bit. We accidentally left ours in the freezer for a few hours but they were just fine. I let them thaw on the counter for 10 minutes before going on to the next phase:
coat the little guys in chocolate bark. this can get messy, especially with little helpers! melt a few pieces of the bark in a microwaveable bowl at a time, because it hardens quickly. and I suggest using clean bowls for each batch because sometimes little bits of cake get into your chocolate, which makes it not quite as smooth when it hardens (because of the crumbs). if you don't mind crumbs, then don't worry about it, they still taste AWESOME. oh and another note: if you don't get them completely covered in the chocolate, as you can see in some of ours, don't worry! just let it dry and then redunk in your chocolate bark. it'll be fine. then transfer to aluminum foil sheets or wax paper to dry a few minutes.
then spoon leftover frosting into ziploc bags and add food coloring. I only used 3/4 of the frosting can to mix with the cake. Maybe a bit more. That way I had some left over to make the pink and green. Snip off the corner and pipe on in cool designs. Store in an airtight container, or in your belly.
These are going to a neighborhood party tonight, but we've already sampled a few. Just the ugly ones! If the pretty ones are as tasty as the "ugly" ones, then we're in for a treat!
recipe from bakerella.blogspot.com, my new baking guru
3 comments:
Sounds like oodles of fun.. We'll be trying these out soon! Yummy~!!
Ok so I seriously need some craft and baking ideas from my little Miss Martha Stewart friend Krista!! Those look yummy and cute! I am officially a stay at home Mommy now so I am going to be entertaining a 2 yr old all day and I am SO not crafty! I love all the pictures and I can't wait to see the ones of you and Reed tonight! Love and miss yall :-)
The kids were all very cute. Good job to Mom for all the hard work. Truffles look very yummy. Never made them myself, but also had never heard of doing them. Guess I need to update some old recipe thought processes. Love, Mimi
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