Trends in Desserts-Cake Balls and Cake Pops

Cake balls and cake pops are becoming more and more trendy with Starbucks introducing cake pops into their stores this past year. Cake balls are super simple and fun to make. You have several options:

• Pick up a cake pop kit at your local Starbucks

• Buy a cake ball maker at your local department store

• Do it the old fashioned way!

Cake balls can be made using different mixtures of cake flavors, frostings, and chocolate coatings. If you want to add something more, cake balls can be rolled in sprinkles, nuts, coconut, cookie crumbs, etc.

All you need is:

• 1 (18.25 ounce) package cake mix
• 1 (16 ounce) container prepared frosting
• 1 (16 ounce) bag chocolate flavored confectioners coating

• prepare cake as directed in 9x13" cake pan
• before cake cools completely, crumble the entire cake using two forks
• in a large bowl add 1/2 to 3/4 container of prepared frosting to cake crumbs and mix together (forms a dough)
• place dough in refrigerator until cold
• roll cold dough into 1" balls (for cake pops, add sticks)
• dip balls into confectioners coating, place on wax paper, and decorate as desired
• allow balls to set, then serve