Cake Ball Ornaments
Ingrediënten
- 1 box 15.25 oz German chocolate cake mix with pudding
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
- 1 bottle 1 oz red food color
- 1 cup cream cheese creamy ready-to-spread frosting from 1-lb container
- 2 cups green candy melts or coating wafers melted
- 2 cups red candy melts or coating wafers melted
- 1 cup white candy melts or coating wafers melted
- 90 pieces Frosted Cheerios™ cereal about ⅓ cup
Instructies
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Spray 13×9-inch pan with cooking spray.
- In large bowl, beat cake mix, buttermilk, oil, eggs, cocoa and food color with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, until smooth.
- Pour into pan.
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool completely in pan on cooling rack.
- Line cookie sheet with waxed paper.
- Crumble cake into large bowl.
- Add frosting; mix well.
- Shape into 45 (1¼-inch) balls.
- Place on cookie sheet; freeze 15 minutes.
- Transfer to refrigerator.
- Dip half of balls in melted green candy and other half in melted red candy; tap off excess.
- Return to cookie sheet; let stand until set, about 30 minutes.
- Spoon melted white candy into resealable food-storage plastic bag; cut off tiny corner of bag.
- Pipe designs on cake balls; let stand until set.
- Gently press 1 cereal piece on top of each cake ball, attaching with white candy.
- Pipe dot of candy on cereal piece; attach another cereal piece upright in center for ornament hook.
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
Festive Touch
Fill a decorative bowl or platter with these creative cake balls, and use it as a centerpiece for your holiday table. Your guests will delight in being able to eat them! Packaged in a small box, they also make a cute edible gift. Use other colors of candy melts to change the look of these balls, like we did for the cover of the book.Nutritional Information
Calories: 240 kcal
