NBR: anyone ever made cake balls?

GypsyEsq · April 2010

If you have, do you have any tips for dipping the cake? I'm making a big a$$ mess and they do not look pretty. At. All. Which is fine but I'm thinking there has to be a better way. I used toothpicks. Any help?

sweetpea18 · April 2010

Freeze them before you dip them! They don't need to be frozen solid but firm enough that they won't fall apart when you dip them

LCB34 · April 2010

sweetpea18:
Freeze them before you dip them! They don't need to be frozen solid but firm enough that they won't fall apart when you dip them

I was going to say the same thing. Also it is easier to pull them out of the melted bark with one of those egg separater things if you have one.

GypsyEsq · April 2010

Ok, so they are frozen. Is it possible my bark isn't melted enough? I melted until it's smooth, no lumps, hot... I have no idea how liquid-y it's supposed to be but I drop a cake ball in there (or ease it in with a toothpick) and it's like sludge. Is it supposed to run off the spoon? I have an egg separator but I can't imagine it even "running" through one...

LCB34 · April 2010

Sounds like your bark isn't thin enough. Maybe add a small amout of oil to it and heat it up a bit more.

jehnm · April 2010

I have made them several times and had this same thing happen at Christmas time. I checked the date on my coating and althought it melted fine, it was right at the time of expiration. I wouldn't have even checked the date (it was only in the cabinet a couple months), but one of my friends said being older chocolate caused this to happen to her. I got a new batch of coating and it worked great again!

Good luck!

GypsyEsq · April 2010

Thanks for the tips ladies! I'll check the expiration date and/or add oil to the next batch of coating. They taste great but at this rate if I keep eating "just the ugly ones dear" we'll have none left and I'll gain 10 pounds this week!

dejavu · April 2010

if you find something that works, let us know. i've made them before, used frozen balls added oil to my choc, and i still couldn't get that nice smooth finish like Bakerella's. oh well, they looked ok after i decorated them and tasted great!

MyColonyNJ · April 2010

I have not done this in the "ball" way, but made them look like little cupcakes. Same concept, just the bottom part of chocolate looks like the bottom of a cupcake.

i blogged about it (LOL)

here is attempt #1
https://makeitgrand.blogspot.com/2009/10/cupcake-bites.html

and attempt #2
https://makeitgrand.blogspot.com/2009/10/cupcake-bites-take-2.html

They are SOOOO good, everyone loved them (made for Cora's christening)