Southern Treats: St.Patty's Day Cake Balls

Southern Treats: St.Patty's Day Cake Balls: "My wonderful wife, had a St. Patty's Day luncheon at work, and everyone had to bring something green to celebrate the day. After having see..."

St.Patty's Day Cake Balls

My wonderful wife, had a St. Patty's Day luncheon at work, and everyone had to bring something green to celebrate the day. After having seen and heard so much about cake balls, she thought of how to make them appropriate for the occasion. She started out with a regular box of Duncan Hines yellow cake and mixed according to the instructions, she then added green food coloring to the mix to give it it's green color. The cake was baked according to the instructions and then allowed to cool. She then proceed to crumble the cake into a mixing bowl.
A regular can of vanilla frosting was also tinted, with the green food coloring, to stay with the theme. The frosting is incorporated to the crumbled cake, to help it to bin and be able to shape them into golf size balls. The mix should be sticky, but not overly mushy. We inserted the lollipop sticks to make it easier, in the dipping process( I'll explain that later). The balls were then placed on wax paper and on a sheet tray and into the freezer, for about 25 minutes. This is done to help the mix harden and hold better.
Ready for the freezer. At this point she started to melt down some candy wafers, to type to make candy shell. We were able to find green candy wafer and in a small crock pot, she started to melt the candy and mixed about a 1/8-1/4 cup of milk to help loosen the melted wafers. After the balls were taken out of the freezer, she then started the dipping process. She actually found it easier to remove the sticks and dip with a dripping spoon and then re-insert the sticks for easy handling. These could also be served as truffles, on a small baking cup or other decorative setting.
The balls are setting with the candy shell.
And this is the finished product. The possibilities are endless. Next time, she said she would add candy sprinkles, as soon as they are taken out of the melted candy. These she used a icing piped through a thin tip and made a marble like effect over the candy shell, unfortunately, the camera battery died out. These are bite size, easy to make and portion controlled for those who want a treat and are conscious about their eating habits. Happy St. Patty's Day!