>Christmas Sweets – Cake Balls

>For as long as I can remember, we always had lots of sweets at Christmas. My mom used to put out “hard candy” and “orange slices” in her milk glass candy dishes and always, I mean ALWAYS baked a fresh coconut cake at Christmas. She made the best cake. I haven’t had a really good piece of coconut cake since she passed away and every time I see one, I think of her.

In our house, we always make some type of candy. Divinity (humidity permitting), peppermint & bark, and most recently cake balls. A dear friend from the office shared the recipe with me. It is so simple, its hard for someone like me to mess up. Here goes:

Cake Balls

1 box cake mix – any flavor
1 tub icing – any flavor
1 brick of almond bark – white or dark

Bake the cake per the boxes instructions and let cool completely

Crumble the cake into a large mixing bowl

Fold in the tub of icing

Mix well – Mixture will be thick, the consistency of cookie dough.

Using an small ice cream scoop or spoon, scoop out about a tablespoon of the mixture onto a tray covered with wax paper. Repeat until the tray is full.

Place in the freezer for a minimum of 3 hours. (my friend freezes overnight)

They need to be frozen hard to be able to dip them.

Melt dipping chocolate per package instructions

Remove frozen balls from freezer. (I do only 5-10 at a time, as they thaw quickly)

Using tooth picks or other dipping device, dip the balls into the dipping chocolate.
Shake off the excess. (This took some practice for me)
Place on a tray and allow to harden.

Serve!

Incredibly rich, they are great with coffee and best shared with friends!
Merry Christmas!