Chocolate Cake Balls

I was flipping a cake pan over to cool a chocolate cake on a wire rack when my two year old ran up and grabbed my legs. I dropped the cake and it broke into lots of pieces. I didn’t want the cake to go to waste, so I decided to make cake balls with the cake. The result a scrumptious bite size dessert.

Ingredients-

Cake-

1/2 stick unsalted melted butter

1/2 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup black cocoa powder or Dutch process cocoa powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup buttermilk at room temperature

1 large egg at room temperature

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cake Ball-

Crumbled cake from above

4 ounces reduced fat cream cheese

1 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Coating-

8 ounces melted milk chocolate

sprinkles

Directions-

Cake–

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray one round 8 inch pan with baking spray or butter and flour.
2. Whisk the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
3. Mix melted butter, buttermilk, egg, vanilla, and 1/4 cup water in a stand mixer.
4. Add dry ingredients 1 cup at a time mixing on low speed.
5. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake 20-25 minutes.
6. Cool on wire rack for at least 15 minutes.

Cake Balls-

1. Mix room temperature cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla in stand mixer. Add cake from above and mix on low.
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
3. Use an ice cream scooper or tablespoon to make balls.
4. Place balls on parchment paper.
5. Freeze balls for at least 30 minutes.
6. Melt chocolate chips in microwave or using a double boiler.
7. Dip frozen balls in chocolate. Add sprinkles.
8. Freeze to harden for at least 30 minutes.
9. Store in the refrigerator.