Christmas Cake Balls

Instructions

Click to mark complete

1. - Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray sheet cake pan with nonstick vegetable pan spray.
2. -

   Make the cake.In a large bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water and oil.

   Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer for 2 minutes then pour the mixture into the prepared pan.

3. - Bake the cake. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake, comes out clean.
4. - Cool it for 10 minutes, then remove cake from the pan and place it on the cooling grid to cool completely to room temperature.
5. - When completely cooled, divide the cake in half and freeze one half for future use.
6. -

   Form the cake balls.Using your hands, crumble the cake until there are no large chunks. Add icing, mixing with fingers until it's well combined.

   Form the mixture into 2 tablespoons-sized cake balls (each about 1 1/2 inch diameter) and chill them until they're set. Should take about 2 hours.

7. - Create & coat the cake balls. While the cake balls are setting, melt Bright White Candy Melts Candy according to the package instructions.
8. - Using the fork from the dipping tool set, dip a cake ball into melted candy coating. Tap lightly to remove excess, then place it on the wax paper or parchment paper-covered cake board.
9. - Immediately top the dipped cake ball with desired sprinkles or sugars. Repeat for all cake balls.
10. - Chill cake balls until they're set, should take about 10 to 15 minutes.

Notes

How To

48 Easy Christmas Treats

There's always a lot going on during the holiday season. Christmas gifts to buy, friends and family stopping by, Christmas trees to decorate, holiday treats to bake and Christmas dinner to plan. We can't help you with everything, but if you're looking for some easy recipes to help make homemade Christmas treats the whole family will love, then our list has you covered!

55 Easy Christmas Cookie Recipes

Deck the halls this holiday season with a few of our very best and easy Christmas cookies. From easy sugar cookies to elegant meringue cookies, we've compiled all our favorite recipes to diversify your Christmas cookie jar. As you may know, Santa is a fan of all Christmas cookie types and so are his reindeer! If you're still after some more sweet holiday goodness, add a few more cute Christmas desserts to your dessert table with our delicious Christmas cakes, cupcakes and treats! Looking for a showstopping Christmas cookie that will really wow your guests? Try out our favorite Christmas cookie decorating ideas and our unique Christmas cookie ideas. The possibilities are endless!

Easy Perfect Cake Pops Recipe

This easy to follow cake pops recipe includes helpful tips on how to prepare your cake, as well as instructions on how to properly melt our famous Candy Melts candy, to make decorating super easy!