Hot Chocolate Cake Balls Recipe

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Serve these chocolaty delights created by the Taste of Home Test Kitchen, and everyone will know yours isn’t an ordinary holiday party. The little cakes are festive, fun and yummy.

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Hot Chocolate Cake Balls Recipe

Prep: 1-1/4 hours + chilling Bake: 30 min. + cooling

Yield: 60 Servings

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Ingredients

1 package chocolate cake mix (regular size)
1-1/4 cups strong brewed coffee
1/3 cup canola oil
3 eggs
FILLING:
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 jar (7 ounces) marshmallow creme
FROSTING:
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1/4 cup 2% milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
COATING:
2 pounds white candy coating, chopped
1 tablespoon shortening
Baking cocoa

Directions

In a large bowl, combine cake mix, coffee, oil and eggs; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Pour batter into a greased and floured 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool cake completely.
For filling, in a small bowl, beat butter until fluffy; beat in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Add marshmallow creme; beat until light and fluffy. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or until easy to handle. Shape into 1/2-in. balls; arrange on waxed paper-lined baking sheets.
For frosting, in a large bowl, beat the butter, confectioners' sugar and cocoa until combined. Beat in milk and vanilla until smooth. Crumble cake into bowl; mix well.
Shape 1 tablespoon cake mixture around a marshmallow ball. Return to baking sheets. Repeat with remaining cake mixture and marshmallow balls. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
In a microwave, melt candy coating and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip cake balls in coating; allow excess to drip off. Return to baking sheets; let stand until set. Dust tops with cocoa. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Yield: 5 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cake ball equals 194 calories, 10 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 19 mg cholesterol, 87 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Hot Chocolate Cake Balls in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2012, p53