Chocolate Covered Cake Balls
Discover how to make delightful Chocolate Covered Cake Balls, a simple yet delightful treat. This recipe guides you through easy steps to transform sponge cake and chocolate into delicious bite-sized balls, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
- 200 g Sponge Cake Ready-made or homemade
- 150 g Dark Chocolate
- 50 g Milk Chocolate
- 50 g Icing Sugar
- Sprinkles or Crushed Nuts For decoration, optional
Instructions
- Crumble the sponge cake into fine crumbs in a mixing bowl.
- Add the icing sugar to the cake crumbs and mix until well combined.
- Roll the mixture into small, bite-sized balls and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- In a heatproof bowl, break the dark chocolate and milk chocolate into small pieces.
- Melt the chocolate by placing it over a pan of simmering water (double boiler). Stir until the chocolate is smooth and fully melted.
- Using a fork or a skewer, dip each cake ball into the melted chocolate, ensuring it's completely coated. Allow any excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl.
- Place the chocolate-covered cake balls back on the parchment paper.
- If desired, sprinkle the cake balls with your choice of decorations, such as sprinkles or crushed nuts, while the chocolate is still wet.
- Allow the chocolate-covered cake balls to cool and set for a few minutes.
- Place the cake balls in the refrigerator for about an hour to firm up.
- Once the chocolate is fully set, your chocolate-covered cake balls are ready to enjoy.
Notes
You can get creative with the decorations and use various types of sprinkles or nuts to add a unique touch to your cake balls.
These treats are perfect for parties or as delightful homemade gifts.
Nutritional facts:
The provision of nutritional information is done so merely as a courtesy and should not be taken as a guarantee.
Nutrition
Calories: 135kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 2gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 120mgPotassium: 103mgFibre: 1gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 35IUVitamin C: 0.1mgVitamin D: 0.1µgCalcium: 55mgIron: 1mg
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