Cake Balls

These are so easy to make and you can make them in so many different flavors. Freeze them and you have a treat when unexpected company comes by.

CAKE BALLS

(makes 36)

Ingredients:

1 (18.25 ounce) box of cake mix, your choice

1 (16 ounce) container prepared frosting, your choice

1 (16 ounce) bag merkens chocolate, milk, mint, dark or white

Directions:

~Prepare cake mix as directed on box.

~Bake as directed on box.

~When cake is done, allow it to cool for 25-30 minutes.

~Crumble cake into a large mixing bowl.

~Add frosting and mix until mixed well.

~Place bowl in refrigerator, covered, for 2 hours (will not hurt to leave overnight).

~Line a cookie sheet with wax or parchment paper.

~Using a cookie scoop or mellon baller, scoop out the cake mixture.

~Place on cookie sheet.

~Freeze for 1 hour.

~Melt chocolate in a double boiler, or a glass bowl over a pot of simmer water (make sure water does not boil or touch the bowl).

~Stir often until chocolate is melted.

~If you are using white chocolate and want to dye it, now is the time to do it.

~Remove cake balls from freezer.

~Dip cake balls one at a time into the chocolate, making sure they are completely coated, and excess chocolate is dripped off (I like to take a fork and poke it into the cake ball to make dipping easier).

~Place dipped cake ball back onto the cookie sheet.

~Let chocolate set.

~If you want to make them fancier, drizzle another color of chocolate over them.

Cake Ball Ideas:

`chocolate cake, chocolate frosting dipped in milk, dark, mint or white chocolate

`lemon cake, lemon frosting, dipped in white chocolate

`strawberry cake, strawberry frosting, white or dark chocolate

`carrot cake, cream cheese frosting, white chocolate

`chocolate cake, vanilla frosting mixed with 2 tablespoon peanut butter, milk chocolate

`white cake, vanilla frosting, white, milk, mint or dark chocolate

`banana cake mix, vanilla frosting, white chocolate