Cake Truffles

I had left over cake after I leveled my cupcakes and my cakes and I couldn't even think about throwing it out. So I made extra frosting and mixed it all together. OH EM GEE! It's fabulous just on its own. But, throw in some candy melt and a few accessories and it's just plain ridiculous. By todays cake rolled into a ball standards these are essentially, "cake-pops". I didn't put them on a stick however, and think they deserve an upgraded title. Truffle seemed appropriate. 

There isn't an exact recipe for this so I won't be adding one. I just threw some frosting into the cake. Fill free to play with the ratios to see what you like.  The standard is one cake to one batch of frosting. And, unless you wear gloves, be prepared to get your hands dirty. 

Break up cake and add some frosting. 

Mix it all togther.

YUM!

I put mine in the fridge for a few hours. 

Makes it a little easier to handle.

Chop, chop, chop!

I used candy coating but candy melts are fine too. 

Melt in a double boiler. 

I'm against using the microwave because I'm scared I'll burn it.

If you like the microwave feel free. 

You could also use the white chocolate if you wish.

Candy melts also come in an array of colors. 

After the cake mixture has chilled, roll them into balls. 

As big or little as you like. Mine are about 1 inch.

Then put them in the freezer. 

They need to be firm when you put them in the candy melt. 

Otherwise, they might fall apart. 

Then just coat them in the candy melt. 

Throw them in there, roll them around. 

I get mine out with a fork. 

Shake off any excess by tapping the fork against the bowl.

Put them on a baking sheet lined with non-stick foil to set.

Decorate however you wish. Or leave them plain. 

Make sure to add everything before the candy coating sets.

It sticks easier that way.

I used a variety of extra goodies on mine and I left some plain. 

White chocolate shavings.

Dark chocolate shavings.

Cocoa powder.

Cinnamon.

These are special ones. 

I coated them with ganache then put them in the freezer. 

Then rolled them in the candy coating. 

If you get ambitious, just do this very quickly. 

The ganache doesn't freeze completely and it can quickly turn very messy. 

But the end result...

SO WORTH IT!

How could you say no to that? 

You can even see the thin layer of ganache under the shell. 

I'm going to get one right now.