Cake Balls: Amazingly Delicious Bite-Size Treats

145 Pages·2012·18.988 MB·English

by  Robin Ankeny, Charlotte Lyon

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If you’re looking for a sophisticated alternative decorating, packaging, displays, and gift-giving; K
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are just the thing! Bite-size bits of moist cake photos throughout.
blended with rich icing and surrounded in a 8
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beautiful chocolate shell, cake balls are incredi- Robin Ankeny and Charlotte Lyon are the
bly delicious and super-fun to make. They’re founders and co-owners of The Cake Ball A
perfect for new and experienced Company. Their delicious cake balls
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Contents
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Why Cake Balls? 9 Parties, Displays, and
Gift-Giving 26
Getting Started 12
Cake and Icing 29
EQUIPMENT 13
CAKE 30
Basic Chocolate Cake 30
Making Cake Balls 17
Basic Vanilla Cake 31
DIPPING AND DRIZZLING 20 Basic Yellow Cake 32
Dipping 20
ICING 33
Drizzling 21
Basic Chocolate Icing 33
Decorating 22
Basic Vanilla Icing 33
TIPS AND TROUBLESHOOTING 23 Basic Cream Cheese Icing 34
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Cake Balls 35 Chocolate Macadamia 60
Chocolate Pistachio 63
CLASSICS 36
Triple Chocolate Chip 64
Birthday Cake 39
Chocolate Toffee 40
FRESH AND FRUITY 66
German Chocolate 43
Apple Cinnamon 68
Brownie 44
Banana Walnut 70
Southern Red Velvet 45
Orange Poppy Seed 71
Wedding Cake 46
Blueberry Muffin 73
Chocolate Apricot 74
CHOCOLATE LOVERS 48
Candy Bar Overload 51 Blackberry Cobbler 76
Chocolate Buzz 52 Coconut Cream 79
Chocolate­Covered Cherry 55 Strawberries and Cream 80
Chocolate Butterscotch 56 Hummingbird 82
Chocolate Coffee Hazelnut 57 Peanut Butter Banana 85
Chocolate Salty Pretzel 58 Lemon 86
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CAKE BALLS 7
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JINGLE BALLS 88 FUN WITH CAKE BALLS 118
Carrot Cake 90 Chocolate Malted Milk 120
Dark Chocolate Peppermint 93 Honey Granola 122
Cinnamon Streusel 94 Chai Latte 123
Gingerbread 97 Dreamsicle 125
Pumpkin Spice 98 Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Dough 126
Creamy Eggnog 101 Cookies and Cream 129
Salted Peanut Butter 130
A LITTLE BIT TIPSY 102
S’mores 132
Almond Amaretto 104
Salted Caramel 135
Raspberry Champagne 105
Snickerdoodle 136
Bourbon Pecan Pie 107
Tres Leches 137
Irish Cream 108
Key West Rum Cake 111 Formulas for Metric Conversion 138
Margarita Lime 113 Acknowledgments 139
Piña Colada 115 Index 141
Tiramisu 116
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Why Cake Balls?
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If you are new to the wonderful
every bite delivers that thrilling combina-
world of cake balls, then you might be tion we all love—cake and icing! Who
asking yourself, “What the heck is a cake hasn’t been disappointed to realize that
ball?” Well, let us tell you . . . they’re just she has finished all the icing, leaving a sad
what you’ve been waiting for! They are slice of cake just begging for sticky sweet
crumbled bits of moist cake blended with frosting? A cake ball promises to never
rich icing, rolled into a ball, and then leave your cake stranded.
dipped in a deliciously wonderful choco- The greatness doesn’t just stop with the
late coating. Cake balls are an exciting tastiness, either. Cake balls are just the
twist on the everyday cupcake and a so- right size. At The Cake Ball Company, we
phisticated yet fun alternative to tradi- call them portion controlled. When you
tional dessert. It’s no wonder why they’ve are feeling the need for something small
become such a sweet sensation! and sweet, you can indulge without having
Plain and simple, cake balls are pure to down a big slice of cake. Their ideal size
greatness. There are a gazillion different also makes them perfect for parties and en-
variations of cake and icing, with every tertaining. You can set out your cake balls
different flavor combination offering a on a serving tray with napkins, and be
unique, mouthwatering experience. And done with it. There’s no slicing, no plates,
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