Cake Balls

One of my school friends had a rather huge party to finish off nursing school. We're talking 10 pulled boston butts, a live band in the barn and beers as far as they eye could see! All we had to do was bring a side item and party on down. I decided to try my hand at cake pops, sans "pop." Drunk people roaming a farm leaving little white sticks everywhere? Nah. ...So this way they're eco friendly.

I hardly feel like this is a recipe...more of a how-to. BUT it's super easy and messy and can be done in spurts!

The Goods

1 cake mix (I did funfetti and red velvet)

1 tub of whatever frosting goes with the cake mix (funfetti and cream cheese, respectively)

melting chocolate (or white chocolate)

decorations (sprinkles! drizzle! icing!)

How-To

1) Make sheet cake. I guess you don't have to, but it cooks faster and cools faster, so...

2) COMPLETELY cool your cake and break it into chunks. Put it in a bowl.

3) Dump frosting into the bowl too! I added sprinkles for the funfetii, just 'cause.

4) Don gloves (you don't have to, but I wanted to not be sticky). Mush contents of bowl to a paste-type consistency. Mmm...

5) Form the cake paste into balls! Place on a cookie sheet lined with aluminum foil. They're starting to to look like the real thing! Cover and refrigerate for several hours. I left them in there overnight, because I was tired of looking at them by this point. 

6) Melt your chocolate according to its directions. Coat the balls and let them set. 

7) Decorate liberally! Ta-da!