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Chocolate Peppermint Cake Balls
These Chocolate Peppermint Cake balls ooze everything about Christmas. They are rich and have lingering peppermint flavor, perfect for the holidays.
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Prep Time
1
hour
hr
45
minutes
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Cook Time
30
minutes
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Total Time
2
hours
hrs
15
minutes
mins
Course
Christmas
Cuisine
American
Servings
20
balls
Calories
Ingredients
1x
2x
3x
Cake
Dark Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
Duncan Hines
1
cup
water
1/3
cup
vegetable oil
3
eggs
1 1/2
Teaspoons
Peppermint extracts
Icing
16
oz
Chocolate Fudge Icing
Pillsbury
1/2
teaspoon
peppermint extracts
Chocolate Coating
10
oz
Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Melting Wafers
see notes
1 1/2
teaspoons
peppermint extracts
Optional Christmas sprinkles
Instructions
Preheat Oven to 350 degrees
Mix cake according to the packages direction plus 1 1/2 teaspoons of peppermint extracts
Pour into a prepared 9x13 Pan
Bake 26-31
Allow to cool
Break the cake up in the fine pieces
Once the cake is completely cool put half of the tub of frosting into a small bowl and microwave for 30 -60 seconds. Until it is able to be poured
Stir in 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extracts and mix well
Poor icing over the cake crumbles and mix and coat very well
Scoop out portions for cake and roll them into a ball ..using a cookie scoop is the easiest way to do this
Place the balls on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper
Place the cake balls in the freezer for one hour
After an hour Prepare you chocolate but keep the cake balls in the freezer
Line another cookies sheet with wax paper
Place melting wafers in a microwave safe bowl and melt according to the packages directions
Once the chocolate is melted and smooth add 1 1/2 teaspoons of peppermint extracts and incorporate with a wire whisk
Take only a few cake balls out at a time 6-8
Drop one cake ball into the chocolate at a time . Make sure it is coated and lift out with a chocolate dipping tool or fork
Place on a the wax paper and sprinkle the cake balls immediately , the chocolate will set up fast since the balls are so cold
Let the cake balls set up for 30 minutes before serving
Notes
Other Brands of cake mixes and frosting can be used I just recommend dark chocolate for coatingÂ
Nutrition
Serving:
1
g
Keyword
Chocolate cake balls, chocolate peppermint cake balls, christmas cake balls
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