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Chocolate Peppermint Cake Balls

5 from 5 votes
Prep Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Course Christmas
Servings 21 -25
Calories

Ingredients
  

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

  • 1/2 tub 16oz Chocolate Fudge Icing Pillsbury
  • 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extracts

Chocolate Coating

  • 4 cups of Bada Bing Bada Boom Dark Chocolate melting wafers
  • 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 4 cups of Bada Bing Bada Boom Dark chocolate wafers in a microwave safe bowl
  • Microwave according to 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.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g
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