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I tried my hand at making a batch of cake balls yesterday. If you have not heard of cake balls, essentially they are made from cake that is crumbled up and mixed with icing -- and dipped in white chocolate. I had read about how cake balls have a unique, almost truffle-like taste that people go crazy over, but I never imagined what a hit they would be with my friends.

As usual, I didn't get a great picture to capture the cake balls before they were snarfed up, but here's a little snapshot. I wish I had time to decorate them more carefully, with fun colors, but I will have to try that next time around.

The thing I love most about cake balls is that the flavor combinations are endless. Although they are super easy to make, cake balls take a while only because the mixture has to be chilled for at least 2 hrs and the balls frozen for at least 6 hrs.

Here are a couple of cake ball recipes to try:

I used this basic cake balls recipe from the Dallas Morning News *yellow cake w/ vanilla icing -- white chocolate coating w/ a touch of semi-sweet chocolate on top*
Bakerella is the cake ball queen -- this recipe is for red velvet cake balls (yum!)
The Pioneer Woman has a great cake ball tutorial with pictures
Step-by-step pictures and flavor combo ideas from Simply Daily Recipes (next I want to try strawberry cake, cream cheese icing and white chocolate coating!) How about funfetti cake balls?!