Cake Balls

• 1 (18.25 ounce) package cake mix
• 1 (16 ounce) container prepared frosting
• 1 pkg almond bark or candy melts (color vanilla almond bark with oil based candy coloring)

Directions

1. Prepare the cake mix according to package directions using a 9x13 pan. Cool cake for 15 min or so, then crumble while warm into a large bowl. Stir in 3/4 of the can of frosting until well blended.
2. Form walnut sized balls with the cake mixture ( I chill mine in the fridge for an hour or so for easier rolling) and place them on waxed paper on a cookie sheet and freeze them for 2-3 hours before coating them. 
   
3. Dip the frozen cake balls in melted candy coating and using a toothpick or a fork, allow excess coating to drip back into bowl. I only take six or seven out of the freezer at a time. They dip easier that way.  Place on waxed paper to set. Do NOT store them in the fridge. It makes them sweat. I like to melt additional colored coating and drizzle over cake balls.


4. Melt almond bark/ candy melts in the microwave, according to directions on package.

Suggested Cake/Frosting Combinations:

Chocolate Cake/Chocolate Frosting/ dipped in Chocolate or Pink or Orange

Red Velvet Cake/Cream Cheese Frosting/ dipped in White or Chocolate

Lemon Cake/ Lemon Frosting (MY personal fave!) dipped in Yellow, or White with Yellow drizzle

Carrot Cake/ Cream Cheese Frosting/ dipped in Orange, or White with Orange drizzle

Strawberry Cake/ Strawberry Frosting/ dipped in Pink/ drizzled with Chocolate, or White

Orange Cake/ Vanilla Frosting/ dipped in Chocolate/ drizzled with Orange