Cake Truffles

When life gives you too much cake, make CAKE TRUFFLES!  This is a simple, tasty and fancy treat you can make with any leftover cupcakes or cake.  All you need is some chocolate and some leftover iced cake and you're ready to go!  I made this with the leftover wedding cake from my sister's wedding and they were a HUGE hit.  In fact, if I had my time back I would have packaged them to go as a fun parting gift for her guests.  That way they could have their cake and take it home too! So here's what you'll need...

• Left over iced cake (or you can bake a cake and add icing to the mix)
• At least 1 cup of chocolate (milk, white, dark...it's up to you)

To make your cake truffles, all you need to do is...

Step 1: Mix the cake and icing together until it is a big bowl of mush.

Step 2: Once it's all mixed together, spoon out a table spoon or so of the mixture and roll it into 1 1/2 inch balls.  I highly recommend wearing gloves while you roll them, but you can use your bare hands.  Once rolled, place each ball on a platter and place them in the freezer until they are firm - around 30 minutes.     

Step 3: It's time to melt some chocolate.  The amount of chocolate you need will depend on how many cale balls you made.  Plus, it's easier to dip if you have plenty of chocolate in the bowl.  So, I would melt around 1 cup of chocolate for 24 truffles.  You can use any kind of chocolate.  I used milk, white and dark chocolate so that I could get a pretty platter of colour.  Big thanks to Donna McMullin for the great pic of my truffles. 

Step 4: And now for the dipping.  Take a fork or skewer and stick it into your frozen cake ball.  Dip it into the melted chocolate and coat the ball.  Place the chocolate covered cake ball on a platter lined with wax paper.  Once your tray is full, place it in the fridge to harden the chocolate.  And that's it!  I recommend serving them cold, but you can let them get to room temperature if you want.  And you can even freeze them for later.  If you like, you can add sprinkles on top of your truffles or drizzle them with a different colour chocolate.

Happy Faking!