These fun, snackable desserts will delight little goblins, witches and adults alike! Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix and Frosting are mixed and shaped into cake balls, then dipped and decorated with colorful sprinkles and candy eyeballs for a spooky season specialty. Create a fun centerpiece with your batch of Monster Cake Balls!
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Monster Cake Balls
- Prep Time 60 min
- Total 3 hr 45 min
- Servings 42
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix
- Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
- 1 cup from 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting
- 1 3/4 cups light blue candy melts (from 12-oz bag)
- 1 3/4 cups orange candy melts (from 12-oz bag)
- 1 3/4 cups white candy melts (from 12-oz bag)
Decorations, as desired
- Betty Crocker™ Dessert Decorations Candy Eyeballs, Betty Crocker™ Decorating Sprinkles and Sugars (assorted colors)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350° (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
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Step2Line large cookie sheet with waxed paper. Crumble cake into large bowl. Add frosting; mix well. Shape mixture into 42 (1 1/2-inch) balls; place on cookie sheet. Freeze about 1 hour or until firm. When firm, transfer to refrigerator.
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Step3In 2-quart microwavable bowl, microwave blue candy melts uncovered on Medium (50%) 1 minute 30 seconds; stir. Continue microwaving and stirring in 30-second increments until melted and smooth.
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Step4Remove one-third (14) of the cake balls from refrigerator. Place on second waxed paper-lined cookie sheet. Using 2 forks, dip and roll 1 cake ball at a time in melted candy coating; gently shake off excess. Place on lined cookie sheet. Immediately place candy eyeballs on cake balls, and decorate with sprinkles. If candy melts have cooled too much, reheat as needed. Refrigerate coated cake balls 10 minutes.
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Step5Repeat melting, dipping and decorating with 14 cake balls and orange candy melts. Repeat melting, dipping and decorating with remaining 14 cake balls and white candy melts.
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Step6Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
160 Calories
8g Total Fat
1g Protein
21g Total Carbohydrate
16g Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cake Ball
- Calories
- 160
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 8g
- 12%
- Saturated Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 23%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 4%
- Sodium
- 95mg
- 4%
- Potassium
- 15mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 21g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 16g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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