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Monster Cake Balls

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Monster Cake Balls – Funny little monster cake balls make a perfect Halloween craft and treat for your little monsters!

Monster Cake Balls - Funny little monster cake balls make a perfect Halloween craft and treat for your little monsters!

I have a confession to make.  I really dislike making cake balls or cake pops.  Now don’t get me wrong.  They are one of the best little desserts ever!  However, I just don’t enjoy working with temperamental chocolate and struggling to make a perfectly smooth cake ball.  So why would I choose this little activity to do with my kids?

Well, I knew the more imperfect these little monsters were, the better they would turn out.  It was a win-win.  The kids would have fun, and I would get to make cake balls and not stress about how ugly they turned out.  Plus I got to eat my fill!

Now I did employ a few cake ball tricks that I’ve read up on in order to not have a globby chocolate mess.  I also pre-made and froze my cake balls, so that I had them ready to go when the kids and I had an afternoon to make these.

Plus, my mom had my 2 year old, which allowed my older kids and I to create in a pretty peaceful environment.  I miss getting to do stuff with them.  Life is a little chaotic these days with a 2 year old and a 3 month old.  I am having to really make an extra effort to do stuff with my two “big” kids.  Playing a board game or a card game usually turns into a nightmare lately.  So I really loved that we had this time to make these little monsters while our other little monster was away.

They really got into making one-eyed, two-eyed, and three-eyed crazy ones.  I dunked them in the almond bark, while they got ready to create.  They had to work quickly to get those sprinkles on before it started to harden.   You can use any  cake mix, but we used red-velvet because they are a favorite at our house.

Monster Cake Balls - Funny little monster cake balls make a perfect Halloween craft and treat for your little monsters!

I think we will be making these a Halloween tradition!

Monster Cake Balls - Funny little monster cake balls make a perfect Halloween craft and treat for your little monsters!

Monster Cake Balls

Ingredients

  • red velvet cake mix plus ingredients to bake cake
  • 1 16 oz container of thick and creamy cream cheese icing
  • 1 24 oz package white/vanilla almond bark
  • A variety of sprinkles
  • candy eyes (large and small variety)
  • chow mein noodles (found in asian food section)

Instructions

  1. Bake cake according to package directions.
  2. Allow cake to cool and crumble with fork in a large bowl.
  3. Mix in cream cheese icing until all combined.
  4. Roll into 1 inch balls and place on a parchment or wax paper lined cookie sheet to freeze for at least an hour. (Place in a plastic freezer bag after this until ready to use).
  5. In a microwavable bowl, place 6 oz of almond bark. Microwave for 30 seconds, stir, microwave 30 more seconds, stir. At this point, microwave 20 to 30 more seconds. Time will vary according to your microwave. If it still has some clumps, just stir until they melt.
  6. Take about 6 cake balls out of the freezer. Using a fork, dip them into almond bark and place on a sheet of wax paper and begin to decorate one at a time.
  7. Once all almond bark is used, rinse and dry bowl, and repeat with 6 more ounces of chocolate.

Notes

*Microwaving smaller amounts of chocolate helps it melt better and prevents over-heating.
* Leaving cake balls in freezer until ready to use helps them to not fall apart in warm chocolate.

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Category: dessert

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I am a wife to an awesome husband, mother of four great kids, and a middle school math teacher. I love collecting recipes and cookbooks! Being able to share the things I make with others is so much fun for me. I have gotten so many cookbooks and torn so many recipes out of magazines! This is my way to really make use of them. I am starting this blog as a way to chronicle the recipes I’ve tried and pass them along. I hope everyone enjoys!!!
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Comments

  1. taylor @ greens & chocolate says

    October 20, 2014 at 6:22 am

    I’m not a fan of making cake balls either – mine always look like a hot mess! But THESE?! Adorable! I could totally get into making Monster Cake Balls!

    Reply
    • Jaren says

      October 20, 2014 at 1:42 pm

      Thanks Taylor!!

      Reply
  2. Beth @ The First Year says

    October 20, 2014 at 6:54 am

    The kiddos I nanny for would LOVE making these! I think I might just have to do it!

    Reply
    • Jaren says

      October 20, 2014 at 1:41 pm

      Definitely Beth! My kids are 6 and 7 and really loved creating the little monsters!

      Reply
  3. Toni | BoulderLocavore says

    October 20, 2014 at 11:32 pm

    Could these be any cuter?! I have never made a cake pop and like you described I would not shine when working with finicky white chocolate or attempting to create a perfectly smooth orb. These have such personality and look completely fun to make!

    Reply
  4. Annie @Maebells says

    October 21, 2014 at 10:26 am

    Oh my word, how cute are these little monsters! I don’t have children but I might just have to make these for the fun of it! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Laura O @Petite Allergy Treats says

    October 21, 2014 at 1:49 pm

    Love how all of these are different but the same! The cuties little monsters by far. And I totally hear ya on the cake pop thing, hence why I just don’t even try them 😀 Pinned.

    Reply
  6. Jocelyn@Brucrewlife says

    October 23, 2014 at 1:49 am

    Oh my goodness, these are too cute!! 🙂 I love that they only have one eye!!

    Reply
    • Jaren says

      October 23, 2014 at 6:00 am

      Thanks Jocelyn!

      Reply

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