Recipe
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Hy-Vee Test Kitchen
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Description
Looking for a show-stopping Easter dessert. Well, you've found it.
Servings and Ingredients
Ingredients
Serves 48
| Quantity | Ingredient | Add |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (18.25-oz.) box cake mix, any flavor | ||
| 1 ¼ c. ready-made canned frosting | ||
| 3 lbs. yellow candy coating, such as Wilton Candy Melts | ||
| Assorted candy decorations |
Things To Grab
- 9x13-inch baking pan
- Large bowl
- Baking sheet
- 48 lollipop sticks
- Styrofoam
Directions
- Prepare cake according to package directions for a 9-by-13-inch baking pan. Cool completely.
- In a large bowl, crumble cake by hands. Stir in frosting and mix well. Roll mixture into 1-1/2-inch balls, about 1 rounded tablespoon each. Place on baking sheet and chill for several hours or freeze for at least 30 minutes.
- Remove from freezer or refrigerator. Melt candy coating according to package directions. Dip the tip of a lollipop stick into the melted candy, then into the center of a cake ball. Dip the cake ball into melted candy to coat. Stick into a piece of Styrofoam until coating dries. Repeat with remaining cake balls.
Decorate using melted candy coating as a glue to adhere candy to cake balls. [Editor's note: We used DecACake decorations for this photo.]
Recipe Source:
From the week of April 20, 2011