Description
Celebrate game day with these irresistible Football Cake Balls—easy-to-make, bite-sized chocolate treats shaped like mini footballs and perfect for sharing with friends and family during any football gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Ball Mixture
- 1 box Chocolate Cake Mix (or homemade chocolate cake)
- 1 tub Frosting (chocolate or vanilla, about 16 oz)
Coating and Decoration
- 2 cups Chocolate Candy Wafers
- 1 tube White Cookie Icing (or white chocolate for piping)
Instructions
- Prepare the Cake: Prepare and bake the chocolate cake mix according to the package instructions. Once baked, allow the cake to cool completely to room temperature to prevent melting during the next steps.
- Crumble and Mix: Crumble the cooled cake into fine pieces in a large mixing bowl. Add the entire tub of frosting and mix thoroughly until the texture is uniform and sticky enough to form shapes.
- Chill the Mixture: Place the cake and frosting mixture in the freezer for about 30 minutes to firm it up, making it easier to shape.
- Form Cake Balls: Using a cookie scoop, portion out the chilled mixture into uniform balls. Place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
- Shape Mini Footballs: Shape each ball into a mini football by gently tapering the ends to create the signature football shape.
- Melt Candy Wafers: Melt the chocolate candy wafers in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second increments, stirring in between until smooth and fully melted.
- Coat the Footballs: Dip each shaped cake ball football into the melted chocolate wafers, coating evenly. Allow excess chocolate to drip off before placing them back on the lined tray.
- Decorate Laces: After the chocolate coating has hardened, pipe white laces onto each football using the white cookie icing, mimicking the look of a real football.
Notes
- Ensure the cake is completely cooled before crumbling to avoid frosting melting.
- Freezing the mixture makes shaping easier and cleaner.
- You can substitute white chocolate and a small piping bag if white cookie icing is unavailable.
- Store finished cake balls in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- Use high-quality chocolate wafers for smooth coating and better flavor.
