Funfetti Cake Batter Truffles
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1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
1 1/2 cups yellow cake mix ( I might experiment with other cake flavors soon)
1 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp salt
3-4 Tbs milk
2+ Tbs sprinkles
16oz candy coating chocolate melts
Cream the butter and sugar using an electric mixer. Add vanilla, cake mix, flour, salt and mix throughly (I used the paddle attachment on my KitchenAid for this, and then switched to the dough attachment). Add milk slowly until you have a dough consistency. Remove from the mixer and add knead in your sprinkles. Make sure to really hold onto that bottle of sprinkles because they will make an absolute mess if you the opened bottle. Just trust me on that one. Roll the dough into one inch balls and place on a parchment or wax paper lined cookie sheet. Chill the balls in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to firm.
Meanwhile, melt your candy coating in the microwave in 30 second intervals. I purchased mine at a store called Cake Art. I'm sure you can find them in Michael's or Hobby Lobby as well. I went with a white chocolate and milk chocolate. I preferred the milk chocolate version. Once the chocolates are completely melted, dip truffles and put them back on the cookie sheet. Quickly top with a few extra sprinkles and you're good to go! These sweat a little if you put them back in the fridge, so you'll want to serve them or keep them in a cool, dry place.
*"Dip truffles" is not as easy as it sounds. I tried a few methods: fork, stabbing with a bamboo skewer, fingers, spoon.....none of which worked very well. I ended up using a chop sticks method with two skewers and got the best result. I also boiled a little bit of water in a pot and placed my bowl of chocolate on top (double boiler) to keep the chocolate melted.
Feel free to comment if you have any questions!
