Pink velvet cake balls

I haven't been that excited lately to try a new recipe, but making these cake balls really made me  happy :D
The result I think is amazing and perfect for special occasions  like weddings , engagements or baby showers.

They are really easy to make, patience is the key, cause it will take you some time shaping the balls.
I like that you can make them any color, give them any taste, cover in chocolate and decorate with flowers, butterflies, hearts or whatever you think of.

You normally "dress" them in chocolate or candy melts, but because they had a great color I preferred to leave them like that. You can put them on a stick and transform into cake pops :)

The cake that I made is vanilla ( find the recipe  here), I just added at the end a few drops of pink dye.
I made a delicious  mascarpone frosting. You'll find the recipe below.

Following these recipes you'll make around 22-25 cake balls, but it depends on how big or small you want them. Using an ice-cream scoop or a  spoon, try to take every time the same amount of dough, so your balls will be equal.

INGREDIENTS:

For cake recipe go here

For mascarpone frosting

• 1 (8-oz.) container mascarpone cheese (room temperature)
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup butter (room temperature)

DIRECTIONS:

For frosting:
Whisk together butter, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl just until blended.

Gently fold  in mascarpone cheese and make sure everything is well mixed. 

For cake balls:

After baking your cake, let it cool completely. 

This is how my batter looked before baking.

In a large bowl crumble your cake.

Add mascarpone frosting and use your fingers to mix it.

Roll dough into cake balls and place them on a cookie sheet. 

Place cake balls into small chocolate paper and decorate with fondant flowers and butterflies.

Keep them in the refrigerator before serving.

 Photos by Emi Trasnitu