Plated Serving
What dessert can I prepare for a group of 12 ladies?
Bunco is at my house in a few days and I’m planning the menu. I’m making a salad, chicken dish and pasta side dish. I need a good dessert to serve. Needs to be something individual (like finger food maybe?) and it has to be something I can make ahead. I don’t want to be cutting cake/pie or dishing up bowls of anything – just need it to be ready on a Serving Plate for people to grab. Oh and no cookies please.
Cake Balls…I know it sounds weird. But I ran across this recipie a while ago and I think it’s a cute idea. You could make them early in the day, or even the day before.
You could be creative and do basic or fun cake/icing combos like carrot/cream cheese, strawberry/strawberry, yellow/chocoalte, german chocolate/coconut pecan, redvelvet/white.
The basic recipie is:
1 (18.25-ounce) boxed cake mix plus ingredients called for on box
1 (16-ounce) can prepared frosting
Almond Bark Coating or Confectionery Wafer Coating (both recipes follow)
Bake the cake according to package instructions. While warm, crumble the cake into a bowl with a hand mixer to a fine texture. Mix in frosting to make a paste, using 3/4 to a full can of frosting, according to taste. Chill the mixture for at least 2 hours.
Using a melon baller or your hands, form the mixture into 1 ½ -inch balls. Place the balls on wax paper; freeze at least 6 hours.
Working in small batches, remove the balls from the freezer and dip the balls into warm, melted Almond Bark Coating or Confectionery Wafer Coating, using toothpicks or forks to manipulate the balls. Remove the balls. Place the balls on wax paper to harden.
Makes about 30 cake balls.
Almond Bark Coating:
In a double boiler, melt one (20-ounce) package vanilla- or chocolate-flavored almond bark, stirring constantly. Or, in a tall, narrow container, microwave almond bark for 45 seconds on High (100 percent power). Continue to heat in 15-second intervals, stirring between intervals, until melted; be careful not to scorch.
When almond bark is melted, stir in 1 teaspoon vegetable oil. If desired, stir in oil-based coloring drop by drop until you achieve the desired color.
Confectionery Wafer Coating:
Melt 48 ounces confectionery wafers in double boiler or microwave oven per instructions for Almond Bark Coating. Omit oil. If desired, stir in oil-based coloring drop by drop until you achieve the desired color.
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