Cake Balls

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 115 g butter
• 340 g sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla flavor or vanilla sugar
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 3 eggs
• 30 ml food coloring, red or red fruit jelly powder
• 300 g flour
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• ½ tbsp baking powder
• ½ tbsp baking soda or baking powder
• 235 g cream cheese
• 115 g butter
• 450 g powdered sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla flavor
• 500 g white chocolate coating

Instructions

Working time approx. 3 hours; Rest period approx. 1 day; Cooking/baking time approx. 45 minutes; Total time approx. 1 day 3 hours 45 minutes

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Cream the butter until fluffy, then add the sugar and mix. Stir in the vanilla extract, vinegar, and eggs one at a time. Now add the food coloring. Mix together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, and stir in alternately with the buttermilk, beginning with the flour and ending with the flour. Pour into a pan and bake at 175°C (convection oven, top/bottom heat: 195°C) for 40-45 minutes. It’s best to let it cool completely overnight. Cover to prevent the cake from becoming too dry. For the buttercream, beat the cream cheese with the butter until fluffy, then gradually stir in the rest of the filling. Crumble the cake into a large bowl (with your hands!) and then pour the frosting over it. Mix with a hand mixer or your hands. The mixture should now be smooth and relatively easy to shape. Now you can roll 50-60 balls. Place the balls in the refrigerator for a few hours to make them easier to handle later. When you’re ready, melt about 500g of chocolate coating (I used white chocolate) and dip the balls individually. It’s best to then remove them with a fork and let them drain briefly before placing them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper or a wire rack. You have to be very careful not to break the balls while dipping, otherwise crumbs will get into the chocolate coating. Let the balls cool overnight so the chocolate hardens. One serving is equivalent to about 5 large balls. Alternatively, you can replace the food coloring with red fruit compote powder and use less cocoa powder – this way you get fruity cake balls!