Hello, I have attempted cake balls in the past not so successfully I know Bakerella advises using 1 cake mix and 1 can frosting but I like to make my own cakes & frostings. So does anyone know what amounts of each I would use of scratch cake & frosting?

Or if not, what consistency are the cake balls supposed to be? Mine were quite wet-maybe the problem. Are they suppose to be just moist, etc?

any help greatly appreciated.

Well a scratch cake makes 2 8-inch layers...that's where I would start with the cake. And then you could go by how much frosting is in a can...usually 12ozs I think. I would think it would be the same for homemade. I'm not a big fan of the cake balls so I can't really be more help, sorry! But....this is where I would start. HTH!

I mix in the frosting till I can roll the entire mix in to a ball in the bowl ,, and it doesn't stick to my hands.

Sorry I just eyeball the amount of frosting so cant't tell you how much I use.
Hope this helps,

THank you for the info! That makes sense My cake recipes seem to vary so much in the amount of cake they produce. But cutting them down to 2 8" rounds if they were bigger would work perfectly.

Thank you!

thank you anna! I will try a dryer mixture. Mine was def wetter than that.

I use ONLY enough icing so that the cake holds together when you form it into the ball shape. I use a small scoop to make them, just like meatballs.

If you use too much icing they're just gross. They're a little ball of goo that doesn't in any way resemble cake. They should still have a cake consistency when you bite into them after they've been dipped into the chocolate.

I think a whole can of frosting or the equivalent is way too much. Start with about four tablespoons of icing for one batch of cake and see how it holds together, then add a tablespoon at a time.

Thank you all for the answers. This helps A LOT! My problem was def too much icing. I will start small and go from there.

And cakeythings-the mixture of flavors sounds good.

I did these once with a peanut butter mousse filling mixed with chocolate cake and dipped into melted chocolate. I used too much filling (again) but they worked as balls and nothing more (no shapes). They tasted amazing! I think I will try fillings as well as frosting in my next cake ball adventure

I add ONLY enough binder so when I clench a tablespoonful of the cake in my hand, it stays pretty much together. Sounds gross, but that's how I tell. Some cakes (such as my banana or chocolate) I don't add any binder as they are moist enough. HTH.

I tried making cake balls this week a few times , none of which were successful.
The first 2 times, I used scratch cake and bc but I definitely added too much frosting.
So, the 3rd time I tried with a cake mix and canned frosting. I only used about 1/4 of the can, not much more then that. I definitely got the right amount of frosting because they werent wet and gummy. However, Im just not a fan of the actual taste.

I would love to get them right with what im, comfortable with, but im a little discouraged so it might have to go back to the bottom of the list.

Could you run the cake and a couple of tbsp of icing through a food processor?

The first time I tried making cake balls I mixed them in my kitchen aid and it was just like cakeythings1961 said....they were pretty gooey and mushy. I wouldn't recommend it.

I haven't tried it yet, but I'm anxious to try making cake balls with brownies-- I've heard you really don't need any icing mixed in as they are so moist--and you end up with a little brownie cake ball-- I'm also not too crazy about the cake ball taste, but I think I'd like the brownie one-- will have to try it in between cakes

Some one on here, sorry don't remember who, suggested just smooshing the cake without adding frosting...I tried that last week for the first time and personally liked that much better. Before, no matter how little of frosting I added I just didn't like the texture.

I don't think you need any frosting with brownies. If they're moist enough, you can do without the frosting.

After all, you have to remember that they make cheesecake balls too. No frosting required.

I actually like the idea of making the cake balls without the frosting. Can't wait to try it that way. Sure would cut the calories I love the brownie and cheesecake ideas too. Geez...I have such a sugar addiction!!!! Help me! ha ha

I just made some without frosting-just waiting for them to freeze before I start dipping.
My cakes are pretty moist. In fact, I crumbled up the cake and put the crumbs in a sheet cake pan and let it sit out for several hours, letting it dry out a little before I scooped.

Cheesecake balls from the Daring Bakers group.

http://www.tasteandtellblog.com/2008/04/daring-bakers-april.html

oh love the brownie idea! Im a frosting lover so I do want to add some frosting, BUT will also try w/out frosting to compare how they shape.

Has anyone else tried them w/ a filling instead of frosting? I really liked the taste of choco cake balls w/ PB filling. yum

tokazodo-those sound amazing! Thanks for the idea.

I did brownie balls this weekend and they were SO good. The brownies were def moist enough to omit frosting. They rolled into nice balls. I made them into mini cupcakes using the PB cup mold and everyone thought they had mini cupcake wrappers on the bottom LOL. Thanks for the brownie idea