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post #16 of 48
9/18/08 at 9:29pm
Oh good! I thought I was just doing them wrong to make the texture so weird!
Not a fan here either, though I admit I had not heard of them until I got here, though I had been served them before at a friend's.
Any cake scraps around here are snarfed up by the DH almost as soon as I get them off. He likes them warm.

@KathyCC--no you are not the only one! I LOVE baking them, and am really getting into the fancy decorating now that I have found CC, but I really can take or leave cake, and if I am the one who made it I really don't want any. I feel I spent enough time with it in the making, I can pass on the eating. It just no longer seems appetizing. Good for weight control though!

I would rather have pastry any day over cake and icing, and the smushed cake balls just never appealed.
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post #17 of 48
9/19/08 at 10:30am
I think that they're absolutely disgusting! I think it's a texture thing too. I tried a batch just out of curiosity, and was going to take them to work. Needless to say, they ended up in the trash. My scraps usually end up in the trash too or in a trifle.
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post #18 of 48
9/19/08 at 11:04am
I tried them once and I HATED them.

Most of the time I just toss the cake scraps we don't eat or send them to my FIL. Once in a while I'll save the scraps and make something that calls for them but not very often.
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post #19 of 48
9/19/08 at 7:31pm
I tried them but I didn't like the texture. I like to eat cupcakes with the frosting on the side. I don't like cake that much either. My friends ask me how can I bake so much and not like to eat the stuff I make?

I love creme brulees and other pastries. I only like pie crust with the juices from the pie, but not the stuff in the middle.
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post #20 of 48
9/21/08 at 6:14am
Me too! I don't like cake balls either. And I really wanted to. I made Bakerella's cupcake pops and when I finally tried one. Yuck!. It's the mushy texture that I can't stand.
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post #21 of 48
9/21/08 at 6:43pm
I thought I would end up hating them, but each flavor I have made, I love. I haven't done any with frosting but have made several batches with liquid coffee creamer. My favorite were the chocolate ones that I added White Chocolate Mudslide creamer to and dipped in white chocolate. Mmmmmmmmm! I have also done French vanilla cake with Southern Butter Pecan creamer, dipped in white chocolate and sprinkled with crushed pecans. Those were a huge hit too!
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post #22 of 48
9/21/08 at 7:03pm
I'd have to agree , they are pretty nasty. Like everyone else I thought I was doing it wrong but it turns out I'm not crazy. I really wasn't liking the texture

I was so excited to make them , because I love anything thats miniature or bite sized. I just baked a cake and used the whole thing to make them. Man I was so dissapointed. I just threw them all away. Not making those again. I should have just made some mini cupcakes.
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post #23 of 48
9/21/08 at 7:10pm
I think they are gross. I can figure out why so many people love them? Like some of you, I guess it's a texture issue, as well as a sugar rush. icon_confused.gif

I still like cake, but HATE icing. I'm a cake snob too. icon_redface.gif I try not to be, just want to taste a moist cake. I don't want to wear my cake.
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post #24 of 48
9/21/08 at 7:16pm
I never liked them myself either........ they just tasted like mush, until I tried them with german chocolate cake scraps, and mixed with the prepared coconut pecan filling. Just enough of the filling to bind the cake. Scoop, refrigerate, roll and dip......... those are good. Then I tried them using fudgy brownies, with nuts. They don't need any binder.. just roll and dip....... yummy again... Using textured ingredients makes the difference I think..
But seriously, for the same amount of work and time, I can have real hand dipped chocolate truffles thumbs_up.gif .... there's a no brainer...... icon_biggrin.gif
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post #25 of 48
9/22/08 at 4:36pm
Well I guess I can throw out the 2- gallon sized bags of white cake scraps that I saved from today icon_rolleyes.gif I had never heard of cake balls until I joined CC and I thought I'd try some with my leftovers from today. After reading all your responses, I think I'll just throw them out and save myself a lot of work.

My kids are usually around to eat the scraps....but their both away at college now icon_sad.gificon_sad.gif

They're really that bad huh? I was gonna make some with kahula or irish cream, the real stuff not the coffee creamers icon_wink.gif
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post #26 of 48
9/22/08 at 6:02pm
I've made them 3 different times now. 3 different ways, mini cones, pops, and just this past weekend did the truffles. everybody else LOVES them. The flavor is ok, I just don't care for the texture like others have said. Always a big hit though. dkelly~ if you haven't thrown them out yey you could always try them and send some to your kids! You'd be a hit!! icon_lol.gifthumbs_up.gifthumbs_up.gif
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post #27 of 48
9/22/08 at 6:28pm
dKelly27

Don't throw them out just yet. I just got an order for 10 dozen. They are one of my hottest items.

We love them and I have tons of customers that are always ordering them.

Give them a try 1st.

Lu
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post #28 of 48
9/22/08 at 6:35pm
Lu

How do you price yours? I haven't really sold any yet, but have made batches to take to work and everyone has been asking if I would make them for the holiday parties, etc. Of course! But I don't know what to charge.

Thanks!
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post #29 of 48
9/22/08 at 7:25pm
I am getting $15 a dozen. I do a variety box.

Lu
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post #30 of 48
9/23/08 at 5:27am
Michelle104, what a great idea.....my son is in a dorm suite with 7 other guys (I can only imagine what that thing smells like right now icon_razz.gif ), they would probably eat those cake balls right up.

I'll have to do them without the alcohol of course icon_lol.gif

Lu9129, I haven't thrown the scraps out yet, do you have a favorite recipe that you'd be able to share? I have the bags in the fridge, should I freeze them until I'm ready to make them? I have a pretty big Wedding Cake to do for Saturday, so I don't know if I'll get to the balls before Sunday.

O.K., you guys convinced me to at least give them a try, I hate to waste all of these scraps, and if I leave them there I'll keep eating them.

I WISH that I didn't like eating cake icon_smile.gif
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