"I'm Going to Make a Cake"
(by Phillip Glass) 
My bloggy friend Cole posted about cake balls yesterday, & it reminded me of a MIShap that occurred during my disastrous first attempt at making them! If you haven't had cake balls before, you simply must try them ASAP! They're a delicious & easy-to-make dessert that consists of boxed cake mix combined with a container of frosting that is rolled into balls & dipped in melted goodness! The recipe makes TONS, & they're just so good!! {For the step by step directions, check out Cole's post. Though I always make mine full of chocolatey goodness, I totally plan on trying them her way, too!}
Anyways, back to the fiasco that was my first attempt...
My friend Amy was over, & I thought cake balls would be a fun treat for us to make together. I didn't have the recipe, so I went off my memory of how my friend Jana had said to make them. I mixed the cake mix with the frosting, but it didn't have the consistency that I thought it should have. It was such a gooey mess & SO incredibly sweet! I tried to call Jana, but couldn't reach her. We rolled the mixture into balls anyways, trying to figure out what I could have forgotten. We stuck them in the freezer, hoping they would firm up so we could dip them in the melted chocolate chips. It just wasn't happening.
When I heard back from Jana, the first thing she said was, "You baked the cake, right?"
Oops! I'd say that's a pretty important step! Have you ever missed a vital step in the cooking process? I'd love to hear about your cooking fiascos!!
My bloggy friend Cole posted about cake balls yesterday, & it reminded me of a MIShap that occurred during my disastrous first attempt at making them! If you haven't had cake balls before, you simply must try them ASAP! They're a delicious & easy-to-make dessert that consists of boxed cake mix combined with a container of frosting that is rolled into balls & dipped in melted goodness! The recipe makes TONS, & they're just so good!! {For the step by step directions, check out Cole's post. Though I always make mine full of chocolatey goodness, I totally plan on trying them her way, too!}
Anyways, back to the fiasco that was my first attempt...
My friend Amy was over, & I thought cake balls would be a fun treat for us to make together. I didn't have the recipe, so I went off my memory of how my friend Jana had said to make them. I mixed the cake mix with the frosting, but it didn't have the consistency that I thought it should have. It was such a gooey mess & SO incredibly sweet! I tried to call Jana, but couldn't reach her. We rolled the mixture into balls anyways, trying to figure out what I could have forgotten. We stuck them in the freezer, hoping they would firm up so we could dip them in the melted chocolate chips. It just wasn't happening.
When I heard back from Jana, the first thing she said was, "You baked the cake, right?"
Oops! I'd say that's a pretty important step! Have you ever missed a vital step in the cooking process? I'd love to hear about your cooking fiascos!!
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