Boozy Margarita Cake Balls Food

BOOZY MARGARITA CAKE BALLS RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 10 x 13 baking pan and set aside. 2. Line a large cookie sheet with wax or parchment paper and set aside. 3. In a large mixing bowl, add the cake mix, oil, eggs, 1/2 cup tequila, 1/4 cup triple sec and the juice and zest of 1 lime. Mix well until all ingredients are incorporated. 4. Spread the cake batter into a greased 10 x 13 pan and bake for 20-22 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. 5. Allow cake to completely cool. 6. Once cooled, use 2 forks to break up the cake into small crumbs. Place cake crumbs in a large mixing bowl. 7. Add the tub of buttercream frosting, 1 Tablespoon tequila, 1 teaspoon triple sec, juice of one lime and powdered sugar to the cake crumbs. Mix well. Cover and chill for 30 minutes for easier handling. (Save the lime for lime zest in Step 12). 8. Shape the chilled cake mixture into 1 inch balls and place on the lined cookie sheet. Freeze for 45 minutes. (Freezing is important and eliminates any cake ball crumbs falling into the melted chocolate). 9. Melt the white candy melts in a double boiler over medium heat, stirring occasionally (or use a Wilton candy warmer). 10. Dip the chilled cake balls into the melted white chocolate. Insert a toothpick into each cake ball and spoon the chocolate all over to cover each ball. Allow any excess chocolate to run off each cake ball before placing on the lined cookie sheet. When you remove the toothpick from each cake ball, fill the small hole with melted chocolate from the spoon. 11. Immediately sprinkle with coarse sugar before the chocolate hardens. 12. Sprinkle lime zest on top of each sugared margarita cake ball. OPTIONAL: If you want more of a green color to your cake balls, melt 1/4 cup of Wilton bright green candy melts. Drizzle on top of each margarita cake ball. 13. Allow 20 minutes for the white chocolate to completely harden.

BOOZE BALLS

Steps:

• Put the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and heat on medium for 1 minute. Stir and repeat until the chocolate melts, about 3 minutes in all, depending on the power of your microwave. Alternatively, put the chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Bring a saucepan filled with an inch or so of water to a very slow simmer; set the bowl on the pan (without touching the water). Stir occasionally until melted and smooth.
• Process the cookies in a food processor until finely ground. (You should have about 1 1/2 cups ground cookies.) Alternatively, put the cookies inside a heavy resealable plastic bag and crush by moving a rolling pin over the cookies.
• Stir the cookie crumbs, dried plums, confectioners' sugar, bourbon and condensed milk into the chocolate until evenly combined. Cover and refrigerate the mixture until firm enough to roll into balls, about 45 minutes.
• Scoop a tablespoon or so of the mixture at a time into a small ball with a cookie or small ice cream scoop and set onto a baking sheet or large plate. Roll each portion by hand into a smooth ball.
• Store the booze balls in an airtight container at room temperature for a day to allow the flavors to come together. Store the balls in the refrigerator for a week or freeze for up to 1 month. Roll in decorating sugars or wafer crumbs and serve.

MARGARITA BALLS I

Steps:

• Mix 1 box (12 oz) vanilla wafers, crushed into crumbs, with 1/2 lb ground blanched almonds.
• Melt four 1 oz squares white chocolate according to package directions.
• In blender, process tequila, orange marmalade, and light corn syrup until smooth. Stir, along with melted chocolate, into crumb mixture.
• Shape into 1-inch balls and coat with sugar. Store in refrigerator.

MARGARITA BALLS

Steps:

• Mix the crushed vanilla wafers with the ground almonds.
• In a blender process the tequila, orange marmalade, lime juice and corn syrup'til smooth.
• Stir melted white chocolate and tequila mixture into crumb mixture.
• Shape into 1" balls and roll in granulated sugar.
• Store in refrigerator.

BOOZY BALLS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine crumbs, sugar, nuts and cocoa, mixing well,.
• In a small bowl, combine melted butter, rum or juice, corn syrup and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients mixing until all is moistened. Shape into small balls. Mixture will be slightly sticky but will firm up when refrigerated. Roll in choice of coating (cocoa, icing sugar, ground nuts, sprinkles, coconut) Place in small fluted candy cups. Chill until firm and then transfer to airtight container and store in refrigerator.
• FLAVOR COMBOS:.
• Orange Pecan: 1/4 Cup Chopped Pecans, 2 tablespoons orange Juice.
• Rum Coconut: 1/4 cup Flaked Coconut, 2 teaspoons Rum.
• Amaretto: 1/4 cup chopped almonds, 2 tablespoons Amaretto liqueur.
• Hazelnut: 1/4 cup chopped hazelnut, 2 tablespoons rum.