Chocolate Cake Balls

• Makes about 60-65 balls
• Chocolate Cake
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 4 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1 cup water
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Cream Cheese Frosting
• 200 g cream cheese
• 100 g butter, softened
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• Flavor
• 2 tsp rum essence
• Glaze
• 360 g chocolate (white, milk and dark) 
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• Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 180 C (350 F). Butter the sides and bottom of a 8x8 inch baking pan.
  2. In a medium bowl combine dry ingredients. Add water, vinegar, vanilla extract and oil and mix well. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove and let cool completely.
  3. Prepare the cream cheese frosting: Combine the cream cheese with butter and sugar. Mix well until creamy.
  4. Crumble the chocolate cake into a large bowl. Add the cream cheese frosting and rum essence and mix well to combine.
  5. Take teaspoons of mixture and roll into balls. Lay the balls into a baking sheet and refrigerate for several hours to chill or put them in the freezer for no more than 1 hour like I did. 
  6. Melt few pieces of chocolate  over bain-marie and roll balls in chocolate. Lay on wax paper until firm. I used a fork to dip and roll the balls into chocolate. I used 3 types of chocolate (90 g white chocolate, 90 g milk chocolate and 180 g dark chocolate) and melt 90 g at a time. I also rolled the white ones into coconut flakes but that is optional.  
  7. Refrigerate until ready to serve. They are absolutely divine.

  Nutrition facts 1 Chocolate Ball - Calories:86, Fat:4.9 g, Saturated Fat:2.8 g, Unsaturated Fat:0.0 g, Carbohydrates:9.8 g, Sugar:6.9 g, Protein:1.0 g, Cholesterol:8 mg, Calories from Fat 44, Sodium 27 mg, Vitamin A 2%, Calcium 2%, Vitamin C 0%, Iron 2%, Nutrition Grade D-, Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.