Frannie answers:

It depends on the recipe that people make and the taste varies from person to person, some like things very sweet and others don’t , if you add dulce the leche in the cake you will have a creamy inside, if you rather have a sort of truffle you need to cut down on the Leche and add something to absorb the moisture like vanilla wafers crumbs, shape them into balls and roll them into nuts or dip into chocolate

Look at this one here,

I don’t use the wax just the chocolates

http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1613,155175-232205,00.html

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/cake-balls/detail.aspx

Frannie answers:

1 pkg duncan hines moist delux butter recipe fudge cake mix
1 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts
1 tablespoon (or more) rum or rum extract
2 c. Sifted confectioners sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
pecans or walnuts, finely chopped

preheat oven at 375 degrees F. Grease and flour 13x9x2 inch pan. Prepare, bake and cool cake following package directions.

Crumble cake into large bowl. Stir with fork until crumbs are fiine and uniform in size. Add 1 cup nuts, rum, confectioners sugar and cocoa. Stir until well blended. Shape heaping tablespoons mixture into balls. Garnish by rolling balls in finely chopped nuts. Press firmly to adhere nuts to balls.

Frannie answers:

Go 2 allrecipes.com they have everything I’ve ever needed…

Frannie answers:

I’ve made this recipe.

Http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cake-Balls/Detail.aspx

It is so easy to make. Homemade frosting would be good as long as its thick speading type. Coconut, crushed nuts, candy, like M&Ms, can also be used to roll the balls in.

I wonder how spice or carrot cake with raisins (minced in food processor) then make homemade cream cheese frosting would work; it sounds good.

Could do a half and half dip. Dip one half in chocolate, let dry; then half in vanilla; it would be unique.

This recipe reminds me of donut holes, like you get at the bakery, only better.

Frannie answers:

Box of moist choc. Cake mix
1 egg
1 package cream cheese, room temp
1 stick of butter, room temp
1 tsp vanilla
Cream butter and cream cheese, then add egg, then vanilla. Add cake mix and then put in frig to chill for a few hours. (
Roll chilled balls of dough in powdered sugar…..bake for about 12 minutes at 350.

Frannie answers:

Bourbon or Rum Balls

12 ounces vanilla wafers, finely crushed (3 cups)
1 cup finely chopped pecans
1 cup confectioners’ sugar, divided
1 cup semisweet chocolate morsels
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/3 cup bourbon or rum
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In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine crushed wafers, pecans, and 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar; set aside. In a double boiler over simmering water, melt chocolate morsels with corn syrup. Add Bourbon or rum; stir until smooth.

Pour chocolate mixture over wafer mixture. Stir to combine thoroughly. Shape mixture into 1-inch balls; place on waxed paper.

Place remaining confectioners’ sugar in a shallow bowl. Roll balls in confectioners’ sugar; place on waxed paper in a container, adding more waxed paper between layers, or place in small paper or foil candy cups. Store in airtight container for about 3 days before serving. Store for up to 2 weeks.

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Rum Cake

3/4 cup butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups light brown sugar, packed
1 pound pitted dates, chopped
1 pound chopped walnuts or pecans
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup boiling water
3 eggs, beaten
2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons rum

Cream butter and sugar; beat in chopped dates and nuts. Mix soda with water and pour over first mixture. Add beaten eggs. Stir in flour and salt, beating until smooth; stir in rum. Turn into a greased and floured 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan.

Bake at 300° for 1 1/2 hours. Remove from pan and ice with Rum Glaze.

Rum Glaze:
Mix 1 cup confectioners; sugar with 1 tablespoon rum; add water, a teaspoon at a time, to desired consistency. Spread over warm cake.

Frannie answers:

From http://www.nibblous.com/index.cfm/RecordID.7/whattype.recipe/id.378

…note that this needs to be started *at least* 24 hours before you want to consume it.

Ingredients / recipe

150g sultanas
100g natural coloured glace cherries, halved
150g dried pears, chopped
100ml white rum
250g marzipan
50g ground almonds
zest of 1 lemon
175g plain flour
100g caster sugar
100g butter
2 large eggs
1 tsp orange flower water

20cm spring form cake tin, buttered and lined bottom and sides, so that the parchment comes a good 10cm above the rim

the night before, mix sultanas, glace cherries and dried pears in a large bowl, cover with the rum. Dice the marzipan and put it in the freezer. Leave both to soak and freeze overnight.

Next day, preheat oven to 140/gas 1. Beat together almonds, lemon zest, sugar, flour, butter and eggs. Add drained fruit, orange flower water and frozen marzipan. Put the mixture into the tin, levelling the surface, and making a slight indent in the middle to get an even surface when cooked.

Bake for 2 – 2 1/2 hours, or until skewer comes out clean. Do not overcook, as it will continue to cook in its own heat for a bit. But don’t worry – there’s enough dried fruit and marzipan to stop anyone complaining that the cake is dry.

Allow to cool in the tin, rewrap in parchment and foil to store for about a week. Although Nigella does say that she’s never managed more than two days’ storage …

Frannie answers:

I’ve lost 24 lbs on atkins so far! And its only been a little more than a month.

Http://www.low-carb-diet-recipes.com/

Frannie answers:

Sounds good! Use any of the wafers for candy making, or even chocolate chips melted.