February 2021

Rum Balls

Ruth-Anne Ford

Rum Balls

This is a technique I learned in pastry school to use up leftover cake scraps after building a cake. Rum Balls are the sophisticated Great Aunt to your child's Cake Pops!  Rum Balls are a mixture of chocolate or vanilla cake, frosting or ganache and golden rum. The recipe is just an estimation, it is very forgiving with whatever you have on hand. You can also scoop a few balls before adding the Rum if you want a few to be non-alcoholic.  Yield: about 12 golf ball sized balls Center:  3 Cups Cake Crumbs: 8" chocolate cake or a purchased grocery store pound...