I recently made red velvet balls, and I have to say, I was completely underwhelmed. I did use a cake mix, so perhaps that was part of the problem.
The batter–which is just crumbled cake and a jar of cream cheese frosting–was incredibly sticky.
The recipe suggested using chocolate-flavored almond bark–which I find to be great for a lot of things–but in this recipe it was cloyingly sweet. I think a dark chocolate coating might be a better balance.
They looked pretty, but I actually only ended up dipping about a half dozen. They just didn’t live up to my expectations–especially given the work involved. Has anyone else attempted these? What did I do wrong?
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Posted by Red Velvet Cake Recipe on January 7, 2009 at 12:43 am
They look very nice, darn shame they didn’t taste as good as they looked though. I have tried the traditional red velvet cake recipe many times but not this. I hope to give it a go without the packet mix sometime soon and see how it turns out for me. I’ll let you know my results.