I had some cake scraps from the wedding cake so I decided to make some pretty cake bites to indulge with my afternoon tea. Cake bites is made out of cake scraps (I used chocolate cake) and is mixed with either buttercream, cream cheese frosting or chocolate ganache until it looks likes a sticky “dough” that you can mould. You can add flavours like sugar syrup or liqueur if you like.
Roll the “dough” into small bite sizes and chill them in the refrigerator for about 1 hour. Then decorate them as you desire with melted chocolate, poured fondant or sprinkles. If you are planning to roll the cake bites in sugar sprinkles, then do it the moment that you have rolled the cake bites while they are still soft and sticky. Otherwise it can be hard for the sugar sprinkles to attach the cake bite.
I decorated some of my cake bites with “home-colored” pink sprinkles and covered the rest with poured fondant and decorated them with green vines and some small pink gum paste sugar flowers. Placed in paper cups these small cake bites would be a perfect treat for a tea party.
Happy Caking!
Louise
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Jenny says:
Apr 6, 2008
Hey Louise! You always have such beautiful creations! I hate it! It makes me so jealous because all of your things look absolutely perfect! I’m so jealous! Is that buttercream or royal icing that you decorated the leaves with? Because whenever I use either of them, my leaves never have that beautiful solid point that you get with your leaves.. They always break off towards the end so I’m stuck with this odd looking leaf that looks half eaten by bugs!
Tash Jeffery says:
Apr 6, 2008
These are beautiful! What a clever idea too! I can’t wait to try making some of these…..
melissa says:
Apr 5, 2008
Ohh wow, thats good to know! Thanks so much. Yeah it really is a great idea. You can match things soo perfectly together. But i really love your pink color!! Im definitely trying these soon!! Thanks again!!
Heather says:
Apr 5, 2008
They truly are beautiful. Just found your website this week, it is spectacular. So many great ideas! I can’t wait to try making the sprinkles. Thanks for the inspiration.
Louise says:
Apr 5, 2008
Jess: Glad you liked them & Thank you.
melissa: In the link from MS.com they use non-pareils, but I have also tried it with sprinkles/jimmies and sugar crystals it works just as good. As long as you use clear or white ones. I think yhis is so cool because it gives you a chance to co-ordinate with the design/color you are using.
melissa says:
Apr 5, 2008
Those Cake bites are so adorable! I just had one question…i went and checked out that recipe for the sprinkles and i couldnt tell what kind of sprinkles they were using…Jimmies or non-pareils. I know yours looks like non-pareils, but i wasnt sure if this recipe works with both kinds of sprinkles or not. Either way, i cant wait to try some! You’ve inspired me! Soo pretty!!
Jess says:
Apr 5, 2008
Louise … I just love the look and concept (and of course, the taste!!) of cake balls, and yours are some of the prettiest I’ve ever seen! So delicate and feminine. As you said, perfect for a tea party! Love your creativity!
Louise says:
Apr 4, 2008
Small cookie & Paola Lazzari: Thank you:-)
Sarah S: Do try to make them with buttercream they taste so good. I used some vanilla sugar syrup as well and that made them really moist.
Have you tried candy melts? if you want to use “real” chocolate then temper it. Try and see this little video I found online: http://video.about.com/candy/How-to-Temper-Chocolate.htm
DivaLicious Cakes: I will look forward to see your cake stand….
Linda: Thank you:D I wonder what you will make next….
Hendria, Amanda, Amy, Holly, Suzanne: thank you all for the lovely comments.
Angela: Hmm no I am sorry I dont have an excact recipe for these. But I would say that if you use a 6″ cake and about 1/2 cup of buttercream (maybe more-maybe less) would give you around 25-30 cake bites depending on the size.
Kathleen: You can find the recipe for poured fondant icing here: http://www.cakejournal.com/?p=59
Yolanda: Thank you. I use most of my recipes from the cake books that I have or I often Google for one.
My Sweet & Saucy & marielba: I am glad that you liked them:-)
Landa: I used this great tip that I found on MS.com: http://www.cakejournal.com/?p=53