Square Cake Balls

Thursday, July 9, 2009

My sisters and I were at Michaels grabbing supplies to make cake balls (which I’ve already blogged about. twice.) That’s where we saw the Wilton square brownie pan. We were discussing how silly it would be to buy the pan just to make square brownies. Wouldn’t it be easier to just make brownies as usual in a pan and then cut them? Maybe people have issues cutting straight? The only reason we could think to actually make brownies in this pan would be to get the crusty goodness of the edges in every brownie. Then we decided we could use the pan to make square cake balls.

So on a whim, I bought the pan we had just been ridiculing. But it did make some nice looking square cake balls.

We cheated on these because we just used a cake that my family had bought to celebrate my birthday. For some reason none of us were in the mood for cake (maybe because my sister had made about 12 dozen cookies the night before), so we figured the ratio of cake to frosting would probably be about right for cake balls.

Here’s my beautiful cake. And, no it doesn’t belong on Cake Wrecks, that’s what they asked to be written on it. All of my siblings and I have nicknames for each other. Most of them are just the name followed by i-poo. So my nickname is Jenn-i-poo. Except you say it with a French sort of accent. Anyways, that’s my cake that we smashed up (with our hands!) to make the insides of the cake balls.

We then filled the square brownie pan with the cake mixture and popped it in the freezer to let the mix set. Then we popped the squares out and dipped them in almond bark and decorated with sprinkles. It was a fun afternoon in the kitchen. We sent most of these guys to work with my mom and her coworkers couldn’t believe they were homemade.

Cakes, Dessert

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14 Responses to “Pink Lemonade Cupcakes”

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lifeoftheparty — August 21, 2009 at 1:26 pm

Thanks for sharing this recipe! My mom is doing the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer this fall and I’m going to make some of these to sell at her fundraiser. They look delicious and summery!
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oneordinaryday — August 21, 2009 at 5:04 pm

These look perfect to take along to a cookout or picnic. Great summer flavor.
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Katrina — August 21, 2009 at 7:50 pm

These look great to me! Yum!
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Jelli Bean — August 21, 2009 at 8:59 pm

I love lemon cupcakes! Yummy and oh so cute!
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Carrie — August 21, 2009 at 10:51 pm

I love pink lemonade but I agree it’s a summer dessert.
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nutmegnanny — August 22, 2009 at 12:58 am

These look awesome! You are creative:)
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akdilcher — August 22, 2009 at 3:24 am

Totally going to try these…maybe make up a similar version with limeade and green frosting…hmmm…
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Jennifer — August 22, 2009 at 11:08 pm

These are so cute!!! And the lemonade kick is perfect for last minute summer get togethers!
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Jade — August 31, 2009 at 1:59 pm

These are so cute. How can your husband say they are to sweet. Is that possible!
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Bridget — August 31, 2009 at 2:30 pm

I feel like I can almost taste these…and they are so pretty!!!

Thank you for linking them to Flavor of the Month! 🙂
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Melissa — August 31, 2009 at 2:53 pm

These cupcakes sounds extra yummy! Can’t wait to try the recipe. Thanks for sharing.
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Dorothy — August 31, 2009 at 3:22 pm

Is it just me, or does pink lemonade taste better than regular? I don’t consider myself a girly gal, but I love pink stuff! Your cupcakes look wonderful! 🙂
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Cindy — September 3, 2009 at 1:36 pm

great idea!!!
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aly — September 10, 2010 at 9:32 pm

thanks for the recipe! i shared it on my blog here and linked back to you! so yummy!!!

http://funshinealy.blogspot.com/