So, my last blog was about the Red Chocolate Velvet Bites, so if anyone was wondering how to make them it's quite simple and fun to make. I also have to admit, they are quite good and addicting to eat and make!!!! Sooo here's the secret behind them...... :)
1. Get Red Velvet Cake Mix- You are going to make the cake as if you were making a cake. Except when it cools instead of leaving the cake whole you are going to crumble to cake into pieces.
2. Then you can either buy or make your own Cream Cheese Icing. But before you go any further, your crumbled cake has to be cool. And your Cream Cheese Icing has to be at room temperature. Then combine the cooled, crumbled cake and cream cheese icing together. Make sure the cake is covered and everything is well mixed together. I will warn you this will get messy!!! I made my own Cream Cheese Icing, and if you wanted to make your own I will give you the recipe I used.
Ingredients
4 oz. (1 stick) butter, room temperature
8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
1 lb. confectioners' (powdered) sugar
1 tbsp. milk
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 tsp. freshly grated lemon or orange rind (optional)
Instructions:
1.Combine cream cheese and butter in a mixing bowl. And mix on medium speed until both ingredients are well blended.
2.Increase speed and whip until mixture is light and fluffy.
3.Reduce speed to low and add sugar slowly. Combine thoroughly after each addition.
4.Add milk and vanilla on low speed. Add rind if using. Combine completely.
5.Increase speed to high and whip until very light and fluffy. Makes about 2 1/2 cups icing.
3. Then you make balls out of the Red Velvet Cake and Cream Cheese Filling. Put them on cookie sheets, and allow them to refrigerate for about 2 hours until they are cool and become somewhat harder (not as moist). I left mine in the refrigerator overnight.
4. As for the chocolate you can go and purchase and kind of chocolate you want. There's Milk Chocolate, Mint Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, White Chocolate. Wilton makes nice melting chocolate. You can usually buy them at Michaels Arts and Crafts, or any baking store. You can either use the double boiler method or the microwave method, whichever one your prefer.
5. Submerge each chocolate ball into the melted chocolate and place on wax paper. You may decorate them anyway you want. ( If you want the chocolate to be thicker allow the chocolate to harden a bit before dunking the chocolate balls in the melted chocolate for a second time)
6. When you are done with one tray, put them back into the fridge. And repeat the same process for each tray.
7. I would recommend that you keep them in the fridge. And when they have completely cooled you can put them into one container.
I hope that my directions were easy to understand. Any problems or questions do not hesitate to ask!
Enjoy and have fun!!!
