Easy Rum Balls

Name: Easy Rum Balls
Yield: Yield: 5 dozen.
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp rum (or chocolate, orange or almond liqueur); 2 Tbsp rum (or chocolate, orange or almond liqueur); ¼ cup tub margarine or butter; 3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 cups brown sugar; 4 cups stale chocolate or white cake, cut in chunks; 2 Tbsp rum (or chocolate, orange or almond liqueur); 2 Tbsp rum (or chocolate, orange or almond liqueur); ¼ cup milk (1%); ¼ cup tub margarine or butter; 2 cups almonds or hazelnuts; 2 cups almonds or hazelnuts; 4 cups stale chocolate or white cake, cut in chunks

Preparation info

Yield:
5 dozen
.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Food Processor Bible

By Norene Gilletz

Published 2011

About

This is a great way to use up stale cake.

Ingredients

2 cups almonds or hazelnuts
4 cups stale chocolate or white cake, cut in chunks

Vegetarian
Chocolate
Gluten-free

Method

Steel Blade: Process nuts until finely ground, about 30 seconds. Empty bowl. Process cake until finely ground, about 30 seconds. Measure 4 cups. Process icing sugar with cocoa, margarine or butter, milk and rum until blended, 15 to 20 seconds. Add cake crumbs and ½ cup of the ground nuts; process until well mixed.

Roll mixture into 1-inch balls. Roll in reserved nuts. Place on pa