Cake Balls

Someone, who shall remain nameless, has long requested that I make cake balls. So, here they are in all their small-bite-of-heaven glory.

Represented here are vanilla bean with lemon curd cake balls dressed in a sweet white chocolate and red velvet with cream cheese mascarpone icing in a bittersweet chocolate coating. I'm sure more variations will come, but for now, I think these turned out successfully.
The only unsuccessful attempt during cake ball madness was coloring the red velvet cake green to honor spring. Instead of a beautiful spring green, they honored the good ol' Grinch. That is why the chocolate cake balls have a nice green drizzle. I could tell you were curious.

Though small, these cake balls are hearty and I wouldn't serve more than two or three per person. Unless you have a houseful of college-aged boys playing Settlers of Catan, in which case they might gobble them all up pretty quickly.

The Big Tumblebus, It Is'a Comin' Down The Street

And it's for Isaac. All a brand new four-year-old needs is chocolate cake with orange frosting and a travling gymnastics bus. Pretty exciting.

A few weeks ago, I began working on what I will entitle "Adrian's Baking Projects". ABP #1, individual pavlovas. They were perfect. Lightly sweetened and crisp meringue cups filled with chantilly cream and topped with sugared fruit. Mmm, the sweet taste of success.

You can certainly order any of the baking projects I'm working on this spring, or if you'd like, feel inspired to go out and make your own. There's no time like the present for creating delicious dishes in the kitchen that everyone will enjoy!