Margarita Cake Ball Truffles {Margarita Cupcake's Niggling Sister}

Introducing ... margarita cupcake's picayune sister!  Yes, it's Margarita Cake Ball Truffles.  The same bang-up lime, Cuervo Gold tequila, in addition to tabular array salt flavors every bit large sis - but inwards a cute picayune bite-sized treat.  Want me to pour you lot a glass?  Or two?

Completely random side note.  Ever since I idea of the championship of this post ... ya know, referring to these every bit cupcake's picayune sis ... I've had Elvis running through my head.  Come on - you lot know the song! 

"Little sis don't you lot ...

Little sis don't you lot ...

Little sis don't you lot snog me i time or twice

then you lot tell it's real overnice in addition to therefore you lot run. 

Little sister, don't you lot create what your large sis done."

Just in representative you're non familiar alongside the song, I ventured out to YouTube in addition to grabbed a clip for you.  Truth live told, I actually simply wanted this vocal to larn stuck inwards all of your heads, similar it has been inwards mine all day!!  My Mom has e'er said I bring a jukebox inwards my head!

 

 Well, straightaway that we're done alongside my random stream of consciousness well-nigh Elvis, let's larn dorsum to Margarita Cake Ball Truffles. 

Bake a yellowish cake, crumble it upwardly (my favorite part!), in addition to therefore grate inwards the zest of a span of limes.   

You could besides bake the lime zest into the cake itself, but I intend the lime season comes through inwards the cake ball truffle to a greater extent than strongly if the zest goes inwards post-baking. The lime season has to compete alongside the vanilla candy coating, therefore I intend it needs to live a chip 'strong.'

Stir inwards some frosting, curlicue the mixture into balls, dip them inwards vanilla candy coating, in addition to sprinkle alongside course of pedagogy salt.  Mmmmmm Margarita cake ball truffles.  (See this post for cake ball truffles step-by-step instructions in addition to photos.)

Oh, in addition to delight note, Elvis has left the building.

Margarita Cake Ball Truffles

Source:  Cake ball concept & procedure adapted from Bakerella; frosting inspired yesteryear top-shelf margaritas; method adapted from The Best Recipe by the editors of Cook's Illustrated magazine, Vanilla Buttercream

(Printable recipe)

Ingredients

Cake & Coating:

1 baked 9x13" yellowish cake

Zest of 2 limes

1 (1 lb.) bundle vanilla candy melts
About 2 T. shortening
Green sprinkles (optional)
Fleur de sel or course of pedagogy bounding main salt

Margarita Buttercream Frosting:

1/2 lb. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
2 c. confectioners' sugar
three T. fresh lime juice
1 T. Triple Sec
1 T. Cuervo Gold tequila
2 T. lime zest
1/16 tsp. salt



Directions
Prepare the Frosting:
1.  Beat butter inwards bowl of an electrical mixer on medium speed until fluffy, well-nigh 1 minute. Reduce mixer speed to low. Add confectioners' sugar, 1 loving cup at a time, beating for a few seconds betwixt each addition.

2.  Increase mixer speed to medium in addition to vanquish for well-nigh three minutes.

3.  Add remaining ingredients (starting alongside 1/16 tsp. salt); vanquish on depression speed to combine. Scrape downwardly sides in addition to bottom of the bowl. Increase mixer speed to medium in addition to vanquish until fluffy, well-nigh iv minutes.

Prepare the Cake Ball Truffles:
4.  Crumble cake into a large bowl, working it into small-scale crumbs. Stir inwards the lime zest.  Add 1 to 1 1/2 cups of the prepared margarita buttercream frosting in addition to mix until good combined.

5.  Shape into some 1" balls, using well-nigh 1 T. dough per ball; laid aside on wax paper. Cover alongside plastic wind in addition to refrigerate for well-nigh 1 hour, or house inwards freezer for well-nigh xv minutes.

6.  In a small-scale deep bowl, melt candy melts in addition to shortening together inwards the microwave per candy melt bundle directions (typically inwards thirty 2nd intervals, stirring inwards between).

7.  Use a fork to dip each cookie dough ball inwards the candy coating, letting excess coating drip off dorsum into the bowl. Place on wax paper. Sprinkle alongside a few green sprinkles in addition to a chip of salt. Let stand upwardly for candy coating to laid up.

Enjoy!