ZERO-WASTE RECIPE: CAKE BALLS
Cake balls: a tasty zero-waste recipe, very easy and perfect to make with your children! The leftovers of cakes or plumcakes are running out of time!
Ingredients
- 200 g leftover cake or plumcake or sponge cake
- 3-4 tablespoons full of jam or marmalade I chose berries
- 200 g white or dark or milk chocolate or a little of each one
- 15 walnuts
Instructions
- Put cake leftovers in a bowl and crumble them with your hands.
- Mix them with 3-4 tablespoons of jam until you get a malleable mix. Add the jam gradually in order to get the perfect texture.
- Form balls of equal size and place them in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- In the meantime, melt the chocolate in a bain-marie and use it to glaze the balls.
- Cover the imperfections of the glazing with some chocolate and immediately complete each cake ball with 1 walnut.
- Put in the fridge for at least 1 hour before enjoying!
Notes
Add the jam gradually in order to get the better texture: I can't tell you a precise dose because all dependes on the type of cake you're using as base.