Rum Balls

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I used a real mish mosh of cake leftovers from xmas. All were the boxed quickbreads u get in the store.
I found that throwing the mixture in the freezer for a few minutes made for easier handling. also let balls set up in fridge before rolling in tenxx sugar. All in all, they were quick, easy & quite tasty. The recipe is a keeper.
Update:1/2/2011
Had much better results this time. Crumbled a stale commercial butter pound cake, let sit for a week, added what was on hand, nuts,dried cranberries,cocoa,rum.honey to taste, just until it was moist, but not too wet, sticky. worked out very well.
This is a versatile recipe. Gives much leeway to use your imagination.

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I made these for an X-mas party last year with a leftover genoise cake I had in the freezer. Made half the recipe as is and half with a praline liquor. Rolled the rum ones in cocoa and the praline in powdered sugar. YUM, YUM YUM. Both were really good and went fast. I had one fellow after me the rest of the night asking how I made them. Found out later he is a chef from Australia.

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I made these using left over scraps from a chocolate cake and an almond cake. I added 3 different kinds of nuts (toasted first,cocoa powder, and chopped marachino cherries, and a small amount of raisins which made it chewy and sucked up some of the liquid. I froze it until firm, scooped out w/a cookie scoop, then rolled in a mixture of powder sugar & unsweetened cocoa. I used Bacardi rum and even though I added a lot of extras (it did tend to be on the soft side.. the rum was still very strong. I loved them :

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I used chocolate cake crumbs instead of just regular cake crumbs, and baked the cake a week in advance to get that leftover feel. I also used dark myers rum which worked out fantastic. the ratio of rum to mixture was great. These rum balls are fantastic................

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I followed directions exactly and it was a total wet mess. Tried putting the batter in the frig and then freezer in order to roll them, no luck. I made the jiffy cake as the other reviewer and the only thing I can think of is that the cake was too fresh, leftovers tend to be dry. Maybe should have baked the jiffy to a drier state. I tried to salvage the finished product by adding tons more powdered sugar and cocoa and it worked as far as getting them into balls, but the rum taste is all but gone. Won't be making this again since I never had leftover cake.

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These turned out to be fantastic! I just baked a Jiffy white cake for it. I've tried 2 other rum ball recipies, and this is my favorite one.