Rum Balls

Recipe courtesy Gale Gand

Show: Sweet DreamsEpisode: Using Up Leftovers

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (6)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(6)

Prep Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
40 pieces

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 24 min
Cook: --
Total:: 44 min

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Ingredients

2 cups finely ground cake crumbs from a leftover cake
2 tablespoons cocoa powder, optional
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted, plus extra for rolling
1 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts
2 to 4 tablespoons honey
1/4 cup dark rum
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted, optional

Directions

In a mixing bowl fitted with the paddle attachment, or by hand, mix together the cake crumbs, cocoa powder, powdered sugar, and nuts. Stir in the 2 tablespoons of honey and the rum. Using your hands, try to form the mixture into a ball. If the mixture won't hold together add a little more honey. Roll the mixture into 1-inch balls, then roll them in powdered sugar or melted chocolate, and let them set up. Then, let them age or ripen 24 hours.

Notes about the recipe: I toured Sara Lee Bakeries when I was a kid and they had scrap bins in laundry carts but it went to a local pig farmer. I used to make these in my bakery to use up all the trim from my cake layers. We kept a 5-gallon bucket, as most bakeries do, where we throw all the trims and once a week make rum balls. So each time, they were a little different depending on the content of the scraps.

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recipe Rum Balls
Janet Long Beach, CA 04-06-2009
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Yummy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

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. Read more
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Toni Toano, VA 12-19-2007
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Very Good!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

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 :)Read more
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Justin Pembroke Pines, FL 12-23-2006
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Chocolate Rum Balls
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

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................Read more
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anne Meridian, ID 12-11-2006
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Big mess
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

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.Read more
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ANTOINETTE Valrico , FL 12-27-2005
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Rum , Chocolate , Nuts & Honey are hard to beat!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

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.Read more
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Laura Kennesaw, GA 12-08-2005
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Can't get enough!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

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.Read more