The 23rd Year- Cake balls and jello shots
Happy Monday, friends! This weekend fleeeeew by. Mostly because I was busy turning 23.
There isn’t really anything interesting that comes along with turning 23, but don’t worry, we found ways to celebrate.
Eric threw me a watermelon themed birthday party, which means I’ll never look at watermelon the same way again. For better or for worse.
Try not to be super jealous of my BFF. This is us eating a piece of cake together. And I realize we look like we’re a married couple getting read to eat wedding cake or something. Sorry.
But how cute is this cake?! On top of that watermelon is 23 cake balls. Have you ever made these things?! They’re delicious.
Just in case you do want to make these, it’s super simple:
Easy Cake Ball Recipe
- 1 cake, baked and slightly cooled
- 1 can of frosting
- 2 cups chocolate candy coating
You just crumble up the baked cake, and mix in a can of frosting. You can do any combination, like chocolate and chocolate. Or red velvet and cream cheese. Any combo you dream up. Then roll it into balls and let it freeze for at LEAST an hour. Spear with a toothpick and dip the balls in some melted candy coating and let it set. Obviously, the possibilities for this are endless. And you can add things like nuts and sprinkles to the candy coating. Go make these, and your neighbors/coworkers/friends/family/crazy ex-boyfriends will love you forever.
Also, in case you were wondering, you can make vegan jello shots.
Pick up some vegan “jel dessert” and follow the package directions, substituting about 40% of the water for vodka. (But you didn’t hear that from me.)
What fun weekend activities did you get into?
Cake balls are amazing! So glad you had such a great birthday chica 😀
Happy belated birthday!!
And I have yet to try a cake ball, despite them being everywhere. Jello shots! Good way to make 23 more exciting (because yeah, every birthday after 21 is either not-that-special or oh-my-god-I’m-old).
Hahaha yes, exactly! Gotta keep things fun 😉
I want to know what other watermelon shenanigans went down! 😉 so glad you had a fab bday!!!!! I wish I had been there to celebrate with ya! mwah!
I totally wish you could have been here! We would have had quite a good time celebrating 😉
Ahh Happy birthday Liz!!!! Vegan jelly shots? Nom! Glad you had a wonderful birthday. 🙂
Whitney
i love that the cake balls are on top of a watermelon! I could totally plow through both 🙂 easily!! Happy Birthday :)!! We are the same age!
Ahh I love that cake and cake balls! I made those a few weeks ago and posted them on my blog! They were a hit 🙂
Glad you had a wonderful birthday!
I’m glad it was a good birthday! Yay for being a Leo. 🙂
Happy 23rd Birthday – and what better way to celebrate than with digging into cake (or cake balls)!
happy birthday!! looks like it was a fun one 🙂
and I hadn’t wondered about vegan jello shots, but so good to know haha!
Happy birthday! It looks like a fun party. The cake is very cute!