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?
Happy 23rd birthday! Looks like it was a great party!
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIZ DEAR! HAPPY DAYS WILL COME TO YOU ALL YEAR! IF I HAD A WISH THEN IT WOULD BE – A HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU FROM ME! 🙂
HappyHappy Birthday! what a cute theme 🙂
Love the watermelon theme! Looks and sounds like a fabulous partay!
Happy birthday!! Hope you had a brilliant time; the watermelon theme sounds brilliant – and the jelly vodka 😉
The chocolate hazelnutcookies sound brilliant too… I never liked Nutella, even as a kid, but the proper stuff is a.mazing!
Happy Birthday!!!! So fun! A watermelon themed party.. that could be really fun and very embarrassing… I’m sure there are some fun stories with that one.
Cake balls?! OH MY. I must make. Must.
Happy Birthday!!! Looks like you had fun!
I love cake pops! I used to make oreo truffles at christmas time and they are a similar concept: one pack of oreos, crushed, and mixed with one package of cream cheese. You form them into balls, freeze, dip in chocolate, and devour. They’re so good. And how can you go wrong with chocolate dipped cake on a stick, right? 🙂
Oh wow, that sounds really good! I’m going to have to try that!!
This is cute! Sounds like it was a fun one – Happy belated birthday!!!!
Happy birthday <3 I love watermelon theme! I would of never thought of that 😛 Soudns cute!
Happy 23rd Birthday~Glad you had a great party!!!
I am definitely making cake balls in the very near future!