Snowball cake

Rebecca Hammock
Rebecca Hammock @cook_6285056

This is a play on hostess snowballs. You can cover it with coconut but I like it better to add just a drop or two of pure coconut extract to the 7 min frosting and add shaved chocolate on top. The filling for the cake is AWESOME not over sweet

Snowball cake

This is a play on hostess snowballs. You can cover it with coconut but I like it better to add just a drop or two of pure coconut extract to the 7 min frosting and add shaved chocolate on top. The filling for the cake is AWESOME not over sweet

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Ingredients

  1. 1milk chocolate cake mix
  2. 1 boxdry chocolate instant pudding
  3. 4large eggs
  4. 1 stickroom temperature butter
  5. 1/4 cupvegetable oil
  6. 1/2 teaspoonalmond extract
  7. 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
  8. 1 1/4 cupwater
  9. Filling
  10. 5 tablespoonsflour
  11. 1 cupmilk
  12. 2 sticksroom temperature butter
  13. 1 cupgranulated sugar
  14. 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
  15. 1 teaspoonalmond extract
  16. 7min frosting
  17. 1 1/2 cupgranulated sugar
  18. 2egg whites
  19. 1 tablespoonscorn syrup
  20. 1/3 cupwater
  21. 1 teaspoonvanilla
  22. 1/2 teaspoonalmond extract
  23. 1 dropor two of coconut extract
  24. Coconut flakes and or chocolate shavings

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    In a large bowl mix all ingredients with hand mixer 5 mins it will be very thick. Divide between two nine inch round pan spayed with Pam bake at 350 25 mins or till done. Cool completely

  2. 2

    While cake bakes and cools in a small sauce pan mix milk and flour cook until a thick paste forms let cool to room temperature. Cream together room temperature butter, sugar and flavorings until fluffy add in flour paste and whip till light and fluffy. It's very important to have all of this at room temperature. Do not worry if the texture has a slight grainy texture this will go away.

  3. 3

    Place a small amount of water in a double boiler as it heats to a low boil in the top pan mix all frosting ingredients on high speed one min. Place over low simmering water and whip till medium stiff peaks, remove from heat and whip 2 more mins.

  4. 4

    Put filling between cake layers

  5. 5

    Frost and add coconut and or chocolate shavings

  6. 6

    Slice and enjoy!

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