Red Velvet Bon Bons

This week I had the most delicious treat - a Red Velvet Bon Bon from Velvet's Bakery. I thought these would make great gifts for the holidays. Since I'm currently working on improving my (somewhat non-existent) culinary skills I thought I would try to make them myself. I found this recipe on Bakerella and it looks fabulous! I'll let you know how it goes. :)


Here's the recipe:

1 box red velvet cake mix (cook as directed on box for 13 X 9 cake)
1 can cream cheese frosting (16 oz.)
1 package chocolate bark (regular or white chocolate)
wax paper

1. After cake is cooked and cooled completely, crumble into large bowl.
2. Mix thoroughly with 1 can cream cheese frosting. (It may be easier to use fingers to mix together, but be warned it will get messy.)
3. Roll mixture into quarter size balls and lay on cookie sheet. (Should make 45-50. You can get even more if you use a mini ice cream scooper, but I like to hand roll them.)
4. Chill for several hours. (You can speed this up by putting in the freezer.)
5. Melt chocolate in microwave per directions on package.
6. Roll balls in chocolate and lay on wax paper until firm. (Use a spoon to dip and roll in chocolate and then tap off extra.)

It's all about the presentation...
I plan to wrap them in modern cupcake liners from Crate and Barrel and then tuck them into a miniature lime green boxes that I found at Container Store.

Happy Friday!