Chocolate ball cake

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 4 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make a chocolate ball cake without baking? To begin, prepare all the necessary ingredients. The butter should be at room temperature, so remove it from the refrigerator in advance. Read the article at the end of the recipe to find out how to choose the right cake pan.

2. STEP 2

   

   Rinse the walnuts and dry them in a dry frying pan.

3. STEP 3

   

   Then finely chop the nuts with a knife. You can replace walnuts with any others you like: hazelnuts, pecans, cashews, etc.

4. STEP 4

   

   Place soft butter at room temperature in a bowl. Beat with a mixer until fluffy.

5. STEP 5

   

   Continue creaming the butter while gradually adding the condensed milk. For different types of condensed milk, see the article at the end of this recipe under the steps.

6. STEP 6

   

   The result should be a fluffy, homogeneous mass. If you wish, you can add a little vanilla flavoring or cocoa to it if you want the cake to have chocolate cream.

7. STEP 7

   

   Place chocolate balls and chopped walnuts in a bowl with cream. In addition to nuts, you can add dried fruits (raisins, chopped dried apricots or prunes, dried cherries or cranberries) to the cake.

8. STEP 8

   

   Mix everything with a spoon. All the balls must be covered with cream so that the cake does not fall apart when it is removed from the mold.

9. STEP 9

   

   Line the sides of the cooking ring (Ø 14-16 cm) with cling film and place on a plate. Place the prepared mixture into the cooking ring and smooth it out. You can also decorate the top of the cake with chocolate balls. But it’s better to do this right away so that they adhere to the surface of the cake when the cream hardens. Otherwise, they will scatter in different directions when cutting the cake into pieces. Place the cake in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours to harden.

10. STEP 10

    

    When the cake has set properly, remove the cooking ring. Decorate the cake with fresh fruit on top and serve. It is better to eat this cake made from chocolate balls with condensed milk right away, on the same day, or at most the next day, because on the third day the balls become very damp and the whole cake loses its taste . Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Lotus

06.11.2023

5

“I don’t trust cakes without baking” - that’s what I always said about cakes that simply sit in the refrigerator but are not baked. But as soon as I saw this recipe for a cake made from chocolate balls here, I immediately decided: I want it!))) And finally I made it. I’ll admit right away that my doubts didn’t leave me until the tasting itself. I was afraid that the cake would be very sweet, because condensed milk is sweet, and so are the chocolate balls. And I was afraid that I might be too fat. But please read to the end)) I also diluted the walnuts with almonds, having previously removed their skins with boiling water and lightly dried them in a frying pan. An important nuance was that I do not have a cooking ring, and my springform pan has a diameter too large for the amount of ingredients, which would make the cake short. And I decided to form the cake upside down. I visually figured out which salad bowl would fit the volume, lined it inside with cling film, sprinkled some almonds and chocolate balls on the “bottom” for decoration, and laid the cake mixture tightly on top. It turned out just right! She covered the top with a flat plate, turned everything over and put it in the refrigerator to steep. After some time, I removed the bowl with the film without any problems. And what happened in the end: my fears were not justified! The cake turned out to be very tasty, moderately sweet, and not very greasy. We ate half of it right away with tea, how we liked it))) When cutting, however, it broke a little, but I think this is due to the fact that the condensed milk I got was a bit thick, which is why the mixture of condensed milk and butter turned out insufficient liquid for “gluing” the balls. But nevertheless, this did not spoil the impression. Interesting recipe, very unusual for me. This is delicious!

snowjok

06.11.2023

5

The chocolate ball cake has won the hearts of my sweet tooth! Now I know how else I can use ready-made breakfast cereals. I used fatty butter for the cake - 85%. The cream turned out thick, the balls did not become sour in it. From the nuts I took peanuts. In general, I think any nuts will work here. It turned out very tasty, perfect with hot sweet tea! This dessert hasn’t stagnated in our house for a long time. I recommend it to all sweet tooth lovers!