Here is a prime example of how candy inspires me to make cake balls.   Red/green/white colored candy corn and crushed candy canes!   Nothing says Happy Holidays like festive cake balls!

Sometimes I get ideas for cake balls when I see candy.  Always trying to figure out what I can use that specific candy for.   Walking through the seasonal candy aisle of my local grocery store, I found these edible blue and white snowflakes.  Perfect, I thought and bought like 4 bags.   I made some snowflake cake balls, since this is the only kind of snow I’ll see this year in Texas!   The snowflakes themselves don’t taste like much.  They mostly just melt in your mouth, but they make a nice decoration and look good in pictures!

I admit, I’m not Jewish and don’t know anything about Hanukkah, but I knew I wanted to make some Hanukkah themed cake balls.  Initially, I envisioned a cake ball to take the place of each candle on a menorah.   When out shopping, I quickly realized I would probably need a life sized menorah that was big enough to hold NINE cake balls!    I bought a small one instead and improvised, threw in some chocolate gelt and took the picture.  Next year, I’ll add the dreidel!    A fan of Cake Ball Addiction on Facebook posted some that she made this year.   Check hers out! Thanks, Enid!

These were red velvet cake balls, dipped in white confectioners chocolate that I dyed blue topped with blue sugar sprinkles.