Mad about Matcha!

These I made for a friend's birthday this past weekend. He's a huge fan of Matcha green tea, so I thought I'd give these a try. They turned out quite good! I was surprised how much the matcha flavor came through in both the cupcake (they were very green!) and the buttercream icing. There is no food coloring in these, just the matcha!

Red Velvet Cake Balls

My latest creation: Red velvet cake balls dipped in dark chocolate and drizzled with melted red chocolate. They were for my husband's grandmother's funeral unfortunately, but they tasted great!

I love making cake balls; they're so simple and look fantastic. I made some bunny cake pops the week before this as well for a friend's birthday, but there's something elegant about a cake ball without the stick. I like putting them in mini cupcake papers like this because it's easier to just drop them in there, but I need to attempt to make balls without the wrappers as well. I read that all you need to do is draw a circle around the pooled chocolate below the ball before it hardens and break off the excess chocolate after, but I haven't tried that yet. Maybe next time :)