Vanilla ‘eye ball’ cakes
Makes 15 eyeballs
Ingredients
360g vanilla sponge
100g cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
500g white chocolate
Coloured icing
Icing pen
Red food colouring (paste)
Method
In a bowl break the cake into crumbs and add the cream cheese and vanilla extract.
Mix until it all comes together and scoop out 30g pieces and roll between your hands to create a smooth balls.
Chill for 20 minutes.
Place the white chocolate in a bowl over a pot of gently simmering water until melted, set aside.
Take the cake balls from the fridge and using a fork, dip in the white chocolate and place on a lined tray and once all coated, chill.
Take the coloured icing of your choice and place a circle on the cake ball, decorate with an icing pen for the pupil. Taking a tooth pick, dip in red food colouring and create some veins for added effect!
