A couple of months ago, a baker friend of mine Andrea from Sweet Dreamery Desserts tipped me off to this really great opportunity to work with an awesome Southern California baking company called Donsuemor. They were doing a “Dessert-A-Day” campaign and wanted foodie bloggers to get creative with their products.
I jumped all over that.
 
As I searched their website, I found their French Almond Cakes and they spoke to me…not like schizo spoke to me but nonetheless, I had to have them.  One week later there was my very own box of Almond Cakes sitting on my doorstep! There’s just something about getting packages that makes me all tingly inside but that’s a whole other story. So here I am, geared up and ready to make something scrumptiously awesome and unique…aaand…

I drew a blank.
I had nothin’.
Except anger. Yeah, I had lots of that.
And as much as I am embarrassed to admit this, I got so frustrated that I was coming up with absolutely nothing that I smushed the cake between my fingers and BAM!
It came to me…
CAKE POPS.
There was only one little problem with this grand idea of mine.
I’ve kind of got a thing against cake pops…I know it’s irrational…but I just don’t like the looks of ’em.
I glare at them in their case at Starbucks…looking all smug…just sitting there…on a stick. 
 
I refused to let my disdain of cake pops hinder my creative epiphany so, like any good archenemy, I got to know my nemesis.  I learned a little about how they came to be (Bakerella may have invented them, she may have not. My google venture was unsuccessful about getting to the bottom of that ol’ mystery so I digress). I learned how they were made and how to decorate these little buggers…snotty buggers…but I digress…
 
I can’t say I was sold on the whole cake pop thing but knowledge is power, the more you know, the more you grow, and so on and so on so I took this challenge by the horns and decided to wrestle with the beast itself. 
 
So here we go, Cake Pops. 
I’ve come to chew gum and kick butt and I’m all outta bubblegum. 
Let’s do this.
 
These are the Donsuemor French Almond Cakes that stumped me. Buttery, yummy, and nutty!
I added a little coffee to the frosting to give it a mocha twist. Almond cake begs for coffee. 
No really, I think I heard it say “coffeeeeee”.  Weird, right??
A lot nicer depiction of my initial mashing of the cake as I flew into a mental-block fueled rage…well maybe not a rage…more like a fit.  Yes. A fit. I’ll go with that.
Mocha Fudgy Buttercream Frosting. Yummy.
 
Ok. 
This is where I start to lose it a little. 
This is what the cake crumble and frosting looks like once they’re mixed together…
uh huh…
I’m a little weirded out by all this but highly determined to see this through…
A melonballer and some patience and I’m feeling better about these little guys…
FACT: I enjoyed stabbing this cake ball with a stick. Don’t judge me.
FACT: The cake pop got me back. Hardcore. 
Apparently I missed the part where my directions said be careful not to make them too big or the weight will make them slide down the stick. 
Fatty cake!
So a natural evolution is…CAKE BITES! 
But I’m not giving up on this one…I will be back Cake Pops…
and I will OWN you.
Came out rather nice, if I do say so myself…and I do.
Enjoy!
I made them, just for you!!

 

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Donsuemor Almond Roca Mocha Cake Bites

Prep Time: 2 hours, 30 minutes

Total Time: 3 hours

Yield: 50-60 1 inch cake pops/bites

Donsuemor Almond Roca Mocha Cake Bites

Ingredients

    Cake:
  • 20 Donsuemor French Almond Cakes, crumbled
    • Mocha Frosting:
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar (add more/less to taste)
  • 2 Tbsp coffee-strongly brewed (can use instant/espresso/or fresh made)
  • 3 Tbsp cocoa powder
    • Topping:
  • 1 14 oz package of Wilton Light Chocolate Candy Melts
  • 6 Almond Roca candies, crushed/chopped
  • 2 oz melted white chocolate
    • Materials:
  • mini cupcake liners
  • lollipop sticks (if you so wish...but...I won't go there.)
  • Wax paper

Instructions

  1. 1. Crumble cakes by hand in large bowl. Put aside.
  2. 2. Prepare frosting by creaming butter with mixer. Add cocoa powder and mix. Slowly add coffee being careful not to add too much or the consistency will be off. Slowly add confectioner's sugar 1/2 cup at a time until desired consistency/sweetness is reached.
  3. 3. Place frosting in bowl with cake in small amounts until desired consistency is reached. DO NOT ADD ALL THE FROSTING AT ONCE!! IT MAY BE TOO MUCH AND YOU WILL END UP WITH MUSH. YUCK.
  4. 4. Mix the cake and crumble with frosting. Some people use their hands. I don't. It's skeeves me out. May be placed in refrigerator for easier scooping.
  5. 5. Using a melonballer, scoop out even sized rounds and smooth out by rolling dough into balls with hands.
  6. 6. Place cake balls on wax paper and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Can be frozen.
  7. 7. Melt candy according to package directions. If you find that this is too thick for you, you can add 2 tablespoons of shortening to chocolate.
  8. 8. If you are making cake pops, stick lollipop sticks into base of cakes and dip into chocolate, shaking off excess and place on wax paper to set. If you are making cake bites, place cakes into chocolate, removing with a fork, shaking off excess and sliding onto wax paper using a knife/toothpick.
  9. 9. Before chocolate sets place small amount of crushed candies on top of bites or dip/roll pops in candies.
  10. 10. Once chocolate has become slightly hardened, drizzle white chocolate over bites/pops. I melted the chocolate in a ziplock bag in the microwave for 1 minute then snipped the end off and used that as a piping bag. Nifty AND thrifty.
  11. 11. Bites/pops may be frozen but do not refrigerate. They may sweat and become moist.
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10 Comments on Donsuemor Almond Roca Mocha Cake Bites

  2. WELL DONE MY FRIEND…WELL DONE! I must admit I laughed out loud while reading this! Its funny because I can actually hear u saying these things as I read it and that’s what makes it even funnier! So these are the lil cakes that we spoke of? They came out very well. I personally do not like cake pops either which is partially why I especially enjoyed this blog. Idk why I’m against them so much but I just do not like them…Idk that’s just me. I especially enjoy your “FACTS” because these would be common facts for me as well lol. Despite getting angry & failing @1st (or so u thought) you kept on going & gave it another shot thus resulting in this great recipe….awesome job Patty mayonnaise! The pics are great as well & the packaging was the cherry on top! 😀

    <3 Karen

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