These adorably cute Coconut Chick Cake Balls are fun to make for Easter! Each cake ball chick is covered in yellow-colored coconut and is decorated with orange candy feet and beaks.
My life has been spent in the suburbs where the only animals you tend to see roaming around in backyards are cats, dogs, squirrels, rabbits, chipmunks, and the occasional raccoon.
When I was young, my mom would take us out to a local farm to get fresh eggs and I especially loved visiting in the spring when I could see all the new born chicks.
Those adorable baby chickens have inspired me to make lots of chocolate chicks over the years.
My customers love them and my most popular Easter lollipop (second from left) inspired me to create the Rice Krispies Treat Chick Pops (pictured in the center) that I shared with you last year.
This past Valentine's Day, I created and shared with you my Warm Fuzzy Cake Balls. As I was making them, I knew they could easily be transformed into other creatures including fuzzy little Easter chicks.
All I had to do to make the change was to color the coconut yellow and create a beak and feet using orange candy coating. They are so easy to make and I think they turned out so cute. There really are so many possibilities with these fuzzy cake balls, and I'm sure I'll be sharing more ideas in the future.
If you'd like to make these but don't like coconut, you can use shaved-colored candy coating like I did when I made the Pink Fuzzy Slipper Cookies.
Coconut Chick Cake Balls (makes 40 chicks)
Ingredients
24 ounces melted white confectionery coating/candy melts
orange candy coloring (not liquid)
1 baked cake, any flavor
¼ cup - ½ cup white frosting
4 cups shredded coconut
yellow liquid food coloring
80 candy eyes
Supplies
parchment paper
baking sheets
mixing bowl and spoon or a stand mixer or food processor
disposable pastry bag, zip-top bag, or a squeeze bottle fitted with a small round pastry tip
zip-top bags used to color your coconut
optional: #18 mini ice cream scoop (a heaping tablespoon)
fork or chocolate dipping fork
Instructions:
Color about ⅓ cup of the melted white confectionery coating using orange candy coloring. Fill a squeeze bottle fitted with a small round pastry tip (#3, 4, or 5) or fill a disposable pastry bag either fitted with a tip or just snip off the end leaving a small opening, or fill a zip-top bag and snip off one tip.
Line a baking sheet with a piece of parchment paper. Pipe out 80 chick feet and 40 beaks as pictured above.
Freeze or refrigerate for 3-5 minutes just until the pieces harden.
Make chocolate cake balls using the recipe for the Warm Fuzzy Cake Balls.
Dip them in white confectionery coating, and roll them in coconut that has been colored yellow.
Once you have made the coconut-covered cake balls, you are ready to add the orange candy feet, beak, and candy eyes.
Use some melted confectionery coating to "glue" all the pieces onto your fuzzy cake ball chicks. I put my candy coating in a disposable pastry bag, but you could just use a toothpick or the tip of a knife.
Storage
Store in an airtight container for up to a week. These would make great additions to any Easter basket, can be served as dessert, or can be individually wrapped and used as party favors.
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Beth Jackson Klosterboer says
Thanks so much for letting me know. I've not ever heard of Listia. I have no idea how to search for my images in order to see who is doing this. Do you have any more information? I'd like to check it out. It is so frustrating that people have been using my images for things like this. Someone else tried to sell products in their store and were using my pictures. I really appreciate you pointing this out to me.
Mobile hair and makeup Brisbane says
They are just the cutest little things ive ever seen. I love them.
Carrie says
These are so cute!! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday! I hope you will share with us again this week!
Lisa @ Flour Me With Love says
These are adorable! Thanks so much for sharing at Mix it up Monday 🙂
East9thStreet says
Adorable! I wish I had time to make them. Next year!!
http://livingatthewhiteheadszoo.blogspot.com/ says
oh my heavens these are the cutest.
Trish - Sweetology101 says
these have just the bestest expression! So full of personality. I have been visiting you lately but having time to comment on anything these days is not happening like I want. Just so you know, I look at all you do with such inspiration.
Beth Jackson Klosterboer says
Thanks Trish. Oh, I understand not having time. I love checking out other blogs, but don't often leave comments either because I'm quickly moving onto something else I need to be doing. Busy, busy, busy.
Pams Party says
We are not big fans of coconut, but I absolutely love these chicks. (you know I love pretty much all that you make though.. :)) I am having my very first linky party this weekend called Dare to Share. I would love it so much if you could stop by and link some of your fabulous creations.
Pam
http://pamspartyplanning.blogspot.com/
Karen @ Sugartown Sweets says
Absolutely cute-cute-cute!! I just love little Easter chicks and these are adorable. 🙂
Michelle | Creative Food says
These are amazing! And so cute!
Patricia P says
These are too cute to eat, but I'm sure my kids will manage to anyway! Thanks for the great idea!
The Better Baker says
WITHOUT A DOUBT...DELICIOUSLY ADORABLE!
Jocelyn says
Oh my goodness! These are stinking adorable!! I love how fuzzy they are...and the eyes, they are so cracking me up:-) LOVE THIS!!!
Megan says
Love this! Found it through Pinterest!
Also, I used your pic and linked to it in a newsletter I publish! I know lots of moms will love it! Thanks!
http://chattanooga.macaronikid.com/article/unpublished/266859/coconut-chick-cake-balls
Heather @ Raising Memories Blog says
So every time I see cute food on a blog hop, I should just assume that you did it. 😉 I hope you'll continue to link up at Sharing Time, because I love everything you do! 🙂
~Heather
www.raisingmemories.com
( http://www.raisingmemories.com/search/label/sharing%20time )
Beth Jackson Klosterboer says
Thank you Heather. What a nice thing to hear!!!!
Hazel - Chicken in a Cherry Sauce says
These are the most adorable things I've ever seen! So creative!
JehanP says
Those chicks....adorable!!!
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Sue says
You are one creative chick! Sorry, but I couldn't resist:) They are all adorable!
AndiWinslow says
So cute, I want to make some........nice post thanks andi