Tropical Cake Balls; Tagged & Award

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Do you remember these Mango Cake Balls , posted in the last summer? I just loved them. Though this time I tweaked the recipe a bit. Used coconut cake crumbs & jam, rolled in coconut & dipped in chocolate. There are so many variations you can do; just use whatever cake, jam and topping you like.

Tropical Cake Balls
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Ingredients :

• Coconut cake
• Mango jam
• Desiccated coconut
• Semi-sweet chocolate chips or chocolate chunks
• Almonds / pistachios

Method :

• Crumble the cake into a large bowl.
• Mix in enough jam till the mixture has a smooth consistency.
• Shape the cake mixture into balls and roll in desiccated coconut.
• Place on a cookie sheet, lined with wax paper. Place in the fridge or freezer for few minutes to firm up the cake balls.
• Meanwhile, microwave the chocolate in a bowl on HIGH power for ( 1 to 1 1/2 minutes ) or until chocolate is melted and smooth when stirred.
• Dip cake balls in melted chocolate, one at a time to coat. Remove, allowing excess chocolate to drip off.
• Place on a sheet of wax paper. Sprinkle coconut or place some sliced nuts on top.
• Refrigerate until the chocolate is set. 

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I got tagged a few weeks ago by Bridget of Mrs. Green Jeans. She has a lovely space with so many delicious recipes, don't forget to check out her fabulous blog. Thank you so much Bridget for this lovely opportunity :)

The Rules:
1. You must post the rules.
2. Post 12 fun facts about yourself in the blog post.
3. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post and then create 12 new questions for the people you tagged.
4. Tag 12 people and link them on your post.
5. Let them know you've tagged them.

12 Facts About Me :

1. I am a very reserved, quite and shy person!
2. I don't like snakes. I always had nightmares about them as a kid!
3. I like reading while eating!
4. Ice cream is one of my biggest weakness!
5. My favorite color is pink & black!
6. I prefer to stay at home, rather than go out!
7. I love baking way more than cooking and I have a huge sweet tooth!
8. I like music with sad lyrics!
9. I like to collect greeting cards!
10. I like silver jewelry rather than gold!
11. I don't believe in astrology, but I do like to read my horoscope!
12. I really enjoy reading your comments and appreciate your feedback!

Bridget's questions : 

1. Who's your role model? My parents! 

2. Savory or Sweet? Definitely sweet!

3. Besides blogging, what's your next go to hobby? Sewing and embroidery!

4. Goals for 2012? To try more savory recipes and to improve my photography!

5. Favorite thing to eat? Cookies!
6. What's your guilty pleasure? Peanut butter cookies!
7. Favorite T.V show? I mostly watch food shows!
8. Favorite thing to bake / cook? Cookies!
9. How did you get into blogging? I started this blog just to keep record of all my tested recipes!
10. What's your favorite thing to do on a weekend? Relaxing with a good book or movie
11. If you could go on vacation anywhere, where would you go? Bahamas or Maldives!
12. What's your favorite website? These days, it is Pinterest!

My Questions :

1. Describe yourself in 3 words?
2. If you could eat only one food for the rest of your life, what would you choose?
3. What is your favorite movie?
4. What is your favorite type of cuisine?
5. What scares you the most?
6. Coffee, tea, or neither?
7. What is your favorite place you have ever visited?
8. Are you a sweet tooth or savory tooth?
9. What is your favorite song?
10. If you could change just one thing about yourself, what would it be?
11. What’s one goal you have for this year?
12. What is your most favorite post on your blog?

I'm Tagging these : 

1. Wan of Cooking Variaties
2. Khadija of ! Khadija's Creative Mind
3. Zoe of Bake for happy kids
4. Katerina of Culinary Flavors 
5. Choc Chip Uru of Go Bake Yourself
6. Deepa of hamaree rasoi 
7. Nashira of Plateful 
8. Aysha of SchmetterlingWords 
9. Anjali of Spice n Sugar Tales
10. Jay of Tasty Appetite 
11. Radhika of Tickling Palates 
12. Sudha of Wit,wok & wisdom

Also, I've been awarded the Liebster Blog Award from the very talented Haether of Made famous by. Don't forget to check out her fabulous blog, full of mouthwatering recipes. Thank you so much Haether for sharing it :)

A Liebster Blog Award is given to talented and loved bloggers who have less than 200 followers. Just a few rules:

• Thank your Liebster Blog Award presenter on your blog & link back to the blogger who presented the award to you.
• Copy and paste the blog Award on your blog.
• Present the Liebster Blog Award to 5 blogs of 200 followers or less who you feel deserve to be noticed. 
• Let them know they have been chosen by leaving a comment at their blog.

Here are my picks:

1. cake balls, cookies, and more.
2. cookbookjaleela
3. Dream of Cakes
4. Easyfoodsmith
5. The Sweet Spot

Please friends, accept these & pass on to other bloggers :)

Sorry for such a long post.
Thank you for stopping by. Hope you enjoy the recipe!!!