Ingredients:
- 1.5 cups (190g) all-purpose flour
- 0.75 cup (150g) coconut sugar
- 1 tsp (5g) baking powder
- 0.5 tsp (3g) salt
- 0.5 cup (115g) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 0.5 cup (120ml) unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tsp (5ml) vanilla extract
- 3 oz (85g) cream cheese, softened
- 0.25 cup (60g) plain Greek yogurt (strained)
- 2 tbsp (30g) maple syrup
- 12 oz (340g) candy melts
- 1 tsp (5ml) coconut oil
- 2 tbsp (15g) sanding sugar
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease an 8-inch round cake pan.
- Cream the softened butter and coconut sugar until pale and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs and vanilla extract.
- Alternate adding the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt) and unsweetened almond milk until combined.
- Pour batter into pan and bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow cake to cool completely, then crumble into a large bowl using hands until it reaches the texture of fine sand.
- Mix softened cream cheese, strained Greek yogurt, and maple syrup until smooth.
- Fold the binder into the cake crumbs one tablespoon at a time until the dough feels like damp clay and holds its shape.
- Roll the dough into 1-inch spheres and place on a parchment-lined tray.
- Chill spheres in the freezer for 15 minutes to stabilize.