April 29, 2009 - Snacking on Cake Balls at Holy Cacao
We didn't stick
around at Art After Dark long enough to take in the final hour of
desserts. So I missed another opportunity to try Holy Cacao's cake
balls.
I had read about the
delicious morsels being sold in the trailer on South Congress -
along with decadent drinking chocolates and S'Mores on a Stick
- so I've been dying to sample the goods. So I struck out
Thursday for the little trailer across from El Mercado, where I
met up
with owners Ellen Kinsey and John
Spillyards.
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Besides being two
wonderfully nice folks who are passionate about their product,
the pair whip up a heck of a cake ball! Yes, cake ball;
think of it as a glorified chocolate truffle: homemade cake
flavors bound with creamy icing, enrobed in rich chocolate - on
a stick for easy consumption.
Ellen explained that
she had wanted to sell her drinking chocolate (which are also
available as a frozen treat), but she realized that she
couldn't establish a successful business with that sole item.
So with the addition of the cake ball recipe from John's
culinary-trained sister, the duo quickly had a business on
their hands.
The cake balls come
in several flavors, and at only $1.50 each are a perfect sweet
nibble. And only $2.50 for the homemade S'Mores on a
Stick! Located just a couple of blocks from the Long
Center, ZACH and the Paramount, Holy Cacao should one of your
regular stops for a quick treat on your way to the theatre.
(Image: Ellen Kinsey at the Holy Cacao
trailer; photo by John Spillyards)