Description: Australian Family Cooking 1941 to 2017
The ingredients in these Russian Balls sound quite yummy, but I am a bit perplexed by the name. The recipe says to cut them into squares before you roll them in coconut or mixed chopped nuts, surely that would make them Russian Squares!! Mind you I don’t think it matters in the least, balls or squares, they’ll taste great either way.
This recipe was in a little cookbook put out by the Australian Meat Board back in the 1970s and I’ve been making it since those days. So it’s certainly a very tried and tested recipe. I’ve made it with the traditional eggplant, but also with potatoes – both work and both taste great.
I’m not sure which is the best part of this cake – the banana sour cream base or the wonderful chocolate frosting. Together they are pretty good combination though.