Cake Balls
Cake balls are essentially bite-sized cakes that you can eat on the go. They’re so easy to mix up – but hard to stop eating.
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Cake Balls Recipe
Does anyone else remember when cake balls were all the rage? This cake ball recipe is going to make you wonder why they ever stopped being a household staple. Perfect for popping in your mouth, these treats are delicious, moist (I’m sorry for saying that word) and fun.
I think I always steered clear of cake balls because I thought they were too complex to make? But in reality, this cake ball recipe is super customizable and easy to do! You can mix and match flavors, colors, and toppings to make sure you’re turning out a bingeable dessert every time.
What Ingredients are in Cake Balls?
Are you ready for this extensive list?
- Cake mix of choice – You can use any type of cake mix you’d like. The possibilities are only limited by the flavors you can find on the baking aisle.
- Ingredients called for on the cake mix box
- Chocolate, for dipping – Use whatever chocolate you’d like – get creative!
- Any additional toppings you’d like – The standard topping for cake balls are sprinkles, but depending on your flavors you can really go all out! Try crushed oreos, graham crackers, or even mini chocolate chips. Seriously, your options are limitless!
How to Make Cake Balls
- Prepare and bake the cake mix according to the boxed directions.
- Immediately after taking the cake out of the oven, pour the hot cake into the bowl of a stand mixer.
- Using the paddle attachment, mix on low speed until a dough forms that can be pressed together into a ball.
- Portion out the dough and press into a ball in the palm of your hands or with a cake pop press.
- Place the cake balls on a cookie sheet and then into the freezer to chill while melting the chocolate.
- Melt the chocolate in the microwave at 50% power for 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between each 30 seconds until mostly melted. Continue to stir until the remaining chocolate chips have melted.
- Using a fork or a chocolate dipping tool, dip and coat the cake balls in chocolate.
- Arrange on a parchment lined cookie sheet to let them set up and top immediately with sprinkles (or other toppings), if desired.
What are some creative flavor combinations for cake balls?
As mentioned above, your cake ball flavor options are really only limited by the amount of cake mixes available to you. Here are a few flavor combos I’m set on trying:
- Chocolate cake mix + white chocolate, topped with crushed oreos.
- Lemon cake mix + white chocolate
- Red velvet cake mix + white chocolate, topped with mini chocolate chips
- Chocolate cake mix + chocolate
- Strawberry cake mix + white chocolate (dyed pink)
- Coconut cake mix + chocolate, topped with shredded coconut
- Carrot cake mix + white chocolate, topped with crushed pecans
- Funfetti cake mix + chocolate, topped with sprinkles
What is the best method for shaping the cake balls into uniform sizes?
The absolute best way is to use a cake pop kit like this one! You can also use a cookie scoop and round it out by rolling it in your hands before dipping.
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Cake Balls
Ingredients
- 1 cake mix+ ingredients called for on box
- 2 cups chocolate, for dipping
Instructions
- Prepare and bake the cake mix according to the boxed directions.
- Immediately after taking the cake out of the oven, pour the hot cake into the bowl of a stand mixer.
- Using the paddle attachment, mix on low speed until a dough forms that can be pressed together into a ball.
- Portion out the dough and press into a ball in the palm of your hands or with a cake pop press.
- Place the cake balls on a cookie sheet and then into the freezer to chill while melting the chocolate.
- Melt the chocolate in the microwave at 50% power for 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between each 30 seconds until mostly melted. Continue to stir until the remaining chocolate chips have melted.
- Using a fork or a chocolate dipping tool, dip and coat the cake balls in chocolate.
- Arrange on a parchment lined cookie sheet to set up and top immediately with sprinkles, if desired.
What a great idea! The reason I never cared for cake balls was the canned frosting that every recipe called for to be mixed in. This is a total game changer! 😊❤️