Easy Candied Cake Balls
Candied Cake Balls
I think all this sheltering at home has really messed with my sweet tooth. I can’t seem to curb my cravings, and today it was back to chocolate! Candied Chocolate Cake Balls to be exact. So, whether you’re wanting to make these delicious little guys as a cake pop (you know, like Starbucks on a stick), or like bite-sized truffles, you can’t go wrong with this moist, easy -to-make cake ball recipe. They’re a perfect dessert to make with you kids and grandkids too!
Here’s What You’ll Need:
Ingredients:
- 1 box of chocolate cake mix
- 1 cup of buttercream frosting
- 12-16 oz melting white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup rainbow sprinkles
- food coloring
Preparation:
- Bake cake according to directions
- Allow cake to cool
- Crumble cake into your mixing bowl
- Add frosting
- Mix on medium-low until mixture is fully combined and no longer sticking to the side of the bowl
- Roll into individual balls of desired size on a cookie sheet
- Let them set in the freezer for rough for roughly 30-40 minutes
- Prep melting chocolate by dividing chips into individual cups, according to the number of colors you’ll be making
- Follow melting chip directions
- Mix in desired amount of food coloring (typically 1-2 drops)
- Stir completely
- Remove cake balls from freezer and dip into melting chocolate color of choice using a dipping utensil, fork ,or cake pop stick
- Careful remove and place on parchment paper
- Add rainbow sprinkles and allow to harden before eating
Flavor and Color Options for Your Cake Ball Treats
While I love chocolate, my candied cake ball cravings don’t stop there. I recommend trying red velvet cake and my kids love the funfetti mix for a colorful inside. You can also get creative by using white cake mix and your favorite food colors. It’d be the perfect way to make a tasty treat for a baby gender reveal party!
Never-Ending Toppings and Designs
From rainbow sprinkles to colorful sugar crystals, there are endless ways to decorate these yummy candied cake balls. I enjoy swirling my dipping chocolate colors or using leftover chocolate melts to drizzle over the covered cake balls in swirls or zig-zags. Or just ask the kids what toppings they want to use! You can find multi packs with candied hearts and stars or fancy silver candy balls. Be creative and have fun with your decorations, both inside and out. I promise, they’ll be gobbled up too soon to notice anyway!
Helpful Tips
Over the years, I’ve developed a few tips I use to make the cake balls as easy and tasty as possible.
- If you don’t have frosting decorating materials handy, use a small sandwich bag and snip off a tiny portion of the bottom corner. Fill your bag with some melted chocolate and start drizzling!
- Keep a small amount of heavy whipping cream nearby and use sparingly if your chocolate becomes too think. It’s an easy way to help thin it out a bit while keeping it creamy.
- Use coffee mugs to heat your chocolate wafers in. And if you have an electric skillet or large stove top pan, fill it with roughly two inches of water and set on the lowest heat setting. Set your mugs of chocolate in the water and still occasionally to melt. This will cut down on extra time you would normally spend running back and forth to the microwave. It’s pretty handy. Just keep an eye on little hands.
These are delicious for snacks, birthdays, showers, and office parties. Decorate them to match any event! We can’t wait to hear what fun ideas you create!
Happy Baking!
~ Lisa
