Description
Delicious and easy-to-make Strawberry Cake Balls featuring a moist strawberry cake base mixed with cream cheese frosting, coated in smooth white chocolate, and garnished with festive pink sprinkles or crushed freeze-dried strawberries. Perfect for parties, gifting, or as a sweet Valentine’s Day treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Strawberry Cake Balls Base
- 1 box strawberry cake mix (plus ingredients listed on box: usually eggs, oil, and water)
- 1/2 cup cream cheese frosting (store-bought or homemade)
Coating and Garnish
- 12 ounces white chocolate or white candy melts
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil or vegetable shortening (optional, for smoother coating)
- Pink sprinkles or crushed freeze-dried strawberries for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Bake the Cake: Preheat your oven and bake the strawberry cake according to the package instructions in a 9×13-inch pan. Allow the cake to cool completely before proceeding.
- Crumble the Cake: Once cooled, crumble the cake into a large mixing bowl using your hands or a fork until the crumbs are fine and uniform.
- Mix with Frosting: Add the cream cheese frosting to the crumbled cake and mix thoroughly until a cohesive, soft, dough-like consistency forms.
- Form Cake Balls: Scoop the mixture and roll it into 1-inch balls. Place the balls on a parchment-lined baking sheet for easy handling.
- Chill: Refrigerate the cake balls for at least 1 hour or freeze for 20-30 minutes to firm up, making them easier to coat.
- Melt Coating: Melt the white chocolate or candy melts in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring after each until smooth. Stir in the optional coconut oil for a smoother and shinier coating.
- Coat Cake Balls: Dip each chilled cake ball into the melted chocolate, allowing excess coating to drip off before returning each to the parchment paper.
- Garnish and Set: Before the coating sets, decorate with pink sprinkles or crushed freeze-dried strawberries. Allow the coating to harden completely at room temperature or in the refrigerator before serving.
Notes
- You can use homemade strawberry cake or add strawberry extract to enhance the flavor.
- Store cake balls in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or freeze them for longer storage.
- These cake balls are perfect for parties, gifting, or as festive Valentine’s Day treats.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake (post-baking mixing and coating)
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake ball
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
