5 from 33 votes
Cake Balls (Cake Truffles)
Cake Balls, or Cake Truffles, are bite-sized confections made by combining crumbled yellow cake with buttercream frosting, shaped into balls, chilled, and coated in melted white chocolate. Topped with rainbow sprinkles and drizzled with extra white chocolate, these treats have a soft, moist interior encased in a sweet, crisp chocolate shell.
Prep Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings:
25
servings
Calories:
153 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 yellow cake mix , (15.25 oz)
- 18 tablespoons buttercream frosting , (18 tablespoons is easier measured as 1 cup and 2 tbsp)
- 12 ounces white chocolate melting disks
- 1 cup rainbow jimmies
Instructions
- Bake the cake as directed on the package and let cool completely before crumbling and mixing with the frosting and 1/2 cup of the sprinkles until fully combined.
- Roll into 1 tablespoon sized balls and freeze for 60 minutes.
- Melt the white chocolate in the microwave in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second increments until smooth then dip each ball on top of a fork into the chocolate, tap to remove the excess then place onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Using a small ziplock baggie with some extra melted white chocolate in it, snip off a tiny edge of the bag and zig zag over each truffle then sprinkle more rainbow jimmies on top and allow to harden completely.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
153kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
0.03g
(2%)
Cholesterol
2mg
(1%)
Sodium
127mg
(5%)
Potassium
36mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
21g
(42%)
Vitamin A
3IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.05mg
(0%)
Calcium
49mg
(5%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 25 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 153
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 153kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.03g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 2mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 127mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 36mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 21g | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 3IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.05mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 49mg | 5% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.