Description
Romantic red velvet cake balls dance with passion, celebrating love’s sweet embrace. Chocolate-dipped and sprinkled with charm, these bite-sized delights will make hearts flutter and spark joy for any Valentine’s Day celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Base:
- 1 box red velvet cake mix
- Ingredients needed to bake cake mix
Filling and Coating:
- 1 (8 ounces / 226 grams) package cream cheese (softened)
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 12 ounces (340 grams) white chocolate or candy melts (melted)
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil or vegetable shortening (optional, for smoother coating)
Decoration:
- Valentines Day sprinkles
Instructions
- Create a vibrant red velvet cake following the package guidelines, ensuring an even, rich color and tender crumb.
- Once the cake has completely cooled, delicately crumble it into fine, uniform particles within a spacious mixing vessel.
- In a separate mixing bowl, whip cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until the mixture achieves a silky, homogeneous texture.
- Gently fold the cream cheese mixture into the cake crumbs, blending thoroughly until the combination forms a malleable, cohesive dough.
- Using gentle pressure, shape the mixture into compact, uniform spheres approximately one inch in diameter, positioning each carefully on a parchment-lined tray.
- Chill the formed spheres in the refrigerator for 45 minutes, allowing them to firm and maintain their structured shape.
- Melt white chocolate in a microwave-safe container, heating in brief intervals and stirring between each to prevent scorching.
- Incorporate coconut oil or shortening into the melted chocolate to enhance its glossy, smooth consistency.
- Delicately immerse each cake sphere into the molten chocolate, utilizing a fork or specialized dipping tool to ensure even coverage.
- Allow excess chocolate to gracefully drip off before transferring the coated spheres back to the parchment-lined surface.
- While the chocolate remains liquid, quickly adorn with romantic Valentine’s themed sprinkles for a festive touch.
- Allow the decorated cake balls to set at ambient temperature for approximately 15 minutes, or expedite the process by briefly chilling in the refrigerator.
- Arrange on a decorative platter and present these delectable, love-inspired confections.
Notes
- Make cake balls ahead of time to reduce day-of stress and allow flavors to meld perfectly.
- Ensure cake is completely cool before crumbling to prevent mixture from becoming too wet or sticky.
- Use room temperature cream cheese for smoother, lump-free cake ball mixture that blends easily.
- Control chocolate coating thickness by tapping fork gently to remove excess before placing on parchment paper.
- Opt for gluten-free cake mix and check cream cheese ingredients for gluten-sensitive guests.
- Add food-safe red food coloring to white chocolate for extra Valentine’s Day romantic touch.
- Store cake balls in airtight container in refrigerator for up to 5 days, maintaining texture and freshness.
- Experiment with different chocolate coatings like dark or milk chocolate for varied flavor profiles.
- Use silicone baking mat instead of parchment paper for easier cake ball removal and cleanup.
- Choose organic ingredients for a cleaner, healthier dessert that doesn’t compromise on deliciousness.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg