Description
These Strawberry Cake Truffles are a delightful treat, combining the sweet flavor of strawberry cake with creamy frosting. Easy to make and perfect for celebrations or casual snacking, these truffles are sure to impress!
Ingredients
Scale
- 15.25 ounce strawberry cake mix
- 8 ounce block cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- ⅓ cup cream cheese chips, roughly chopped
- 2 10 oz bags Ghirardelli vanilla melting wafers
- ½ cup Wilton pink candy melts
- ½ cup Wilton bright pink candy melts
- Sprinkles, optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper to prepare for baking.
- Spread the cake mix onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for about 5 minutes to heat treat it. Let it cool completely on a wire rack afterward.
- In a medium mixing bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with a hand mixer on medium-high speed until smooth and creamy.
- Fold the cooled cake mix into the cream cheese with a rubber spatula, then mix on medium-high speed with the hand mixer until a dough consistency is achieved. Start with folding to reduce mess.
- Gently fold in the cream cheese chips until they are evenly distributed through the dough.
- Cover the dough with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours to firm it up.
- After chilling, line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Use a 1 ½ tablespoon cookie scoop to portion the dough onto the sheets; roll them into smooth balls.
- Allow the rolled truffles to rest for about 15 minutes to help prevent cracking when coated.
- Melt the vanilla melting wafers using a double boiler or microwave until fully melted and smooth. The double boiler method is preferred for better temperature control.
- Dip one dough ball on a fork into the melted vanilla wafers, lift it out, and gently tap the fork to remove excess coating. Place the coated ball onto the lined baking sheet.
- Repeat for all dough balls, spacing them 2 inches apart. Before the coating dries, add sprinkles to half of the coated truffles if desired.
- Melt the two pink candy melts in small piping bags in the microwave until they are fully melted.
- Snip a small piece off the tip of the piping bags and drizzle the melted candy melts over the remaining coated truffles.
- Let the truffles set completely before serving and enjoy!
Notes
Ensure the cake mix is completely cooled before mixing with cream cheese to avoid melting it.
If using the microwave for melting, do it in 30-second increments to prevent overheating.
You can use different colored melting wafers for a fun twist!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 truffle
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg