Cake Balls

Total Time Prep: 1 hour + freezing Bake: 35 min. + cooling
Yield about 5 dozen
Test Kitchen Approved
Our cake balls recipe transforms a simple box of cake mix into irresistible bite-sized treats with just four simple ingredients. Feel free to get creative and experiment with different cake and frosting flavors!

Ingredients

  • 1 package funfetti cake mix (regular size)
  • 1 can (15.6 ounces) funfetti vanilla frosting
  • 1 pound white candy coating, coarsely chopped
  • Rainbow jimmies or nonpareils

Directions

  1. Prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions, using a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Cool completely on a wire rack.
  2. Crumble cake into a large bowl. Add frosting with candy bits and mix well. Shape into 1-1/4-in. balls. Place on baking sheets. Freeze for at least 2 hours or refrigerate for at least 3 hours or until cake balls are firm.
  3. In a microwave, melt candy coating. Dip each cake ball in coating; allow excess to drip off. Sprinkle with jimmies or nonpareils. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts

1 truffle: 113 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 9mg cholesterol, 72mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

These tasty morsels are requested every year for parties and potlucks. The cake balls take a little time but can be prepped in steps and are easy to make ahead. Delicious flavor combinations include strawberry cake with cream cheese frosting coated in dark chocolate, chocolate cake with chocolate frosting coated in white candy coating and German chocolate cake with coconut caramel frosting coated in milk chocolate. —Krista Anderson, Macomb, Michigan
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