Chocolate Cake Balls

These Chocolate Cake Balls are elegant, delicious treats that are quite impressive and perfect for various occasions. They are coated in three types of chocolate and have a smooth, fudgy interior.

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How to make chocolate cake balls.

These cake balls are made from scratch, with a mixture of chocolate cake and cream cheese frosting. First, you have to prepare the chocolate cake and let it cool. For the chocolate cake, I chose a very easy eggless chocolate recipe that you don’t need more than 5 minutes to have it ready and place in the oven.

After the cake, prepare the cream cheese frosting by mixing the room-temperature butter with powdered sugar, your favorite flavoring extract and cream cheese. Once cooled, turn the chocolate cake into crumbs. Mix the cake crumbs with the cream cheese frosting. Roll the mixture into balls and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Dip each ball into tempered chocolate.

Though it may seem like there are a lot of steps, each step is easy to prepare and there is no way it can turn into a failure. You can also use this recipe to make cake pops. Place the cake balls on skewers, for an impressive presentation. These chocolate cake balls can also make a wonderful homemade gift idea during the holidays too. Hope you will give them a try as they are absolutely a delightful treat. If you do, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram as I love seeing how it turns out for you.

Other chocolate truffle recipes you may like to try

Indulge in the rich and decadent flavors of truffles with these Caramel Chocolate Truffles. These treats are a delicious combination of sweetness, saltiness, chocolatey goodness, and chewiness. The cocoa nibs provide a crispy texture and enhance the overall flavor, making them irresistible. These White Chocolate and Coconut Truffles are a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that combines the creaminess of white chocolate with the tropical taste of coconut.Also, these classic Chocolate Truffles provide a rich and velvety texture that chocolate lovers will surely adore. Each of these truffles is easy to make and perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth.

three types of chocolate cake balls

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chocolate cake balls

Chocolate Cake Balls

5 from 2 votes
Delicious, elegant chocolate cake balls recipe, coated in chocolate and with a smooth, fudge interior, perfect for various occasions. They can also make a wonderful gift idea on holidays.
Servings 65 balls
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Chilling Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours

Ingredients
  

Chocolate Cake

  • 3/4 cup (150g) sugar
  • 1 ½ cup (190g) flour
  • 1/4 cup (30g) unsweetened Dutch-processed cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp (8g) baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp (1g) cinnamon
  • 1 cup (240ml) hot water
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp (5g) vanilla extract

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 7 oz (200g) cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup (110g) butter , room temperature
  • 1/2 cup (60g) powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp (10g) rum extract

Chocolate Coating

  • 3.5 oz (100g) semisweet chocolate , tempered
  • mini chocolate rocks
  • 3.5 oz (100g) milk chocolate , tempered
  • 1/4 cup (25g) walnuts , toasted and chopped
  • 3.5 oz (100g) white chocolate , tempered
  • Freeze dried raspberries

Instructions
 

Prepare the chocolate cake.

  • Preheat the oven to 180 C (350 F). Butter the sides and bottom of a 8×8 inch baking pan.
  • In a medium bowl combine the dry ingredients. Add hot water, vanilla extract and oil and mix well. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 20-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool completely.

Prepare the cream cheese frosting.

  • Mix butter with powdered sugar until creamy. Add rum extract and mix to combine. Add the cream cheese and mix well until creamy.

Prepare the cake balls.

  • Crumble the chocolate cake into a large bowl. Add the cream cheese frosting and mix well to combine.
  • Take teaspoons of mixture and roll into balls. Place the balls into a parchment paper lined baking sheet and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to chill or put them in the freezer for 20 -30 minutes.

Prepare the semisweet chocolate coating.

  • Melt 2.5 oz (70g) semisweet chocolate over bain-marie. Remove from heat and add 1 oz (30g) chopped semisweet chocolate for tempering. Stir until melted.
  • Dip the cake balls into melted semisweet chocolate. Place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Top the coated cake balls with mini chocolate rocks.

Prepare the milk chocolate and walnut coating.

  • Melt 2.5 oz (70g) milk chocolate over bain-marie. Remove from heat and add 1 oz (30g) chopped milk chocolate for tempering. Stir until melted. Add the toasted chopped walnuts and mix to combine.
  • Dip the cake balls into walnut milk chocolate. Place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.

Prepare the white chocolate coating.

  • Melt 2.5 oz (70g) white chocolate over bain-marie. Remove from heat and add 1 oz (30g) chopped white chocolate for tempering. Stir until melted.
  • Dip the cake balls into melted white chocolate. Place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Top the coated cake balls with freeze-dried raspberries.
  • Refrigerate the cake balls until ready to serve. Enjoy!

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 cake ballCalories: 86kcalCarbohydrates: 9.8gProtein: 1gFat: 4.9gSaturated Fat: 2.8gCholesterol: 8mgSugar: 6.9g
Calories: 86kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cake balls, cake pops, chocolate cake balls, gift desserts, holiday cake balls

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  1. Can these be made ahead of event and frozen?

    1. Ella Marincus-HomeCookingAdventure Author says:

      Sure… I often do that

  2. Benedita. Carocinho says:

    São deliciosas. Sou de Portugal e não falo inglês, mas tinha a tradução das receitas. AMEI!!!! Vou oferecer pelo Natal… Obrigada e espero mais receitas por favor…. E macarons…. Gostava de fazer mais bonitos!!!! OBRIGADA.

  3. Benedita. Carocinho says:

    Obrigada pelas receitas.. São maravilhosas.!!!!!

    1. Benedita. Carocinho says:

      Thank you by your recipes.. They are very good.!!!!! I Love them!!!!!!

  4. 5 stars
    Another recipe from you that I have tried. Easy to make, well explained (the video also helped), very good taste appreciated by everyone who had the luck to taste it. 🙂 Thanks for sharing these recipes.

  5. Can you use boxed cake mix

    1. Ella Marincus-HomeCookingAdventure Author says:

      Yes you can.use boxed cake mix. I like to make the cake from scratch though.

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