Cookies ‘n Cream Cake Balls
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Category
Dessert, Gluten-Free
Cuisine
American
Author:
Connie
I’ve been baking since I was 15 years old. (I’m a dinosaur.) I baked a birthday cake the other day for our “little brother," Thomas’s 18th birthday. We met Thomas in 2011 when he was almost 11 years old. Bill and I have been his “Big Couple” ever since! We’ve celebrated 12 birthdays together. His favorite cake is Cookies ‘n Cream. It’s basically a white cake with gluten-free chocolate cookies crumbled into the batter. But guess what? This time Thomas's birthday cake FLOPPED! That cake would not cooperate and come out of the pan on its own. Needless to say, when the 9×13 cake finally decided to let go of the pan, it was broken in a dozen pieces. Well, so much for Thomas’s bday cake that day. I was disappointed that there wasn’t enough time to make another cake that day. But, Thomas is such a great young man and completely understood! A store bought cake was an acceptable substitution. The flop however was not the end of using Thomas's uncooperative cake. I realized a perfect opportunity was at hand: CAKE BALLS!!! Cake balls are SUPER easy to make and fun to eat. Kids of all ages love cake balls. The trick to a great cake ball is 1) a yummy cake & 2) delicious cream cheese frosting! The frosting is the “glue” to make a great cake ball.
Ingredients
- 1 8oz. package cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup butter, softened
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1 16 oz. box powdered sugar or 3 ½ cups
- 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted (Optional)
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1 1/2 tsps. pure vanilla
Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients
Directions
How To Make Cream Cheese Frosting
- Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed until smooth.
- Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
Stir in vanilla. Pecans are great, but may not work well for cake balls.
How To Form The Cake Balls
- Let the cake completely cool.
- Use your hands (I love wearing surgical gloves to do this) to crumble the cake in a large bowl.
Start off with a little bit of cream cheese to form the cake balls. Add more if needed. Remember to start with a little…you can always add to, but can’t take away LOL!
Mix the crumbled cake & cream cheese frosting until the cake ball is formed.
- Put the cake balls in a large air tight container and freeze till firm.
Before dipping, remove from freezer and put in fridge, just to get off the frozen chill
How To Prepare The Dip
I like using high quality melting wafers. BTW, don’t use chocolate bars. They are great for baking, but not for dipping / coating.
Melt the wafers in a microwave friendly bowl. Let the dip slightly cool. If it’s too hot, the dip may crack once the cake balls are dipped & dry. But, no worries…they’ll still be delicious!
- If you want to add sprinkles, do so before the cake balls dry.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge. Serve at room temp.
Recipe Note
This is such a fun recipe to do with the kids and g’kiddos! They have a blast forming the cake balls and then decorating. Great for kids’ bday parties. Add a cake ball stick and you have a cake pop! HOW FUN IS THAT?!??!
Enjoy a little taste of Heaven right here in Austin, Texas!