There's no need to turn on the oven with these No-Bake Cake Batter Cake Balls that are studded with sprinkles, a sweet vanilla, buttery cake batter filling and dipped in a white chocolate shell!
Author: Alyssa
Serves: 40 cake balls
Ingredients
½ cup white sugar
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup yellow cake mix
1½ cups all-purpose flour, plus 1-2 additional tablespoons
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ teaspoon butter extract (optional)
⅛ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons rainbow sprinkles, plus more for decorating
16 ounces white chocolate
Instructions
Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside
In an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes
Add in the vanilla extract and butter extract (if using)
Once combined, add the 1½ cups of flour, yellow cake mix and salt
Mix on medium speed for 1-2 minutes until fully incorporated
Add in the milk until the mixture becomes wet enough that when pressed together it holds form
Remove the bowl from the electric mixer and add in the 2 tablespoons of sprinkles
You may need to turn the dough out onto a very lightly floured surface and using your hands knead the dough and sprinkles together until the sprinkles are incorporated throughout the dough
Return the sprinkled dough to the bowl and using scoop out 1 tablespoon sized dough and roll each into a ball, placing each ball onto the parchment lined baking sheets
Once you have formed the dough into balls, place the balls in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to chill
Once the dough balls are chilled, place half the white chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and microwave the chocolate in 30-second intervals, stirring between each until the chocolate is fully melted
Once melted, place a single dough ball on a wooden skewer and dip the ball into the melted chocolate until it is fully covered
Allow any excess chocolate to drip off of the dough ball then carefully maneuver the ball off of the skewer using a fork or flower lifter and back onto the parchment covered tray
Immediately place a pinch of rainbow sprinkles on top of the wet white chocolate for decoration and allow it to set while you continue with the rest of the dough balls
If the chocolate begins to firm up, microwave again for 10-20 seconds until it's melted enough to work with. About halfway through dipping the balls, you will need to heat the remaining 8 ounces of white chocolate to coat the remaining dough balls
Once all cake balls are dipped, place the balls in the refrigerator to set completely until serving
Cake balls stored in a sealed container in the refrigerator will keep for up to one week
Recipe by Her Modern Kitchen at https://www.hermodernkitchen.com/no-bake-cake-batter-cake-balls/