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Alyssa

No-Bake Cake Batter Cake Balls

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!
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Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 33 minutes
Servings: 40 cake balls
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup yellow cake mix
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour plus 1-2 additional tablespoons
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon butter extract optional
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 2 tablespoons rainbow sprinkles plus more for decorating
  • 16 ounces white chocolate

Method
 

  1. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside
  2. In an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes
  3. Add in the vanilla extract and butter extract (if using)
  4. Once combined, add the 1 1/2 cups of flour, yellow cake mix and salt
  5. Mix on medium speed for 1-2 minutes until fully incorporated
  6. Add in the milk until the mixture becomes wet enough that when pressed together it holds form
  7. Remove the bowl from the electric mixer and add in the 2 tablespoons of sprinkles
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. Once you have formed the dough into balls, place the balls in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to chill
  11. 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
  12. Once melted, place a single dough ball on a wooden skewer and dip the ball into the melted chocolate until it is fully covered
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. Once all cake balls are dipped, place the balls in the refrigerator to set completely until serving
  17. Cake balls stored in a sealed container in the refrigerator will keep for up to one week