Recipe of the Day: Red Velvet Cake Balls

A few years ago, a good friend of mine brought red velvet cake balls to our New Years Eve party.  They were a total hit.  I asked her how she made them and she began to tell me, but they seemed pretty labor intensive.  My baking skills are pretty basic and my time is extremely limited, so I quickly decided it wasn’t the recipe for me.

Fast forward to two weeks ago, when I saw this recipe for red velvet cake balls on one of my favorite recipe websites, Gooseberry Patch.  Lately, I’ve been sticking to fall recipes, but I just couldn’t wait  to try this one.

What you will need:

1 box red velvet cake mix & the ingredients listed on that box

1 container cream cheese frosting

melting chocolate (regular or white)

Step 1 – Make cake mix as instructed on package in a 13×9 pan.  Take out of the oven and cool.

Step 2 – Crumble cooled cake into a large bowl and stir in cream cheese frosting.

Step 3 – Roll the mixture into balls and place on a cookie sheet.  The recipe says they should be the size of quarters, but mine were a little bit bigger.  Put the cookie sheet in the fridge and chill the cake balls for several hours or over night.

Step 4 – Melt chocolate in a double boiler.  Dip/drop the cake balls in the melted chocolate and make sure they are completely covered with chocolate.  Once coated with chocolate, place on wax paper, and wait until the chocolate firms up.  I put mine back in the fridge for about an hour.

These are amazing!  I brought a few to work with me on Friday, and every person who tried them loved them.  I then brought a couple of extras to my daughters’ daycare when I picked them up and got the same reaction.  Definitely try these if you get the chance!  Plus, a few of these in a cute tin from the dollar section at Target would be a great holiday gift.

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19 Responses to Recipe of the Day: Red Velvet Cake Balls

  1. Nellie says:

    Wow, this is amazing!! Bookmarking for future use! I will be doing this for the holidays for sure, thank you!

  2. Those look amazing. I just hit print and shoved it in my recipe binder!

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  3. lori h. says:

    After the trying week in my home… read my blog post for the details… http://www.thekitchencounselor.org/blog/?p=315 … tasting your delicious cake ball ended my week on a sweeter note… Can’t wait to see how you improve on the original! The Kitchen Counselor is proud of you!

  4. Ola Jaggers says:

    These look yummy!

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  5. I made these a couple of years ago but with a different cake mix. I put them on lollipop sticks. They were a huge hit at a Christmas party we attended.
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  6. These look A.M.A.Z.I.N.G! Yum 🙂

  7. BG says:

    Sounds Great! I’ll have to try them!

  8. Am I your great friend that made these? (You may have said good friend, don’t remember…sticking with great.) I think the only difference was that I used cream cheese and powdered sugar. I just wasn’t aware of the frosting shortcut!! Yum yum, I’ll definitely be making them again this year. And oreo cookie balls! Yummm.

    Lauren XOXO

    • jct6878 says:

      Yes – You would be that great friend! And oreo cookie balls? You are speaking my language! Do tell. I must know how you are going to make them…and sample a few as soon as they are made…

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  10. I was also going to tell you about the oreo balls, lol!!!! Instead of cake I use a whole package of oreos (tried with the seasonal mint oreos VERY YUMMY) i ground them in a food processor. Mash in a brick of cream cheese that is room temp. ~Arm work out warning~ then make balls and dip in melted chocolate. I used candy melt so it would be green for st. pattys! sooo good!

    • jct6878 says:

      These sound amazing! Must try. A little worried about the arm work out, but it will all be worth it in the end right? I love mint too…got to do this! Thanks for sharing.

      • At home now on my computer so I’m logged in~ I just smash it down with the back of a big serving spoon. At first it looks impossible but once it starts to come together its easier. And yes, totally worth it. Think dunked oreos in milk kinda soft melt in your mouth, yum!

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  12. Susan Edall says:

    I can’t wait to try this recipe! I always have request for my red velvet cake. I bet these will be a big hit at Christmas. But I’m gonna use dark chocolate. That’s my favorite! LOL!!! Thank you for sharing!!!!

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  14. Bonnie Way says:

    These look awesome! 🙂 I recently made cake pops for my daughter’s fourth birthday party and they were a huge hit! The only annoying part was finding sticks to put into the cake pops. I think just making cake balls like these would be easier – and then I wouldn’t worry about my daughter poking herself with a stick while eating her cake. 🙂

  15. Sally says:

    Amazing.. I love it..

  16. Sofia says:

    They look so easy to make!! I am sure even my boys would help putting sprinkles and what not!!

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