Description
These Valentine Strawberry Cake Truffles are a delightful treat featuring a strawberry cake mix combined with creamy cream cheese. They’re simple to make and perfectly coated with colorful candy melts, making them ideal for celebrations or a sweet treat anytime. Get ready for delicious, homemade fun!
Ingredients
Scale
- 15.25 ounce strawberry cake mix
- 8 ounce block cream cheese softened to room temperature
- ⅓ cup cream cheese chips roughly chopped
- 2 10 oz bags ghirardelli vanilla melting wafers
- ½ cup wilton pink candy melts
- ½ cup wilton bright pink candy melts
- Sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Spread the cake mix onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.
- Beat the softened cream cheese in a mixing bowl until smooth.
- Fold in the cooled cake mix and mix until a dough consistency forms.
- Fold in the cream cheese chips until evenly incorporated.
- Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Scoop the dough using a 1 ½ tablespoon cookie scoop and roll into balls. Set aside for 15 minutes.
- Melt the vanilla melting wafers using a double boiler or microwave, stirring frequently.
- Dip each dough ball into the melted vanilla wafers and place on the lined baking sheet.
- Sprinkle your choice of sprinkles on half of the coated dough balls before the coating dries.
- Melt the pink candy melts in piping bags and drizzle over the remaining coated cake balls.
- Allow to set completely before serving.
Notes
Ensure the cake mix is heat-treated to eliminate any bacteria before use.
For best results, allow dough balls to sit for a while before coating to prevent cracking.
Use your preferred color of sprinkles to make them more festive.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 truffle
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg