No-Bake Cake Batter Cake Balls are studded with sprinkles, a sweet vanilla, buttery cake batter filling and dipped in a white chocolate shell!
Are Cake Balls still popular? I’d say yes, based on the fact that when I arrived at a recent gathering with a plate full of these No-Bake Cake Batter Cake Balls, the party guests’ eyes lit up and I was excitedly questioned with ‘Did you make Cake Balls?!’ So yes, Cake Balls are still popular.
Even better, these No-Bake Cake Batter Cake Balls still have all the fanciness of traditional Cake Balls but with half the work. There’s no need to turn the oven on, bake a cake, mix up frosting, and mash the two together. These No-Bake Cake Batter Cake Balls can be made in the coolness of your kitchen with an electric mixer and your microwave, making them a perfect weekend project when the summer heat wave peaks.
Like my Oreo Cake Batter Cheesecake, these Cake Balls are studded with sprinkles both inside and out. They have a sweet vanilla, buttery cake batter filling and are dipped in a white chocolate shell that locks in all the Cake Batter sweetness!
Although these Cake Balls are simplified with their No-Bake status, they still require a bit of timely love due to the nature of dipping each Cake Ball individually into the white chocolate. You then must carefully maneuver the Cake Ball from the skewer and delicately lift it onto a piece parchment to set while topping it with a pinch of sprinkles for decoration. My advice is to turn on some of your favorite tunes and take your time doing this. I myself found it to be quite relaxing!
Since the dipping piece of this recipe can be a bit fussy, I created a quick how-to guide on how I successfully dipped each No-Bake Cake Batter Cake Ball. My two key tools were a wooden skewer and flower lifter — used in traditional cake decorating to lift icing flowers on and off cakes. If you don’t have a flower lifter, a fork will also work favorably!
If you are a Cake Ball, Cake Batter, or Sprinkles fan, I guarantee you’ll enjoy this cake ball recipe! They’re perfect for a crowd or keep well in the fridge for up to week! I haven’t tried freezing these yet but I bet they’d even keep well in the freezer for 2-3 months in case you want to sneak a No Bake Cake Batter Cake Ball snack every now and again!
- 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
- 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
These little balls are so cute. I bet they taste as good as they look!
I was thinking of making these for my Nieces birthday. These pictures have made the decision for me – they look amazing.
perfect recipe for a kids party. Love the idea of using cake mix.
I have never ever made a cake ball but now that I have seen your version I really want to try my hand at them.
They really are simple! I think these were done start to finish in about 90 minutes!
The pics are to die for. Great post
Wow, how fun and delicious!
Oh my gosh these look so easy! They look so good and presentable with minimal effort. My favorite! I love you could alter them for particular holidays too with different toppings and such!