Description
Enjoy these Valentine Strawberry Cake Truffles with their irresistible flavor and simple preparation! Made with strawberry cake mix and cream cheese, this homemade treat is perfect for celebrations or everyday indulging.
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. Heat treat the cake mix to eliminate any bacteria.
- Spread the cake mix on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely on a wire rack.
- In a medium mixing bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with a hand mixer on medium-high speed until smooth and creamy.
- Fold the cooled cake mix into the cream cheese with a spatula, then mix with the hand mixer until you achieve a dough consistency.
- Mix in the cream cheese chips until evenly distributed.
- Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Use a 1 ½ tablespoon cookie scoop to portion the dough, rolling each piece into a smooth ball. Let them sit for 15 minutes to expand.
- Melt the vanilla melting wafers using a double boiler or microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until fully melted.
- Using a fork, dip each dough ball into the melted vanilla wafers, tapping off excess coating. Place on the lined baking sheet.
- Sprinkle half of the coated dough balls with sprinkles before the coating sets.
- Melt the pink candy melts separately in piping bags in the microwave, then drizzle over the remaining coated dough balls.
- Allow the truffles to set completely before serving.
Notes
Chilling the dough thoroughly helps prevent cracking during coating.
Use quality melting wafers for a smoother finish.
Feel free to experiment with different types of sprinkles or colors.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 truffle
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 10mg