Funfetti Cake Truffles

Now starts the holiday baking season for me. My family is having our Christmas celebration this weekend in Indianapolis so I am trying to pull together some yummy cookies for the occasion! One of the things I've been making for the past year are cake truffles...people call them all kinds of different things...cake pops, cake balls, cake truffles...I go with truffles - makes them sound fancier :) I have made these with all homemade ingredients - cake and icing - and have made them with the box mix. I have to say there isn't much of a taste difference here...so if I'm short on time I just use the box cake mix and ready made frosting.

I do want to put in a shout out here for the Ghiradelli chocolate candy and dipping bars. We ordered these from Amazon after realizing that chocolate chips are NOT good for melting (the chips are made to withstand high heat so they are still in shape when baking in cookies!). We got one white chocolate bar and one double chocolate bar...they worked SO WELL. The chocolate stayed smooth and liquid for a long time so we didn't have to reheat at all during the process.

Funfetti Cake Truffles



• 1 box funfetti cake mix
• 1 can frosting
• 1/2 bar of candy & dipping chocolate bar (or 1-2 bags of candy melts)
• Festive sprinkles

Bake cake according to directions on the box. Let cool completely.

Once cool, tear the cake into small pieces and - using your hands - incorporate the entire tub of icing. You should get a mixture that is sticky and able to roll together into balls. Roll small balls of the mixture and place onto a baking sheet. Once the baking sheets are full, put them into the freezer for about 20 minutes. Towards the end of the freezing time, start melting the chocolate.

Ready one or two baking sheets covered in wax paper to put the finished truffles on. When ready, remove the balls from the freezer and dip one by one into the melted chocolate. Place finished truffles on the prepared baking sheets and sprinkle with decorations. Let the chocolate harden and store in an airtight container.

CHEERS!