Strawberry Cake Balls
Strawberry Cake Balls are a fun way to turn a simple cake mix into something that looks party perfect and totally irresistible. Soft strawberry cake coated in sweet white chocolate and finished with sprinkles makes them a festive treat everyone will love.
Quick Snapshot
Ready Time: About 1 hour plus chilling
Servings: About 24 cake balls
Best For: Baby showers, Valentine’s Day, birthday treats, edible gifts
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
• Easy strawberry cake balls with cake mix that turn out soft and not overly sweet. Most cake ball recipes use frosting, but this version uses sweetened condensed milk for a flavor and texture that’s even better.
• No complicated decorating skills needed, just dip, drizzle and add sprinkles.
• Perfect make-ahead dessert bites for parties, bake sales or freezer treats.
Ingredients for Strawberry Cake Balls
Strawberry Cake Mix
Butter
Water
Eggs
Sweetened Condensed Milk
White Melting Wafers
Red Food Coloring
Sprinkles
How to Make Strawberry Cake Balls
- Prepare the strawberry cake mix with butter, water and eggs according to package directions.
- Bake in a greased, rimmed cookie sheet pan for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool slightly.
- Crumble the cooled cake into a large bowl until fine crumbs form. Add sweetened condensed milk and mix until the texture is soft and moldable using an electric mixer or wooden spoon.
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- Use a medium sized cookie scoop to make all of the balls the same size. Roll in between hands to make balls. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Chill in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes so they hold their shape.
- Melt white melting wafers according to package directions. Stir in a drop or two of red food coloring if you want a pink coating.
- Using a fork or dipping tool, coat each cake ball in melted wafers. Tap gently to remove excess coating.
- Place coated cake balls back onto parchment paper and immediately add sprinkles before the coating sets.
- Allow coating to harden completely before serving. Refrigerate to make them set up quicker.
If you are looking for a special treat, these strawberry cake balls are always a crowd pleasing dessert. Great to make ahead and more budget friendly than the bakery versions.
Have you tried this Strawberry Cake Balls recipe? Leave a comment and star rating below to let me know how they turned out.
Strawberry Cake Balls
Ingredients
- 1 box strawberry cake mix
- ½ cup melted butter
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
- 16 ounces white melting wafers – vanilla
- 3 drops red food coloring
- sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Prepare the strawberry cake mix with butter, water and eggs according to package directions. Bake in a greased, rimmed half sheet pan for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool slightly.
- Crumble the cooled cake into a large bowl until fine crumbs form. Add sweetened condensed milk and mix until the texture is soft and moldable using an electric mixer or wooden spoon.
- Use a medium sized cookie scoop to make all of the balls the same size. Roll in between hands to make balls. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Chill in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes so they hold their shape.
- Melt white melting wafers according to package directions. Stir in a drop or two of red food coloring if you want a pink coating.
- Using a fork or dipping tool, coat each cake ball in melted wafers. Tap gently to remove excess coating.
- Place coated cake balls back onto parchment paper and immediately add sprinkles before the coating sets. Place on sucker sticks to make cake pops.
- Allow coating to harden completely before serving – refrigerate to make it quicker.
Notes
Swap sprinkles to match holidays like Valentine’s Day, Easter or birthdays. Store cake balls in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Freeze for up to 2 months and thaw in the fridge before serving.
These are great to make ahead since the flavor gets even better after chilling.
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How much condensed milk do you use? It’s not in the recipe.
Hi Pat,
It is 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk, I have updated the recipe card, I hope you try them!
~ Milisa