These simple strawberry no bake cake balls combine strawberry cake mix, cream cheese, and white chocolate for the perfect treat for Valentine’s Day, birthday parties, and more!
Start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees. Then line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Lay the cake mix out onto the parchment lined baking sheet and bake the dry cake mix until it reaches 165 degrees, typically about five minutes. Once the cake mix has reached the safe temperate, remove from the oven and allow it to cool completely before adding to the cream cheese.
15.25 oz strawberry cake mix
After the cake mix has cooled put it into a medium sized bowl. Then add the softened cream cheese and mix together the cream cheese and cake mix on medium high with a hand mixer until light and creamy.
8 oz block cream cheese
Now that the cream cheese is fully whipped gently fold in the cream cheese chips with a rubber spatula until they are evenly distributed throughout the cream cheese.
1/3 cup cream cheese chips
Cover the bowl and refrigerate the cream cheese mixture for 2 hours.
When the two hours is up and the cream cheese mixture has chilled, prepare two baking sheets by lining them with parchment paper or wax paper. Using a 1 1/2 tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop the dough onto the prepared baking sheets. After each ball has been placed on to the baking sheets, roll each one into an even ball with your hands.
Let the balls sit on the baking sheet for about 15 minutes to expand slightly and prevent cracking later on.
Place the vanilla melting wafers in a microwave safe bowl and microwave in 30 second increments, stirring between each increment, until the wafers are completely melted.
20 oz Ghirardelli vanilla melting wafers
Once the chocolate is melted, dip each ball of dough into the melted chocolate and place back onto the parchment lined baking sheet. If you're adding sprinkles, add them now before the chocolate hardens.
sprinkles of your choice
Melt the candy melts in the same method as you did above with the vanilla melting wafers. Once melted, you can either use a spoon to drizzle the candy melts on top of the white chocolate cake balls or you can add it to a piping bag and use a piping bag to drizzle for cleaner lines.
1/2 cup wilton pink candy melts, 1/2 cup wilton bright pink candy melts
Once melted, you can either use a spoon to drizzle the candy melts on top of the white chocolate cake balls or you can add it to a piping bag and use a piping bag to drizzle for cleaner lines.
After all the cake balls are decorated, let them sit for until the chocolate and candy melts on the outside have completely hardened and then serve!
Notes
Make sure to add the sprinkles before the white chocolate coating hardens or the sprinkles won’t stick. I typically like to dip one ball, add the sprinkles, then move onto the next. Or the perfect way to do this is actually with a partner (my kids love to help) – you dip while the kiddos add sprinkles on top!Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to five days since these have raw cream cheese mixed into the balls! If you’d prefer that they be served at room temperate (and not chilled), take them out about 15 minutes before serving to allow them to thaw a bit before serving.