Red Velvet Cake Balls

February 7, 2011 by mydanishkitchen

Valentine’s Day is upon us once again. A day for celebrating your affection for your loved ones and for buying massive amounts of chocolate, flowers and Hallmark Cards. The truth of the matter is that I do not celebrate Valentine’s Day. I think it is much more sincere and natural to show your affection in a spontaneous manner….besides I don’t like an overly crowded restaurant. However, I did think it would be fun to make something in a Valentine’s theme and I have been itching to make these Red Velvet cake balls.

The balls turned out very delicious and they were easy to make but a bit time-consuming. If you make cake balls make sure they are thoroughly chilled for easier handling. I worked with 3 or 4 balls at the time so they wouldn’t warm up before i could get them dipped in the chocolate. A tip which worked out really well (courtesy HubPages) was to take a plastic fork and break off the middle two digits which allowed for quicker and better draining off the excess chocolate. So first I rolled the ball in the melted chocolate, then scooped it onto the fork and spooned chocolate over the remaining cake ball and placed it onto a baking sheet to set. I also melted the chocolate in small increments because the cake crumbs make the chocolate thicken pretty quickly.

The best part of making these wonderful Red Velvet Cake Balls was to hear my sons reaction over the phone when he recieved them at his college 🙂

Red Velvet Cake Balls

Ingredients:

1 box Red Velvet cake mix (follow baking instructions on box)

16 oz can Cream Cheese Frosting

2 – 12 oz bags chocolate/white chocolate

1/2 lb colored candy wafers (optional – for decorating)

Directions:

Bake red velvet cake according to directions on box. Allow cake to cool completely.

Break up cake into large chucks, place in food processor and process until fine crumbs. Place cake crumbs in a large bowl. If you don’t have a food processor you can certainly crumble it by hand. Add cream cheese frosting to cake crumbs and mix together. It may be easier to use your hands for the mixing, but a bit messy. Roll cake mass into quarter size balls and place on a baking sheet. Refrigerate cake balls for several hours or place in freezer to speed up the cooling process. You want them very cold for easier handling before dipping in chocolate.

Melt chocolate over a warm water bath or in microwave according to package directions. Using a spoon and fork, gently roll each ball in the melted chocolate to cover, spooning more chocolate over the ball as needed. Place ball on baking sheet or parchment paper until chocolate has hardened.

If decorating, melt colored candy wafers over a water bath or in microwave. Load into a small zip lock bag, cut off the corner tip of zip lock bag making a tiny hole. Drizzle over chocolate covered balls and let set. Enjoy.

Baked Red Velvet Cake

Break up cake

Crumbs with frosting

Source: Bakerella

Posted in Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert | Tagged balls, cake, cake balls, chocolate, dessert, red, valentine, velvet | 40 Comments

40 Responses

on February 2, 2012 at 19:06 Sarah

Would Marshmallow Cream work in place of the frosting?
- on February 2, 2012 at 19:26 mydanishkitchen
  
  Well I don’t know since I haven’t tried it but marshmallow cream sounds really delicious 🙂 If you decide to try it, let me know how it turns out.
  - on February 13, 2012 at 19:10 Sarah
    
    They were delicious! I had to use a mixer because the marshmallow was so sticky, but otherwise it corresponds with the recipe well enough.
  - on February 14, 2012 at 04:37 mydanishkitchen
    
    Sounds fantastic and thank you so much for giving me an update on how they turned out 🙂
on February 25, 2011 at 10:20 Joyce Lim

Treacly and dainty looking 🙂
on February 15, 2011 at 13:28 Fay

These turned out GREAT! Very, very rich and sweet but very delicious 🙂 Although these turned out much more aesthetically pleasing than mine did 😉
- on February 15, 2011 at 18:56 mydanishkitchen
  
  Thank you so much for your kind words. I am really happy to hear your Cake Balls turned out so well 🙂
on February 15, 2011 at 12:36 Maureen

Gitte-the nutella/brownie combo didn’t work. 😦

But it was worth a try. The brownies were too dense as we suspected. But, I had a pan of brownies to share with my neighbors. 🙂

I made your Red Velvet recipe. They are totally decadent. I dipped them in dark Ghirardelli chocolate and topped them with rainbow sprinkles. (The plastic fork tip for dipping was a bonus.)

I shared your blog with my food group on the Florida Writer’s Association web site.

Thanks.
- on February 15, 2011 at 18:52 mydanishkitchen
  
  Sorry to hear the brownies/nutella combo didn’t work, but it was an interesting idea. But I’m glad you liked the Red Velvet Cake Balls. This was fun 🙂
on February 11, 2011 at 17:09 polwig

Oh Yeah !!! You entered the cake ball, cake pop territory. Once you start you can’t stop and they demand more. Try them on a stick for next party. FUN !!!
on February 11, 2011 at 12:54 Margaret Murphy Tripp

Wow…red velvet was always my birthday cake while growing up! These look great…I just love the idea. Thanks for sharing. Yours sure came out beautiful!
on February 10, 2011 at 19:58 Peggy

I bet your son was quite popular at college with these! So lucky! They look awesome!
on February 10, 2011 at 19:04 agirlandhercarrot

I actually can’t even handle 1) how cute they are, I love mini, cute foods and 2) red velvet anything WINS me over. I make the red velvet cake from scratch, but we all know it’s HOURS in the kitchen and a hot mess. Thanks for sharing such a speedy version of a favorite flavor! I think I”ll blow the husband away with these cake balls!
on February 10, 2011 at 18:28 sensiblecooking

This is what my friends and family are getting this valentine.
on February 10, 2011 at 17:26 Lisa

These are beautiful Gitte! I think they’re perfect for Valentines too!
on February 10, 2011 at 16:33 krissyp

I have a batch going now. Love this idea and the red velvet too! Thanks for sharing. I purchased little valentines chinese takeout boxes with a clear heart window to package them.
- on February 10, 2011 at 17:32 mydanishkitchen
  
  Love the chinese takeout box idea 🙂
on February 10, 2011 at 16:28 dmar@weknowstuff.us.com

My sister just made Red Velvet cupcakes for our blog the other day. These are sooo cool. I will have to try them out – your son is lucky – my mom just sent me Pop Tarts! 😉
on February 10, 2011 at 16:14 Amanda @ The Artsy Kitchen

Oh, I am definitely going to make these!! I have to take a dessert to church for a valentine’s day get together and I think these would be so perfect!!
on February 10, 2011 at 16:10 Carla

These are so genius! Fantastic idea Lady!
on February 10, 2011 at 15:57 gigi

Can’t wait to try the red velvet cake balls for Valentine’s Weekend.Thanks for the inspiration. Yours look gorgeous.

I do have a tip to offer that changed my dipping life.

Paramount crysals. Product that looks like shaved coconut, but is actually shaved palm kernel oil that you mix a teaspoon or two into your melting chocolate mixture. It keeps the chocolate from hardening too fast and keeps it silky smooth longer so that you can dip more than a few at a time.

http://www.CKproducts.com
is on the back of the package. I buy it at our local cake decorating shop. It’s super cheap @ $1.79 for a package that lasts a really long time. I seriously made 18 dozen at Christmas time and barely used any of the bag. A little goes a long way. Seriously, pass it on.
- on February 10, 2011 at 17:29 mydanishkitchen
  
  Gigi – Thank you so much for the tip! If it will keep the chocolate from hardening too fast it would make my life so much easier. I’ll have to get some and try it out.
  - on February 12, 2011 at 10:17 Maureen
    
    Gitte-I had the same thought about the texture, but I’m forging ahead. I made the brownies yesterday and will add nutella today. I’ll send a pix and results, if you like.
    
    Oh, I bought a red velvet cake mix and cream cheese frosting just in case.
    
    Thanks for the fantastic idea. My family and friends can’t wait!
  - on February 12, 2011 at 12:45 mydanishkitchen
    
    Oh wow your adding Nutella, that sounds fantastic. Let me know how they turn out and I would love to see the final results. Good luck 🙂
on February 10, 2011 at 15:51 therealnutritionist

These are absolutely GORGEOUS!! Wow!! Like little truffles but better b/c it’s cake!
on February 10, 2011 at 15:06 Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking

Congratulations on your top 9 spot! These little cake balls look scrumptious! Thanks for sharing. I’ve got to try them sometime…
on February 10, 2011 at 14:41 Lauren

Oh wow. These look and sounds amazing. Sound easier than I would think to make. Got to try these…..
Thank you
on February 10, 2011 at 14:06 Maureen

These look fantastic. Do you think I can sub brownies for the cake?
- on February 10, 2011 at 17:19 mydanishkitchen
  
  Maureen, I am by NO means an expert on baking matters. You could try it. The only thing I could imagine going wrong with it, is if the brownies are moist rather than “cake like” would the inside of the cake ball become too sticky?
on February 10, 2011 at 12:34 visda

These look gorgeous and I’m sure they taste much better than those red velvet box mixes in the US.:-) Great job and congrats on top 9.
on February 9, 2011 at 21:26 Tiffany

How cute!
on February 9, 2011 at 03:13 staci

Gitte, have you ever seen red velvet cake mix in Denmark? Me neither! I’ll have to bring back a box when I’m in the U.S. this summer…this is something I’ve wanted to make for a long time.
- on February 9, 2011 at 04:36 mydanishkitchen
  
  No I have never seen red velvet cake mix in Denmark. I suppose you could make the cake from scratch if you really really wanted to or if you can find a white cake mix you could add the red food color to it.
on February 8, 2011 at 22:04 torviewtoronto

beautiful cake looks delicious
on February 8, 2011 at 18:05 lisabbakes

This is so funny, a friend brought these to our super bowl party this weekend. So good! She also made carrot cake and chocolate fudge ball the same way. Very cleaver!
- on February 8, 2011 at 19:39 mydanishkitchen
  
  I LOVE the carrot cake idea!
on February 8, 2011 at 15:43 briarrose

Lovely….what a fabulous Valentine’s Day treat.
on February 8, 2011 at 14:11 Steph@stephsbitebybite

I think I’m in love! These look so great!! I would eat them all up in a heart beat
on February 8, 2011 at 07:17 Tes

Wow your cake balls look so adorable! I just love the color of your velvet cake… it looks so yummy 🙂
on February 8, 2011 at 05:31 Medeja

They look beautiful and full of love 🙂