These Starbucks® cake balls are super fun to make and eat, plus they have a little caffeine kick to them! What’s your favorite cake ball flavor or theme? Let me know by leaving a comment below.
Makes about 3 dozen cake balls
INGREDIENTS
- Red velvet cake mix
- 3 eggs
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil or canola oil
- 1¼ cups Pike Place® Roast brewed coffee (or your favorite Starbucks brew)
- 2 tablespoons of cinnamon (optional)
- Cream cheese frosting
- 2 bags of white Wilton Candy Melts
- Green fondant
- Edible gold stars
- Parchment or wax paper
DIRECTIONS
STEP 1 Bake the cake
Follow instructions on cake mix box. Substitute the water for Starbucks brewed coffee and add cinnamon. Bake cake and allow to cool completely.
STEP 2 Form the balls
Crumble the cake and place in a bowl. Add about 3/4 of the cream cheese frosting and mix together until completely incorporated.
Roll cake mixture between palms until it forms a round ball. Place balls on a parchment-lined baking sheet and place in the freezer for about 15 mins. You want the balls to get a little firm so they don’t fall apart when you coat them. (If you complete steps 1-2 in advanced, cover cake balls and place in the fridge instead of freezer.)
STEP 3 Create green dot
Place green fondant between two sheets of parchment paper. Smooth out with a rolling pin until 1/8 thick.
Cut circles out of fondant using a small round cookie cutter. (I like to use the large end of a cake decorating tip.) Place on wax paper and set aside.
STEP 4 Dip and decorate
Melt Wilton Candy Melts in a bowl according to package instructions.
Drop the cake balls into bowl of melted candy and roll round with a spoon until completed coated. Scoop up ball and tap spoon on edge of bowl to remove excess coating. Place coated cake ball directly on a sheet of parchment or wax paper.
Immediately add the green fondant dot and sprinkling of gold stars before candy coating sets.
For more flavors and decorating ideas, see Valentine’s Day Cake Balls and Target Cake Balls
