Take cake pops to the next level with these carrot cake balls! This recipe is made using a carrot cake mix, cream cheese frosting, and white chocolate. It’s a simple dessert recipe for Easter, spring, or just because.
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Friends, these carrot cake balls with cream cheese frosting are too good not to make.
The white chocolate flavor combined with the carrot cake make these cake balls simply irresistible.
Carrot Cake Balls: Table of Contents
Carrot Cake Balls: Ingredients
- Carrot cake mix (plus mix ingredients)
- Cream cheese frosting
- White melting chocolate
- Pecans (optional)
Carrot Cake Balls: Equipment
- Mixing bowls
- Spatula
- Measuring cups
- 9×13 baking pan (and/or cupcake pan)
- Cake ball scooper
- Cooling rack
- Parchment paper
How To Make Carrot Cake Balls
- First, bake and cool the carrot cake according to the box (or recipe, if using homemade) instructions.
- Next, crumble the cake with your hands, or mash it with large forks.
- Then, add the cream cheese frosting and mix well.
- Next, line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Then, form 1″ round cake balls and place them on the parchment paper.
- Next, add the white chocolate to the large bowl and melt according to the package instructions, or follow these guidelines:
- Microwave on high for 45 seconds, then stir thoroughly.
- Microwave on high for 30 seconds, then stir thoroughly.
- Continue microwaving in 15 to 30-second intervals, stirring thoroughly, until all the chocolate has just about melted. (The remaining few pieces should melt on their own, and it’s a good way to ensure you don’t overheat the chocolate).
- Next, drop a cake ball into the melted white chocolate.
- Cover the cake ball with chocolate.
- Then, scoop the cake ball out of the chocolate using a large fork.
- Gently tap off excess chocolate and place the chocolate covered cake ball on the parchment paper.
- Lastly, top with pecans or melted white chocolate.
How To Add The White Chocolate Drizzle
- Add ~¼ cup of melted white chocolate into a zipper top bag.
- Cut a tiny hole in the bottom corner of the bag (the smaller the hole, the thinner the white chocolate drizzle will be).
- Drizzle the white chocolate back and forth over the carrot cake balls.
Recipe Notes
- Planning for quantity: this recipe makes about 48 one-inch cake balls. if you don’t need 48 cake balls, you have a couple of options:
- Split the batter in half and make cupcakes with the other half (reminder then you will need half the amount of frosting and chocolate for the cake balls).
- Freezer the cake balls (see this recipe for details).
- Storage: store the carrot cake balls in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to a week.
- Mix-ins: I added ¼ cup of white chocolate chips and 1/4 cup of crushed pecans into the cake batter for added crunch and texture. Another idea is to add a 1/2 cup of freshly grated carrots. However, avoid pre-shredded carrots you can find at the grocery store since they are significantly drier.
I hope you enjoyed these carrot cake balls with cream cheese frosting! Made with a cake mix, you can have ‘homemade’ fresh, and delicious cake balls in about 1 hour.
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Carrot Cake Balls
Take cake pops to the next level with these carrot cake balls! This recipe is made using a carrot cake mix, cream cheese frosting, and white chocolate. It's a simple dessert recipe for Easter, spring, or just because.
Equipment
- Mixing bowls
- Spatula
- Measuring cups
- 9x13 baking pan or cupcake pan
- Cake ball scooper
- Cooling rack
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1 Box carrot cake mix (plus mix ingredients)
- 1 Container cream cheese frosting
- 6 Cups white melting chocolate
- Pecans optional, chopped
Instructions
- First, bake and cool the carrot cake according to the box (or recipe, if using homemade) instructions.
- Next, crumble the cake with your hands, or mash it with large forks.
- Then, add the cream cheese frosting and mix well.
- Next, line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Then, form 1" round cake balls and place them on the parchment paper.
- Next, add the white chocolate to the large bowl and melt according to the package instructions, or follow these guidelines:Microwave on high for 45 seconds, then stir thoroughly.Microwave on high for 30 seconds, then stir thoroughly.Continue microwaving in 15 to 30-second intervals, stirring thoroughly, until all the chocolate has just about melted. (The remaining few pieces should melt on their own, and it’s a good way to ensure you don’t overheat the chocolate).
- Next, drop a cake ball into the melted white chocolate.
- Cover the cake ball with chocolate.
- Then, scoop the cake ball out of the chocolate using a large fork.
- Gently tap off excess chocolate and place the chocolate covered cake ball on the parchment paper.
- Lastly, top with pecans or melted white chocolate.
