Lemon Cake Balls {Cake Truffles}

Learn how to make no bake, quick and easy lemon cake balls (cake truffles) recipe with cake mix box and other simple ingredients. Fudgy, creamy and bite sized dessert that's perfect for Summer parties.

I have been on a lemon kick lately and today's recipe is just as good, if not even better, than my Lemon Raspberry Cookies (Thumbprint) and this Easy Lemon Fudge (2 Ingredients) as well as these Lemon Blueberry Muffins (With Glaze).

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• Key ingredients
• What is the difference between cake truffles, balls and pops?
• How to make easy cake balls and cake truffles with cake mix box?
• Variations
• Tips and techniques
• More lemon desserts
• More truffle recipes
• Recipe

Key ingredients

What is the difference between cake truffles, balls and pops?

Cake balls and Cake Truffles are essentially the same thing. The terms are used interchangeably. They are bite sized and can be made with cake mix powder and cream cheese or they can be made with leftover cake crumbs/ cake scraps and frosting. After mixing everything together into a thick dough and shaping into small ball shapes, they are dipped in chocolate or rolled in powdered sugar. Chocolate Truffles are different. They are made by mixing together melted chocolate chips with heavy cream or condensed milk. Cake Pops are also different. They are pretty much a ball on a a stick and they are always dipped in chocolate to secure them properly. They can even be decorated.

How to make easy cake balls and cake truffles with cake mix box?

Variations

• Coating options- Once you have rolled small balls, you can coat them in melted chocolate (white, semisweet or dark) or even cover them in sprinkles, shredded coconut, chopped nuts, mini chocolate chips or chocolate shavings.
• Try some add-ins- Such as mini chocolate chips, shredded coconut or chopped nuts. The sky is the limit here.
• Use other flavors of cake mixes- Have fun and try chocolate cake mix, or carrot cake or funfetti or even Gingerbread for Christmas holidays.

Tips and techniques

• Can you use icing to coat cake pops? No. It can be added to the cake crumbs to make the mixture moist. It will not coat the balls evenly or smoothly or dry hard. Coating should always be done with melted chocolate.
• Can you freeze cake truffles? Yes, you can freeze them for up to a month in sealed freezer bags, as long as you don’t dip them in melted chocolate first. Dip them in chocolate after they thaw.
• Use full fat cream cheese- Because it leads to a richer texture and flavor.
• Chill the dough or mixture in the fridge for 30 minutes- Do this only if the dough is too soft and difficult to form into balls.
• What to do if mixture if crumbly? Add milk (a little at a time), until it is easy to roll into balls.
• Mixture should be smooth- For best texture, make sure to mix together the ingredients properly so there are no lumps.
• Cream cheese substitution- I highly recommend cream cheese because it cuts the sweetness and gives a subtle tangy flavor. However, you can also use my best no fail best Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe.
• Is raw cake mix and raw flour safe? While the risks associated with raw flour and raw cake mix are low, you can take extra precaution by spreading the flour or cake mix powder on a cookie tray and baking for 5 minutes at 350 degrees F. This won't affect the flavor and you can rest easy.

More lemon desserts

• Easy Filled Lemon Cupcakes (Soft and Moist)
• Lemon Bundt Cake (With Cake Mix)
• Moist Lemon Cake (With Lemon Curd)

More truffle recipes

• Red Velvet Truffles (With Cake Mix)
• White Chocolate Truffles (Vanilla)
• Chocolate Mint Truffles (5 Ingredients)
• Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles (Eggless)
• Easy Chocolate Blueberry Truffles
• Coffee Truffles (Mocha Espresso Truffles)
• Easy Pumpkin Truffles (Cheesecake)

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