Strawberry Truffles are so dreamy and delicious. With a soft and tender strawberry cake filling and crispy white chocolate coating. This a treat that can not be beat!
These Strawberry Truffles will be a crowd pleaser for sure. Whether you are making them to share with family or for a gathering, these will be the first to go from the dessert table. Not to mention this cake truffles recipe is so easy as its no bake and uses minimal ingredients.
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What We Love About This Cake Truffles Recipe
- 3 Ingredients: Make this recipe with the 3 ingredients.
- Boxed Cake Mix: At this point you may be wondering what cake mix can’t do, but these strawberry cake truffles are so dreamy.
- Family Hit: If you make these cheese cake truffles, be warned you won’t have any leftover, your family will devour them.
- Holiday: These pretty pink cake truffles are perfect for valentines day, Christmas or easter.
Ingredient Notes
- Cream Cheese Chips: If you can find cream cheese or cheesecake flavored chocolate chips that is what you’ll want to use. If not regular white chocolate chips work too.
- Cake Mix: In this recipe, Betty Crocker strawberry cake mix was used but any brand will work just fine.
Variations and Substitutions
- Freeze Dried Strawberries – Use crushed freeze-dried strawberries or strawberry powder to top cheese cake truffles in place of sprinkles for an extra kick of strawberry.
- Food Coloring – You can also make your own pink chocolate by using red or pink food dye to the melted white chocolate.
- Extracts – For more flavor you can add strawberry or vanilla extract to the melted chocolate.
- Chocolate – For more of a chocolate covered strawberry truffle, dip in milk, semi-sweet or dark chocolate.
How to Make Strawberry Cake Truffles
These are the basic steps for making Strawberry Truffles. Please refer to the recipe card below for more detailed instructions. Check our Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram for more great recipes.
STEP 1: BAKE CAKE MIX
Before you start, preheat the oven to 350°F and use parchment paper to line a baking sheet. You will need to heat treat the cake mix to get rid of any bacteria before starting. Bake for 5 minutes and allow to cool.
STEP 2: MAKE TRUFFLES
In a mixing bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with a hand mixer or stand mixer until it has a creamy and smooth consistency. Then add in the cake mix, stir into the cream cheese with a rubber spatula. Fold in the cream cheese chips until incorporated.
STEP 3: REFRIGERATE
Place in the refrigerator covered with plastic wrap for 2 hours. Then scoop 1 ½ tablespoon of the mixture and roll into an ball with your hands, then place of the baking sheet.
STEP 4: MELT CHOCOLATE
Melt the chocolate ganache either in a double boiler over medium heat or in the microwave for 30 second intervals until melted. If needed, add coconut oil to the chocolate to make it smoother. Now dip each truffle one at a time in the melted chocolate, the use a fork to allow the excess chocolate drip off before place back on baking sheet. Then sprinkle over your sprinkles of choice.
STEP 5: PINK DRIZZLE
Next melt the pink candy melts and transfer to piping bags once melted. Then drizzle the pink chocolate on top of the truffles. Allow chocolate drizzle to set completely.
Prep and Storage Tips for the Strawberry Truffle Recipes
HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE AHEAD OF TIME
To make these ahead of time follow the instructions as directed and store cheese cake truffles in airtight container.
HOW TO STORE THIS RECIPE
Store strawberry cake truffles in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
HOW TO FREEZE THIS RECIPE
Freeze cake truffles in a freezer safe bag or container for up to 3 months. Allow to thaw completely before enjoying.
Frequently Asked Questions
While truffles are traditionally make with chocolate, you can make all sorts of truffles from oreo to strawberry flavored.
If you’re not a fan of artificial strawberry flavor, opt for making these cake truffles with a vanilla or chocolate cake mix instead.
Easily double this recipe by increasing all the ingredients x2, so you’ll need 2 boxed of strawberry cake mix.
Since you will not be baking the cake mix into a cake, you’ll need to heat it in the oven to kill any bacteria such as E.coli, before using it to make cake truffles.
Expert Tips for Making This Recipe
- Baking Cake Mix: Don’t skip this step, as cake mix contains raw flour it can contain harmful bacteria. Baking in the oven on a sheet pan will kill all of the bacteria for these white chocolate strawberry truffles.
- Double Boiler: To melt the chocolate it is best to use a double boiler so that all of it melt evenly and there is not risk of burning. Watch this video tutorial on how to use a double boiler to melt chocolate.
- Microwave: You can also heat treat the cake mix in the microwave instead of oven. Heat in a microwave safe bowl for 3 minutes, stirring the cake mix every 30 seconds to ensure it is evenly heated and to avoid any hot spots.
- Food Processor: If you don’t own a hand mixer, you can also make this strawberry white chocolate truffles recipe in a food processor or blender.
- Sugar: Dust the top of the truffles with powder sugar, simply use a fine mesh strainer.
What to Serve with Strawberry Truffles
- Chex Peanut Butter Truffles
- No Bake Oreo Balls
- Toffee Cheesecake Balls
- Strawberry Puree
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Strawberry Truffles
Equipment
- Baking Tray
- Small Cookie Scoop
Ingredients
- 15.25 ounce 1 strawberry cake mix , 1 Box of cake mix
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- ⅓ cup cream cheese chips, roughly chopped
- 20 ounces vanilla melting wafers, 2 bags
- ½ cup pink candy melts
- ½ cup bright pink candy melts
- Sprinkles, optional
Instructions
- Before you start, preheat the oven to 350°F and use parchment paper to line a baking sheet. You will need to heat treat the cake mix to get rid of any bacteria before starting.
- Spread the cake mix in an evenly layer onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes just to kill an bacteria. Remove from the oven and transfer to allow to cool on a wire rack.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with a hand mixer or stand mixer until it has a creamy and smooth consistency.
- Now add in the cake mix, fold into the cream cheese with a rubber spatula. Before using a hand mixer to prevent it flying everywhere.
- Then fold in the cream cheese chips until incorporated.
- Refrigerate covered with plastic wrap for 2 hours.
- Now that the dough had chill and is easier to work with, scoop 1 ½ tablespoon and roll into an ball with your hands, then place of the baking sheet.
- Melt the chocolate either in using a double boiler or in the microwave for 30 second intervals until melted.
- Now coat each truffle one at a time in the melted chocolate, the use a fork to allow the excess chocolate drip off before place back on baking sheet. Then sprinkle over your sprinkles of choice.
- Next melt the pink candy melts and transfer to piping bags once melted.
- Then drizzle the pink chocolate on top of the truffles.
Expert Tips
- Baking Cake Mix: Don’t skip this step, as cake mix contains raw flour it can contain harmful bacteria. Baking in the oven on a sheet pan will kill all of the bacteria for this no bake dessert.
- Double Boiler: To melt the chocolate it is best to use a double boiler so that all of it melt evenly and there is not risk of burning. Watch this video tutorial on how to use a double boiler to melt chocolate.
- Microwave: You can also heat treat the cake mix in the microwave instead of oven. Heat in a microwave safe bowl for 3 minutes, stirring the cake mix every 30 seconds to ensure it is evenly heated and to avoid any hot spots.
Estimated Nutritional Information
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Wonderful recipe
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