Red Velvet Bourbon Cake Balls

close up of a red velvet bourbon cake ball

Red Velvet Bourbon Cake Balls

Red Velvet Cake Balls spiked with bourbon, dipped in white chocolate and decorated with sprinkles. Makes a delicious and festive Valentine’s Day dessert.

Servings cake balls

Calories 399kcal

Author Sara

Ingredients

For the Cake

⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon flour
2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
⅛ teaspoon baking soda
⅛ teaspoon salt
¼ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup sugar
2 tablespoons buttermilk
1 egg white
1 teaspoon red food coloring
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
⅛ teaspoon white vinegar
2-3 tablespoons bourbon whiskey I used Maker's Mark

For Preparing the Cake Balls

3 ounces cream cheese softened
½ cup powdered sugar
12 ounces almond bark or white chocolate, for coating
Sprinkles of your choice

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit.
In a cupcake tin, place 4 cupcake liners on the outside edge.
In a bowl, beat together the canola oil, sugar, buttermilk, egg white, red dye, vinegar, vanilla and bourbon using an electric mixer.
Then add the flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder to the wet ingredients and mix well.
Divide the batter between the four cupcake liners.
Bake at 350° Fahrenheit for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
When cool, crumble the cupcakes into crumbs.
In a bowl, mix the cake crumbs, softened cream cheese, and powdered sugar.
Scoop heaping tablespoon of the mixture into your hands and then roll into ball. Continue until you're out of the cake mixture.
Place the balls on a plate and refrigerate at least 4 hours.
To make the coating, chop the almond bark into 1" chunks and place in a bowl.
Microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring in between until melted.
Dip each ball into the coating quickly, using a fork to turn.
Place them on wax paper and add sprinkles. Let them sit until coating hardens.

Notes

If you want to save a bit of time, feel free to use red velvet box cake mix.
You can substitute red velvet cake mix for vanilla cake mix.
Omit the bourbon to make this recipe kid-friendly.
Store leftover cake balls in an airtight container at room temperature for about a week.

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