Birthday Cake Truffles
Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1½ cups finely crushed vanilla sandwich cookies or Golden Oreos
- ½ cup boxed vanilla cake mix heat-treated
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons milk or heavy cream
- ¼ cup rainbow sprinkles
- Pinch of salt
- 2½ cups white chocolate or vanilla candy melts
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil or shortening
- Optional toppings: extra sprinkles white chocolate drizzle, colored sanding sugar
Instructions
- Heat-treat cake mix at 350°F for 5 minutes; cool completely
- Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt until smooth
- Mix in cake mix and crushed cookies until a thick dough forms
- Add milk or cream gradually until mixture rolls easily
- Fold in sprinkles gently
- Chill mixture for 45 minutes
- Roll into 1-tablespoon balls; place on parchment
- Chill 30 minutes or freeze 15 minutes
- Melt chocolate with coconut oil in short intervals, stirring until smooth
- Dip truffles, tap off excess, decorate immediately
- Chill 20–30 minutes until fully set
Notes
Always heat-treat cake mix for safety
Use full-fat cream cheese for best structure
Chill between steps for clean shaping
Let melted chocolate cool slightly before dipping
Store refrigerated up to 5 days or freeze up to 2 months