Description
Indulgent red velvet truffles bring luxurious chocolate and cream cheese flavors to dessert lovers. Rich cocoa-infused treats finish with smooth chocolate coating and delightful crumbled cake texture you cannot resist.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box red velvet cake mix
- 4 oz (113 g) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup (30 g) powdered sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Eggs (as specified on box)
- Oil (as specified on box)
- Water (as specified on box)
- 12 oz (340 g) white chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate, melted
- 1 tsp coconut oil or vegetable oil (optional, for smoother coating)
- Red velvet cake crumbs
- Drizzle of melted white or dark chocolate
- Sprinkles
Instructions
- Cake Preparation: Preheat oven to specified temperature and meticulously grease pan with parchment paper, following package instructions for red velvet cake baking.
- Cake Crumbling: Allow cake to cool completely, then transform into fine, uniform crumbs within a spacious mixing bowl, ensuring consistent texture.
- Cream Cheese Fusion: Whip cream cheese mixture to silky perfection, thoroughly blending powdered sugar and vanilla extract until smooth and homogeneous.
- Mixture Integration: Delicately fold cream cheese mixture into cake crumbs, creating a cohesive, moldable consistency using hands or a spoon.
- Truffle Forming: Shape uniform balls from the cake mixture, maintaining consistent size and symmetry with gentle rolling technique.
- Chilling Process: Arrange formed truffles on parchment-lined tray and freeze briefly to enhance structural integrity and handling ease.
- Chocolate Coating: Melt chocolate in controlled intervals, stirring intermittently to prevent scorching and achieve glossy, smooth finish.
- Dipping and Decorating: Submerge chilled truffles in melted chocolate using fork, ensuring complete coverage, and immediately garnish with red velvet crumbs or sprinkles.
- Final Setting: Refrigerate decorated truffles until chocolate coating solidifies completely, then transfer to airtight container for storage.
Notes
- Cake Texture Matters: Ensure the red velvet cake is moist but not overly wet to prevent truffles from becoming too soft or crumbly.
- Chill for Perfection: Freezing the cake balls before dipping helps maintain their shape and makes chocolate coating easier and cleaner.
- Smooth Coating Technique: Use a fork when dipping truffles to allow excess chocolate to drip off, creating a thin, even chocolate shell.
- Temperature Control: Let truffles sit at room temperature for 5-10 minutes before serving to soften slightly and enhance flavor and texture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg