Chocolate Cake Balls

🥘 Ingredients

  • all purpose flour
    1.75 cups
  • baking powder
    1.5 tsp
  • baking soda
    1.5 tsp
  • boiling water
    1 cup
  • butter
    4 tbsp
  • cocoa powder
    3/4 cups
  • cream cheese
    8 oz
  • eggs
    2
  • melting chocolate (melted)
    2 bags
  • milk
    1 cup
  • powdered sugar
    3 cups
  • salt
    1 tsp
  • sugar
    2 cups
  • vanilla extract
    2 tsp
  • vegetable oil
    1/2 cup

🍳 Cookware

  • cake pans
  • large mixing bowl
  • large mixing bowl
  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350 F and grease two 9-inch round cake pans .
  2. 2
    Stir together sugar , all purpose flour , cocoa powder , baking powder , baking soda , and salt in a large mixing bowl .
    sugar: 2 cups, all purpose flour: 1.75 cups, cocoa powder: 3/4 cups, baking powder: 1.5 tsp, baking soda: 1.5 tsp, salt: 1 tsp
  3. 3
    Add eggs , milk , vegetable oil , and vanilla extract ; beat on medium speed for ⏱️ 2 minutes or until well mixed.
    eggs: 2, milk: 1 cup, vegetable oil: 1/2 cup, vanilla extract: 2 tsp
  4. 4
    Add boiling water and stir well — the batter will be very thin — and pour into cake pans. Bake for ⏱️ 30-35 minutes or until a wooden pick comes out clean.
    boiling water: 1 cup
  5. 5
    Allow cakes to cool overnight in the refrigerator or in the freezer for ⏱️ 3-4 hours .
  6. 6
    Crumble the cooled cake into a large mixing bowl .
  7. 7
    Soften the cream cheese and butter in the microwave, then mix in with cake.
    cream cheese: 8 oz, butter: 4 tbsp
  8. 8
    Add powdered sugar to the cake mixture. Mix well until all ingredients are well-combined.
    powdered sugar: 3 cups
  9. 9
    Roll the cake into small balls and dip in melting chocolate . Allow cake balls to fully cool.
    melting chocolate: 2 bags (melted)
  10. 📝

    Cake balls can be stored in the refrigerator for 1-2 weeks.