A fun take on a classic carrot cake, whip up these cute and delicious Carrot Cake Balls for your Easter or spring party!
Carrot Cake Balls
Hi friends! Are you a fan of cake balls or cake pops? I have to say that while I don’t love all of them, these Carrot Cake Balls well, take the cake! The perfect balance of sweetness with a nutty crunch? I guarantee that they’ll be the hit at your next spring or Easter get together!
Carrot Cake Ball Ingredients
You’ll need everything you’d need for a classic carrot cake, just add the chocolate (melting wafers)!
- Sugar
- Oil
- Eggs
- Flour
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Cinnamon
- Shredded carrots
- Pecan chips
- Cream cheese frosting
- Ghirardelli white chocolate melting wafers
How to Make Carrot Cake Balls
Spray a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick spray and set aside. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line two 9-inch springform pans with parchment paper. Using a stand or hand mixer, mix the sugar, oil and eggs until combined. Mix in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon until combined. Fold in the shredded carrots and 1 C pecan chips. Pour the batter into the 9×13 baking dish the oven for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow cake to cool completely on a wire rack.
Crumble the cake into fine crumbs into a large bowl. Mix in about 2-3 Spoonfuls of cream cheese frosting and mix until a dough forms. Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop out some of the cake mixture and roll into a ball.
Place onto a cookie sheet. Repeat steps until all mixture has been molded into balls.
Place into the fridge for 1 hour to harden. Once the hour is up, remove from fridge and place onto the counter. Using a double boiler, melt the white chocolate melting wafers. Once melted, using a fork, dip the cake ball into the melted chocolate. Lightly tap the edge of the pot to get rid of excess chocolate. Place back onto the cookie sheet and sprinkle with some chopped pecans.
Repeat step until all balls have been dipped or all chocolate has been used. Allow the chocolate to harden for 15 minutes before enjoying!
Tools Used to make this Recipe:
- Ice Cream Scoop: I love having a quality ice cream scoop on hand!
- Mixing Bowls: These are my favorite mixing bowls for all sorts of recipes!
- Cookie Sheet: The perfect cookie sheet for all your baking needs!
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Carrot Cake Balls
Ingredients
- 2 C sugar
- 1 C canola oil
- 4 large eggs
- 2 C flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 C shredded carrots
- 1 C pecan chips plus 1/2 C for topping
- 1 container of cream cheese frosting
- 1 16 oz bag of Ghirardelli white chocolate melting wafers
Instructions
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Spray a 9x13 baking dish with pam baking spray and set aside
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line two 9-inch springform pans with parchment paper
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Using a standing mixer, mix until combined the sugar, oil and eggs
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Mix in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon until combined
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Fold in the shredded carrots and 1 C pecan chips
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Pour the batter into the 9x13 baking dish the oven for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
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Allow cake to cool completely on a wire rack
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Crumble the cake into fine crumbs into a large bowl
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Mix in about 2-3 Spoonfuls of cream cheese frosting and mix until a dough forms
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Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop out some of the cake mixture and roll into a ball
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Place onto a cookie sheet
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Repeat steps until all mixture has been molded into balls
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Place into the fridge for 1 hour to harden
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Once the hour is up, remove from fridge and place onto the counter
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Using a double boiler, melt the white chocolate melting wafers
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Once melted, using a fork, dip the cake ball into the melted chocolate
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Lightly tap the edge of the pot to get rid of excess chocolate
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Place back onto the cookie sheet and sprinkle with some chopped pecans
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Repeat step until all balls have been dipped or all chocolate has been used
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Allow the chocolate to harden for 15 minutes before enjoying!
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