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Carrot Cake Balls

Servings 16 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

  1. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with pam baking spray and set aside
  2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line two 9-inch springform pans with parchment paper
  3. Using a standing mixer, mix until combined the sugar, oil and eggs
  4. Mix in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon until combined
  5. Fold in the shredded carrots and 1 C pecan chips
  6. Pour the batter into the 9x13 baking dish the oven for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
  7. Allow cake to cool completely on a wire rack
  8. Crumble the cake into fine crumbs into a large bowl
  9. Mix in about 2-3 Spoonfuls of cream cheese frosting and mix until a dough forms
  10. Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop out some of the cake mixture and roll into a ball
  11. Place onto a cookie sheet
  12. Repeat steps until all mixture has been molded into balls
  13. Place into the fridge for 1 hour to harden
  14. Once the hour is up, remove from fridge and place onto the counter
  15. Using a double boiler, melt the white chocolate melting wafers
  16. Once melted, using a fork, dip the cake ball into the melted chocolate
  17. Lightly tap the edge of the pot to get rid of excess chocolate
  18. Place back onto the cookie sheet and sprinkle with some chopped pecans
  19. Repeat step until all balls have been dipped or all chocolate has been used
  20. Allow the chocolate to harden for 15 minutes before enjoying!