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Strawberries & Champagne Cake Balls

By: Rebecca  |  Published: December 29, 2015  |  Updated: August 28, 2019  |   View Our Affiliate Disclosure Policy

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These Strawberries & Champagne Cake Balls are perfect for New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day, Bridal Showers and so much more! via @sugarandsoulco

These Strawberries & Champagne Cake Balls are perfect for New Year’s Eve, Valentine’s Day, Bridal Showers and so much more!

These Strawberries & Champagne Cake Balls are perfect for a New Year's Eve party, Valentine's Day, Bridal Showers and so much more! They make an easy dessert that tastes like fruity pebbles!

Champagne Cake Balls

These Champagne Cake Balls are such a fun treat to serve for NYE, bridal showers, and more!

Each year I always try to make a new New Year’s Eve inspired dessert for you guys and I always end up making cupcakes!

See White Chocolate Raspberry Champagne Cupcakes and Coconut Champagne Cupcakes, but this year I’m sharing cake balls!

These Strawberries & Champagne Cake Balls are perfect for a New Year's Eve party, Valentine's Day, Bridal Showers and so much more! They make an easy dessert that tastes like fruity pebbles!

Are cake balls a thing of the past?

I’m not really sure, but I do know that they’re still pretty tasty!

These ones taste like fruity pebbles! And seriously, who doesn’t love fruit pebbles!

These Strawberries & Champagne Cake Balls are perfect for a New Year's Eve party, Valentine's Day, Bridal Showers and so much more! They make an easy dessert that tastes like fruity pebbles!

And yes, they’re pretty sweet. With strawberries, champagne, and white chocolate, how could they not be?

These Strawberries & Champagne Cake Balls are perfect for a New Year's Eve party, Valentine's Day, Bridal Showers and so much more! They make an easy dessert that tastes like fruity pebbles!

These balls are actually quite easy and fun to make, so don’t let the 5 hour prep time scare you since about 4 1/2 hours of it is inactive time waiting for them to chill, freeze, and harden.

The rest is pretty much. baking, rolling, dipping, and painting. Yup, you read that right… PAINTING!

These Strawberries & Champagne Cake Balls are perfect for a New Year's Eve party, Valentine's Day, Bridal Showers and so much more! They make an easy dessert that tastes like fruity pebbles!

In order to glam these up a bit, we’re going to use Wilton gold pearl dust mixed with some lemon extract for an edible gold paint to brush these babies up with!

These make such a fun little treat and the recipe makes a ton, which is great if you’re throwing a party! Make them for New Year’s Eve, Valentine’s Day, Bridal Showers, Baby Showers… the list goes on!

These Strawberries & Champagne Cake Balls are perfect for a New Year's Eve party, Valentine's Day, Bridal Showers and so much more! They make an easy dessert that tastes like fruity pebbles!

More New Year’s Eve Recipes:

  • Champagne Punch
  • Strawberry Champagne Punch
  • Champagne Cupcakes
  • Champagne Mojito
  • Champagne Cake Dip

These Strawberries & Champagne Cake Balls are perfect for a New Year's Eve party, Valentine's Day, Bridal Showers and so much more! They make an easy dessert that tastes like fruity pebbles!

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Strawberries & Champagne Cake Balls

Rebecca Hubbell
These Strawberries &Champagne Cake Balls are perfect for a New Year's Eve party, Valentine's Day, Bridal Showers and so much more! They make an easy dessert that tastes like fruity pebbles!
4.5 from 8 votes
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Prep Time 5 hrs
Cook Time 35 mins
Total Time 5 hrs 35 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 50 -60
Calories 171

Ingredients
  

Cake:

  • 1 box strawberry cake mix
  • 1 ¼ cups champagne
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 large eggs
  • 16 ounces white cake frosting

Chocolate Shell:

  • 24 ounces white chocolate melting wafers or chocolate chips
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 tsp Wilton gold pearl dust
  • 1/2 tsp lemon extract
  • You may also need a paint brush

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl or stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat cake mix, champagne, oil, and egg at medium speed until smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake according to package directions or about 30 to 35 minutes until a toothpick comes clean. Remove from oven and allow the cake to cool, then slice into squares.
  • Crumble the squares of cake into a large bowl or stand mixer bowl with your hands. Add the frosting to the cake crumbles and mix with a whisk attachment on a stand mixer or hand mixer until evenly combined.
  • Cover and place the bowl in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight.
  • Line a baking tray with wax paper. Form small round balls by rolling a rounded tablespoons worth of mixture between your palms. Place the balls on the prepared wax paper lined baking sheet. When balls are complete, place the baking tray in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours.
  • Melt the white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave on 30-second intervals, stirring between each, until smooth. Stir in the vegetable oil.
  • Remove the balls from the fridge. Drop balls one at a time into the melted chocolate, use a fork to scoop them out, wiping any excess chocolate on the rim of the bowl before transferring back to the wax lined baking sheet. Let them harden completely.
  • Mix the pearl dust and lemon extract in a tiny prep bowl and paint the balls. Get creative and have fun with it, some of mine are painted all over and have additional chocolate drizzled on them. Others just have a brush stroke while others have a dusting of the pearl dust. You can also add sprinkles, but make sure to do so before the chocolate coating hardens so they'll stick.

Notes

  • This recipe was updated 12/29/16 to reflect suggestions for easier dipping from reader and cake ball pro, Colleen. The original recipe did not include vegetable oil and called for putting the balls in the freezer instead of the refrigerator.
  • Recipe adapted from The Seasoned Mom.
  • Non-alcoholic version: replace champagne with water or skim milk.

Nutrition

Calories: 171kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 1gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 91mgPotassium: 51mgFiber: 1gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 18IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 45mgIron: 1mg
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  1. Sarah says

    January 1, 2021 at 12:55 am

    I can’t wait to try these! Yum!

    Reply
  2. Steph says

    December 30, 2020 at 10:57 pm

    2 stars
    Sickeningly sweet. I took one bite and felt like it gave me diabetes. Far too sweet even for someone who is a big sweets person. The cake balls were also too crumbly and crumbled into the white chocolate. Will probably be dumping the whole batch rather than serving to guests.

    Reply
  3. M says

    December 6, 2020 at 10:58 pm

    Personally I found the balls much easier to dip and roll after putting in the freezer instead of the fridge; otherwise they fell apart and left the chocolate lumpy 🙁 I also felt like there should have been much more chocolate shell than the recipe made because I barely covered half of the balls I made with the cake recipe

    Reply
  4. Catherine Allen says

    October 28, 2020 at 4:41 pm

    I am thinking of using this recipe for my daughter’s baby shower. Can you tell me how far in advance I can make these? should they be stored in the refrigerator or on the counter top in an air tight container?

    Reply
  5. Kasia says

    August 25, 2019 at 12:32 pm

    Hi Rebecca , when I am
    Dipping my balls they are coming apart , the is work indents . Looks like the chocolate is melting the balls . Andy idea why this is happening ?

    Reply
    • Rebecca Hubbell says

      August 28, 2019 at 8:43 am

      Hi Kasia, I’m not entirely sure, the chocolate shouldn’t be so hot that it melts the balls, you could let them sit for 20 minutes after removing from the fridge to see if that helps.

      Reply
  6. Nancy Baril says

    December 10, 2018 at 1:19 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious!!! Every body loved them….

    Reply
    • Rebecca Hubbell says

      December 11, 2018 at 5:09 pm

      I’m so glad!

      Reply
  7. Fotini says

    February 5, 2018 at 4:40 pm

    Can you put chopped
    walnuts in these cake balls

    Reply
    • Rebecca Hubbell says

      February 6, 2018 at 10:02 am

      Hi Fotini, I wouldn’t add them to this recipe, I don’t think they would go well with the flavors and might make it hard to obtain smooth balls.

      Reply
  8. Roopa Santosh says

    December 31, 2017 at 3:17 pm

    5 stars
    I made these today for our New year’s eve party. It is extremely cold today and so the white chocolate kept thickening as I was coating the cake balls. I had to keep re heating the chocolate. They did turn out looking great !! Thanks for the wonderful post !!

    Reply
    • Rebecca Hubbell says

      December 31, 2017 at 3:58 pm

      I hope you enjoy them tonight!

      Reply
  9. Clare says

    December 31, 2016 at 1:48 pm

    Once dipped in chocolate, do I let them harder on the baking sheet wax paper or harder in refrigerator?

    Reply
    • Rebecca says

      December 31, 2016 at 1:55 pm

      Hi Clare, it would be best for them to set at room temp (as long as it’s not too hot), you can put them in the fridge but it can cause the chocolate to crack, but not always.

      Reply
      • Clare says

        December 31, 2016 at 2:30 pm

        Perfect! Thank you for the advice! About to make the chocolate now! ?

  10. Melanie says

    December 28, 2016 at 7:48 pm

    I’m so excited to make these this weekend!! I’ve been dying to for like ever!! Just wondering… Have you ever done or heard of putting an additional amount of Champagne to the already baked cake mixture & mix it all together along with icing? Ya know, to make it “actually alcoholic”.. Lol just wanted to know your thoughts! Thanks in advance!! 😉 <3

    Reply
    • Rebecca says

      December 29, 2016 at 1:27 pm

      Personally, I have never done it. But there are boozier recipes that call for drizzling an extra 1/4 cup of booze over the cooled cake and letting it set for a bit before crumbling up. I’m not sure how it would work in this recipe, but it might be worth giving a try.

      Reply
  11. Charlotte says

    October 24, 2016 at 4:43 pm

    These little cakes were a hit at my party this past weekend! They were delish and so easy to make except the dipping part took forever and wasn’t as easy as it sounds! I’ll definitely make again though. Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  12. Taryn says

    August 2, 2016 at 5:09 pm

    I am so upset over this dessert I tried to make for a bridal shower. The pictures look beautiful and the steps look easy enough. The cake balls came out great until it was time to coat with white chocolate. I went through 3 bags of candy melts and followed directions exactly. The chocolate was never liquidy enough to coat the balls. When I finally did, the chocolate was so thick and did not come out even close to as smooth and flawless as the picture. It was chunky and textured. It did not look as great but I continued to coat the balls. As I continued, the ones that were completed had cake oozing out of them. The coated balls were cracking on the top, bottom and sides. I do have pictures of what happened, but not sure how to upload it. They taste great but nothing I would ever serve to guests. Nothing against you as a baker but this did not come out as you had explained. There must be something missing or something specific you did not mention. I was so upset because they look amazing and wasted a lot of time and money on this dessert. If I had to rate this recipe, it would definitely be a 0 or 1.

    Reply
    • Rebecca says

      August 5, 2016 at 12:36 pm

      Hi Taryn, I’m sorry these didn’t turn out for you and I can understand your disappointment. All of the instructions are there and correct, I’ve made these for a few different parties and never had any issues. Can you tell me what kind of white chocolate you used? It sounds like most of the issues happened once you reached that point.

      Reply
    • Colleen says

      October 11, 2016 at 10:58 am

      Taryn, I have made thousands of cake balls. Tips – Do NOT freeze the cake balls (causes issues with chocolate, and eliminates most of the cracking), simply put them in the refrigerator for an hour before using chocolate. In addition, put 1T of vegetable oil in for every 12 oz of chocolate that you use. Use double boiler (glass bowl over simmering water) to melt the chocolate at an even rate to avoid any risk of chunks in the chocolate.

      ** REMEMBER any water will cause the chocolate to seize, make sure your surfaces are always free from any drops of water

      Reply
      • Markita says

        November 26, 2017 at 9:13 pm

        Hi Rebecca,

        1T – this that tablespoon or teaspoon?

      • Rebecca Hubbell says

        November 26, 2017 at 9:17 pm

        Hi Colleen, I’m not seeing the portion of the recipe you are referring to. Everything is written as tablespoon or tsp from what I can see, can you clarify?

  13. Jamie Eason says

    April 5, 2016 at 7:23 pm

    When you say white cake frosting, just any white? Vanilla? Cream cheese? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Rebecca says

      April 5, 2016 at 10:59 pm

      I usually use Pillsbury White – That’s what it’s called. It’s a vanilla frosting, not cream cheese, but cream cheese could be used if you like the flavor 🙂

      Reply
      • Jamie Eason says

        April 6, 2016 at 4:01 pm

        Great, thanks so much! 🙂

  14. Stephenne Calhoun says

    January 11, 2016 at 5:56 pm

    How much oil for the Champagne cake balls?

    Reply
    • Rebecca says

      January 11, 2016 at 6:08 pm

      The recipe calls for 1/3 cup of vegetable oil as stated.

      Reply
      • Shannon says

        July 13, 2016 at 12:13 pm

        5 stars
        The amount for the oil is coming up as a ? mark instead of 1/3 cup. Just so you’re aware.

      • Rebecca says

        July 13, 2016 at 12:44 pm

        Thanks, Shannon, I just fixed it!

      • Melissa says

        February 8, 2017 at 2:15 pm

        5 stars
        Have you ever tried Apple Sauce instead of Oil??
        Does it turn out the same or not at all.

      • Rebecca says

        February 9, 2017 at 8:53 pm

        Hi Melissa, I’ve never tried applesauce with this recipe.

    • Amy says

      September 10, 2016 at 6:04 pm

      What kind of champagne should I use? Sweet? Dry? Pink?

      Reply
      • Rebecca says

        September 11, 2016 at 2:26 pm

        I like to use a pink Moscato champagne, but you can use whatever you prefer.

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