Coconut cake balls: Treats perfect for any party

Did your forget to make dessert for an upcoming party or just run out of time? These coconut cake balls will save the day with some vanilla cake and ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen. Sometimes, you just want to make a quick sweet treat for the family too and not bake all day long because that sugar craving is getting stronger. When these come out of the kitchen, watch as faces light up and these treats disappear before your eyes.

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Coconut cake balls suggestions

You’ll be using an existing vanilla cake for this recipe but you’re very welcome to use any cake you have left over or want to experiment with. Chocolate cake, carrot cake and even banana bread works great with this recipe. Everybody has a tin of caramel in their pantry which will make these treats even more decadent. You can also mix the coconut with food colouring to make all kinds of rainbow colours, so this recipe provides you with a base for great creative expression.

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When you don’t have much time or just want to make a sweet treat for your family, try these very simple coconut cake balls this week.

Last updated on 2 August 2023

Coconut cake balls recipe

5 from 1 vote

Recipe by Melissa Jacobs Course: Dessert, TreatsCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

30

minutes

Servings

24

Total time

1

hour 

Ingredients

• 1 1 baked vanilla cake (box mix preferred)    

• 200 ml 200 butter cream frosting

• 30 ml 30 caramel treat

• 30 ml 30 fresh cream

• 250 ml 250 coconut, shredded

Method

• Make the vanilla cake according to the instructions. Allow the cake to cool completely.
• Crumble the cake. Add the butter cream, caramel and cream with the cake and mix well.
• Shape the mixture into balls, as big or small as you like.
• Roll the balls in the coconut until covered evenly.
• Serve in mini cupcake and truffle cups.

Notes

• Turn your balls into cake pops, just place the formed balls onto lollipop sticks or straws.

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