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New Years Eve Cake Ball Drops

Festive New Years Eve cake ball drops with gold and silver sprinkles.
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These festive bite-sized treats capture the glittering anticipation of the ball drop in a single sweet bite. Perfect for make-ahead party prep, they are fun to decorate and bring whimsical sparkle to any celebration.

Ingredients

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  • 1 box (15.25 oz) vanilla or yellow cake mix, plus required ingredients (eggs, oil, water)
  • 1 can (16 oz) vanilla or cream cheese frosting
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 24 oz white candy melts or white chocolate chips
  • 2 tsp coconut oil or vegetable shortening
  • Assorted festive sprinkles (gold/silver sugar, stars, edible glitter)
  • Lollipop sticks (optional)

Instructions

  1. Bake cake in a 9x13 inch pan according to package directions. Let cool completely.
  2. Crumble cooled cake into fine crumbs in a large bowl. Mix in about 3/4 of the frosting until mixture holds together like dough. Add more frosting only if needed.
  3. Roll mixture into 1-inch balls. Place on parchment-lined baking sheet. Chill in freezer for 15 minutes or refrigerator for 2 hours.
  4. Melt candy melts with coconut oil in microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
  5. Remove a few cake balls from fridge at a time. Dip each fully in melted coating, let excess drip off, and place back on parchment.
  6. Immediately decorate with sprinkles while coating is wet. Repeat with remaining balls.
  7. Let coating set at room temperature for 30 minutes, or chill for 10 minutes to speed setting. Serve.

Notes

Cake can be baked days ahead. Uncoated balls can be refrigerated for 3 days or frozen for a month. Finished cake balls store well at room temperature for 2-3 days. Do not skip chilling the balls before dipping.

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