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Easter egg cake balls

These Easter Egg Cake Balls are a fun and lighter dessert perfect for the holiday. Made with a yellow cake mix, fat-free Greek yogurt, and egg whites, they are moist and flavorful without added oil or butter. Dip them in colorful candy melts and decorate with sprinkles for a festive treat everyone will love!
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Prep Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Servings: 44
Cuisine: Chinese
Calories: 120
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • 15.5 ounce yellow cake mix or flavor of your choice
  • 5.5 ounce plain fat-free Greek yogurt
  • 0.875 cup water
  • 2 large egg whites
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 baking spray
  • 20 ounce Wilton colored candy melts (original package 48 oz, 20 oz used for recipe)
  • 1 sprinkles for decoration

Method
 

Preparation Steps
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray a cake pop pan with baking spray.
  2. Combine all the cake ingredients in a large mixing bowl and beat until combined.
  3. Place the batter into a pastry bag or large ziplock bag with the tip cut off.
  4. Pipe the batter into the prepared cake pop pan and bake about 18 minutes (rotate the pan after 10 minutes for even baking). Let it rest 5 minutes before opening the pan.
  5. Place cake balls on a wire rack and repeat with remaining batter.
  6. Using a scissor, cut the seam off the balls.
  7. Refrigerate the cake balls for about 45 minutes; this helps the chocolate stick to the cake.
  8. Melt some of the colored candy melts in the microwave according to package directions, careful not to burn the chocolate.
  9. Insert the tip of a bamboo skewer into the melted chocolate, then into the cake ball (this helps hold the stick in place) and dip each ball into the chocolate, then onto a sheet of wax paper.
  10. To cover the little hole you get from the skewer, dip the stick in the melted chocolate, then onto the hole.
  11. Repeat with the remaining balls and chocolate, topping with sprinkles as you dip before the chocolate hardens, or drizzle with additional chocolate if desired.

Notes

These cake balls are designed to be lighter using Greek yogurt and egg whites instead of oil and butter. Refrigerating the cake balls before dipping helps the chocolate adhere better. You can use any color candy melts and sprinkles for different occasions.