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It’s the last post of the year, and it’s a fun one for grown ups! A couple days ago I told y’all about my cake mishaps, but I turned it into something totally fun – Jello Shot Cake Balls! I was making a pink champagne poke cake, and then I dropped it on the floor! I was totally bummed. However, I was smart enough to put a lid on it before I dropped it.
So, technically the cake was saved, even though it was in crumbles. Then, my mind started churning because I knew I could turn that cake into something. I decided I could make jello poke cake balls. It was then I saw the bottles of flavored vodkas sitting on my new rolling cart, and I had an idea.
Instead of adding frosting to turn it into cake balls, I was going to add vodka! Yep vodka!
Originally, I was making the poke cake with champagne and raspberry jello, so those were already in the cake to make it moist. Then, I added 1/2 cup of flavored vodkas. I mixed strawberry vodka and whipped cream vodka, added it to the cake, and stirred it up nicely. I stopped at 1/2 cup because I didn’t want the vodka to over saturate the cake and make it mush.
Next, I popped it in the freezer for a few minutes to get it a little frozen. I left it for about 30 minutes.
Then, I pulled the cake out and used my medium scooper to form cake balls. After I had made them all, I put them back in the freezer for about an hour.
During this time, I melted my candy melts. I hate candy melts. They never melt right for me, ever. Ghirardelli white chocolate wafers are a serious dream when I’ve got them. They melt perfectly every time. But it was pretty late, so I settled for a battle with candy melts.
I dipped each one in the chocolate and set them on wax paper. I added a pinch of edible confetti stars and hearts. These –> edible silver stars and pink hearts, for a perfect little treat for New Year’s.
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Raspberry Jello Shot Cake Balls
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 36 1x
Description
Add a little vodka to your jello cake balls for a fun New Year’s Eve treat!
Ingredients
- 1 box cake mix (white or yellow) – made according to directions
- 6 oz box of raspberry jello
- 1/2 cup pink champagne
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1/2 cup flavored vodka (I used strawberry and whipped cream mixed together)
- 1 bag of candy melts
- edible confetti sprinkles
Instructions
- Make the cake according to the directions and let it cool.
- Next mix boiling water, raspberry jello mix, and champagne.
- Pour over cake.
- Using a spoon or fork tear the cake up like you’re going to make cake balls.
- Add 1/2 cup of vodka to the cake.
- Freeze it for about 30 minutes.
- Take a medium-sized scooper and make cake balls.
- Place the cake balls on waxed paper on a cookie sheet and freeze for at least an hour.
- When the cake balls are a little frozen, heat up the candy melts until they are smooth and ready for dipping.
- Remove the cake balls and work quickly to dip them and set on wax paper.
- While the chocolate is still warm, sprinkle the edible confetti glitter on each one.
- Serve when chocolate has ardened
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
There you have it! A fun delicious treat to serve on New Year’s Eve or for any party!
18 comments
Ooh, these look really yummy and what a perfect treat to make for a New year’s Eve party tonight!
Oh my goodness these could certainly turn the party in a different direction. I like your resourcefulness though – when life hands you crumbled cake, my jello shot cake balls.
Oh my, those Raspberry Jello Shot Cake Balls look so YUMMY! I’ll definitely need to try this recipe out for my next get together <3
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Wow! This looks like a fun thing to serve! Love it! I just might try making them!
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These are really pretty genius – but do you get boozy from eating them? I love those edible stars on top – I have never seen those before.
These look so good! Love strawberry so these are right up my alley!! Will have to make these soon.
I have no words. These look absolutely amazing! I love cake balls, I love raspberry, I love jello poke cake, and the fact that these are shots is just amazing! All of my favorite things combined.
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Those look so sinful and divine! They’d be perfect for afternoon get-togethers with family. I’ll make sure to prepare them next time my relatives visit us.
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I can’t wait to try it! My son will love it!
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Vodka + Cupcakes that was really all you had to say. I’m totally trying this one out on my girlfriends.
Vodka and cake. I am sold. This sounds amazing and they look so decadent!
These Jello Shot Cake Balls sound and look so delicious. I am going to have to make these for sure. They would be great for any occasion. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
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These look so much fun – perfect for a grown up party! I bet they taste good too. Kaz
Oh man, these look so delicious! What a brilliant way to save that cake. You are so smart.
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I for one would never have thought of adding vodka to cake balls! That just sounds so amazing! Looks delicious too!
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This is a fun party treat! If you have issues melting the chocolate here is my secret trick (I make cakepops) add a little bit of vegetable oil to smoothen it out!
This looks like it’s yummy! Thanks for sharing, I know a couple of people who will love this recipe too!
These look great and cake balls or cake pops are my favorite treat to make.