German Chocolate Cake Balls are a tasty German chocolate dessert that will win over a crowd. Whether you are making these for a birthday bash, holiday event, or a weekend treat. Learn how to make this cake truffles recipe.
I have an easy German chocolate cake pops recipe that you all will love. I made a homemade German Chocolate frosting recipe which makes these cake pops stand out.
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I am a huge fan of the flavors of German Chocolate! Coconut flavors, nuts, creamy base, and tender and light cake.
Whether you call these cake balls or German chocolate truffles, you will have a dessert that gets rave reviews.
Why Make These Cake Pops…
- Cake pop recipe with cake mix
- Easy
- Quick
- Homemade German chocolate cake frosting recipe
- Delicious
- Great to serve up for kids and adults
Ingredients Needed
- Cake Mix + Ingredients on Box
- Sweetened Condensed Milk
- Butter
- Eggs
- Coconut
- Pecans
- Vanilla
- Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
- Crisco
How to Make
Step 1: Start by baking up your cake as directed on the box. Just mix, pour and bake.
Step 2: In a saucepan on the stove you will work on making the homemade coconut pecan frosting. Add butter, condensed milk, egg yolks, and stir and cook until thickens.
Make sure to constantly stir the mixture to prevent burning.
Step 3: Once thickened remove from heat, toss in the vanilla, pecans, and coconut. Allow the frosting to cool for 30 minutes.
Step 4: Next when the cake has cooled you will crumble it all up. Then mix in the frosting you made. Once mixed well, roll into small balls and place on parchment paper.
Step 5: Mix up your coating as directed, and dip each of the balls in the chocolate. Top with coconut and pecans and let cool for the chocolate to set up.
Is It Easy To Make Coconut Pecan Frosting
Yes, the German chocolate frosting is easy. You do cook coconut pecan frosting on the stove to give it that creamy authentic German chocolate frosting. Then you mix the cake and frosting together to form that cake ball consistency you need to form the balls.
What Type of Chocolate Do You Use To Dip Cake Pops In
For some recipes, you will see almond bark used. For this recipe, I went ahead and did semi-sweet chocolate. You can use whatever you prefer, I just find the semi-sweet chocolate really added a nice flavor to the pops.
Depending on how large or small you make your cake balls will depend. I was able to get 48 cake balls in this recipe. I layed them out on wax paper or you can use parchment paper after you dip them.
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How Do You Get Even Looking Cake Pops
I use a cookie scoop. I find this is the best way to get that consistency in size. You can buy all different sizes of cookie scoops to fit your needs.
Recipe FAQs
You can make cake pops up to 2 days in advance. These are best served fresh, but if you need to prep ahead of time, go ahead and make them up to two days in advance. Make sure they are in an airtight container 
so they don’t get air to them to dry them out.
Simply store your cake pops in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. Because of the frosting used, you won’t want to leave these out on the counter. The sooner you eat the fresher they will taste of course.
You can place cake pops in a freezer-friendly freezer bag and store in the freezer for up to 1-3 months. Place in the fridge to thaw, or on the counter and serve.
You want to ensure you are not working with a cold cake pop mixture. If so when you coat them in the chocolate they will expand as they warm up. Another thing to watch is to ensure your mixture of the cake and frosting forms nicely. If it doesn’t seem to hold together you will need to add more frosting to the mixture. Or else they will crumble.
I Used unsweetened coconut. I find the sweetened is too sweet for my liking. The unsweetened offers the perfect texture and coconut flavor these to cake balls.
If you didn’t have chips to melt down you could use brown candy melts to dip your cake balls in. Easy german desserts that you can adapt to your needs!
I used a box of chocolate cake mix, but if you have a homemade cake mix you would rather whip up, go for it! I love homemade chocolate cake, but these cake pops are so full of flavor I felt like I could cut a corner and no one would notice!
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German Chocolate Cake Balls Recipe
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 box cake mix
- Plus Ingredients on Box
Coconut-Pecan Frosting
- 14 ounce can sweeten condensed milk
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 ½ cup coconut
- 1 cup pecans chopped
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Chocolate Coating
- 4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips melted
- ½ tablespoon of Crisco
- 1 cup coconut unsweetened
- 1 cup pecans chopped
Instructions
- Start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare your cake mix as directed on the back of the box. Mix and pour into a 9x13 pan and bake, and allow to cool.
- While the cake is baking you will grab a small saucepan and add in your butter, condensed milk, and egg yolks. Mix on medium heat until the mixture thickens. Make sure to stir continuously. This takes around 5-10 minutes.
- Once the frosting is thickened, remove it from heat, pour in the vanilla, coconut, and pecans. Stir and then allow it to cool for 30 minutes.
- Next, you will take your cooled cake and crumble it up. Then fold in the cooled German chocolate frosting. Mix well until combined.
- Use a cookie scoop, and make round balls, and place on a lined baking sheet. Freeze your cake balls for 30 minutes to harden up.
- Then in a small bowl, You will add your chocolate, Crisco, and heat in the microwave for 20-second increments until the mixture is melted.
- Take a stick and place one cake ball on the stick and dip it into the melted chocolate. Top with pieces of coconut and pecans if you want, and sit on a baking sheet to cool and harden up.
- Once set, these German chocolate cake balls can be served up as a delicious bite-size dessert.
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Comments & Reviews
Lisa Joy Thompson says
I love german chocolate cake and these cake balls look absolutely delicious! I’ll have to try making them with my kiddos. I bet they’d thoroughly enjoy making this recipe!
Maureen Fitzgerald says
These look absolutely delicious. I don’t know why I’ve never gotten more adventurous with my cake pop flavors.
Annemarie LeBlanc says
Bookmarked this recipe. I will print it later and add it to my recipe collection. I am make these cake pops on the weekend. They look so mouth watering I can’t want to taste them!
Heather says
This recipe looks so good! I can’t wait to give this a try!
Kelsey says
I can’t wait to make this dessert! These look delicious and I love eating cake pops.
Celebrate Woman Today says
This is a keeper recipe. I love its bite size and a pretty much easy way to make this recipe happen for parties and get-togethers.
krystal says
I do love German chocolate cake but never thought to have it in a cake ball! Looks so good!
Kathy says
Those look really good. I love making cake balls. I’ve never tried these kind before yet though. Looking forward to giving them a try.
Catalina says
These cake balls look so delicious. I love chocolate so much!
Ruth I. says
I will be trying this recipe for sure. This looks so good! Yum!
Jennifer says
My husband would LOVE these!