Say hello to your new favorite effortless dessert! This cake batter cheese ball is a fun, easy sweet that features birthday cake flavors and lots of cheerful sprinkles for a treat everyone will love!
There is no occasion that a good cheese ball isn’t perfect for.
I love making them whenever I know I have people coming over, partially because they are so easy and I almost always have the ingredients on hand.
Plus, you can make so many different varieties from savory cheese balls, perfect for appetizers, to dessert cheese balls for any holiday or occasion imaginable.
This particular variety is a sweet cheese ball with yellow cake batter and tons of sprinkles.
It’s a fun twist on dessert for birthdays or customize it for different occasions by changing the sprinkles to fit the theme.
Ingredients
To make this you’ll need:
- Cream cheese– Real, full fat cream cheese softened to room temperature.
- Butter– Salted butter softened to room temperature.
- Cake mix– This calls for yellow mix, but you could use almost any flavor cake mix.
- Vanilla extract– The real deal, not imitation.
- Powdered sugar– Not granulated. Granulated will make the cheese ball gritty.
- Sprinkles – The color of these can be changed to fit any variety of occasion.
How to Make
This cake batter cheese ball is so easy to make!
To do it, use a hand mixer to whip the cream cheese until it’s smooth and creamy in a medium sized mixing bowl.
Once the cream cheese is smooth and creamy, whip in the butter, again until smooth and creamy.
Then beat in the cake mix, extract, and sugar until the batter’s smooth.
Fold in 1/2 cup of the sprinkles using a spatula.
Shape the cake batter into a rough ball shape and put it on a large piece of plastic wrap.
Wrap the plastic wrap around the ball to seal, then shape the batter into a better ball shape.
Refrigerate the cake batter cheese ball for at least an hour, but up to overnight.
After you’ve refrigerated the cheese ball, spread the remaining sprinkles out in an even layer on a large plate.
Remove the chilled cheese ball from the fridge, unwrap it, and roll it in the sprinkles.
Press the sprinkles in as needed to cover any bare spots.
Chill the finished cheese ball for 30 minutes, then serve with the dipping options of your choice.
Enjoy!
Dipping Ideas
You can dip almost anything sweet into this cheese ball!
Our favorites include:
- graham crackers
- Nilla wafers
- Oreos
- strawberries
Storing Leftovers
Store any leftovers wrapped tightly in plastic wrap or in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Tips and Tricks
- This is super easy to customize for different occasions and holidays- just use sprinkles in colors that fit your event’s theme!
- Make sure you let the butter and cream cheese come to room temperature on the counter prior to mixing them. It will make it much easier.
- No salted butter? You could use regular and add a pinch of salt.
Other Cheese Ball Recipes
A cake batter cheese ball is the perfect dessert for any occasion.
Make one and enjoy!
Looking for other cheese ball recipes?
Try these:
- Everything Bagel Cheese Ball
- Monster Cookie Dough Cheese Ball
- Mini Goat Cheese Balls
- Carrot Cake Cheese Ball
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Cake Batter Cheese Ball
Ingredients
- 1 8 oz block cream cheese softened to room temperature
- 1 stick salted butter softened (1/2 cup)
- 1 1/2 cups yellow cake mix
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 cups rainbow sprinkles divided
Instructions
- Add the cream cheese to a medium sized mixing bowl. Using a hand mixer, whip until the cream cheese is smooth & creamy.
- Add the butter to the mixing bowl, and whip again until smooth & creamy.
- Add the cake mix, extract, and sugar to the mixing bowl and mix again until everything's evenly incorporated and the batter's smooth.
- Add 1/2 cup of the sprinkles to the batter, and fold in using a spatula.
- Shape the cake batter into a rough ball shape, then transfer it to an oerly large piece of plastic wrap. Wrap the plastic wrap around the ball to seal, then shape the batter into a better ball shape.
- Refrigerate the cake batter cheese ball for at least an hour, but up to overnight.
- Add the remaining sprinkles to a large plate, and spread them out in an even layer.
- Remove the chilled cheese ball from the fridge, unwrap it, and roll it in the sprinkles- pressing them in as needed to cover any bare spots.
- Chill the finished cheese ball for 30 minutes, then serve with the dipping options of your choice.
Notes
- This is super easy to customize for different occasions and holidays- just use sprinkles in colors that fit your event's theme!
- Make sure you let the butter and cream cheese come to room temperature on the counter prior to mixing them. It will make it much easier.
- No salted butter? You could use regular and add a pinch of salt.
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