Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope that everyone had a wonderful weekend, but if you are like me, feel it went by too fast!!
Brandon and I celebrated Valentine’s Day on Saturday, but tonight I am still planning on making him a romantic dinner. 
What are your plans for tonight? If you are still looking for last minute gift ideas, this is a super simple recipe that will surely wow your Valentine’s taste buds!
I found the recipe for dark chocolate cake truffles on a vegan blogger’s website: An Opera Singer in the Kitchen. I would highly recommend this website if you are looking for unique vegan meal ideas, especially with all you vegan challengers out there right now.
My cake truffles were not vegan because I included an egg in the cake batter recipe. I just wasn’t sure how flax egg works in cake baking, so I thought I would use caution since Brandon was taking these in to work today!
I also used semi-sweet chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, AND dark chocolate for dipping (quality dark chocolate IS more expensive so I kept those for ourselves). 
Anyway, I thought they turned out magnificent! A perfectly sweet ending to a romantic day! Happy indulging!
- My cake truffle picture does not live up to the Opera Singer’s, which is why I included her picture first!
Chocolate Covered Vanilla Cake Balls
adapted from An Opera Singer in the Kitchen
- Naturally Nora’s Vanilla Cake Mix (use only half the cake mix…which means you would also use half of the other ingredients needed; milk, egg, oil)
- 4 oz cream cheese (tofutti OR regular)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- your choice of chocolate for dipping!
- sprinkles, if desired
Directions:
Mix and bake Nora’s cake batter according to package directions. Cool.
Once the cake has baked and cooled completely, crumble in a large mixing bowl until fine. Add cream cheese and vanilla, mixing with hands until cake mix is saturated and able to be rolled.
Form dough in to ~20-25 balls. You could probably make about 30-35 if you make them smaller, which is what I would do next time.
Set in freezer for ~1-2 hours or leave in fridge overnight.
Melt chocolate and dip each ball until completely covered in chocolate. Sprinkle as desired. Set in fridge until chocolate has set (~1-2 hours).
Enjoy!
i’ll take a dozen! Those look so stinkin good!
Gorgeous wedding pic!
you guys look so amazing, what a great picture!
we celebrated valentines on saturday as well, just went out for dinner and drinks, and yes it was happy indulging.:) hope your day went well, i’m sure your hubby enjoyed the cake balls, they look delish!
These look like such a wonderful treat! I have seen a few cake truffle recipes, but never a VEGAN version. Wowza! And I bet nobody even notices the difference!
I love the wedding pic of you and Brandon! Hope you had a wonderful Valentine’s Day! <3
Your wedding picture is so pretty! This recipe looks so good. I love that you used so many different kinds of chocolate!
Those chocolate covered vanilla cake balls look AMAZING!!!
Those cake balls are so cute! I just saw them on another blog as well and I am wishing I would have found them BEFORE Valentine’s day!
Love your wedding pic! SO cute! You looks so beautiful!
Happy Valentines Day to you and hubby!!
that recipe…all I can say is WOW. Looks awesome! Thanks for the website…I never heard of it. WIll check it out!
Love the picture from your wedding!
Happy Valentine’s! 
Those look delicious! Who doesn’t love cake dipped in chocolate? My husband and I celebrated Valentine’s day this weekend with dinner and a movie. We went to a fun new place in downtown Dallas! Your wedding picture is gorgeous!
Those look seriously delicious! Thanks for the new website link, I’ll be checking that out for sure.
Happy Valentines day! LOVE the wedding picture too!
these truffles are so so cute!! hope you have a wonderful day!
They look great, and I love the pic from your wedding!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Those truffles look amazing! They are the the perfect Valentine’s day treat!
Yum! I already made two Valentine’s Day treats this past weekend, otherwise I would probably be making those!
Yum!! Those truffles look incredible. I love litle cake bites like that.
Glad you two had a great Valentine’s Day dinner..and happy Valentine’s Day today!
How cute! I was going to make chocolate covered strawberries but these look so much better!! Happy Valentine’s day! (P.S I love your wedding dress! I can’t wait to get married!! hehe)
Oh wow, I was practically drooling just reading the title of this post!! These look delicious Erin. Happy Valentine’s Day!
yum, cake truffles!! This would definitely be a winner in my house!
Love your wedding picture–you look beautiful!! And of course, these cake truffle bars look amazing!!
Happy Valentine’s Day! <3
I have never made truffles either, sort of a savory girl with my cooking. I love your photo and feel it’s probably more real/like we would all make that the Opera person. Love the wedding photo too.
I still have never made cake truffles, but really should. Oh and I had no idea there was a tofutti cream cheese. Since regular cream cheese totally grosses me out, I should look for this! Thanks =)
I use a lot of dark chocolate when I make candy too! =) So delicious! Happy Valentine’s Day!
Erin! Wow, thanks for letting me know you made these. I had hoped I did not get back to you too late on Saturday in order for you to make these. I am glad you and your loved one loved them!I hope you have a great day!!