Buddy the Elf™’s Snowball Cake Truffles
with Cream Cheese Frosting & Shredded Coconut | 10 servings
- Milk
- Tree Nuts
- Wheat
Don’t be a cotton-headed ninny-muggins! Spread the holiday cheer, and serve up our delicious spice cake snowballs—the perfect substitute for an epic snowball fight, like the one from the film in Central Park! Curl up on the couch, and pass around these one-bite treats while you watch Elf with family and friends for the film’s 20th anniversary. After baking our easy spice cake mix to fluffy perfection, you’ll scoop the cake into balls, coat in sweet cream cheese frosting, and sprinkle with a festive flurry of coconut and powdered sugar.
Ingredients
4.5 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
1 cup
Shredded Coconut
(Contains: Tree Nuts)
18 tablespoon
Cream Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 teaspoon
Cinnamon
15.25 ounce
Spice Cake Mix
(Contains: Wheat)
4 ounce
Powdered Sugar
Not included in your delivery
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
8 tablespoon (tbsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Cooking Steps
Adjust rack to middle position and preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with oil. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper (or foil).
In a large bowl, whisk together spice cake mix, sour cream, cinnamon, 1 cup water, ½ cup oil, and ½ tsp salt until smooth. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
Bake on middle rack until cooked through and edges are lightly browned, 25-30 minutes.
Wash out bowl and whisk.
Let cake cool for 5 minutes after baking. Leaving browned edges in dish, scoop
Place cream cheese in a medium microwave-safe bowl; microwave until soft, 20-30 seconds.
Whisk in half the powdered sugar until smooth and frosting reaches a drizzling consistency.
Working with one cake truffle at a time, add to bowl with frosting. Using a fork, gently lift truffle, letting excess frosting drip off. TIP: Lightly tap the fork on the side of the bowl if necessary.
Using a separate fork, gently push each frosted truffle onto prepared baking sheet. TIP: If frosting becomes too thick, microwave for 10 seconds and stir until smooth. Repeat as necessary.
Refrigerate frosted truffles for 5 minutes.
Evenly sprinkle frosted truffles with coconut; gently roll to coat.
Transfer to a platter. Dust with remaining powdered sugar and serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Mar 2026- Flavor: Some loved the taste, while others found it too sweet or spicy. Consider trying vanilla or chocolate cake for a milder flavor.
- Ease of prep: Many found these tricky and time-consuming to make, with messy frosting that was hard to work with.
- Suggestions: Freeze truffles for better texture. Consider using melted white chocolate instead of cream cheese frosting for easier coating.
- Portions: One kit made plenty; some had leftovers even after sharing at work or potlucks.
