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Dessert for 24

Cake Ball Bites

$1.07for 4110 minServes 24

Cake mix and pudding bake into a tender cake, which is crumbled, shaped, chilled, and coated with candy melts.

Cake Ball Bites

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What it costs

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IngredientAmountCost
Cake, 19 oz$0.18/oz typical19 oz$3.36Typical price
Eggs, 3$0.30 each typical3$0.90Typical price
Sour cream, 6.5 oz$0.14/oz typical6.5 oz$0.89Typical price
Total for the servings shown$6.44

Swaps

  • Swap sour cream for yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices

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Not included in the cost.

  • 110 minstart to table
  • Involveddifficulty
  • 24servings as written
  • $typical cost tier

AmericanVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetDessertsGame day

Typical price

$0.27 per serving$1.07 for 4

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Ingredients

  • 1 box (15 1/4 oz) cake mix
  • 1 box (3 2/5 oz) instant pudding mix
  • 3 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup sour cream or greek yogurt
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • to taste sprinkles or jimmies (optional)

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with cooking oil.
  2. Beat the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, vegetable oil, sour cream, water, and vanilla until smooth.
  3. Spread the batter in the pan and bake for 30 minutes, until the center reaches 165 F.
  4. Cool the cake completely for 30 minutes, then crumble it into a bowl and roll it into 24 balls.
  5. Chill the cake balls for 15 minutes while melting the candy melts in a heatproof bowl over gently simmering water.
  6. Dip each cake ball in the melted candy and add sprinkles if using.
  7. Chill the coated cake balls for 15 minutes, until the coating is firm.

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