Lemon Cake Balls

Today I have one of my easiest recipes to share with you; lemon cake balls. I like to call them lemon curd cake truffles too as they can easily be presented on a plate and they do look a bit like truffles.

Instead of using cream cheese for shaping the lemon cake balls, I went with lemon curd. That gives this a lovely lemon flavor.

Recipe Ingredients

Making these lemon cake pops is really super easy and you need the following:

• cake – you can bake a cake from scratch to make these cake balls or use a store-bought cake for added convenience. When making your own cake, consider using your favorite boxed cake mix for ease, such as vanilla
• lemon curd – you can use store-bought lemon curd or you can make it yourself with this easy lemon curd recipe.
• white chocolate – use melted chocolate to make the coating. You can use any kind of chocolate you like. I went with creamy white chocolate.

How To Make Lemon Cake Balls

Making these lemon cake truffles, you first start by crumbling all the cake. Add the lemon curd to the crumbled cake and mix it properly. Once you pinch a bit together and it sticks, you know that the mixture is ready.

At this stage it might still be a bit crumbly, so don’t add extra lemon curd yet.

Roll the mixture into 12 balls and place them in the refrigerator to chill. You can use lollipop sticks if you want to, but I didn’t.

Now once the balls are cold enough you melt the chocolate in a double boiler. First melt 2/3 of the chocolate, take off the heat and add the remaining 1/3 of chocolate.

Not sure how to temper chocolate? Make sure to read this article on an easy way to temper chocolate without a thermometer.

Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper and dip each lemon cake ball into the melted chocolate. I usually use two forks for doing this.

Place them on the parchment paper and let it set completely. Drizzle the rest of the melted chocolate over the cake balls. Start by drizzling it over the first one you dipped.

​Let the chocolate set completely before serving.

Storing Lemon Cake Balls

You can store these lemon cake balls in the fridge for up to 3 or 4 days. Since they do not contain cream cheese, you can also keep them outside of the fridge for a few days.

Make sure to properly store them in an airtight container. Keep in mind that chocolate in the fridge might turn white. Since it’s white chocolate you won’t really see it, but if you’re using other chocolate you will.

Can I freeze lemon cake balls?

Yes you can also freeze these sweet treats both with or without the chocolate. Make sure to properly wrap them so there is no moisture getting to the chocolate. Once frozen, you can store them for up to 2 months.