Best Chocolate Cake Bites Recipes

CHOCOLATE CAKE BITES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Make and bake cake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In large bowl, crumble cake. Add frosting; mix well. Roll into 1-inch balls; place on wax paper-lined cookie sheet. Freeze about 45 minutes or until firm. Refrigerate to keep chilled.
• In 1-quart microwavable bowl, microwave 8 oz of the candy coating uncovered on High 1 minute 30 seconds; stir. Continue microwaving and stirring in 15-second increments until melted and smooth.
• Remove one-third of the balls at a time from refrigerator. Using 2 forks, dip and roll 1 ball at a time in coating. Place on wax paper-lined cookie sheet; immediately decorate with sprinkles. Refrigerate cake balls about 10 minutes or until coating is set. Melt remaining candy coating in 6-oz batches; dip remaining balls. (Reheat coating in microwave if it is too thick to coat.) Serve at room temperature. Store in airtight container.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Beat egg whites in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
• Combine egg yolks, 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter, and sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
• Place 4 ounces milk chocolate in top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, add remaining 3 ounces milk chocolate and stir until chocolate is melted. Cool for 5 minutes.
• Stir melted chocolate into the egg yolk mixture until well combined. Add almonds and flour and mix well. Fold beaten egg whites into batter. Pour batter onto the prepared baking sheet and spread out evenly.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chocolate cake is set and a toothpick comes out clean, 8 to 10 minutes, depending on the thickness of the cake. Allow to cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Cut cooled cake into small, 3/4-inch squares. Spread a thin layer of jam on half of the chocolate squares and place a second chocolate square on top to create little cubes.
• Combine 7 ounces milk chocolate and dark chocolate in a bowl. Place 2/3 of the mixed chocolate in top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, add remaining chocolate mixture, and stir until chocolate is melted.
• Pierce chocolate cubes with a fork and dip into chocolate so it is completely covered with chocolate. Use a spoon to remove excess chocolate and place on the prepared baking sheet to set. Allow to set at room temperature.

TEXAS CHOCOLATE MINI CAKE BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 mini muffin tins generously with cooking spray.
• Combine devil's food cake mix, eggs, chocolate pudding mix, vegetable oil, and 1/4 cup water in a large bowl. Mix with a wooden spoon until batter is thick and smooth.
• Pour batter into the prepared mini muffin tins.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 9 to 10 minutes.
• Let mini cakes cool in the tins for 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack.
• Stir confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup water, and cocoa powder together in a bowl to make glaze.
• Dip tops of the mini cakes in glaze and place on a large sheet of waxed paper. Cool completely before serving, about 10 minutes.

BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP CAKE BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Mix bananas, egg, coconut sugar, almond butter, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, baking soda, cinnamon, and sea salt together in a bowl using an electric mixer; add almond flour and tapioca flour and mix well. Fold chocolate chips into batter and spoon into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.

WHITE CHOCOLATE APRICOT JAM CAKE BITES

Steps:

• Melt butter in pan; remove from burner.
• Add 1 cup to white choc chips. Don't stir!
• In a medium mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar.
• Stir in chocolate/butter mixture and vanilla.
• Combine flour and salt and add to mixture; combine.
• Pour half batter in to a greased 9-inch square baking pan.
• Bake 325°F for 15-20 minutes or until golden.
• Melt jam in small saucepan over low heat.
• Spread over warmed crust.
• Stir in extra choc chips to the batter.
• Drop batter by spoonfuls over jam.
• Bake 30-35 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
• Let cool; cut into bite-size cakes and gobble up!

CHOCOLATE-COCONUT CAKE BITES (LAMINGTONS)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Melt 1/4 cup (4 Tbsp.) butter; set aside. Spray 8-inch square pan with cooking spray; cover bottom of pan with parchment. Spray with additional cooking spray. Beat eggs, granulated sugar and vanilla in medium bowl with hand mixer on high speed 3 min. or until thickened and pale yellow in color. Sift flour and baking powder over egg mixture; stir gently just until blended. Gently stir in melted butter in batches until well blended. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 12 to 14 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 10 min. Loosen from sides of pan with knife. Invert cake onto wire rack; gently remove pan and parchment. Cool cake 20 min. Meanwhile, spread coconut into single layer on rimmed baking sheets; bake 5 min. or until dried but not browned. Cool completely.
• Cut cake into 36 pieces, each about 1-1/2 inches square. Microwave milk in microwaveable measuring cup on HIGH 1 min. or until heated through. Place chocolate and remaining butter in large bowl. Add milk; let stand 1 min. Whisk until chocolate and butter are completely melted and mixture is well blended. Add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, whisking after each addition until well blended.
• Place all coconut on same baking sheet. Cover empty baking sheet with parchment. Use fork to dip cake pieces, 1 at a time, in chocolate glaze, turning to evenly coat each cake piece with glaze; shake cake gently over bowl to remove excess glaze. Hold cake over coconut-covered baking sheet while sprinkling cake with coconut, turning to evenly coat all sides of cake with coconut; place on parchment-covered baking sheet. Let stand until chocolate glaze is firm.