🍬🍭 Bubblegum Cotton Candy Cake Truffles
These bubblegum cotton candy cake truffles feature a soft, creamy cotton candy–flavored cake center coated in pastel pink, bubblegum-flavored white chocolate. Finished with cotton candy crunch and pink sanding sugar, they’re sweet, nostalgic, and perfect for parties, dessert tables, or whimsical candy-inspired treats.
Servings 22 truffles
Calories 160kcal
Cost $11 per batch
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- rubber spatula or spoon
- Measuring spoons
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- small cookie scoop (optional)
- microwave-safe bowl or double boiler (for melting chocolate)
- fork or dipping tool
- cooling rack (optional)
Ingredients
Truffle Base (Cotton Candy)
- 2 cups vanilla cake crumbs from baked cake, fully cooled
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- ¼ tsp cotton candy flavoring
Coating (Bubblegum)
- 12 oz white chocolate or candy melts
- ¼ tsp bubblegum extract
- Pastel pink food coloring oil-based if using chocolate
- Finish
- Cotton candy crunch store-bought
- Pink sanding sugar
Instructions
Make the truffle base
- In a large bowl, mix vanilla cake crumbs and softened cream cheese until smooth and dough-like.
Add cotton candy flavor
- Mix in the cotton candy flavoring until evenly distributed. Taste and adjust carefully.
Chill the mixture
- Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes, until firm enough to scoop.
Roll the truffles
- Scoop about 1 tablespoon of mixture and roll into balls. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Chill for another 20 minutes.
Prepare the bubblegum coating
- Melt white chocolate or candy melts according to package directions. Stir in bubblegum extract and tint with pastel pink coloring until smooth.
Dip the truffles
- Dip chilled truffles into the bubblegum coating, tapping off excess. Place back onto parchment.
Decorate immediately
- While the coating is still wet, sprinkle with cotton candy crunch and pink sanding sugar.
Set & serve
- Allow truffles to set at room temperature or refrigerate briefly until firm. Store chilled until serving.
Notes
- Cotton Candy Crunch can be bought on Amazon, such as here.
- Flavor strength matters: Bubblegum extract is much stronger than cotton candy flavoring—start with less and adjust carefully.
- Chill before dipping: Well-chilled truffles hold their shape better and create a smoother coating.
- Use oil-based coloring: If tinting real white chocolate, use oil-based food coloring to prevent seizing.
- Humidity caution: Cotton candy crunch melts easily—add it immediately after dipping and store truffles airtight.
- Smooth finish tip: Tap off excess coating gently to avoid thick chocolate shells.
- Make ahead friendly: Truffles can be made a day in advance and stored chilled until serving.
- Serving tip: Let truffles sit at room temperature 5 minutes before serving for the best texture.
🎀 Variations
- Birthday Cake Version: Add rainbow sprinkles to the truffle base
- Swirl Coating: Marble pastel blue into the pink bubblegum coating
- Crunch Core: Press a small pinch of cotton candy crunch into the center before rolling