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Carrot cake balls, or carrot cake coconut truffles, are perfect for your Easter table this year. Using boxed carrot cake mix and a free Easter printable, you can make these fun rabbit tail balls quickly and easily. These little truffle Easter treats are irresistible, and you will love the coconut and pecan flavors in every bite. They’re wonderfully easy to prepare too!
Carrot cake balls are Easter treats with a printable label. They make a wonderful gift. They’re so cute and everyone will love these dainty treats with sweet carrot flavor.
You might also like to make no bake bunny print cookies for Easter, or how about lemon filled cupcakes or lemon ricotta cookies?
Why You’ll Love It
Easy to prepare: These carrot cake balls are simple to make and you only need cake mix, nuts, frosting, candy melts, and coconut to whip them up.
Delicious flavors: Crunchy pecans, moist carrot cake, tropical coconut, and creamy frosting and white chocolate go together wonderfully.
Perfect for Easter: These festive little bites are ideal for your Easter table. But be careful – the carrots in the carrot cake might attract the Easter Bunny!
Carrot Cake Bunny Tails Ingredients
A complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
Carrot cake mix: A time-saving way to make carrot cake. As well as the boxed carrot cake mix, you will need the ingredients printed on the package to make the cake. These typically include water, oil and eggs but brands do vary.
Cream cheese frosting: This mixes with the carrot cake to make the balls.
Pecans: To add crunch.
Candy melts: Use white ones for the coating.
Shredded coconut: Adds a tropical flavor plus it makes these carrot cake balls look more like bunny tails!
How to Make Easter Treats with Printable Label
For more detailed instructions with weights and measurements, jump to the printable recipe card.
Bake the cake: Prepare the cake batter following the directions on the boxed cake mix package. Mix in some chopped nuts if you want to. Bake the cake and let it cool down fully.
Crumble it: Next, use a mixer to crumble the cake into pieces.
Make the cake balls: Mix in the frosting and once everything is well combined you can roll the mixture into small balls.
Freeze them: Freeze them for half an hour so they hold their shape and set.
Coat the carrot cake balls: Now roll them in melted candy melts and then dip them in shredded coconut. Let the coconut balls set before serving.
Make labels: While they’re setting, you can work on the labels. Print out the bunny tails printable treat bag topper and then use a knife or scissors to cut them out. If you want to, you can cut along the ears in the free Easter printable and make them stand out.
Package them up: Put some carrot cake bunny tails in each cellophane bag then close using sticky tape. Add the bunny tails printable treat bag topper and give these gorgeous Easter treats with printable label to friends, family, colleagues, or whoever you want to impress!
Substitutions and Variations
Carrot cake: Using a boxed mix is easiest but you can make your own carrot cake if preferred.
Pecans: Substitute walnuts if you like, or omit the nuts if you don’t want to use them.
Frosting: You can use another type of frosting.
Sweetened shredded coconut: Use unsweetened for a less sweet result.
Serving Suggestions
Appetizers: Start your Easter feast with deviled egg chicks.
Main dish: Next up, enjoy honey glazed ham with garlic mashed potatoes.
Dessert: Enjoy these carrot cake balls with a coconut cottontail margarita! More dessert options include slow cooker Easter candy and Easter peep cupcakes.
How to Store Carrot Cake Balls
Store: Keep these in an airtight container in the refrigerator or in a cool, dry place and eat within a couple of weeks.
Freeze: You can freeze these (before adding the coating) in an airtight container for up to 6 weeks.
Thaw: Defrost them in the refrigerator overnight and then coat and serve.
Top Tips
Let the cake cool: Let it cool before crumbling and rolling so it doesn’t melt the frosting.
Don’t skip the freezing: Freezing the cake balls makes them hold together better and not be too sticky to coat.
Prevent them from sticking: If you’re storing these, put some parchment paper between each layer so they don’t stick together.
Carrot Cake Bunny Tails FAQs
I love to make these with carrot cake because, well, bunnies and carrots! If you aren’t keen on this kind of cake though, you can use any other type you want. White or yellow cake mix, spice cake mix, or any other kind would work. You could even make the cake from scratch instead of using a boxed mix if you prefer or if you have a readymade cake to use up.
Carrot cake bunny tails are a lot of fun but there are more traditional Easter cakes and desserts to choose from too. Simnel cake is a classic cake for Easter. Traditionally in the UK it was given by servant girls at Easter to their mothers when they went home for Mothers’ Day. Cakes decorated with edible mini eggs or little chicks also make an appearance during this time everywhere Easter is celebrated. I love these mini egg nest cupcakes.
Carrot Cake Bunny Tails Easter Treats Recipe
Carrot Cake Balls
Equipment
- Baking Dish 9 x 13-Inch
- Bunny Label PDF Printable
- Cellophane Bags 4 × 9½-inch
- Tape Double-Sided
- Scissors or Detail Knife
- Ruler Optional
Ingredients
- 1 Box cake mix, carrot, 15-Ounce, plus ingredients listed on box
- ½ Cup pecans, finely chopped, optional
- ¾ Cup frosting, whipped cream cheese
- 2 ½ Cups candy melts, white
- 2 ½ Cups shredded coconut, sweetened
Instructions
Bake the Carrot Cake:
- Prepare cake mix in bowl as directed. Stir in the pecans, if using.
- Bake cake as per box instructions in a 9 x 13-inch pan.
- Allow the cake to cool completely (at least 30 minutes at room temperature).
- Scoop cake into a large bowl, and crumble into pieces using a hand mixer at low speed for about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Use your hands to break up any large pieces remaining.
Make the Cake Balls:
- Add frosting and continue to mix until incorporated and balls can be formed.
- Roll cake mixture into 1-inch balls.
- Place balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment and freeze for 30 minutes.
- Place shredded coconut in a medium sized bowl and set aside.
- Remove about 5 cake balls from the freezer at a time. Use a toothpick to pick up cake balls and carefully coat all sides with melted candy melts using a spoon.
- Remove excess on the side of the bowl or with a spoon and dip directly into shredded coconut using your hands to fully coat the cake balls. Work quickly as the frozen cake balls will begin to set the candy melts.
- Place onto a baking sheet lined with parchment and carefully remove the toothpick, patting closed the hole remaining with your finger. Repeat until all balls are coated.
- Allow to set completely, 5 to 10 minutes.
Make the Printables:
- Print out labels.
- Cut out labels using either scissors or detail knife
- Fold labels in half so bunny is on the front.
- Cut along the ears to have them stand out from the label (optional).
Assemble the Gift Bags:
- Put at least three bunny tails in the bag.
- Using a piece of double-sided tape, fold the cello bag shut.
- Place tape on front and back of the inside of folded printable and fold it over to close bag.
Notes
Don’t skip the freezing: Freezing the cake balls makes them hold together better and not be too sticky to coat.
Prevent them from sticking: If you’re storing these, put some parchment paper between each layer so they don’t stick together.
Nutrition
Carrot cake balls make such a cute gift and perfect for a holiday party. Build on the Easter fun with an Easter egg hunt, festive activities, egg dyeing and more! These Easter treats with printable label are super-simple to prepare and adding your own custom labels makes them extra-special.
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Bella Bucchiotti
Bella Bucchiotti is a Canadian-based syndicated food, travel, and lifestyle writer, photographer, and creator at xoxoBella. She founded xoxoBella in 2015, where she shares her love for food, dogs, sustainability, fitness, crafts, outdoor adventures, travel, and philanthropy to encourage others to run the extra mile, try new recipes, visit unfamiliar places, and stand for a cause. Bella creates stress-free and family-friendly recipes for weeknight dinners and festive feasts.
Loved the coconut coating—so nostalgic and tasty!
This one exceeded my expectations! So flavorful! 🙂
These are adorable!