Ferrero Rocher Cake Balls (Vegan GF)

Double chocolate cake balls with chocolate hazelnut spread filled with a whole hazelnut all coated in a thick chocolate shell, crushed hazelnuts and more chocolate. These cake balls are no-bake, naturally vegan, gluten-free and only need 4 ingredients.

Cake balls or pops are such a fun thing to make and at the moment, I have so many vanilla cakes lying around as I am recipe testing for a wedding cake. The cake needs to be vegan and gluten-free and I am testing out a few ratios to see the difference and while most have been OK, there have been lots that aren’t good enough. What to do with these cakes? Crumble them up and make cake balls (or freeze your cake crumbs until you’re ready to make these cake balls).

These Ferrero Rocher Cake Balls are the dream. They are:

• Chocolatey and rich
• Just like a Ferrero Rocher truffle made from cake
• Only need 4 ingredients
• Naturally vegan and gluten-free
• Easy to make in a few steps
• Nutty and sweet
• Great for little ones (and adults too)

Like my Banana Bread Birthday Cake Poprs, Chocolate Gingerbread Cake Bombs and Vegan Oreo Cake Balls, the main ingredient is leftover cake. Next time you make a cake, make some extra to use up for these Ferrero Rocher Cake Balls. Or, next time you are experimenting with cake and it isn’t quite perfect, allow it to cool down and crumble it up for cake balls. 

Let’s see what else goes into these chocolate balls:

• Leftover cake: the cake I used for this recipe is similar to my Vegan Gluten-free Vanilla Sheet CakeVegan Gluten-free Vanilla Sheetcake which is naturally vegan and gluten-free (as in the name) and works so well as it’s subtle enough but has a great texture. Any vanilla cake will work, or for even more chocolate goodness, try my Vegan Black Forest Gateau sponge. Weigh out the cake crumbs so you have 250g.
• Vegan Nutella spread: or dairy-free chocolate spread. There are quite a few in the supermarkets now, or you can make your own (I have a recipe pending for this).
• Hazelnuts: for this recipe, you need whole hazelnuts to go in the middle of the Ferrero Rocher Cake Balls (classic for Ferrero Rocher truffles) and then chopped or crushed hazelnuts for coating the chocolate balls.
• Chocolate: any dairy-free chocolate will work here, and I like a dark chocolate for the best flavour.

As you can see, these Ferrero Rocher Cake Balls only need a few simple ingredients, and they taste amazing. They are so rich and moreish and easy to eat a few in one sitting, plus I love that they use up leftover cake.

How to store these Ferrero Rocher Cake Balls?

These are best stored in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 1 week or in the freezer for 1 month. I like to rest them at room temperature for 20 minutes before eating them so the chocolate melts even more.

Can I make these nut-free?

While Ferrero Rocher are typically made with hazelnuts, you can make these with any other nuts or with seeds, too. Simply use larger seeds inside the cake balls and then coat them in other chopped seeds or even with cacao nibs for a delicious chocolatey crunch.

These Ferrero Rocher Cake Balls make a delicious snack with a cup of tea or coffee or as a dessert with some ice cream. If you are looking for other cake balls/pops and truffles, how about my:

• Banana Bread Birthday Cake Pops
• Vegan Oreo Cake Balls
• Vegan Chocolate Cake Balls
• Gingerbread Chocolate Cake Bombs
• Vegan White Chocolate Biscoff Truffles

I look forward to hearing what you think of these Ferrero Rocher Cake Balls so please let me know in the comments below. If you do make these, I would love to see them so please tag me in our cake balls – I’m @nourishing.amy on Instagram and use the hashtag #nourishingamy. I’m also on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest  – please say hello!

With Ferrero Rocher cake ball love x