Description
Delightful bite-sized cake pops bursting with vanilla flavor, creamy frosting, and a glossy red candy coating, perfect for sharing on Valentine’s Day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box (about 15–16 oz) cake mix, baked according to package instructions
- 1 cup frosting (any flavor; cream cheese or buttercream work great)
- 12–16 oz candy melts (red and other color accents as desired)
- 24 lollipop sticks
- Sprinkles, edible glitter, or other edible decorations
Instructions
- Bake the cake according to package or recipe instructions. Let it cool completely.
- Crumble the cooled cake into a large bowl until there are no large chunks.
- Add the frosting to the crumbs and mix gently with a spatula until the mixture holds together when squeezed.
- Form the mixture into hearts or balls (about 1.25–1.5 inches in diameter) and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment.
- Dip the tip of each lollipop stick into slightly melted candy coating and insert it halfway into each cake pop.
- Chill the cake pops for about 30 minutes (or until firm).
- Melt candy melts according to package directions.
- Holding a pop by the stick, dip it into the melted candy, tapping gently on the bowl’s edge to remove excess coating.
- Add sprinkles or decorations before the coating sets.
- Stand the pops upright until fully set. Serve or package for gifting.
Notes
If a cake pop cracks when dipped, poke the center with the stick and cover with more coating. Chilled pops are less likely to crack.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake pop
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 1.5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg