Description
These adorable Easter cake pops are the perfect festive treat! Customize them with your favorite cake and frosting flavors, then decorate with pastel-colored candy melts, sprinkles, and edible decorations. They’re easy to make and fun for all ages!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box Cake (Your favorite flavor (vanilla, chocolate, lemon, etc.) Baked and cooled completely.)
- 1/2 cup Frosting (Your favorite flavor (vanilla, chocolate, cream cheese, etc.))
- 12 oz Candy Melts (Pastel colors (pink, yellow, blue, green, purple, white))
- 24 Cake Pop Sticks
- As needed Sprinkles (Easter-themed sprinkles, jimmies, nonpareils)
- As needed Edible Decorations (Edible eyes, sugar flowers, bunny ears, chick decorations)
- 1–2 teaspoons Vegetable Shortening or Coconut Oil (To thin candy melts, if needed.)
Instructions
- Prepare the Cake: Bake the cake according to package directions. Let cool completely.
- Crumble the Cake: In a large bowl, crumble the cooled cake with your hands until it is finely textured.
- Mix in Frosting: Add the frosting to the crumbled cake and mix well until a dough-like consistency is formed. Do not overmix.
- Shape into Balls: Roll the cake mixture into 1-inch balls. Place the cake balls on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to firm up.
- Melt Candy Melts: Melt the candy melts in separate bowls in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring in between, until smooth. If the candy melts are too thick, add a teaspoon of vegetable shortening or coconut oil to thin them out.
- Dip Cake Pops: Dip the tip of a cake pop stick into the melted candy and insert it halfway into a chilled cake ball. Repeat with all cake balls. Return to the refrigerator for 10 minutes to set.
- Coat Cake Pops: Dip each cake pop into the melted candy, ensuring it is fully coated. Gently tap off any excess candy.
- Decorate: Immediately decorate with sprinkles and edible decorations before the candy coating sets.
- Set and Serve: Place the decorated cake pops back on the parchment-lined baking sheet or insert them into a styrofoam block to set. Let the candy coating harden completely before serving. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
- Prep Time: 45
- Cook Time: 15