Cake Pops Easy Recipes

These delectable Cake Pops are a fun and satisfying twist on ordinary cake and frosting. Made easily with yellow cake mix and candy melts, they’re moist, light, and flavorful – a sweet dessert that everyone will love!

Cake pops are a versatile treat, and in recent years they’ve taken the world by storm! Little lollipops of ultra-rich, ultra-buttery cake are dipped in soft melted candy, and then sprinkled with all kinds of pretty toppings. Who (especially the kids) could resist such a fun dessert?

Usually, these are found at surprisingly high prices at bakeries – Starbucks has all my money because my kids loooove their Birthday Cake Pops 😬. Then, there’s the cake pops at our local grocery store that are out of this world, so they take more of my money!

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But really, homemade cake pops are simply the best. They are less expensive this way, and as a bonus, you can create any flavors and designs that you want!

The best thing about cake pops (in my opinion) is the moist, tender texture of the cake mixture inside. It’s like a candy truffle combined with cake! And fortunately, it’s easy to make. The secret to the moist texture is the frosting mixed right into the cake, giving it a velvety richness.

My simple cake pop recipe starts with a boxed cake mix for an extra-easy process. But, if you’d rather bake completely from scratch, that’s great, too!Just grab my recipe for the BEST-EST homemade Chocolate Cake!

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There are only a few basic steps to making this recipe, but I think the process is a lot of fun. It’s a great project to have the kiddos help with, too!

So there you have it – a simple, festive, sweet treat that anyone can make! You’ll feel like you just bought a fancy bakery goodie, but it’s actually about as simple as it gets. Want to know more? Here are a few helpful tips:

Cake pops are so versatile! There are infinite ways to customize or change them, but here are a few ideas that I really love.

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These delectable Cake Pops are a fun and pretty twist on ordinary cake and frosting. Made easily with yellow cake mix and candy melts, they’re moist, light, and flavorful!

Calories: 217 kcal | Carbohydrates: 33 g | Protein: 1 g | Fat: 9 g | Saturated Fat: 6 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 32 mg | Sodium: 172 mg | Potassium: 19 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 26 g | Vitamin A: 165 IU | Vitamin C: 1 mg | Calcium: 45 mg | Iron: 1 mg

Hi, I’m Katerina! As a busy mom I know how hard it can be to put dinner on the table during the week. That’s why I created Easy Weeknight Recipes. I love sharing easy, creative and delicious dinner ideas your family is going to devour!Today I am showing you how to make Cake Pops using cake mix. These little nuggets of cake dipped in chocolate have become a huge trend.

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Charles says that he likes them because you can have just a taste of dessert without committing to eat an entire piece of cake or a cupcake. (My opinion? Life is short, eat a whole piece of cake!)

Cake pops are prepared by baking a cake, mashing it up, mixing in frosting, rolling it into a balls, putting it on a stick, and dipping it in chocolate. The flavor combinations are endless, and you can decorate them with colored sprinkles or dunk them in colored white chocolate to match any party theme or color scheme.

You can use any boxed cake mix to perpare this recipe. If you really want to keep things simple, you could buy a couple cupcakes at the grocery store and then mash them up frosting and all to make cake pops.

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First, you need to bake a cake. Then you take that cake and break it up and add some frosting. I used a store-bought chocolate cake mix. If you want to bake a cake from scratch, you might want to try my friend Jocelyn’s chocolate cake recipe.

Mix the frosting into the cake, mashing the cake up at the same time. You will end up with soft cake that can be easily formed into balls.

Roll the cake into balls, you want them to be about the size of a ping pong ball. Then dip the sticks in melted chocolate and place them in the cake balls.

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Then the cake balls go into the freezer until they become solid. This is very important. You need to put the cake pops in the freezer before you dip them in the melted chocolate, otherwise, they will fall apart and make a mess. Trust me on this one.

I loved how these cake pops turned out. You can really taste the caramel frosting, and I liked the way the nonpareils gave added crunch.

I used the cake mix to bake two 8-inch round cakes. Then I used about 1/4 of that cake to make Cake Pops (I didn’t want to make too many because I knew I would end up eating all of them).

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Pro Tip: Save the cake mix box and use it to stick the cake pops into while the chocolate dies. Or if you want to be fancy, cake pop stands exist.

I mean I don't think the debate here is if you like cake pops or not. Yes as an adult I think it's a waste because I would rather have a slice or 2 of cake. My son on the other hand wants these for his birthday party and I think it's a great idea I'll make enough for everyone to have 2 or 3 and they look fun and it's something different.

Oh Contrer...Cake pops can cut your day in half and the expense as well. If you make 40 Pops vs baking cakes or even cup cakes for 40 people....much less expensive and time consuming. They can be put in a pretty jar or vase on either end of a Buffet table or distributed onto the actual tables themselves at Anniversary parties etc. This way as well, the couple, may keep their small cake to take home.

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I've ordered the silicone cake pop maker for $2.97. That way you just bake the cake pops already shaped in balls. Skipping the making the cake and manually forming balls. Though a very small treat, it helps control my grandbabies snack intake. Can't wait to make with them...

They look yummy and fun to eat! Thanks for sharing it over at Food Friday. Excited to see what you’ll be sharing next! :D

I love cake pops! These look delicious. I love Mrs. Jones, I recently baked some cookies using one of her mixes. So good!

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Have any leftover birthday cake? Or did you bake a cake and it turned out a little dry? So what do you do with

? Turn it into cake pops of course! This how to make cake pops tutorial has really easy steps to turn any cake into cake pops. Kids will love helping to make these but the best part is enjoying them as a fun treat!

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You cake pops don’t have to be bakery-perfection. Just have fun making them and enjoy eating their soft gooey centers. They are actually really easy to do. Kids will really enjoy making them with you – especially the dipping and decorating parts.

If you want your cake pops to be round you’ll need to use some foam board to stand them up on or a cake pop mold. We don’t mind having them a little flat on the bottom as they are easier to store that way and they get eaten pretty quickly in our house! But if you want to give these as a gift, we would recommend using the cake pop mold.

The best thing about making cake pops is using leftover dry cake. If you have leftover cake from a birthday party or another event, this is a great way to turn that cake into something new! If you had a cake fail and your cake turned out too dry, then that would also be perfect to turn into cake pops. You can also bake a cake from a cake mix or from scratch to make your cake pops. Whatever cake you use, you can use a food processor to crumble the cake. If you don’t have a food processor you can also use your hands.

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Your candy chocolate will have directions for melting. This is the step you really want to be careful with.  If you over-heat, then add some shortening to it. Turn your microwave setting down as low as possible and stir often in between