How To Make Cake Pops From Old Cake

Easy 3 ingredient funfetti cake pops using a box of cake mix and covered in a sweet white chocolate coating. Cake pops are exactly what they sound like – a cross between a cake batter and a lollipop!

Contrary to popular belief, cake pops are actually incredibly easy to make! What initially got me hooked on these little lollipop cakes, was Starbucks.

Starbucks Cake Pops can easily be recreated at home, with only 3 ingredients. The secret is making cake pops with regular cake mix.

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If you love Starbucks like me, but don’t love the price tag, you need to try my Starbucks Spinach Feta Wraps and my Starbucks Bacon And Gruyere Egg Bites.

I remember the first time I made these I was so nervous. I went on a hunt for a cookie scoop, icing sugar, flour, butter, vanilla extract, baking powder, and chocolate chips all at different grocery stores.

The next time I made them I saved myself a lot of time by buying a boxed cake mix. This is a great way to make your life more simple, and I will never go back to my first attempt method.

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The inside of the cakes pops is a combination of cake mixed with frosting, which gives it the gooey soft texture. The cake pop frosting is simply melted chocolate wafers. Add sprinkles if you wish, and you’ve got yourself the best cake pop recipe!

I’m going to show you two ways on how to make cake pops. Or as some may like to call it, lollipop cakes.

The first is by using a standard cake mix or leftover cake and mixing it in with enough frosting. Then chilling the dough to make cold cake balls, and sticking them into cake pop sticks or popsicle sticks.

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Once you have your cake pop ball, you then dip it into melted candy. You will get rid of excess chocolate and allow it to solidify before eating.

The other way to make them is by using cake pop molds. This is where you would add the cake pop batter to a round pan and it would form the cake into donut holes.

Beat cake mix, water, oil, and eggs in a bowl. Pour the batter into a greased 9×13-inch baking dish or two 8×8-inch round cake dishes and bake in a 350 degree F oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

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Let the cake cool completely, then crumble it with a fork in a large bowl or in the baking dish. Stir the frosting into the crumbled cake, cover, and freeze until chilled.

It’s easier to roll the cake & frosting mixture into perfectly round balls if it’s cold. The cake & frosting mixture is super moist, and at room temperature it makes it extremely difficult to shape them perfectly.

Once they have been frozen, I give them another little roll to smooth out the sides. Then place on a baking sheet.

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Melt candy melts in the microwave or in a double boiler. Dip each lollipop stick into the white chocolate, then stick into one of the cake pop balls.

Gently dip the balls into the melted chocolate or spoon the chocolate onto balls and twirl to coat. Decorate with sprinkles if desired.

The best way to allow the coating to dry and set– without ruining the perfectly round cake pop– is to place them upright in a styrofoam block, or a box to harden. There you have it, you have easy cake pops!

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These are perfect to bring to baby showers, birthday parties, or any celebration where you want to impress your guests! Homemade cake pops ALWAYS “wow” guests, trust me.

It’s a game changer, and will save you so much time! Not to mention you will make perfect cake pops every time.

The best part about making cake pops is you can use leftover cake crumbs, and mix it in with a small amount of icing and they come out great! You can also customize them but using a gluten free cake mix to make gluten free cake pops.

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Make sure your cake pops are cold enough before adding the frosting! If they are not cold enough they will change their shape and start to melt once you start trying to frost.

DO NOTuse too much frosting inside the cake pop. Typically the more frosting the better on traditional cakes, at least in my opinion, but in cake pops this is not the case.

The best way to store pre made cake pops is to place them in an airtight container with a paper towel lining the bottom of the container. They will stay fresh for a couple days on the counter, but for best results I recommend storing them in the refrigerator.

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For a while, I felt like I couldn’t run from seeing cake pops! They were all over my Instagram and Pinterest feeds. Fine, I’ll bite.

It was soggy, grainy, and tasted like someone had chewed it up already. My hubby sat quietly, ate the whole thing, and calmly said: “you don’t have to make these again, ok.”

I thought maybe it was just because I sucked at making cake pops, so I tried a few from stores and various recipes, ick!

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What the heck was all this cake pop fuss about?? I didn’t care to find out any more, but I kept getting requests to “PLEASE DO A CAKE POP TUTORIAL!”. I can’t seem to say no to you guys, so I returned to the kitchen to figure these things out. Something had to give!

These cake pops are what I consider cake pop perfection!!! They are the best cake pops I’ve ever had. The texture is fluffy AND moist, and it was nowhere near as messy and time-consuming as my first attempts at making cake pops. Grab some lollipop sticks, and prepare to make the cutest little dessert pops ever!

I thought I HATED cake pops. I made them for a baby shower a few years ago, and they were a pain in the hind parts!

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It was soggy, grainy, and tasted like someone had chewed it up already. My hubby sat quietly, ate the whole thing, and calmly said: “you don’t have to make these again, please.”

I seriously did not see what all the cake pop hype was about, but I kept getting requests to “PLEASE DO A CAKE POP TUTORIAL!”. I can’t seem to say no to you guys, so I returned to the kitchen to figure these things out. Something had to give!

As much as I love making cakes from scratch on this site, I cheat when it comes to cake pops. No shame here! A box cake mix and a can of frosting are my jam. It’s so much quicker!

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There are plenty of ways to enhance a box cake mix so that it tastes homemade, like adding pudding, sour cream, vanilla extract, extra eggs, and so forth.

Box cakes are usually very moist, so you’ll only need to use a little bit of frosting for these cake pops. It’s all about that frosting-cake ratio if you want to get the perfect cake pop.

Once you bake up a 9×13 cake (you’ll only need 1/2 of it for this recipe which makes 13 cake pops), you’ll be ready to give this cake pop recipe a shot!

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Use a frosting flavor that will compliment your cake flavor! Making lemon cake pops? Use a vanilla frosting or lemon buttercream frosting! Using red velvet cake? Try a cream cheese frosting!

The Real Cream Cheese Frostingand thisOld-Fashioned Chocolate Frosting. These frostings are so creamy with that old-fashioned homemade taste that will enhance your cake pops.

You can’t go wrong with vanilla-flavored candy-coating wafers. They come in every color under the sun, melt like a breeze, and are easy to work with.

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However, when it comes to chocolate cake pops, I love using melted chocolate like baking bars, wafers, or chocolate chips. Another option is almond bark.

Using leftover cake to make this cake pops recipe is the best!! We don’t have leftover cake