How To Make Cake Pops From Store Bought Cookies

Learn How to Make Cake Pops with a simple store-bought cake mix and a few tools! This step by step recipe is easy for any novice cook.

Have you ever wondered how to make cake pops? It's easier than you think and they can be made for oh so many occasions from birthdays to baby showers, Easter and more. Even better cake pops are easy for everyone to take one, have a bite and with less mess. No plates required if you want to skip the dishes.

We're going to share step by step instructions on how to make cake pops with a cake mix. It may seem like a lot of steps but it's actually quite easy. So let's get on to how to make cake pops shall we?

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I know it looks like a lot of steps to make the cake pops but once you have everything ready to go it's quite easy. Most of the time is just mixing, melting and waiting for things to be ready. Totally worth it and dipping the cake pops can be something you do with the kiddos. I know they will definitely enjoy eating them!

Another reason (of many) that we love cake pops are how you can do different colored candy melts if you wanted to all in the same batch. Or you can keep it easy and have them all coated in the same colored candy melts and even decorate them a bit differently. You can leave them plain or ad sprinkles, icing, the options are endless when it comes to these fun cake pops. 

Couldn't you just envision serving these at a birthday party or even a baby or bridal shower? Cute, tasty and less messy to eat than a slice a cake. These cake pops are popular at any gathering. You can decorate them or the plate they're served on to suit the occasion. 

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I know Easter is coming up very soon and these would be fun for an Easter gathering. We just love the taste of cake pops and will vary between the flavors of the cakes too!

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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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Pulse the cubes until they are crumbled into a fine, fairly even mixture. Next, add 1/4 tub of icing to the bowl.

Pulse a few times until the mixture comes together. It will still be a little bit crumbly, but moist. Squeeze some between your fingers to make sure it holds together. Add a tiny bit more icing and blend if necessary.(You do not want the mixture too moist or it will not stay on the stick when dipped). Refrigerate the mixture for 1/2 hour before starting the next step.

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STEP 2: ROLL INTO BALLS AND REFRIGERATE UNTIL FIRM Using the Fat Daddio's scoop, scoop out even portions of filling and roll them between your palms to create symmetrical balls. Place them on a lined sheet tray.Once finished, place the tray of cake balls into the fridge until very firm. 20 minutes or so.

STEP 3: REROLL THE POPS Pull out your tray and quickly reroll each ball to get a smoother and more rounded cake pop ball. Place the tray back in the fridge.

STEP 4: COAT THE POPS Place the candy coating discs in a cup or bowl deep enough to dunk the cake pops. Melt in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until the coating is 3/4 melted. Remove and continue to stir until completely melted. (Do not overheat the coating or it will be ruined). Add a few pinches of paramount crystals and stir, until the coating is very fluid.

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Remove a few pops from the fridge. Dip a sucker stick in coating and insert half way into a cake pop. Wipe away any drips at the base of the pop with your finger. Immediately dip the entire cake pop in coating and then slowly rotate it above the cup while the coating drips off. Once settled, stand the cake pop up in a heavy bottom glass, piece of stryofoam or cake pop stand.

STEP 5: HOW TO ADD SPARKLY SUGAR Once the coating is dry, use a paint brush to coat the outside of the cake pop in a very thin layer of