Learn how to make cake pops right at home! This easy and fool-proof cake pop recipe is guaranteed to come out perfect every time! These delicious candy-coated cake balls make a great party favor for just about any gathering.
Whether you’re making my Starbucks copycat vanilla birthday cake pop, red velvet cake pops, or no-bake oreo cake pops, this simple guide will make you a master at cake pop making in no time!
Cake pops are very simple to make because they only require only a few ingredients like baked boxed cake mix, vanilla frosting, and of course they are dipped in melted candy melts (the kind you can pour into molds).
Basic Cake Balls Recipe
For cake balls– When making cake balls all you really need is a baked cake made with cake mix, frosting, and candy melts to coat the outside of the balls. You can shape the cake balls with your hands or use a meatballer to get the perfect shape and size each time.
For cake pops– you will need the same ingredients here but you need to add cake pop sticks and a styrofoam block to keep the pops upright until they harden.
Here is a quick rundown on how to make these addictive and delicious treats. You can find the full detailed recipe in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Easy Cake Pop Recipe
Overheat– When melting candy melts, be careful and make sure you do NOT overheat the candy coating. If this happens it will harden up too much.
Thin it out– In order to get a smooth candy coating that will ensure that your cake balls have a gorgeous outer shell you need to thin it out. You can mix in Crisco shortening, coconut oil, or EZ-thin dipping aid for a runnier consistency.
The best way to prevent the cake balls from falling off the stick is by making sure you added enough frosting to the cake balls and thinning out the candy coating. If the chocolate coating is too thick it will be heavy and way down on the cake balls.
How To Make Cake Pops: A Step By Step Tutorial
TIP: If you want to avoid using the stick, just make cake balls instead! I have an easy recipe for red velvet cake balls and no-bake oreo cake balls right here in my blog.
If you’re looking into a super fast and easy version of my original vanilla cake pops, you have to try my no-bake oreo cake pops (VIDEO). All you need is Oreos, cream cheese, and candy melts. That’s it!
The only substitute for candy melts would be chocolate. If you set out to make cake balls without candy melts, you will need to mix 1 tbsp vegetable oil for every 1 cup of chocolate chips.
How To Make Smooth Cake Pops: An Easy Tutorial
There are usually two reasons why they can crack. Before dipping the balls you want to set the stick by placing the cake pops in the freezer for 15 minutes. If you dip them and the candy melts are too hot, they will crack because of the sudden temperature change. Or the cake balls were too cold if you kept them in the freezer for over 15 minutes. Again, the drastic temperature change can cause the cracking effect here as well.
Learn how to make perfect delicious cake pops right at home! This easy and fool-proof cake pop recipe is guaranteed to impress everyone at your next party!
Yes, I like to make cake pops a few days ahead of time and keep them in an airtight container at room temperature.
Homemade Cake Pops
Calories: 88 kcal | Carbohydrates: 19 g | Protein: 1 g | Fat: 1 g | Saturated Fat: 1 g | Sodium: 152 mg | Potassium: 13 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 10 g | Calcium: 47 mg | Iron: 1 mg
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Cake Ball Recipe (step By Step Tutorial)
Cake pops are an extremely popular dessert and the reasons are clear- they are versatile, delicious and actually quite easy to make.
You may have seen cake pop molds in stores that help you make perfect cake pops. However, do you really need to buy a cake pop mold? Absolutely not!
There are plenty of ways to make cake pops without a mold and the process is easier than you may have thought. So hold off on buying that cake pop mold and take a look at this article first!
Chocolate Cake Pops
Before getting into the details on how to make cake pops without a mold, let’s look at what a cake pop is. If you have yet to have one of these little tasty treats, you definitely need to try them now, especially if you are a big fan of cake, frosting and chocolate as that is exactly what cake pops are comprised of.
Cake pops are usually a mix of cake and frosting that has been placed on a stick and dipped in chocolate. Any flavor cake can be used as well as any flavor frosting. This is one reason why people absolutely love cake pops since they can be almost any flavor imaginable.
Love chocolate? Make chocolate cake pops! Are you a big fan of strawberry cake? Well mix it with some vanilla frosting and make strawberry vanilla cake pops. Cheesecake? Yup, you can make cheesecake pops too!
Cake Balls (cake Truffles)
The type of chocolate on the outside of the cake pops is also flexible. Dark chocolate, milk chocolate or white chocolate will all work. Many people opt to use colored chocolate melts to dip the cake pops into, giving a pretty, colorful appearance to the dessert.
You can then add any colored sprinkles or deco to the outside of the cake pops to make them fit into your dessert décor. Sounds pretty great right? Now, back to those cake pop molds….
The biggest benefit to using a cake pop mold is that your cake pops are almost guaranteed to be perfectly round and uniform in size.
Cake Pop Pan Vs. Handmade Cake Pops
Most cake pop molds require you to scoop the cake batter into the mold, bake and remove the mold to reveal beautiful round balls of cake. Some cake pop mold will even bake the cake (cake pop “makers”) so you do not even need to turn on your oven.
Cake pops are traditionally a mix of frosting and cake in the center of chocolate. When you bake the cake in a cake pop mold, you no longer need the frosting to help the cake pop hold it’s shape.
This can be nice as you need one less ingredient but the overall texture and flavor is different than an old fashioned cake pop. Keep this in mind when you are using a mold as the end result may be different than what you are use to when you bite into a cake pop.
How To Make Cake Pops At Home
Once you have your round balls of baked cake, all you need to do is add a stick and dip the cake pops in chocolate. Seems easy and straight forward. But as mentioned before, this extra piece of kitchen equipment is not necessary.
You can make cake pops using a small ice cream scoop quite easily. Start by making the center of your cake pops by mixing baked cake with a tiny amount of frosting (choose whatever flavors you’d like!).
Mash up the baked cake and frosting until it is well blended and holds it’s shape. Then, use a small ice cream scoop to portion the cake pops. Line up the cake pop scoops on a clean sheet tray or dish.
How To Make Best Cake Pops Recipe For Lazy People
Once you have scooped all the cake pop mix, use your hands to roll it into round balls. Make the balls as smooth as possible. If your hands get too warm, the frosting may start to melt, making it difficult to roll the balls.
After all the cake pop centers are nice and round, place a lollipop stick in each one and dip in the melted chocolate of your choice. No cake pop mold needed!
One benefit of making the cake pops by hand rather than using a cake pop mold is that you can shape them however you’d like. While cake pops are typically round, you can easily form them into any shape you want.
Starbucks Cake Pops Copycat (easy Birthday Vanilla Cake Pop Recipe)
Using the same method as above (mashing baked cake with frosting to create the cake pop centers), use your hands to make square cake centers, roll ovals or even stack circles to make snowmen- you options are limitless!
If you are interested in shaped cake pops, another method you can use is to cut out shapes using cookie cutters. Make the cake and frosting mix as mentioned before then
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