How To Make Star Cake Pops

For a long time, I assumed cake pops were too complicated for the likes of this home cook, but I was wrong. These red velvet cake pops are SO right—and so easy!

Tip: Shoot for the stars! Or, opt for square, flower, or even heart-shaped cookie cutters. But, if you only have round ones handy, your cake pops will still be adorable--not to mention delicious.

Bake the cake according to the package directions in a 9” x 13” pan. Let the cake cool completely, and then finely crumble it into a large bowl.

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Add the frosting to the cake crumbs and mix with a fork until fully incorporated. Test the texture of your cake mixture by picking up a handful and squeezing it together. It should hold together without breaking apart. If the mixture is too dry, add more frosting. Press the mixture evenly into an 8” x 8” pan and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Cut the cake mixture into stars with the cookie cutter. Press the leftover cake into 3/4 high pieces, and repeat by cutting more stars. Place the stars on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and freeze for 20 minutes.

When the stars have chilled, remove the pan from the freezer. Dip the tips of the lollipop sticks into the white chocolate coating, and then insert them into your stars, making sure not to coat or insert the sticks more than halfway into the center of your cake stars. Place the stars on the baking sheet again and freeze for another hour. Make sure to either keep the white chocolate coating melted while the stars freeze, or reheat once they are done.

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To coat the cake pops, remove them one a time from the freezer and spoon the coating over the cake to cover the stars completely, keeping the pop over the double boiler the entire time. Gently tap the pop against the side of the double boiler to remove any excess coating, and then add the sprinkles before the coating dries.

Stand the cake pops into the Styrofoam block by poking in the end of each stick. Let the pops cool completely, about 5 minutes. Repeat with the remaining pops.Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Party.  And smash cake.  And cake pops.  That's what we're going to talk about today.  Fun, fun and more fun!  Haha!

But first.  Do you ever have those days... or weeks... where time starts to all run together and you never can remember what day it is or what you should be doing?

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My husband is working long, long hours, 6 days a week.  Then there have been holidays, crazy weather that meant a random day off, several unusual appointments and well...  I wake up every day not knowing what day it is.

Today was no exception and I woke up just plain confused.  Ugh.  But you know what?  It's okay.   Because the cake and other sweets I'm sharing today make me smile from ear-to-ear no matter what day of the week it is.

Psss..... Have you entered the January cake contest?  The theme is metallics (like the gold on this cake!), so if you have a cake that has a shimmery or shiny or glittery quality, go enter!

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Like, seriously.   It's a Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Party.  How happy and fun is that?!   So let me tell you all of the sweet, sweet details...

It was 6 and 10 tiers baked in my favorite Magic Line pans.  The top was chocolate cake and the bottom was strawberry cake.   They were both filled and frosted with vanilla buttercream; all decorations were homemade marshmallow fondant.

The colors for this party were corals, pinks, mint and gold.  To tie it all together, I did ombre wavy ruffles on the bottom tier fading from the darker coral at the bottom all the way to pale pink at the top.  Then I did the whole top tier in the light mint color.

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I added the gold stars all over plus the gold moon standing on top.   The gold was done with imperial gold dust mixed with lemon extract and then painted on.

Next up was this adorable smash cake.  I love doing these little ruffles smash cakes because they're simple and pretty and go with so many girly themes 🙂  For this particular party, I added a few gold stars to tie the smash cake to the big party cake!

Oh and I decorated both of the cake boards with gold glitter paper and pale pink ribbons.  You can see my tutorial here for how to decorate boards like this!   And while it's not exactly the same,  there's a tutorial for doing messy ruffles on a cake here (with video!).   You'll just need a #104 Petal Tip and its really easy to do!

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Lastly - the Gold Star Cake Pops!  I made cake pop dough (see how here) then I rolled it out flat (instead of rolling into balls) and used a star cutter to cut out the shapes.  Next I chilled them until they were firm and dipped them in yellow candy melts.

Also, my client Amy was kind enough to let me share some pictures from her party!  The decorations were phenomenal and I'm thrilled to show you everything she put together!

I should mention that this party was for sisters Evie Chase and Elise - celebrating their 3rd and 1st birthdays!  And that's all I've got for you on this Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Party!

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Rose Atwater is the founder and cake decorator behind Rose Bakes. She is baker, cake decorator, author, wife to Richy and homeschooling mommy to 6 wonderful kiddos! Her work has been featured in American Cake Decorating Magazine, Cakes Decor, Pretty Witty Cakes Magazine, Huffington Post and Cake Geek Magazine. Learn more here...Find out the best tips and tricks to make Copycat Starbucks Cake Pops Recipe. These are perfect for snacks, parties and more.

I don’t know about your family but my kids beg for cake pops at Starbucks. They taste amazing and look so pretty in the case. It is hard to resist a Starbucks birthday cake pop.

However, they can get expensive if you are buying for several children. Plus, sometimes you just want to enjoy them at home.

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Everyone will be thrilled. Plus, you can eat more than one without feeling you are spending a fortune. It is a win all around.

You can store them in the fridge up to a week. Just make sure to individually wrap each cake pop in plastic wrap. Then place inside an airtight container.

If you live in a hot climate or it is just very warm in your house, I would recommend refrigerating the cake pops. Too much heat will cause the cake pops to melt and lose their pretty appearance.

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Yes you can freeze cake pops! Learn how to Freeze Cake Pops so you can have these Starbucks cake pops anytime you want!

I think they would also be darling for baby showers or party favors. The ideas are endless for these delicious cake pops.

Plus, the savings will really add up when you make these at home. I bet the kids will be thrilled once they find out you are making cake pops.

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You can use white almond bark instead of the candy melts for the outside coating if you prefer.  Use food coloring to dye it pink prior to dipping the cake pops in the mixture. 

Calories 143 kcal , Carbohydrates 23 g , Protein 1 g , Fat 6 g , Saturated Fat 2 g , Polyunsaturated Fat 2 g , Monounsaturated Fat 1 g , Trans Fat 1 g , Sodium 159 mg , Potassium 14 mg , Fiber 1 g , Sugar 14 g , Calcium 47 mg , Iron 1 mg

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