How To Make Cupcake Push Pops

Do you wonder how to make push pop cupcakes? The holidays bring out the baking in my house. Make these today and impress your guests!

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I already have visions of sugarplums dancing in my head. During the year, I don’t do a lot of baking but as Christmas gets closer, the baking bug hits. We tend to do a fair amount of holiday entertaining and I love having people over for dessert. The kids always seem to have parties and events to attend that they need to bring snacks for.

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I see all these amazing frosted cupcakes on the internet with perfectly sculpted mounds of piped on frosting. While I’ve managed a few cupcakes that impressed me, most of my cupcakes aren’t that amazing.

I wanted to make some kind of Christmas treat that would wow people that didn’t require amazing skill as a cupcake decorator.

I saw a cupcake push pops kit at the craft store the last time I went and was impressed by the fact that the frosting was squashed in between the cupcakes. How could I possibly mess up squashed frosting?

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You will need a set of push up cupcake containers to make these. I used this set which is really easy to use even if you’ve never done it before.

I chose PEEPS® Trees and PEEPS® Snowmen to give these cupcake push-pops a Christmas feel but you could choose any type of PEEPS® to match your holiday or party.

You can coordinate the color of the cake, frosting, and sprinkles to match your holiday as well or leave out the food dye. Your choice.

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We made our cupcake push pops with a gluten-free cake mix. Since PEEPS® are gluten-free, it’s a snack my daughter can enjoy too.

You really can make push pop cupcakes in almost any design. Change the type of cake mix you use and the color of the frosting. You can use food dye if you want to. Layer in fresh fruit for a healthier version.

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Rainbow Cake Push-Up Pops are bright, cheerful, and a fun twist on the usual cake and buttercream! Layers of rainbow cake and vanilla frosting are served in push-up pop containers. They’re small, single-serving, and portable, perfect for parties!

Is it tacky to throw yourself a party? I hope not, because that is totally what I am doing today. Pointy hats and sugary treats all around!

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I first heard of cake push-up pops almost two years ago. They weren’t well known back then, and when I bought the containers I had major plans to rock the dessert blogging world with these newfangled inventions. Well, I fell in hate with my blog, then I had to spend three months learning how to build a new one while resisting the urge to throw my computer off the balcony, then the book and the baby happened…and now I’m way behind the trend. There’s even a whole cookbook on how to make them, for crying out loud.

I wanted to make something fun and whimsical and unusual for ’s first birthday, so I combined the idea of cake push-up pops with the spectacular rainbow cake I’ve seen around, specifically on Sweetapolita and Whisk Kid.

If I may toot my own horn, the pops turned out pretty darn cute. They’re visually striking, and they have the classic birthday cake flavor combination of butter cake and vanilla frosting. I have to be honest, though, and say that these were pretty time-consuming. So many layers! So many cake rounds to cut and assemble!

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It was all worth it, though, because these cake pops are so fun, so cute, and so absolutely delicious. With their portable, single-serving size, they’re perfect for picnics and parties.

Anyhow, here’s to another fantastic year of -ing. Here’s to frivolous desserts and insensible diets and sugar highs and more butter than you can shake a stick at. Don’t forget to check out my Gold-Topped Rainbow Cake and Rainbow Mousse Cake, I promise they are just as colorful and fun as these push-up pops! You’ll also want to take a look at this round-up of other magnificent rainbow-themed desserts!

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These cute mini layer cakes are decorated with fruit roll-up pom-poms on top to look like mini gifts! They're perfect as a birthday cake recipe, or for any party or celebration.

Rainbow Cake Push-Up Pops are bright, cheerful, and a fun twist on the usual cake and buttercream! Layers of rainbow cake and vanilla frosting are served in push-up pop containers. They're small, single-serving, and portable, perfect for parties!

Variations: If you don’t care about perfectly smooth, even frosting rounds, assembly will go MUCH faster! Simply cut out cake rounds, and as you layer them in the container, use a piping bag to swirl a bit of frosting on top. It might be less even, but you won’t have to worry about keeping the cake chilled in order to be able to manhandle the frosting. Another timesaver is to only do a few colors per pop, instead of trying to squeeze in all six. If you do this, you can bake the cakes in 9” rounds and not have to worry about splitting the layers. Use only three colors per pop, with two frosting layers—this will also greatly reduce the amount of frosting you need. Win-win!

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Our recipes are developed using weight measurements, and we highly recommend using a kitchen scale for baking whenever possible. However, if you prefer to use cups, volume measurements are provided as well. PLEASE NOTE: the adage “8 oz = 1 cup” is NOT true when speaking about weight, so don’t be concerned if the measurements don’t fit this formula.

Calories: 423 kcal | Carbohydrates: 49 g | Protein: 4 g | Fat: 23 g | Saturated Fat: 14 g | Cholesterol: 62 mg | Sodium: 338 mg | Potassium: 124 mg | Fiber: 0 g | Sugar: 37 g | Vitamin A: 735 IU | Calcium: 49 mg | Iron: 0.8 mg

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