Description
Make your own adorable, delicious Starbucks-inspired cake pops at home! These bite-sized treats feature moist vanilla cake mixed with creamy frosting, dipped in candy coating, and topped with festive sprinkles for the ultimate customizable sweet snack.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake
- 1 box vanilla cake mix (plus ingredients required on the box: usually eggs, oil, and water)
Frosting
- 1/3 cup vanilla frosting (store-bought or homemade)
Coating & Decoration
- 12 oz pink candy melts (or any preferred color)
- 2 tbsp coconut oil or vegetable shortening (optional, for thinning candy melts)
- Sprinkles, for decorating
- About 24 cake pop sticks
Instructions
- Bake the Cake
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Prepare the boxed vanilla cake mix according to package directions. Bake in a 9×13-inch pan until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool completely in the pan. - Crumble the Cake
Once cooled, break the cake into large pieces and crumble it into fine crumbs using your hands in a large mixing bowl. - Mix with Frosting
Add 1/3 cup vanilla frosting to the crumbled cake. Mix with a spatula (or clean hands) until the mixture holds together and is moist but not overly sticky. - Shape the Pops
Using a small cookie scoop or tablespoon, portion out equal amounts of the cake mixture and roll into balls, about 1-1.5 inches in diameter. Place on a lined baking sheet. - Chill the Cake Balls
Refrigerate the cake balls for at least 2 hours, or freeze for 40 minutes, until firm. - Prepare the Coating
Melt the candy melts in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second increments, stirring in between, until smooth. Stir in coconut oil or vegetable shortening if needed to thin the coating. - Insert Sticks
Dip the tip of each cake pop stick about 1/2 inch into the melted candy coating, then insert it halfway into each chilled cake ball. This helps secure the pop on the stick. - Dip the Pops
One at a time, dip each cake pop into the melted candy coating, gently rotating to coat. Let excess drip off. - Decorate and Set
Immediately add sprinkles before the coating sets. Insert the stick upright into a foam block or stand to let the coating firm up completely.
Notes
- Store finished cake pops in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the fridge for a week.
- If cake balls are too soft, chill longer before dipping to prevent them from falling off the sticks.
- Get creative with cake flavors and coating colors for different occasions.
- Use a styrofoam block or an upside-down egg carton to hold cake pops while the coating dries.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake pop
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
