Description
Homemade Starbucks-inspired cake pops with a soft, moist vanilla cake center and a sweet candy coating, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Classic Vanilla Cake Mix – Plus the ingredients called for on box to make the cake
Vanilla Frosting – Pre-made frosting
Cake Pop Sticks or Lollipop Sticks
Pink Candy Melts
White Sprinkles
Instructions
- Prepare the cake mixture in a large bowl, following the instructions on the cake mix box. Bake and let it cool to room temperature.
- Remove the cake from the pan and discard the brown outside layer.
- Crumble the remaining cake into small pieces and add to a large mixing bowl.
- Mix in the vanilla frosting with the crumbled cake until well combined.
- Use a cookie scoop to shape the cake mixture into 24-36 cake balls and place them on a lined baking sheet.
- Microwave the pink candy melts in a small bowl for 30 seconds, stir, then heat in 30-second intervals until fully melted.
- Dip each cake pop stick into the melted candy and insert halfway into the cake balls. Freeze for 10-15 minutes to set.
- Dip each cake pop into the melted candy melts, ensuring it’s completely covered. Let excess candy drip off.
- Place the cake pops on a block of Styrofoam or a cardboard box to hold them while the coating dries. Add sprinkles before the candy coating dries.
- Once the candy coating has dried, serve and enjoy the cake pops.
Notes
- For variations, you can swap the vanilla cake mix for other flavors like chocolate or red velvet.
- Customize the candy coating color for different occasions.
- Change up the sprinkles with options like nonpareils, mini chocolate chips, or drizzled melted chocolate.
- Store the cake pops in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. For longer storage, keep them in the fridge for up to a week.
- Freezing is an option; wrap them in plastic wrap and place in a freezer-safe container.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking, Freezing, Dipping
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake pop
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
