Discover the magic of how to make Strawberry Cake Pops with our easy recipe. Bake a strawberry-infused cake, mix with creamy frosting, shape, dip in candy coating, and enjoy delightful, bite-sized sweetness in every pop!
1box strawberry cake mixI used Betty Crocker ** see notes
⅓cupcream cheese icingI used Betty Crocker
1bag white candy melts12 oz
Red sprinkles
Instructions
Start by preparing your cake mix box by packaged directions.
Pour the batter into a greased 9×13-inch baking dish or two 8×8-inch round cake dishes and bake in a 350 degree F oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Let the cake cool completely, then crumble the cooled cake with a fork in a large bowl or in the baking dish into fine cake crumbs. If you want to use cake mixture crumbs for topping, remove about 1/3 cup for later.
Stir the frosting into the crumbled cake, cover with plastic wrap, and freeze until chilled.
Use a cookie scoop and your hands to roll the mixture into evenly sized balls and place on cookie sheet. You want to try make them all a consistent size – aim for the size of a ping pong ball.
Freeze again until balls are hard. It’s easier to roll the cake & frosting mixture into perfectly round balls if it’s cold. The cake & frosting mixture is super moist, and at room temperature it makes it extremely difficult to shape them perfectly.
Once they have been frozen, I give them another little roll to smooth out the sides. Then place on a baking sheet.
Melt white candy melts in the microwave in 30-second increments or in a double boiler. Dip each lollipop stick into the chocolate, then stick into one of the cake balls.
Do this with all of them and put back in freezer till they are solidified.
Gently dip the balls into the melted chocolate or spoon the chocolate onto balls and twirl to coat, letting the excess chocolate drizzle off onto parchment paper. Decorate with the cake crumbs you removed, or with red sprinkles.
Place them upright in a styrofoam block, or a cardboard box to harden. There you have it, you have easy cake pops.
Notes
If you cannot find the strawberry cake mix you can use white cake mix and add 1/2 cup strawberry jam to the batter before baking to give it a strawberry flavor.