Description
These fun and colorful cake pops are made with your favorite cake mix or homemade cake recipe and decorated with red, white, and blue candy melts to resemble the American flag. They are easy to make and a hit at any party!
Ingredients
Units
Scale
- 1 box of your favorite cake mix (plus ingredients needed as listed on the box) or your favorite from-scratch cake recipe
- 3/4 can prepared cream cheese frosting
- 8 oz (227g) white or blue chocolate melts (I prefer to use the Wilton brand)
- 8 oz (227g) red chocolate melts (I prefer to use the Wilton brand)
- 1/4 cup (50g) white sprinkles (the ones that look like little balls)
- Supplies:
- Waxed paper
- 50 lollipop sticks
Instructions
Prepare the Cake
- Bake the Cake: Follow the instructions on the cake mix box or your from-scratch recipe to bake the cake. Let it cool completely.
- Break into Crumbs: Once the cake is cool, crumble it into a large bowl using your hands.
Form the Cake Balls
- Mix with Frosting: Add 3/4 can of cream cheese frosting to the cake crumbs. Mix until well blended.
- Roll into Balls: Roll the cake mixture into 1-inch balls and place them on waxed paper.
Insert Sticks
- Melt Chocolate: Melt a small amount of chocolate melts as directed on the package or in a melting pot.
- Insert Sticks: Dip one end of a lollipop stick about ½ inch into the melted chocolate and insert the stick into the center of a cake ball. Repeat for all cake balls.
- Chill: Place the cake pops in the freezer for about 10 minutes, or in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes, to firm up.
Dip the Cake Pops
- Melt Remaining Chocolate: Melt the remaining chocolate melts as directed.
- Dip Cake Pops: Remove the cake pops from the fridge/freezer. Dip each one into the melted chocolate, allowing the excess chocolate to drip off.
- Create Stars and Stripes:
- For the “stars” pops, use blue candy melts and add white sprinkles before the chocolate hardens.
- For the “stripes” pops, use red candy melts. After the chocolate hardens, drizzle with white chocolate.
Set the Pops
- Prop Up Pops: Prop up the cake pops, cake side down, on waxed paper. Let the chocolate harden completely.
- Arrange for Display: Line up the pops on a tray to create a Stars & Stripes pattern.
Notes
- Chocolate Melts: Wilton brand is preferred for smooth melting, but other brands will also work.
- Cake Mix or Homemade: Either a boxed cake mix or a homemade cake recipe can be used. Ensure the cake is completely cool before crumbling.
- Decorating Tips: Use a toothpick to touch up any imperfections in the chocolate coating before it hardens.
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Chilling Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Category: Cake
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake pop
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg