Simple Cake Pops
Ingredients:
- 1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix (such as Betty Crocker®)
- 1 cup water
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 (16 ounce) container prepared chocolate frosting
- 18 lollipop sticks
- 1 (14 ounce) bag chocolate candy melts
- 1 (.75 ounce) tube decorating icing
- 1 tablespoon multicolored candy sprinkles, or as needed (Optional)
Directions:
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Beat cake mix, water, oil, and eggs in a bowl using an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes more.
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Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 28 to 33 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely, at least 1 hour.
- Crumble cooled cake into a large bowl.
- Stir frosting into the crumbled cake until mixture is sticky and starts to come together but is not too smooth. Refrigerate until chilled, for at least 30 minutes.
- Roll cake mixture into eighteen 1 1/2-inch balls and place on a baking sheet.
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Place about 1/4 cup candy melts in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high until melted, about 20 seconds.
- Push a lollipop stick halfway into each ball of cake mixture.
- Gently dip balls into the melted chocolate to coat, then place upright in a block of styrofoam.
- Decorate with candy sprinkles while chocolate coating is wet. Repeat to make remaining cake pops, melting more candy melts as needed.
