The Easiest (Budget-Friendly) Cake Pop Recipe

It's been an embarrassing amount of time since I last blogged, and I don't really have an excuse for my absence other than the fact that time seems to fly by exponentially faster when in college (see my last post lol).

But I'm back today with a super simple cake pop recipe!! A friend in high school taught me this method (thanks, Kenzie!) and I thought I would pass it along because it was an absolute hit at my family's 2016 holiday party.

Image via Colin Cowie Weddings

 Here's what you need:

• 1 bag of Wilton's Candy Melt (or just a bag of chocolate morsels)
• 1 box of cake mix (and the ingredients it requires)
• 1 can of frosting
• Cake pop sticks (you can find these at Michael's)

And that's it!! Super simple. You can be as creative as you want with the cake and icing flavors- my personal favorite combination is red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting.

Directions:

1. Bake the cake according to the directions on the box. Let cool completely (about 30 min)
2. Remove the cake from your pan and transfer it to a large bowl (I honestly just flip the cake pan upside down over the bowl)
3. Using your hands, break the cake down into crumbly pieces
4. Add 3/4 of a can of frosting into the bowl of crumbs, and incorporate it using your hands
5. Once the icing is completely mixed into the cake, take a small piece of the mixture into your hands and roll between your palms to form the cake ball, and repeat. This recipe should make around 30-40 balls depending on how big or small you prefer yours to be
6. Set aside the cake balls in a large bag or tupperware container, and freeze for at least 4 hours (preferably overnight)
7. Take the balls out of the freezer and let thaw for a few minutes. In the meantime, place candy melt (or chocolate) in a microwave safe bowl and heat for 45 seconds. Repeat as necessary until completely melted, stirring in between
8. Take your cake pop stick and dip the top 1/4in into the candy melt/chocolate. Immediately after, place the cake ball on the stick (the candy melt helps the ball to adhere to the stick)
9. Dip the cake pop in candy melt or chocolate. Be sure to apply any sprinkles or other decorations within 10 seconds of dipping, because the coating will dry very quickly!

Viola! You now have an asthetically-pleasing, absolutely delicious dessert. If you wanted to get fancy, you could try baking the cake from scratch or making your own icing, but let's be honest who has time for that lol. Considering my friends are fellow students with a relatively unrefined palette, they wouldn't be able to taste the difference anyway ;)

Cheers!

xoxo Lizzie