How to Make Cake Pops
A fun treat all year long - Cake Pops!
Learn How to Make Cake Pops with a simple store-bought cake mix and a few tools! This step by step recipe is easy for any novice cook.
Have you ever wondered how to make cake pops? It's easier than you think and they can be made for oh so many occasions from birthdays to baby showers, Easter and more. Even better cake pops are easy for everyone to take one, have a bite and with less mess. No plates required if you want to skip the dishes.
We're going to share step by step instructions on how to make cake pops with a cake mix. It may seem like a lot of steps but it's actually quite easy. So let's get on to how to make cake pops shall we?
How to Make Cake Pops with Store Cake Mix
Learn How to Make Cake Pops with a simple store bought cake mix and a few tools! This step by step recipe is easy for any novice cook.
Ingredients
- Cake mix (you’ll only need half of the cake mix, since most cake mixes make 2 cakes in 8-inch round pans) + the ingredients you need to make it (again, you’ll only need half the amount of each ingredient)
- ½ cup pre-made vanilla icing
- 1 cup white candy melts
- 1 ¼ cup purple candy melts, divided
- 1 ½ teaspoon coconut oil, divided
- ½ stick butter, softened
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 1-2 tablespoon milk
- Yellow gel food coloring
- Green decorating frosting
- 24-30 lollipop sticks
Instructions
- Prepare cake mix according to recipe’s directions and bake in an 8-inch round pan. Allow to cool before proceeding with next steps.
- Crumble the cake in a large bowl and mix in pre-made vanilla icing.
- Line a pan with wax paper and roll the cake crumbs in small spheres, about 1 ½ - 2 inches in size. Chill for 20 minutes.
- In a small microwaveable bowl, microwave ¼ cup of purple candy melts and ½ teaspoon coconut oil for 30 seconds. Mix until smooth.
- Remove cake spheres from fridge. Dip the tip of a lollipop stick in melted candy then insert into a cake sphere. Repeat for each sphere and refrigerate for another 20 minutes.
- Add the remainder of your purple candy melts in a bowl, along with the white candy melts. Add 1 teaspoon of coconut oil and microwave in 30-second intervals until completely melted.
- Remove cake from fridge and dip each one into melted candy. Coat thoroughly and place gently back on lined pan.
- Allow the coated cake pops to set in the fridge.
- Using an electric mixer, beat together butter, icing sugar and milk until smooth.
- Add a couple of small drops of yellow gel food coloring and mix until completely tinted.
- Scoop buttercream into a frosting bag with Wilton’s tip #21 attached.
- Frost a yellow flower on each cake pop by squeezing in a quick, circular motion.
- Attach Wilton tip #59S on your green decorating frosting and give the cake pops leaves. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
The prep time listed includes all steps from prepping the cake mix batter, preparing the buttercream, melting the candy melts etc..
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
30Serving Size:
1 cake popAmount Per Serving: Calories: 157Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 40mgCarbohydrates: 32gFiber: 0gSugar: 23gProtein: 0g
Please note that we can not guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information. They are a best guess calculation.
I know it looks like a lot of steps to make the cake pops but once you have everything ready to go it's quite easy. Most of the time is just mixing, melting and waiting for things to be ready. Totally worth it and dipping the cake pops can be something you do with the kiddos. I know they will definitely enjoy eating them!
Another reason (of many) that we love cake pops are how you can do different colored candy melts if you wanted to all in the same batch. Or you can keep it easy and have them all coated in the same colored candy melts and even decorate them a bit differently. You can leave them plain or ad sprinkles, icing, the options are endless when it comes to these fun cake pops. Couldn't you just envision serving these at a birthday party or even a baby or bridal shower? Cute, tasty and less messy to eat than a slice a cake. These cake pops are popular at any gathering. You can decorate them or the plate they're served on to suit the occasion. I know Easter is coming up very soon and these would be fun for an Easter gathering. We just love the taste of cake pops and will vary between the flavors of the cakes too!
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These sound easy enough that I could probably make them however I don't think I could make them look nearly as pretty as yours.
I had no idea I could make these. Seems easier than I thought.
I’ve never tried making my own cake pops, but it looks easy enough with this recipe!
Going to share this with my nieces her daughters 3 rd birthday is coming up. This would be pretty and easy for the kids to eat.
These look so pretty. I have never made cake pops before. These would be fun to make.
We get cake pops whenever we go to Starbucks. They're so good!
These are beautiful and sound easy to make.
These are so pretty!! I haven't tried making cake pops before, but my girls keep asking me to. These would be so pretty for Mother's Day or for a fun Sunday tea!
These actually sound pretty easy. I think that would be a huge hit at parties! For the kid in all of us.
I didn't know these were so easy to make and ingredients I already have. I would love to make these for my sil baby shower.
Very cool that you can make cake pops using store bought cake mix! Because I do not always have the time to make everything from scratch. These sound delicious too, thank you so much for sharing!
These cake pops look so awesome and delicious! Cute, too! I have always wanted to make some, but thought it would be too hard for me, lol. I am going to try this out! Thank you for sharing the recipe 🙂
These cake pops have really become popular! I have seen them at a few parties. They have been delicious and very creative, depending on the theme of the party or get together. The cake pops in this article are also pretty and so are the flowers around them. Nice presentation! This was pin worthy! Thanks for sharing!
These look so pretty! Better than the ones in the bakery. Great recipe.
These are so pretty I will love making them with my daughter
These look too pretty to eat. I never knew how they were made. Thanks for posting!
cake pops are a fun idea. Id love to make these with the kiddos
I have never tried making cake pops before. Yours turned out so pretty!
These are so cute, and being able to use a cake mix makes it seem easy enough to actually make it!
Neat, I never tried store cake mix.. also never had cake pops or made them
So pretty and looks good enough to eat.
These are such great looking pops. i can't wait to make them.
These are the cutest, and my daughters would love them! They have been asking for cake pops, and I like that your recipe uses store-bought cake mix. It really makes it easier. I love the little flowers on the pops too.
Thank You These look so cute and with a cake mix would be so quick and easy to do
You make this seem very doable. And yours are just beautiful!
These cake pops are so awesome!
These cake pops look so pretty. They look perfect to serve at a baby shower and also for my granddaughter’s birthday party.
What a great idea!
These look like a really fun treat! I know my daughter would enjoy making them with me.
These are so pretty! A great way to welcome Spring!
These are so pretty. Almost too pretty to eat.. almost.
These cake pops look so good!
These look yummy and cute and would even make a great gift.
I also think they look FUN to make, like an edible arts and crafts.
Just in time to make for Mothers day my mom will love them . I didnt know how to make them so i will follow your recipe it sounds so good and my kids can help me do it too.
These are just gorgeous. I am going to have to make some for Mother's Day for sure.
I've always wanted learn to make cake pops! This is easy enough for me!
These are so pretty! It sounds easy enough to do!
Your cakepops look great. I just love the colors for Spring. Thanks for the information, it's been a while since I made any and I do need to make some to refresh my memory. Your recipe was a little different and I really like the way you made yours better. Looks like a Grandmother-Granddaughter project coming up. Thanks again. ????????????
Cake pops are so fun to make. I love the pretty purple color and adorable flower on these. They're perfect for Spring!
Thank you for sharing this. My granddaughters would want to visit and make these. They look delicious.
These look so pretty and yummy too. I have never made cake pops before but with this recipe I am going to give it a shot. Thanks.
I love these, they are so cute and perfect for spring!
The cake pops look so beautiful!
These are so cute! I often wondered if you could make them with a store bought mix, now I know you can!
I have not made cake pops in a long time so this is a good refresher on how to make them. They look so pretty and festive.
I want to have one of these right now because they look so delicious! I can't wait to try this recipe.
I love this recipe. It looks super cute with fun colors.
I love to cook and especially bake things, but have actually never tried making cake pops before. These look simple and fun to make, and so easy to customize based on the occasion or season. I love the little yellow flowers here!
These cake pops will be perfect for Easter. I love the color!
These cake pops are so much fun! I would enjoy trying to make these and bring them to a party!
What a fun recipe and they turned out beautiful. Looking forward to trying these!
OMG!!!!!!!! THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!