Description
Create delicious Chocolate Cake Pops easily using a simple cake mix base and homemade cream cheese frosting. These treats are perfect for beginners wanting a fun, impressive dessert.
Ingredients
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- Additional ingredients to make the cake per box instructions
- 12 oz chocolate melting wafers
- Sprinkles, for decoration
- 1/2 cup salted butter, softened to room temperature
- 8 oz plain cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 24 cake pop sticks
Instructions
- Prepare and bake the chocolate cake mix following package directions. Substitute water with milk for richer cake if you prefer.
- Cool the baked cake completely in the pan, then move it to a cooling rack.
- Make the cream cheese frosting: Combine butter, cream cheese, vanilla extract, and 1 cup of powdered sugar in a large bowl.
- Mix with an electric hand mixer. Scrape the sides, add another cup of powdered sugar, and mix again.
- Add the final cup of powdered sugar and mix until the frosting is smooth and creamy.
- Crumble the cooled cake into a separate large bowl.
- Add about 1 cup of frosting to the crumbled cake. Use the electric hand mixer to combine the cake and frosting.
- Add up to 1/4 cup more frosting if needed until you reach a texture that rolls smoothly into a ball (aim for about 1.5 cups total frosting used).
- Chill the cake pop batter in the fridge for 30-45 minutes.
- Scoop about 1.5 tbsp of batter and roll it into a ball. Place the ball on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
- Repeat until all batter is used, keeping the sheet in the fridge while you melt the chocolate.
- Melt the chocolate wafers in a microwave-safe dish using 30-second intervals, stirring between each until smooth.
- Remove the cake pop balls from the fridge. Dip the end of a cake pop stick into the melted chocolate, then insert it into a cake pop ball. Place it back on the parchment paper.
- Repeat this step for all cake pops.
- Chill the baking sheet in the fridge for 30-45 minutes or in the freezer for 20-30 minutes.
- Remove the chilled pops. Re-melt the chocolate if necessary.
- Dip each cake pop into the melted chocolate, fully coating it. Allow excess chocolate to drip off.
- Place the coated pop back on the parchment paper and immediately add sprinkles before the chocolate sets.
- Repeat until all cake pops are coated.
- Let the cake pops set completely at room temperature, or chill them for a crunchier exterior.
Notes
- You can use dark, milk, or white chocolate wafers for variety in coating.
- Add colorful sprinkles or drizzle extra melted chocolate for decoration.
- Store cake pops in an airtight container in the fridge for up to five days.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking and Mixing
- Cuisine: American