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Plate of Christmas Cake Pops decorated with sprinkles.
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Christmas Cake Pops

These Christmas Cake Pops are sweet, flavorful treats that make darling holiday gifts or decorative centerpieces to your holiday celebrations.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Refrigeration time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cake pops
Servings: 30
Calories: 142kcal
Author: Heidi Rasmussen

Ingredients

  • 1 white cake mix (prepared)
  • 1 cup vanilla frosting
  • 1 1/4 cup white melting chocolates
  • 1 cup dark green candy melts
  • 1 cup red candy melts
  • sprinkles (optional)
  • 30 lollipop sticks

Instructions

  • Bake cake according to package directions in a 9x13 baking dish and allow to cool completely.
    Baked white cake in a 9x13 metal pan.
  • In a large mixing bowl, crumble cake with your hands.
    Mixing bowl with crumbled white cake.
  • Add frosting and combine.
    Mixing bowl with the cake pop mixture.
  • Using a standard cookie scoop, scoop out a ball of cake mixture and roll it with your hands into a cake ball. Place on cookie sheet.
    Mixing bowl with cake pop mixture and cookie scoop. Cake pop balls placed to the side on a baking sheet.
  • Melt 1/4 cup of white candy melts according to package directions in the microwave. Dip the lollipop tip into the candy melts and stick into a cake ball.
    Lollipop sticks dipped in white chocolate and placed into the cake balls.
  • Place cookie sheet of cake balls with sticks in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
    Chilled Christmas Cake Pops on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  • In a microwave safe bowl, melt 1 cup of green candy melts according to package directions. Dip cake ball into the candy melt, allow the excess to drip off, place sprinkles on top and place on cookie sheet to dry.
    Cake Pop being dipped into a bowl of melted green candy melts. Sprinkles on the side.
  • Allow cake pops to completely dry then serve, wrap or store in an airtight container.
    Cookie sheet of drying Christmas Cake Pops.

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Notes

  • Add more frosting if the cake crumble is not holding together. It needs to be dense enough to hold it on the stick, but still soft when it's eaten.
  • It will help to dip the cake pops while they are cold. 
  • Store wrapped in a Ziplock bag in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

Nutrition

Calories: 142kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 141mg | Potassium: 13mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 17g | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 0.3mg