Description
These festive Christmas Cake Pops are a delightful holiday treat made from moist white cake mixed with creamy vanilla frosting, dipped in colorful candy melts, and decorated with sprinkles or candy for a fun, customizable finish. Perfect for parties or gift-giving, these pops are both easy to make and visually charming, embodying the joyful spirit of the season.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake
- 1 box White Cake Mix
- 1 Cup Water
- ½ cup Vegetable Oil
- 3 Egg Whites
Frosting and Coating
- 16 oz Vanilla Frosting (store bought or homemade)
- 12 oz Candy Melts (red, white, green, or brown for reindeer)
Decorations
- Sprinkles or other Candy Melts for decorating
- Pretzels (if making reindeer)
- Mini Reese’s (for ornaments)
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat your oven to 325°F. Grease a 9×13 inch baking dish to prevent sticking.
- Mix Cake Batter: In a large bowl, combine the white cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and egg whites. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed to ensure even mixing.
- Bake Cake: Pour the batter into the greased baking dish and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
- Crumble and Mix: Once cooled, crumble the cake into fine pieces. Add the vanilla frosting to the crumbled cake and stir until well combined and moldable.
- Chill Mixture: Drop spoonfuls (about 24) of the cake-frosting mixture onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and freeze for 10 minutes. This helps the mixture set for shaping.
- Shape Cake Pops: After chilling, roll each spoonful into a smooth ball or shape into trees if desired. Insert a cake pop stick into each ball or tree, then return them to the freezer to firm up further.
- Melt Candy Coating: In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the candy melts on 50% power, stirring every 30 seconds until completely smooth and melted.
- Dip and Decorate: Dip each cake pop into the melted candy coating, ensuring they are fully covered. Immediately add sprinkles or decorations before the coating hardens. Insert the sticks into styrofoam to stand upright and let the coating set.
- Add Details: For extra decoration, melt additional candy melts of different colors and transfer to a piping bag or a Ziploc bag with a small tip cut off. Pipe stripes, faces, or other designs onto the hardened cake pops as desired.
Notes
- These cake pops are highly customizable—decorate them as snowmen, Christmas trees, reindeer, or ornaments using various candy and decorations.
- Freezing the cake mixture before shaping helps to make rolling easier and less sticky.
- Adding sprinkles or decorations right after dipping ensures they stick well before the candy coating hardens.
- Store cake pops in an airtight container at room temperature or refrigerated if you want to keep them longer.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake pop
- Calories: 232 kcal
- Sugar: 25 g
- Sodium: 197 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 0.2 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
