“Learn how to make cake pops the easy way. Featuring tips and techniques to make and decorate perfect cake pops at home!”
Visual learner? Watch me make these cake pops from start to finish!
I thought I HATED cake pops. I made them for a baby shower a few years ago, and they were a pain in the hind parts!
All that daggum freezing and refreezing, dipping, twirling, decorating, and ugh that texture!! Ewww!!
It was soggy, grainy, and tasted like someone had chewed it up already. My hubby sat quietly, ate the whole thing, and calmly said: “you don’t have to make these again, please”.
I seriously did not see what all the cake pop hype was about, but I kept getting requests to “PLEASE DO A CAKE POP TUTORIAL!”. I can’t seem to say no to you guys, so I got back in the kitchen to figure these things out. Something had to give!
I discovered that I LOVED cake pops. Here’s what I learned:
Cake Pop Making Tips
- Go EASY On The Frosting: What a lot of folks failed to mention in the cake pop tutorials that I was following was to ONLY ADD A LITTLE BIT OF FROSTING. That is super important!! Most cakes are already moist. Too much frosting, and it’s ruined, in my opinion, not unless you add more cake.
- Use Your Hands To Mix: It really helps to mix it up with your hands so that you can get the feel of it. When I used a spoon to mix it up, it looked as if I wasn’t putting in enough frosting, but it turned out that it was way too much when I went to make a ball. The cake should still be a bit crumbly even when the frosting is mixed in.
- Mini Ice Cream/Cookie Scoop Works Great: Use a mini ice cream scoop to scoop out the “dough” so that you will have equal portions.
- No Need To Keep Refreezing- I only placed these in the freezer once. Twice if you plan on bagging them or you want to speed up the final setting time.
- Use A Deep, Narrow Cup For Dipping: The melted chocolate/candy coating should be deep enough to submerge the cake ball completely to avoid having to twirl it around. **NEW METHOD* Another method I saw on Cupcake Wars recently was to place the melted chocolate in a bowl, place the cake pop in the bowl and then spoon the chocolate on.
- Box Cake Is Just Fine– If you’re not against the ingredients, make it easy for yourself and just purchase a box cake and make some homemade frosting. No one will know.
- Use A Styrofoam Holder- A block of Styrofoam makes a really great holder to stick the cake pops in while they are drying, and it’s cheap.
How To Make Cake Pops With Cake Mix
As much as I love all things from scratch on this site when it comes to “food projects” like cake pops, I usually turn to the box cake mix and a can of frosting route. It’s so much quicker!
Although if I’m making these for someone, I sometimes do a homemade frosting (depending on how much I like the person).
Box cakes are usually very moist, so you’ll only need to use a little bit of frosting for these cake pops. It’s all about the frosting-cake ratio!
Homemade Frosting For Cake Pops
If you’re looking for the homemade frosting to use with your cake pops, these are my two favorites!
The Real Cream Cheese Frosting and this Old-Fashioned Chocolate Frosting. These frostings are so creamy with that homemade taste.
No one will ever know you use a box cake (if you do) with these from-scratch frostings!
Cake Pop Ingredients
To make these quick and easy cake pops, you’ll need:
- 1/2 prepare 9 x13 cake ( I used chocolate)
- chocolate frosting (homemade or store-bought), you’ll only need a few spoonfuls, seriously!
- Chocolate or Candy Coating (for dipping) I use to only use chocolate; now I swear by candy melts! All those fun colors just speak to me!
- Sprinkles (because they are just so doggone cute!)
Making Cake Pops With Leftover Cake
Using leftover cake to make cake pops is the best!! We don’t have leftover cake in my house very often, but when we do, it’s on and poppin!
That leftover cake turns into cake pops, and then all of a sudden, people are in the mood for cake again! Isn’t it funny how you can put something on a stick, and everybody wants it?
When making cake pops with leftover cake, you want to scrape off the frosting first and place it in a bowl.
You definitely won’t need all the frosting. Crumble the cake up and then add in the frosting a little at a time until the cake can hold its shape once formed into a tight ball.
These cake pops are what I consider cake pop perfection!!! They are the best cake pops I’ve ever had. The texture is fluffy AND moist, and it was nowhere near as messy and time-consuming as my first attempts at making cake pops.
Now, if you’re looking for a tutorial on how to decorate cake pops…ugh, I’m not the girl for the job!! Sprinkles is as good as it gets over here : )
Even without fancy decoration, these cake pops can still make a pretty cute, cheap, and festive gift idea! Let your imagination run wild!
CAKE POP FAQS
Can I make these the day before? You sure can! But I’d use candy melts instead of chocolate. That way, you can store them on the counter and not have to worry about the chocolate melting and smearing on the treat bag. Plus, candy melts come in so many fun colors!
HELPFUL CAKE POP MAKING SUPPLIES
Give these cake pops a try, and let me know what ya think! I can’t wait to make these again!
How To Make Cake Pops EASILY!!!
Ingredients
- Chocolate Cake prepared (I used 1/2 of a 9x13 devils food box cake)
- Chocolate Frosting amount depends on moistness of cake. I used two big spoonfuls. See video
- 2 boxes Premium white chocolate I used Baker's brand *update* I now use candy melts
- cake pop sticks
- sprinkles
Instructions
- Add cake to a large bowl.
- Crumble until it resembles fine crumbs
- Add in frosting a little bit at a time until the cake is moist and can hold a ball shape, yet is still slightly crumbly. (Use your hands to incorporate the frosting into the cake crumbs)
- Using a mini ice cream scoop, scoop out two scoops worth of cake mixture.
- Roll the mixture into a tight ball and place it on a plate.
- Repeat until all the cake mixture has been rolled into balls.
- Melt 2-4 ounces of white chocolate in the microwave.
- Dip the tip of the cake pop sticks into the white chocolate and insert into the cake balls about halfway.
- Freeze for about 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare all of your decorating supplies.
- Melt the remaining chocolate in a large cup. Make sure you have enough chocolate to completely submerge the cake ball.
- Remove cake balls from the freezer.
- Dip cake balls carefully into the chocolate until covered.
- Let the excess chocolate drip off. Swirl and tap gently if needed.
- Add the sprinkles while the chocolate is still wet. It will harden quickly.
- Stick the decorated cake pop into a styrofoam block to finish setting.
- Place into the freezer to speed up setting time.
- Cover with a clear treat bag & ribbon for gift giving, if desired.
- Store in a cool area in a single layer, in an airtight container.
- Enjoy!
Video
Notes
Want to use food coloring? I'd suggest using candy melts instead of white chocolate for the coating. I wasn't impressed with how the white chocolate took the food coloring. It made the chocolate thicker. I purchased all of my ingredients including the cake pop sticks and sprinkles at Target. The styrofoam I had already, but you can get a block of styrofoam at crafts stores or Walmart.
The recipe (using only 1/2 of a 9 X 13 cake) makes about 13 medium-sized cake balls.
Feel free to change up the cake, frosting, and coating. Red velvet cake, with cream cheese frosting and white chocolate coconut, is really good!
You can also use homemade cake and homemade frosting but I seriously can't tell the difference in taste.
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Original Cake Pop Creator: Bakerella!!! How fun is her site?!
I’d never made cake pops until I found your recipe. It was perfect to follow so thank you for sharing your talents with us via the web. Best wishes to you on your future posts!
Thank you Monique! you are fantastic! so helpful!
This recipe is wonderful! Easy to follow and taste delicious! Some of the chocolate cracked after the pops dried – any tips on how to prevent the cracked chocolate? I let the pops dry for a minute or two then placed it on a baking sheet. Thank you!!!!
Can you freeze these?
Hi, what is leftover cake? I never had such a thing in my kitchen?
LOL right!
Ha ha! Right?!? I love cake 🙂
Hi! so i wanted to ask what frosting you used for this recipe because i will be making these tomorrow for my moms baby shower and i would love to know what frosting you used for these cake pops. thanks!!
Can you freeze the balls pre icing to use at a later date?
Yes, that’s what I’m doing. It’s perfectly fine.
how long do you leave them in the fridge to chill for
Great tutorial! I didn’t want a recipe. I wanted to use my own combos (grandma’s carrot cake, cream cheese frosting and decorated with toasted walnuts). Exactly what I was looking for and entertaining to boot! “Where the recipe at??” Keep up the good work!
Love these! So yummy. Great activity for me and my little girl. We couldn’t help but smile and laugh during your tutorial, you’re too much fun!
I love baking cakes and always have leftovers.(I live alone). If I don’t give to the neighbors, you just gave me an idea. Cake pops from the leftover cake.
Thank you
The reason the chocolate thickened when you added color is probably because the coloring was water based and makes chocolate seize up. You have to use food coloring that is for chocolate.
Sometimes the cake falls off the stick is there a tip for this to not happen?
How many candy melts did you use for the recipe?
I usually start with half of the bag and add as I need
Yayyyy! Soo true! I tried a recipe for cake pops and felt that someone had chewed it up already! Plus turned out to be toooo sugary! I throw them all in the garbage and thought i will never do cake pops again till now when i read your recipe and tutorial! I understood what was the problem!!! Tooo much frosting, too much sugarrrr.. thanks a lot! Am really happy to discover this. I felt you read my mind!!! Thankssss
Forget to rate the recipe and give it a 5 stars !! Whish there are more than 5 stars to rate! I would have light them all!! Hope that those stars will shine your way and light your work to more success!
I tried making cake pops a few years ago and it was a DISASTER both times. To the point where I couldn’t even look at them because I thought they were a fraud!
My daughter said we need to try again and conquer this and could easily blame 2020 if it didn’t work out. I VERY reluctantly agreed.
I found and followed this recipe and it worked!!!!!!!!!!!!! They turned out GREAT!!!!!! We are so happy. AND…….. we didn’t actually get to them until Jan. 1 2021 so we can honestly say 2021 is off to a great start!!
I had never made cake pops before, but my son requested them for his 13th birthday. I used your easy to follow recipe and tutorial, and my very first batch cane out great! Even my husband who does not like cake pops really enjoyed them. Looks like I’ll be making them again. Thank you!
Amazing tutorial! Thank you so much. This Grandma is making her first baby shower cake pops and your tips and advice make it seem doable! I will let you know how it turns out. Thanks again!
Michelle
Omg this was my first time getting a recipe from you. This cake pop video is not only informative but hilarious! Your bubbly and funny personality made me subscribe! Well done ❤️
Great info and tutorial. Best info about the frosting. Mine are in the freezer now, waiting to be dipped. I’ll make these again. I got 24 using the whole cake and a small cookie scoop.
Hi, I was wondering how to find your frosting recipes?!
Just figured out that if you tap the picture it will send you to the recipe. Also what do you do if you just want vanilla frosting not chocolate or cream cheese?
Love this recipe. Super moist!!! I didn’t have any sticks and found a great list online. Hope this can help someone else too.
http://allthingsbest.com/best-sticks-for-cake-pops/
Loved this tutorial! It was helpful AND enjoyable to watch!! : )
Absolutely great video
Perfect, I’m no longer intimidated by these little balls This is something that I can and will do. I’ll make the pops for a Baby Shower and I’ll shape them like eggs for an Easter activity with grand kids. Thank you so much!!
Hello I was wondering why my cake pops end up with cracks all over? I’ve tried to make a good batch but I still need some help.
I made two batches of these for the holidays (approximately 60 pops). It was my first attempt at Cake Pops and they turned out great! I used a white cake mix, white frosting and the dipped it in white melts… then sprinkled with white decorating sugar. They looked like perfect snowballs! Your instruction/video couldn’t have been more helpful. Thank you!
I have tried this twice. It didn’t work. As soon as I dip into the frosting the cake falls apart, and then they fall off the sticks. It just doesn’t work. I will have to find a new recipe.
Hi Jennifer, are you using too much/too little frosting to hold the cake together? The amount of frosting needed will vary based on how moist your cake is. If it all holds together nice and tight when you roll it into a ball then that should be enough. If the balls are falling apart as soon as you dip them, then you may need to add more frosting.
I followed the recipe and it was absolutely fine, so maybe you did something wrong? Too much frosting you not enough? Make sure to follow the recipe properly and things wil turn out fine, they did for me and I’ve made these countless times.
I made these today- giving them as favors for a sports team on tournament day. My first thought is that if you are not experienced with using the candy melts, this may be challenging. Following the recipe is quite easy, rolling the balls too but when it came to dipping the chilled pops in the candy melts it got borderline unsalvageable. I was able to save the pops and still use them as favors but it was not as smooth as I was hoping. The melts actually can be overheated and the dipping actually becomes hard, literally, the candy melt is not melty, it turns hard. I was able to thin it out again using a teeny bit of vegetable oil added to it and then stirring a lot. Overall, once I was able to manipulate the candy melted coating and dip the pops and get the coating to look somewhat presentable, I’d say this is a great recipe and tutorial. Thanks again!
How many cake pops will usually come from 1 box of mix?
Thank you so much for the video and tips. I have made cake pops at home (several times) and they always came out too wet, too big, or the decorations were a pain in the butt. These tips are sure to help! I have all of my supplies now and am ready to tackle these again.
Great article thanks for share.
this is goodie Mm-mm
Going make cake pops. Great job of explaining to someone that cannot bake. Glad I found u
THANKS !! Very nice job ! Happy holidays
hello
This was the best video! You made everything look so simple and easy. Curious about the red velvet with cream cheese frosting. Do u add the coconut like u would sprinkles after dipping in choc?
Plus ur tip about food coloring.. are the melts more expensive than the bakers?
Anyway.. THANKS!
Had such a fun time making these for a friend’s bday party! I wasn’t able to get my hands on candy melts so I first decided to buy 3 bars of Ghirardelli baking white chocolate. 2 of the 3 bars were very thuck and lumpy after melting them in the microwave, making coating the cake balls really difficult, and the last one kept burning in the microwave. I decided to go out and find Bakers white chocolate instead and it’s sooo much better! Seriously, don’t use Ghirardelli, you’ll regret it!
After being begged by my Grandson, I relented and found this video. What attracted me was the word “easy”. I followed the instructions and they turned out pretty good. We had to use regular white cake frosting though because I had nothing else on hand. Next time I will be better prepared and have white chocolate for dipping them in. Cake frosting doesn’t harden, but he didn’t care. Great recipe and instructions!
How many days in advance can I make them? How long do they last?
thank you for all the tips. I found your directions to be very clear and I was successful in making these.
Wish I would’ve found this tutorial days ago! I ordered a mold online for 1 day shipping and it’s been 3 days and my children are still frequently checking the mail. Gonna go grab some frosting now and make them! You might have just saved me from un-breaking a promise to my children since the “mailman” already has. Lol.
Thanks for the video. After seeing this I believe I can do it, lol. I have one question: When you are dipping the cake pop ball into the icing, does it ever come off the stick when you’re pulling it out?
Mine always fall off the sticks. I am excited to try this tip!
Usually this happens if your cake pop is too heavy (too much cake, not enough coating on stick in pop/not deep enough, or too moist)
Good luck!
Yes. . Dip end of stick in chocolate first. Then insert into cake.
Plz share bakery style recipe of pineapple pastry…
Thanks for sharing your recipe. Can’t wait to try it 🙂
Regarding the frosting. Do you use butter cream or whipping cream frosting? Have you both before and yield the same results?
Thanks.
So good!
Hi.
Thanks for the great recipe! I didn’t have any styrofoam laying around and since it’s bad for the environment I drilled holes 3/4 of the way through a 2×4 of piece of scrap wood. It makes a great cake pop holder. I also made the holes very close to the diameter of the pop stick so they stood straight and didn’t lean.
Thanks again!
Thank you so much. I followed your suggestions and they were a huge success. Someone actually thought they weren’t the “homemade crumbled up” kind.
I’m so glad they were a hit! Thanks for trying them out and leaving a comment!
Sounds great! I really can’t wait to try them. I am going to bake them and I am perticulary a fan myself of cake pops. so this makes me even more excited!
Let me know how they turn out!
I just love you!
My toddler LOVES cake pops! So, I decided I would make them for his birthday party, but I have been DREADING it! Thank you for this tutorial! You have lifted my party planning spirits!
I’m so glad to hear it Jessica!
Thank you! This much easier than the recipe I used. Nice!
No problem! : )
Hoorraaayyy!! This is the solution to my cake pop woes. My kiddo, niece’s, nephews LOVE the things. They sleeved me out until I tried them your way.
Delicious! We’re making a batch to bring to Easter lunch with family. Even my son loves making them now. #winwinwin
Yayyy! That’s awesome Wendy!!
Thanks so much for the recipe. Babysitting for the grandkids tomorrow and this is going to be a fun project with them and won’t break the bank! By the way…I just love your personality!!!
Thank you!!!
Thanks for the great video. Made some last weekend with my daughter for her birthday party and they went down a bomb. Everyone loved them and we had lots of fun making them. Thank you.
Easy recipe to follow! Thanks for sharing!!
Do I need to refridgerate the cake after I make it, before crumbling it?
They didn’t work
Oh no! I’m so sorry to hear that! Hmmm….you may have needed a little less frosting. Too much frosting will make them soft and fragile, especially if the cake is moist.
The glass!!! Great tip! I still use almond bark.. is that ok?
Yep! Almond barks works!
Awesome!
Can’t wait to try this!
Thanks for the recipe and the valuable hints.
These look delicious!
Hi, This is a fantastic quick recipe, thank you for taking the time to write the article for the awesome write up.
I LOVED how you didnt keep talking but got straight to it! It was soo easy and delicious! Thanks you!
You can color white candy melts with candy color. It is especially designed for this purpose and can be purchased at KitchenKrafts.com
Just started making the cake pops now. Don’t have access to candy melts ( I would have to order it online) would semi sweet chocolate be too bitter ?
Thanks for this recipe. I can’t believe how easy it was and it actually worked! I stumbled on to your blog through a google search. My son’s birthday is Thanksgiving and as is popular with small kids, he loves cake pops. I did a trial run today to see if I could make a turkey cake pop and thanks to you, I can! You are saving me a bundle, cake pops are so pricey, thank you!
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I love this instructional video – I am planning on making cake pops this weekend for my daughter’s birthday party. Now I know what I am doing (sorta)!
Thanks for this!
Omg ?thank you BOMB
My three year old loves this video. She narrates along with you, and likes to remind me not to use too much frosting. We’re making these for grandparents coming into town this week. I have a feeling I’ll be the baker’s assistant! Thanks for fun, accessible recipes and instructions!
Thank you so much my wife loves cake ball it’s a great idea for mothers day.
I really love the vibe if the cooking!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also you rock!
I really love the vibe if the cooking!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also you rock!
I am making cake pops for the very fist time for my daughters baby shower. I am a bit nervous from hearing so many disaste2 come outs. I have looked at your tutorial several times, Now I am ready to start. Will give feedback on the outcome.
Do you have a frosting recipe that you recommend?
Thank you for sharing this super easy recipe. My husband approves…and is making fun of me for serving Devil’s Food cake on Easter ????
your tips are great for making these tricky little treat super easy. Have made some Easter egg shaped ones today.
The suggestion of putting the melted chocolate in a deep container is the perfect way to coat the pops
Did these for Easter for Teachers and students , They Are The Bomb !!! Five Stars for you Diva *****
TY 🙂
I used candy melts but always seems really thick I wanted to make lollipops in moulds but I can not seem to get candy melts to be able to pour into moulds
My granddaughter want to make cake pops when she comes for a sleepover…these look awesome, can’t wait to try them!
Love this recipe! I will say that adding about 2 tablespoons of shortening to the melted chocolate will help make it easier to coat the cake pops!
You are awesome! I needed something quick and easy to give to my daughters class at school for her birthday. This is the bomb. Thank you! xxx
Thank you for this! I am a novice baker and wanted to give FROG pops a shot for my son’s upcoming bday. Can I add green food coloring to the White Baker’s chocolate after it’s melted? Looks like I can use Wilton’s Candy eyes and an icing pen for the mouth.
Thanks in advance!
I want to send them to my deployed daughter. Will they survive?
Oh, and paramount chips help a lot with the consistency of your candy melts. Especially for the brands that melt a little thicker.
Another good tip I learned when makong mine was to use half of the amount of oil and the brand of candy melts does matter. Merkens has been the best I’ve used thus far.
WHAT Kind of chocolate frosting d you use to mix with the cake?
Made these twice and they turned out great!
TOOOOOOOO EASY, anyone who made this is such an lame cook. My dog could make these r u kidding meeeeeee
Thank you SOOOO much. I promised to make cake pops for a baby shower this weekend. I only tried them one time, about 10 years ago and I gave up after one try. I have no clue why I thought I could do it now. And I was right, I couldn’t….. that is…… until I found you. I just put my 2nd cake pop in the Styrofoam. Thank you for saving me.
Lol. I did the exact same thing, I’m making them for my sister’s baby Shower on Sunday! Happy I found this.. now I’ve gotta find out how to decorate them. Did you find any tutorial on that?
I done mine last night they was great but some oil looking stuff trickled down some sticks don’t know why.and the candy melt was setting to fast for me to decorate as well as I would like.and it was thick so couldn’t get them to look that smooth.i did shake and tap but didn’t work much.still good a tasted great though xxxx
Hmmm…what brand of Candy Melt did you use? I had this happen once when I used a brand from Aldi’s (can’t remember the name).
I melt over a double boiler (bowl over pan with simmering water) and then take off heat after melted but leave the chocolate over the hot water – it keeps it melted – i always had trouble with the chocolate getting to thick/firm before!
Excellent video and recipe! Your demonstration was PERFECT.
The only thing I did differently was use culinary gloves to mix and mold. Keeping things clean.
Thanks so much!!
Thanks, hun! Great tip!
I made these tonight with the kids for a Valentine’s Day treat! And yes they are amazing! Great tutorial! Thank you! So yummy! Will be making again!
Yayyy! So glad you all enjoyed them!!
This takes FAR longer than the noted time above. And I had quite a difficult time with the balls falling off my sticks even after they had been frozen. Not a good experience at all.
So sorry to hear that! If the balls were too soft you may have used too much frosting, as this was my issue when I first started making them.
I also found that at first they didnt stick together however i then added a tablespoon of honey and they worked excellent !!! Great recipe and they turned out great ???? thanks
Awesome tip Julie! Thanks!
Great recipe and tutorial! Much easier than I was expecting. Cake pops for the grandson’s 12th birthday – thank you so much!
You’re very welcome!
I made these and they came out great! Thank you! I used candy melts instead but they came out sooo good.
Yayy!! So glad to hear it! I’ve started using candy melts as well. Even though I love the taste of chocolate, candy melts are much easier IMO.
great cake pops! Everyone loved them, a big hit! Thanks
These are fukin good
So glad you enjoyed!
I have never really cared for cake pops I thought it was kind of silly at first but then I got grandkids this is the bomb ladies with your grandkids specially if you got granddaughters sprinkler man up drizzle them with some chocolate or strawberry put lots of fancy ribbon me tell you this girl and her video turn this old GG’s world around him thank you ma’am be looking forward to seeing more of your video
Awesome!
How long do these last? I wondering how much in advance I can make these for an event? Thank you!!!
I’ve only kept them for up to 2 days before they were devoured. Use candy melts instead of chocolates if you plan on making in advance since the chocolate tends to smear on the wrapper if not kept cool.
This was my first attempt at cake pops. I followed the recipe and they were delish! I made them for a christmas party, but my boyfriend ate so many the night before, i just kept them for us! Easy recipe. Will definitely make again!
So glad you enjoyed!
Is your chocolate coating soft or hard? I kept the pops in the fridge to harden over night but it was still soft enough to make indent if you press it.
Because I individually wrapped the pops and when I removed the pops of the wrap, the chocolate coating stuck to the wrap and the stick came off the pops.
I. Waited until the white chocolate cooled and hardened (maybe 30 minutes) before i put them in plastic wrappers. The house was cool so i left the out. Sometimes chocolate sweats in the fridge. I used Ghirardelli white chocolate.
Great tip!
I’ve never had that happen when I’ve made these cake pops with the candy melts (I purchase them at the craft store) and I do not place them in the fridge to harden. Maybe try the candy melts next time versus bakers chocolate. Good luck!
I find it really depends on the chocolate you use and the melting temp. There are candy melts, and there’s chips. Some chips stay semi soft even when stuck in the freezer, and some harden fully. I typically use flavored candy melts and those harden very well. Also, make sure you’re not overcooking the chocolate! Chocolate is finniky when it comes to temperature. Either use a double boiler, or put a bowl (like Pyrex or aluminum) in the top of a big pot of water. Only microwave if the packaging says that’s okay, and only for around 10 secs. at a time!
Great tips!
You’re so AMAZING! You really did explain it so simply and easily, that it took away my fear of making caking pops. Also, I love your positive vibe and attitude! So glad I found your tutorial and website. Keep up the amazing work!
Awww thank you so much! So glad I could help a little!
These were great! I’m not a baker at all, so this was easy to follow and I got a lot of compliments. Next time around, I won’t use as much frosting. You warned me, but I didn’t listen. 😉
Hahaha sometimes I still get a bit frosting-heavy!
If I use a cake pop pan do I have to crush them up and put icing in them
I’ve never used the pan before.
Thank for your help making them this week!
You’re so welcome!
I left my cake pop making to the night before, then fell asleep while getting kids to sleep. I awoke at midnight and panicked. With this recipe, I baked a box cake, rolled balls and dipped and sprinkled all in 2 1/2 hrs. Thank you. Easiest job ever.
So awesome! So glad I could help!
Omg, I love you! It’s so easy and demonstrated clearly! Used your recipe for red velvet, everyone loves it!! Thank you!!!!!!
Yayyy!! So glad it was a hit!
This is so easy. I can’t wait to try this recipe.???? I love how easy it is.
Let me know how you like them!
Thanks, seems easy and not complicated like other recipes.
I love how you make these cake pops they look and are delicious so…,Thank You
This is wonderful! Thank you for the tutorial.
Very helpful for a first-timer!
Thank you for the fur the fun tutorial!!! I’m going to try it tomorrow.
No prob!! Let me know how you like them!
Thanks so much for this easy tutorial. It was a godsend when I needed to send goodies at short notice for my son’s school bakesale. A South African fan xxx
So glad you enjoyed!!
Yummy. Super easy… Loved the tutorial..
Thanks for watching!!
You, girl, are my HERO! The video was so fun to watch and the recipe is so simple! Love your attitude and the creativity of flavors that are suggested. I honestly feel so much more excited about getting in the kitchen and having some fun!! Thanks for the post! Two thumbs up!
How far in advance can I make these. I have an event in about a month and wondered if I could start now.
Thank you for this awesome tutorial, very helpful for my first time making cake pops!
Thanks for this tutorial! I am actually making a bachelorette theme “cake” but using your cake ball recipe and directions.
Thanx a lot, that wonderful!
hello, im glad about this Lollipop Cake, very easy and convenient and i will surely try this one
Help! Last time I made these , when I went to dip the pops in the white chocolate , they fell off of the stick and into the white chocolate every time:( I thought maybe I just hadn’t melted it all the enough, but I had. (Melting it more only made it thicken and burnt) any advice?
Omg thank you so much I have a how to make project due in 2 days and this just saved me thank you soooooooo muchhhhhh
I did mines for the first time i got the recipe in another site and i think i made the balls to big that when i put them in the stick some fell off and i think i use alot of icing to mix in with the cake and i think i put too much of the sprinkles any idea of how can i make it better
Thanks for making this so simple! Can you tell me where you purchased that cup to put in the microwave?
Great recipe
OMG! like loooove this!
Thank you so much.
wow..it’s so beautiful..
woww…it looks so awesome…
Can you freeze already made cake pops?
Finally a quick and easy Cakepop recipe! Thanks for simplifying the process. I made cakepops for the first time this past week using your guidelines, and they turned out great.
This was a very nice and simple recipe for cake pops! I am 100% positive that it will work for me. I haven’t tried it yet because I’ve only finished writing it down in my recipe book. Yes, it’s that good to be in my recipe book. But I am completely sure it will work. It is actually so intriguing that I was writing your recipe rather than watching awesome Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. And I love Harry Potter! #HarryPotterRulesAndIsTheBestInTheWorld! But your recipe was very awesome!!!!
tanks for giving me the easy side of things
Thank you for this tutorial! Quick, easy, simple, awesome! ❤
Delicious and I’m looking forward to making those southern biscuits… Thank you
My granddaughters, 4 and 8 years old, wanted to make cake pops for the first time. So i pulled up your video and played it for them. We loved your tutorial and your humor fit right in with ours. The pops came out great, the girls had so much fun. Thanks for sharing!
I haven’t tried it yet, but super excited too!
Thank you! Quick video, easy to understand, and I really aprreciate your comments on “don’t add too much frosting”….. always good to learn from other people’s mistakes! I think I would have made the same mistake!!!!!
*appreciate rather 🙂
If you don’t want to color white chocolate instead of using those candy wafers (I personally hate the way they taste), try fat soluble food coloring. It should work much better and have less effect on the consistency of the chocolate.
Great tip! Thanks, Maggie!
Thanks!! This help alot
thanks your tutorial seem easy I will be making these for my step daughter this weekend for her birthday
Really love this pops just learnt about it & want to learn more to boost my cake business. Am a new baker just got an office. Thanks
Super easy. Great tutorial!
What brand of chocolate frosting did you use? THanks
Hey!
Thanks so much
Helpful and fun to watch and listen to
Xoxoxo
Thanks for tutorial this makes so much more sense. Getting started.
Thanks so much! That video really helped ????
These are good tips. Thanks! I like how your video is short and simple!
I make these for my women’s club 4th of July book and Bake sale…(this will be my 4th year)…..everyone says they are the first thing that “goes” and to please make more for this 2017 sale!!
That is awesome Joann!!
Thanks for the video! Going to make these for an upcoming baby shower 🙂 Instructions simple to follow and clear. Thank you for taking the time to do this
I just wanted to know if you ever used a baby cake pop make. When I first made cake pops I used your method LOVED IT
I sure haven’t. I keep hearing about it though!
I made these for my grand-daughter’s first birthday and everyone absolutely loved them! Thank you for putting this tutorial on line. I’m a visual person and being able to see the consistency was a huge help!
Thank you for putting this together. I have to make at least a dozen cake pops for teacher appreciation week next week and plan on doing this. I think I’ll make my cake from scratch since I like the home made taste over boxed, but I’ll use a box mix this weekend to experiment with. I’m sure the kids will be very happy.
Cake pops came out perfect every time. Thank you, soo much Monique for the amazing tutorials.
Monique, this is a super guide to perfect cake pops! I made them easily and loved them a lot! Fun to make!
Eu amei gostaria de receber uma receita, se possível!!!
Would love to try this recipe- you make it look so easy!!! How far in advance can I make them? Thanks 🙂
sweet hope i can make some. some time!
Best cake balls! I like how they are not mushy at all and very fluffy like she said. I read one recipe that said to add HALF an icing container. Big hit with my boyfriend and family. They thought it was store bought.
If you don’t like the texture, try cream cheese instead of frosting (8oz to one box of cake). It’s like fudge. I’m guessing that is how Starbucks makes theirs because it’s the same texture and flavor.
Awesome video and tips, thank you so much!
My daughter loves cake pops, but I always thought they tasted gross and couldn’t get them right (and I’m a seasoned baker). Thanks for making these easy and simple. Great tips!!!
I just made cake pops for the first time this past weekend, but I used a cake-pop silicone mold. That way, I started out with the little pops already in balls, I did not have to crumble the cake and incorporate icing. They baked perfectly, melt in your mouth, like a tiny piece of cake. And then I dipped them into the white chocolate. Because I was experimenting, out of curiosity I took about 10 of the cake pops and crumbled them into a little bowl, added a tad of icing to roll them like the balls you make. Put them in freezer, then dipped them into the melted chocolate. To my taste, they were very very sweet. Also, I use food gloves whenever I have to mix ingredients together, makes it so much easier than getting everything all over my hands, under my nails, etc. And I think it’s more hygienic if you’re going to give then as gifts. But now that I have seen your video, I might try this method the next time, I definitely need a deeper bowl for the chocolate. Thanks for the great instruction!
So helpful ful! Thanks!!
Can’t wait to try these. I’ve looked at several different techniques and I like this the best. I do have one question. Would it be possible to switch out the frosting for pudding?
awesome! I will try it! because i hate making them too!!
You make it look easy!
So easy and fun. Making these for our Superbowl party. Thank you
Thank you for the very easy cake pop clip I was worried about making them you made it look doable thanks again the kids in pre_k loved them
This was a great help, thank you! Karen
You are DARLING!
Funny, kitchen savvy and beautiful.
So glad I stumbled onto your blog!
Cake pops are so fun to make! But I just had a tiny problem w/ this recipe – the chocolate on the outside should either be fake chocolate (contains palm oil) or tempered. Just melting normal chocolate and leaving it to ‘set’ won’t work. Thanks for reminding me how to make these things though!
Is there a particular homemade cake mix preferable for making cake pop. have a new pop maker and want to use it, forgotten cake mix at grocery store many times. there must be the perfect homemade cake mix for these pops to be easy
Very good recioe! thanks
recipe
Hard for me still but fun to make!
thank you! This recipe worked out very well. however I am not lazy so I made my own cake. You can go to my blog for different kinds
Hi!
So I fell upon this recipe looking for a recipe and decided to give this one a shot. I’m a horrible cook & baker but everything turned out perfectly! Family who aren’t into sweet things even loved them! Thank you:)!
Will this work with homemade pound cake (preferable the 5 flavor or the whipping cream pound cake)? I rather homemade as opposed to box cake…
Can u use iceing for dipping the cake pops in instead of chocolate
Can i store already made cake pops in the frig overnight? Great video! I love your sense of humor!
Thanks! So helpful! I’m making these for a holiday party! : )
donnie loves this i made it for him
Cake pops turned out great! Thanks for the caution on the amount of frosting to use in the mix. I made 3 colrs of cake mix, crumbled each individually, then mixed them together with the frosting. I then made the balls, they looked great with the color combo. Did the dip and the decorating, my guests did the devouring! Something to try, made it less crazy sweet… I used softened (slightly warmed) cream cheese instead of frosting. Very good!
Thanks Monique 🙂
Thank You so much my Grand Daughter and Great Grandson really wanted to make these for their classes for Thanksgiving I have made Batch after Batch and they all ended up in the trash bin then I read your Blog OMG they were actually GOOD. Now we have the base down they were so excited to know they will ave them for their class party ( We are using Carrot Cake Because of heath restrictions for some children with a cream cheese frosting and they worked Fabulously) Reducing the Frosting their still moist even more then using a ton of it and since your not freezing and thawing over and over the don’t get that slight stale taste..
This recipe was amazing! The only thing I thought that was a little off was the freezer time. My cakes needed around 40 minutes. Not sure if that was just my freezer or…
Otherwise, love the rich flavor of them and how peppy Monique was! I give it a 5 star.
WOW! I am so excited to make these! Having a bunch of girls over and thought it would be a fun treat!! Your recipe seems really easy and the best so far!
Thanks again!!
This is an awesome kids birthday party treat, I can’t wait to make them :)….Thanks for the video!
Omg. I’m so glad I found this! Trying these for my daughters day tmw. Looks sooo nice and easy! ❤️
Thanks for doing a great tutorial! I had never made them before but wanted to do them for my husband for work. I had seen them dipped in black candy melts with a blue line. I was really nervous about how they would turn out, because bad cake pops are just awful, but everyone loved them!! The amount of frosting is key, I used a bundt pan the second time which cuts down on the edges that don’t crumble very well.
What kind of frosting did u use?
Is it better to mix cake and icing when cake is fresh out of oven, or wait until cake cools a bit to mix in icing?
Thank you so much for the video it was super helpful. I appreciated that you were willing to share what you had learned so that I did not have to make the same mistakes!!
Love the video! Questions: if you make the cake pops the day before for an event, party etc. would it taste the same? And how would you store it?
Thank you so much for your redipe and video! My daughter and I are making cake pops for the first time tomorrow, and we feel so much better prepared now!
Loved this video!
Oh shoot, I forgot to freeze the pops, duh. In they go!
Yikes, disaster in cake pop land! We got as far as the cake balls and milk chocolate as the glue to hold in the sticks. We decided to use milk chocolate chips to melt as our coating. Was that a huge mistake? First, we tried to melt the chocolate in a deep red plastic cup, in the micro: do not do this. Plastic melted, big mess, lost a bag of pricy choc chips. Next we did it in a deep glass, looking good. But when we dipped the cake pop in, the thick gooey melted milk chocolate held tight to the ball and it came off the stick, then broke up a bit.
Next we tried to melt the milk chocolate more so it might be thinner? Next mistake. The chocolate seized up and became chocolate rocks in the glass. Sigh
Headed to the store. Probably will get the exact white chocolate you used with such success. We want those pretty pops!! My daughter wants to bring them to preschool tomorrow.
This is really a nice recipe. I am making a wedding cake today that will have lots of trimming cut off of it for a special shape. I wanted to do something with the pieces, and this is ideal. I have made cake pops before, but they were so clunky and icky, I did not like making them. The idea of using a deep cup and the chocolate like that makes this a real snap. A tip for coloring these, if you are not a candy melts fan: colored sugar crystals do a fairly decent job of it. Have a shaker full, and just shake it on a warm pop over a big bowl; you can keep putting the sugar back in the shaker until you have used it up.
How long do these last? Would it be ok to make them on Friday for a birthday party on Sunday?
Can I make and freeze them ahead of party time say a week. Then defrost and decorate(happy faces)?
Omg I never knew how to make cake pops at all this just really showed me I can do it it’s easy in fast no mess no cake pop pan way to easy that’s for the tips
I am trying it out this evening!
Loved your video thank you.
Loved ur commentary. Made watching a whole lot more exciting, intriguing and easy to understand and relate. ????
Just watched your video, my grand kids and I made the cake pops, but we used Chocolate cake, chocolate icing and chocolate candy with colored sprinkles, they came out great we all ate them up… thanks much it was so easy to make!!
Would chocolate brownie mix work as cake pops?
I tried brownie mix and it was an epic disaster!
Yes they will work to anything like cake-ish
Totally would work. One of my favorite holiday “cake pops” is brownie mix and then mix it with your choice of vanilla or chocolate frosting. Then dip in whole chocolate and sprinkle chopped candy cane or chopped up andies mints. Yummy! (You’ll want to remove the chewy parts of the brownie though)
Mine is a question what If your making it the day before a party or something can I store it in a freezer? Thank u I really enjoy this.
I think it depends on how it’s decorated. For example I made some and decorated them with an icing pen. I kept them in the freezer overnight and as they begin to thaw out the condensation messed up the design.
Excellent huge! Thanks. My hubby and I will make them with the leftover cake from a red-white-blue cake that I was on another site.
My granddaughter and I loved your video on cake pops! We are making some tomorrow for a birthday present! Your presentation is awesome…can’t wait to find more of your videos!
very simple and easy to follow. made some and the kids loved it. thanks
I’m so glad I came across your blog! I want to make these for my grandson’s graduation party, and your instructions make so much sense. Since it’s for older kids, I may leave out the sticks so they are more like truffles then. Also I want to try using brownie mix sometime, with a very small amount of icing and another add in.
Thanks a bunch.
You are too cute:)
Love the video!! Thank you so much!
Question: how far ahead can I make these AND do I keep them in the refrigerator until I take them out for the shower??
Great video and you were cracking me up lol
lol Thanks love!!
Do you let the cake cool down before starting?
Yes
yes because it needs to be predone
YES
When I make my cake pops I let the cake cool completely.
I did just to be safe
Probably!
Much easier to handle if you let it cool completely.
I HATE cake pops, they all tasted just grainy and gross to me. I saw this tutorial and I totally will be making these for my Graduates Open House. How far ahead can I make the cake balls and freeze and just coat and decorate the day before?
Great video!!!
These are so yummy
Super easy and I enjoyed watching your step by step video. My friends REALLY loved them.
How long will these hold?
Thanks for the instructions, i will be making cakeballs for the first time
How much did all of the supplies cost all together?
Enjoyed the video! You are funny and make it look so easy! Thank you!!!
sooo easy….i was about to soend 200$ to have almost 85 of these made for my brothers baby shower.. I can not waaaait to try this out…. Thanks for the video!!
How much was all of this because my daughter is turning 13 and she want a big party
You make it look so easy. Will definitely give it a go. Thank you. X
I love cake pops, but after decorated , these cakepops need to be keep in the refrigerator? Cause I live in Asian, the weather here quite hot ????
Just stumbled on this site by chance….what luck! Love your recipes and tips. I’m glad you share your talent. All the best.
Fantastic! You’re a pro! Instructions were perfect! Thanks for your help.
this recipe is realy amazing!
The recipe was really amazing!
my permission to try to make it, the cake is tempting me, hehehe ..
My cake balls broke off when I was trying to dip them in the chocolate 🙁 any tips on how to stop this from happening?
Well when u put the top of the with frosting and put in the ball put the ball in a way where the ball will stick to the frosting and stick to the stick. Hope this helped!
I can’t understand this? of the with? Help.
I poke a hole in the cake pop with the stick first, (not quite half way) then dip the stick in the candy melts before putting in back in. Let the pop sit for a few minutes before dipping.
Hope this helps!
Great idea Thanks!
Try dipping the sticks into the melted candy and then into the cake. Then stick them in the fridge for a little while before you actually dip into the coating.
Let them freeze when u make the balls so they will harden a little and then dip them in the chocolate hope this helped
How long will the cake last? After i wrapped it in a clear plastick bag?
Until it gets moldy I guess!!
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I want to make these ahead for event that is coming up. How long in advance can these be made and kept in the freezer? Will the quality be compromised? Thank you
Doing for a huge shower, can these be frozen ?
Anyone know how long these will keep for? I would love to do them for my sons frst birthday and maybe but I would want to make them ahead of time.
OMG I loved your video! I had already messed up one cake mix…..too much icing ( I had saw a video that said 1/2 of a frosting container to one 13×9 cake. Way too much! Maybe they like then VERY moist. I also liked that you showed the best consistency after just adding 2 spoons of frosting to half a cake… To still be crumbly and to put them into the freezer for 20 minutes to help set.
Try applesauce in your cake instead of oil. Can’t taste the difference and its better for you!
Amazing, thanks!
Loved your tutorial! Clear, but entertaining! Thanks for sharing!
My son LOVES Starbucks’ cake pops but I am not a fan of paying 2 dollars for one! This was the first video I stumbled upon and it is wonderful!!! I’m in the process of making my first batch now (oh Valentine’s Day!) and I can’t believe how easy it’s gone thus far. Thank you for the tutorial! I also have to add that you are so adorable! I giggled a few times and appreciate your spunk ???? Thanks again lady!
I had a pinterest fail with my cake pops this weekend, but I will not let it beat me!!! I found your video this morning ( ugg 1 day too late ) putting the sticks in and freezing would have totally saves the day!!! Thanks!!!
Great video! Thank you!
This tutorial helped a lot..thanks
Does anyone else have a problem with oil coming out of them like the next day? Or does anyone know how to fix this problem?
I had the same problem would love to know why also
When i make my cake i don’t use oil instead i use mayonnaise. That might help.
You probably added to much break it apart and add more cake and measure how much you put
hi…need to know how many days it will stay…what will be the shelf life of these cake pops
Ah! I wish I had found your tutorial sooner! I definitely put way too much frosting! My cake balls slid all the way down their sticks like cake puddles. I will try your way next time for sure! Yours are so pretty!
That was great. Cleared up some questions. Thank you!
Great tutorial video!!!!!
I rely liked it and so did the rest of my famely.
Awesome
Hi, i’m from malaysia and i love cakepops so much..they look so delicious and yummy…Btw, nice tutorial~i always support u..
You nailed it!!! These were awesome, I use to hate cake pops becuz of the chewed up taste, but mine came out FAB!!!!!
Thank you so much for the video. My daughter and I really enjoyed it. We loved the pops as well but we’re unable to “dip” the pop. It kept falling off the stick. We improvised but they were not as pretty. Where did we go wrong?
I think putting them in the fridge is a better idea, when you dip them in chocolate after freezing them, I find the chocolate starts to crack when the cake pops are thawing .
How do you melt the white chocolate? I cannot figure out how to really melt the chocolate, or do you just blend it and that makes it look melted?
You melt it in the microwave for 20 to 30 seconds then stir. Do another 15 to 20 second until melted and creamy. U can also use a double broiler on the stove.
For the microwave be sure to use a glass bowl, not plastic. And use a oven mitt.
Awesome recipe! Quick question though, do you have any experience with freezing these? Or putting them in a fridge? I want to make these for Christmas presents but the time between person Im giving them to is spread out. Or I guess, do you know the shelf life of them? Thanks so much!
You are hilarious! I was laughing all through your video and you gave some awesome tips! Thank you, for teaching me how to make the perfect cake pop. ☺
I found this very helpful I’m not good at making cakes but was able to make these. Thank you 🙂
I love your video! I am so sick of watching all these how to junk from the slow talkin’, jibber jabberin’ folks. You got straight to the point, exactly what I needed, and had a little spunk. 🙂 Thank you!
hey i was wondering if i’m going to a party the next day but making these the night before would i set them in the freezer or fridge overnight or would i just leave them on the counter? thanks 🙂
I would like to ask do we need to temper our chocolate before dipping? I’m afraid of my melted chocolate will not be able to set. Thanks!
Beautiful and easy recipe
Thanks a million
I dont know what kind of food coloring you used but you should never put water based food coloring in chocolate. The water causes the chocolate to seize up. This is why you have to be careful when you use a double boiler method to melt chocolate to prevent any water from getting in.
If anyone does want to color their chocolate there is candy coloring which is oil based and will not affect the chocolate negatively.
Very helpful upbeat n positive.thank u
Greetings from Norway! i gonna try make this today, for my sons birthday. Thanks for the video, the pops look so good
I found you need a lot of chocolate. The 2 packages I purchased didn’t cover my 16 cake pops. I’ll try the candy melts, but otherwise great recipe.
Wow thanks for sharing the recipe 🙂
Thank you so much for the tutorial. Easy to follow and very simple. I’m very excited to make these for my daughters birthday!!!
How long can I keep in freezer for? I want to make some for my son’s birthday party…but want to make them a couple days befote…please help?
Video was awesome! Love the little notes and the fact that you described the texture and feel of the mixture. It’s also nice how you wrote about your past experience with making them that didn’t turn out so well.
Thank you for the very thorough and informative tutorial. Very helpful information!
These look so easy and so delish! Just wondering- how far in advance can you make these (or how long do they stay ok before serving)? Also, how do you store them if not giving them away in gift bags? Thanks!!!
I tried your idea, but I bought a store baked pound cake and the dipping chocolate cups. Omg, I made 16 from half a cake. They were delicious. Thanks for your tips.
Once the cake pops are done can you freeze them or how long can they last in the fridge? Want to make some for a party but need to do them about a week before.
Hi there
Just love this. I am going to be making this the weekend with my kiddies.
Thaaaaank you so much.
This is amazing!!! You are a beast teacher every thing easy to understand.
thank you
I used a cake pop maker today, to make… Well, cake pops. DURRRRR. I forgot to buy cake pop sticks, so I used my extra long tooth picks. They were being eaten by my family anyways… So… Well. I make my box cake mixes using a can of soda, rather than eggs, oil and water!!! Does that matter??
By the way. One of my kids bumped my pan of cake pops… And on the floor they went
I’ll try again next week!!! I like your video tutorial better than others I have seen!!! So thank you!!!!
Becca, you mentioned that you use soda instead of the oil, eggs and water for your box mixes. Can you elaborate a bit more for me please? I’m super interested. Thanks.
Followed directions but when inserting pop sticks most of the cake broke apart. Also the chocolate when melted got mushy and there was no dipping allowed.
If you feel that the ball is too soft, leaving the cake balls in the freezer for about 2 hours will harden them up suffiencently enough when you need to put the stick. Another recommendation is making sure the chocolate or candy melt isn’t too heavy or stick. For Candy Melts, adding a spoonful of Crisco when I’m melting the melts usually does the trick of thinning out the candy melt.With chocolate (which is trickier in my opinion), keeping the chocolate on low heat over another pot of water when dipping helps keep it smooth. Also when you put the stick, dip a little into the candy melt or chocolate first and then place it in the cake ball. If you’re worried about it slipping out, another trip into the freezer for approximately 5 minutes will help harden and keep it stuck on the cake ball.
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THESE ARE AMAZING!!! I made 100 of these for a fundrasiser and the sold out in 10 minutes!!! EVERYONE LOVED THEM!!! All my friends beg me to make these all the time now!
Thanks, I was just getting ready to freak out trying to make cake pops for the first when I came across your blog. I can do that! Thanks for the tutorial. Very easy and simple.
I made these for a birthday who didn’t want the outside coating. So I made them with red velvet cake and cream cheese icing and only used the white chocolate to hold the sticks. Then we rolled them in red sugar. I think powdered sugar would also work. They were very tasty and a fast option. Thanks for all the help! Great video
This video was GREAT!!! My daughter’s baby shower is next month I wanted to order cake pops, but they’re so darn expensive. I’m a novice baker. Your video has given me the confidence to make them myself. Thank you very much.
These are cool cake pops, i’ll do these on my son’s birtday two months later , thanks divascancook.com , also with a homemade gift like yours 😉
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Thank you. I am going to attempt these for a second time. Just like your first experience, my first time trying them were a big disappointment. I think my hand was a bit heavy with frosting…
Thank you so much for posting this. I only have one question…how long do they keep before you have to get rid of them?
Great video! Thanks so much! I’m going try these in just a few minutes!
Hey I love ur cooking tips. you should have ur own tv show. I know I would watch it and thanks for this recipe I love it.
these cakepops look so deliciouse
You ROCK!! Thanks for this recipe!!
Thank you so much for your video,my daughter and I made two cakes last night for my grandsons first birthday, we can’t use them. I’m guessing now too much frosting, your video was very helpful easy to follow and I enjoyed your personality…thank you and good luck to us tonight !!! Take 2
Hi! I watched the video and I am in love with cake pops for my son’s bday party, I want to know if I have to do it the same day or the day before that I am going to use it. If it so, I have to save them in the fridge or out of it? Thank you so much! I can’t wait to make the recipe for my little one party!!! 🙂
Just came across your blog today and watched the video on “How to make Cake pops!” Great job explaining every detail and I’m about to go in the kitchen and whip me up some of my own!! Keep up the great work!! 🙂
Thank you. This is an amazing recipe and they turn out great. I make mine with white chocolate, milk chocolate, and dark chocolate coating.
This recipe was amazing. Seriously the tutorial and the recipe…they come out great everytime! Great tip about the frosting!! Thank you so much for this (:
I use a cheap cake pop maker that I purchased at walmart for $10.00. Makes great cake balls then all you have to do is dip them in candy coating. no mess!
Loved this recipe! Just make cake pops for the first time and they turned out pretty nice! I rushed and skipped the step to put the sticks in chocolate before putting them into the balls..I’ll be sure to try that next time, this batch is falling off the sticks. Thanks for the great tutorial! 5/5 stars!
One question… if you are freezing the cake pops for 20 minutes after having melting the chocolate to coat the sticks, how do you keep the melted chocolate from getting hard during the twenty minutes you wait before dipping the cake pops? I read the Crisco comment. I have not watched the tutorial yet.
Please advise. Thanks.
I just want to stop by and say I really like your site and your video about how to make cake pops the easy way. – What a lot of people also are asking about is ice cream cake that would be a great instructional video as well. Thanks again
I made these for my fiance’s 50th bday party and used red and white candy melts so they looked like fishing bobbers to go along with the fishing theme. They were awsome!! Great recipe..thanks!! Can these be made in advance and if so how far in advance and how should they be stored?
I can’t wait to try it
Thanks
Thank you for this great blog recipe and video!!
I made an awesome batch for my daughter’s birthday!!
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Thank you for this blog recipe & the video!!
I made an awesome batch of cake pops for my daughter’s birthday!!
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Thank you for this blog recipe & the video!!
I made an awesome batch of cake pops for my daughters birthday!!
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I loved the cake pop recipe!!! Making them as my Halloween treats.
Thank you! Your video was great and gave me confidence I could do this!
I thought that I would make these for the first day of Sunday School but after making a trial run I’ll not be making them. The cake balls held together very well but I never could get the dipping to work. No matter what I tried, it was too thick and most of the cake balls came off the stick. The white chocolate was very thick and when eaten, all you could taste was the icing. Any tips about melting and dipping into the white chocolate would be very helpful.
I have been making these for years and the trick to getting the right consistency for the dipping chocolate is to thin with solid Crisco or your choice of shortening. After you have melted the chocolate and decide that you need it thinner, just add a teaspoon of Crisco while the chocolate is still hot and stir until Crisco is melted. Continue to add Crisco a little at a time until you get the consistency you want. Hope this helps. 🙂
How much total Crisco shorting to be added to the melted chocolate??
I Can’t wait to make these easy to make cake pops for my brothers Christmas party. Thanks for a fun and informative tutorial. Now I know where to buy my supplies too.
Use shortening, such as Crisco, to thin the chocolate. I use 1-2 TBSP.
There so good
wow very easy ima have to try this my kids been bugging me to make these!! looks real simple and yummy too..
This was very helpful! Thank you so much!
Thank you for your tips. I’ve made cake pops twice. Once without your tips (I used too much icing and many of the pops fell off the sticks during the coating stage) and once after reading your page. I used a stand mixer with a dough hook to crumble the cake both times. The last time I think I ran it too long – the cake came out a little too doughy. I didn’t use very much icing and they held up beautifully!!! I also used confetti cake and blue raspberry icing. They weren’t very visually appetizing. I’ll stick to yellow cake and chocolate icing. I’ve learned from my mistakes and from your wonderful tips.
As a side note, the first time I used Wilton candy melts. The second time I was at the supermarket and just bought Toll House white chocolate chips. They worked just as well as the Wilton.
this tutorial was great! I haven’t been to your blog before, but i’ll be back as you were funny and gave great tips! thanks 🙂
So I was thinking about making these for my wedding but letting people decorate themselves. I had plans of having a chocolate fountain and they could just dip them. Would that work?
How early in advance can I make cake pops? Thanks!
can you use any king of cake mix
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Wow I was going to order some for my sons graduation now I may try it myself! They are charging 25-35 a dozen! Great tutorial!
Thank you so much for your wonderful video and recipe on making cake pops! My 10 yr old daughter wants to make them, and I was terrified to venture there; but you’ve really make it look easy and given me the tools (easy tools/ingredients) to do this! Thank you!
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Thankyou so much for this video and recipe they made my cake pop experience so easy! I made a chocolate cake in the thermomix and just bought some Betty Crocker frosting. I followed your advice on the frosting and my cake pops turned out awesome! I made them for my daughter’s 4th birthday and I had so many positive comments! Thanks Diva!
This was a very easy recipe to follow and the cake balls were DELICIOUS. I tried mine with white cake as that was all I had in the house. YUM. Thank you for the fun tutorial which was entreating and informative. You go girl.
You made this look so simple, I’m so glad I found your site. I wasted money buying the cake pop molds and other molds, plus I have the wrong type of icing. I will buy some chocolate melts like the one you used. I hope my experience is as successful as yours!
awesome video very helpful, thank you. Random thought have you ever used the baby cakes, cake pop machine?
Thank you so much, I can’t wait to make some baseball cake pop’s for my daughter’s baby shower.
Awesome how to video
Best cake pops ever!!! Second time making them. Simple, easy and delicious! I give out to neighbors so we don’t have all these cake pops around the house. Very fun to make, my three year old LOVES them! Thank you for this simply delicious simple recipe!
Like so many others who posted here, i tried them tonight and found that the chocolate (microwaved and pops swirled just like in video) caused several pops to separate from their sticks. Once the pop has fallen off in the chocolate container, most of the chocolate is ruined because now I am fishing out a pop and it broke apart. Also, out of 2 full bars of the bakers chocolate you featured, I only got 10 pops frosted. I know the chocolate is just too thick on there, but not sure how to thin after all the posts that said, ‘don’t think with anything water based.’
What I would really love to know is the following: how long can you freeze them, what happens when they are served on a hot July day, and how to prevent the sweating when moving from freezer to room temp to serving.
This was my first attempt at cake pops and they turned out amazing, thanks to your recipe and great tutorial! I look forward to trying out more of your recipes! Thanks!
Here’s a tip – do NOT use food coloring for coloring chocolate. You must use candy dye. Water and food coloring will affect melted chocolate, and it won’t come out right.
Thanks for sharing this tutorial. Been looking for recipe on cake pops and so happy to find your version manageable to follow. i’ll try it come valentine’s day. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO wonderful!
thanks for this great tutorial, my first time to open your website. i’ll try this for an upcoming event. super thanks!
Can someone make this for me for free please it keeps coming out wrong
FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS! Thought I could make these from memory, failed miserably, until I read the directions line by line and they ended up looking just like the picture, added some pretzel sticks dipped and decorated as well. Will make these again, thanks.
OMG!!! Love love LOVE the tutorial! My first time making cake pops. I’m in the process of making them now so far it’s easy! I’m definitely going to visit ur site again for other recipes!
your right karissa they look yummy
I too love the recipe & tutorial. . Very helpful. I am going to try these for Easter but shape them like eggs and decorte accordingly
thanks for the recipe!!!!
i tried it for my cousins baby shower and they were awesome! everybody wants the recipe and tips i used to make it. thanks a lot
What a wonderful tutorial! Thank you so much for the clear, simple directions – and your tips are bang on. I have made these successfully in the past but was looking to share a video for a friend and this one is perfect.
Well done!
I just found your website today and I have to say it’s perfect! I love your tutorials, recipes, attitude, everything! And because of this video I”m gonna end up making cake pops all the time haha, very helpful, thank you!
Like omg! I totally love your video, it was super cute & funny 🙂
This is the best recipe hands down, I made 60 of them for a bake sale everyone loved them.
Thank you so much I had fun making them & your video was easy to follow!
This is the best recipe hands down, I made 60 of them for a bake sale everyone loved them.
Thank you so much I had fun making them & your video was easy to follow!
Absolutely love your video, you make it so entertaining 🙂 I am about to try out this recipe for tonight. We are having a mini Thanksgiving with friends, and I thought I would spice things up a bit. I am going to use red velvet cake and white chocolate for mine. Thanks again for the tutorial and recipe!
These were sooooooo good and sooooo easy!!!! Thank you for the great recipe and tutorial. I used Ghiradelli melting wafers because I hate chopping up chocolate bars – very yummy! Excellent tip about using a tall, narrow dipping container too – I used a regular drinking glass. Nothing but compliments on these at the baby shower, and not a one left!! I actually used three of your recipes for the shower 🙂
HELP!!! I made these and they were delicious but after freezing them for 1 hour or more and taking them out of the freezer they started to soften and fall off the stick. What am I doing wrong
This looks so easy now..can’t wait to make them for Christmas gifts.
You should try out for the FOOD CHANNEL because your personality and the way you work and talk at the same time is something not everyone can do. You’re great. Love your site!
I love the concept, I’m from England so I was wondering what the UK equivalent of candy melts are – and also how you made the frosting. I’m going to make these with my older sister for Christmas as little Christmas pudding and snowmen on a stick around a big cake we are undecided on. I can’t wait!:)
I will be making these cake pops tonight for my three year old’s Halloween party tomorrow! No time for a “dry run” so I have high hopes for this recipe. Yes, I could just make regular ol’ cupcakes, but….that’s not my style. SO I thought, hey, why not cake pops? Fingers crossed for no disasters tonight. And, I’m starting these at 10p.m….. Thanks for the recipe and I will send you a follow-up message when I am finished.
My wife and I had our sixth anniversary on October 19th and when I looked up the significance of six years, it is either iron or sweetness. My wife LOVES cake pops but I didn’t think I would be able to make them myself. After reading the recipe and watching the video I made these in less than an hour and surprised her as she was not home at the time. I baked a red velvet cake but forgot to buy frosting so I made my own using powdered sugar, butter and instead of milk I used French vanilla coffee creamer. They were awesome if I say so myself. Even a guy can make cake pops with this recipe!
Great easy recipe. On the white chocolate note it hardened because of the food coloring. You said you used bakers brand white chocolate anything with the coco butter will seize up if liquid is added even just one tiny drop of water. Use meltaways and use bakers food coloring it has oil in it so can be added to chocolates and will not cause it to seize as will regular food coloring. Trying to find if anyone has tried using flavored syrups to flavor cake pops ie torani syrup since they have so many flavors. Don’t want to ruin a batch if it doesn’t work.
ohh the pops are so yummy
OMG this is the best!!! I personally tried doing this and it was an EPIC fail! I over did the damn frosting, bought the wrong chocolate, so on and so forth. BUT today i’m going in and trying it again. I must get this right. lol
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Hi Monique
This is such a fabulous tutorial, thanks so much!
Just wondering if the cake pops can be made ahead of time and frozen? If so, when would I need to defrost them and I presume I’d need to defrost in the refrigerator?
Thank you so much! I will be making gender reveal pops with this recipe for sure! You are so fun and adorable!
You are wonderful! I will be subscribing for sure. Thank you for this tutorial especially. I promised my daughters we would make them, before I knew what went into it. Now we will be going into this with confidence, thanks to you :).
I just spent 4 hours making pops and it was a total #FAIL cos I used Wilton Melting Candy and I could not for the life of me get it to the right consistency where you could dip it. I made pumpkin gingerbread pops so didn’t want to use chocolate. Very disappointed, they look awful, I basically had to ice them! I had high hopes. Not your fault, you didn’t use candy melts……….if I ever try again, I will only do choc.
Thanks for posting this. Can’t wait to make them! Ur video was fantastic. U are too cute! xo
Can you make these in advance and freeze them until ready to use?
Looks really cool. Great video! 🙂
This made making Cake Pops a whole lot easier. Thank you 🙂 xxx
thanks SSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOO much for this recipe I am going to the super market to get that chocolate and frosting this is going to be great I wonder if you please can make a video how to make cake pops without stick!
Hey there thanks so much for the video it really helped. I love the cup idea for the frosting!!
My daughter and I are going to try the frosting idea. Oh by the way we love your personality. Perfect balance of sassy and sweet. Blessing Annette
Just happened to come upon your video and I loved it! I had some of these cake balls for the first time a week ago and was addicted. I cant wait to get home and try your recipe! Thanks for posting!! 😀
Wow i’m so glad to watching this video, it’s easier!. Thank you to upload this video. Cooking is fun, Yes!. I love you and the recipe + this video!. 🙂
Monique! Thanks for this simple instruction for cake pops! It’s so fun learning from you!
This was my first time visiting your site, and it will definitely not be my last! Love you! Love your personality! Like so many, you’ve built up my confidence! I’m really excited to explore more! Thank you so much! 🙂
Hi, love the video. I am going to try these cakepops. I am going to make centrepieces for my parents 50th wedding anniversary. My question is this: Can these be frozen for about two weeks? I need to make about 120 of these and it would be nice if I wouldn’t have to make them all at once. Thanks
Annette
My chocolate started getting hard after my first two pops. I used the exact same chocolate as in your video. Where did I go wrong? How many Chocolate baking bars do you need and how to you reheat when you need more?
for bakers chocolate you need to microwave it for another 20-30 seconds if it starts to get hard again 🙂
I was looking how to make cake pops i thought they were dificult to make but it is soo easy the way you shown thank you very much !!!! Now I can make some cake pops for my girls birthday!!!!
So cute!!
You built up my confidence to make these, love your personality! Thanks!
Girl, you saved my bacon…..I am a great baker, but have never made these…..your tutorial was the best (and it was funny). I can now make my customers very happy. Keep your vids coming.
Thank you for all of the helpful tips! I made these for my Husbands Co-Workers and they were a hit!!
Hi! I know this is an old post, but I had to send you a note and say “thanks” for the awesome tips! My son decided he had to have cake pops for his birthday and I was like “really? ” I just don’t know if I can do it. Then I came across your video, sooooo funny. I followed all your tips and they turned out great on my first try!!! Got so many compliments. Thanks again!
Thank you for posting this video. I was having a problem with making cake pops but now I’m ready to have another go. Katie – age 13
Oh my goodness I love you already!! Have an event approaching & after researching cake pop prices, I decided to look up an easy recipe to see if I could make them myself..let me stress EASY :0) Well, this tutorial and printable instructions are all I need! I will practice this week, but I’m already feeling confident that they’re going to be awesome!! Thanks Diva!
Thank you for posting this! I am helping a friends little girl with her school project. I thought it was going to be a disaster, but, thanks to your post, I now have 35 red velvet cake pop “boulders” waiting for their chocolate coating.
i love this so sweet it helps me so
Great video. You did an awesome job explaining and it looks so easy! Will be trying to make them this weekend. Great tips!!
Can’t wait to make these for my friend’s birthday this weekend!
Thank you so much for this recipe! It helped so much! I was able to make these for my friend’s birthday and they were super easy and turned out great! I hadn’t tried to make cake pops because the last time I made them, it was a disaster but your recipe and video made everything so easy!
My sister and I tried these last night and followed your instructions – they were awesome! It was our first attempt at cake pops and they turned out great. Thanks so much!
Quick Question: What size stick did you use?
thanks so much for a GR8 video and how to. I will be making pops for the first time for a luncheon after the Revlon Walk/Run for all women’s cancers…They are sure to bee a winner
Great video. Thanks for taking the time to post it. It is very helpful and informative.
can these be made in advance and be frozen?
Also like Yvonne said on march 17 will they sweat?
Oh my gosh! I made these today for my daughter’s 23rd birthday – they were a HIT! Thanks so much for the video and the instructions. You made me laugh, too!
I’d like to feature this page on my blog (along with the picture of the ones I made) – would that be ok? I make crafts from paper (cards, scrapbooks, 3-D gifts) and NOW I can make cake pops!. I also provide cards for businesses to send to their customers. Please let me know if I can post the page and if you’re interested in my card service.
Thanks again for the great instructions! These pops were so yummy!
My Daughter-in-Law made these last week for my Grand Baby’s Baptism! Love your video. I’m going to try them. Can wait! Thanks!
Is it possible to prepare these and freeze them for later use? If so, is there potential for “sweating?”
Thanks for your video!
Yvonne
Love the video, soo cute!
Thank you so much!!! I have tried all sorts of recipes but this one works! And the kids loved them 🙂
Hi, I am going to be making your cake pops for the first time for a party. I’d like to make in advance. How far in advance do you think I can make them and how would you recommend storing them?
When using styrofoam, I cut it in whatever shape matches the theme. The latest was a heart. Next one will be a three-tiered shamrock (for St. Patrick’s Day), iced with white or green icing, attached with wooden dowels, and the totally covered with green coconut to resemble grass. The cake pops are made of white and chocolate cake and icing. They are then dipped in either dark or milk chocolate. Since these are for spring, I will dip them in white chocolate before decorating. After cooling/freezing, they will be dipped partially in green-colored chocolate (this part winds up as the top of the pop). The various decorations such as candy pearls, sprinkles, nuts, etc. Some will also get a drizzle of additional chocolate and the add a light sprinkle of sea salt. Place these treats in the styrofoam, replacing as needed (I always make extras to fill in the empty gaps). A perfect little sweet bite. YUMMY! They don’t last long!
Thank you for this, I had absolutely no idea how to make these. Now I know and I’m very excited to make them. Good job!!!
Thank you so much, my little princess is going to love these at her party 🙂 xxx
What frosting did you use? Was it homemade or did you buy it??
Thanks!!
Morgan – i am a chef and caterer. I have used both purchased and home-made icing. Either work fine, but save your self the time and effort — buy the icing. No one will be able to tell the difference!
Thank you for the video! Super helpful!
Thank you so much! I have searched far and wide on how to make cake pops. I want to make them to be apart of my chocolate buffet on my wedding day. This has by far been the most helpful blog out there. Can’t wait to start making these! 🙂
The reason the the food coloring made the candy thicker is because you used the wrong kind of food coloring. You need to use dye for candy coloring. It’s oil based and actually thins the candy. Anything else will make the candy thick and you can’t dip it.
Thank you so much for this wonderful share, you video is so clear and made me smile from start to finish! I felt exactly the same about cake pops until I made them using your recipe and now I am hooked! Thanks again!
Thanks for the very easy recipe! I have 2 questions. 1. Can I freeze the cake pops after they’ve been dipped & decorated? 2. The chocolate was very thick when I dipped my pops. When I tried to heat it up further it got more thick. Suggestions?
That was a really great video. I made some cake pops with my daughters for the first time and it was quite tricky, I think we used too much frosting (we call it icing in England). Your video makes it look so much easier than what we did. Will definitely be trying them your way. Thanks 🙂
Hi, thanks for the great tutorial – really helpful! However, I do have some questions.
1) Could I use any substitutes for the frosting? I’m using a box of Betty Crocker’s Devil’s food cake mix. Also, how much of the substitute would I require should I use the whole cake?
2) How much in advance could I make the cake pops?I wish to make them for Valentine’s Day which falls on a Thursday, but I do not have time on Wednesday. How long can I store the already decorated cake pops and how do I store them? I live in Southeast Asia and the temperature here is pretty high so I am worried the coating of the cake pops might melt (I’m using chocolate by the way).
Thank you very much! 🙂
Love your tutorial…best I have found. I will be making my Superbowl football cake pops tonight! I will get back to you.
Ok made my Superbowl Football Cake Pops. I shaped them like footballs..used vanilla cake and frosting and chocolate dipped. I used decorator icing for the laces. I put them on short sticks…on a tray that had ‘plastic grass’. They looked fabulous and thanks to your recipe tasted delicious. Thanks so much.
I am so glad I found this. The way you explained this is so super easy. I am planning on doing this with my grandkids for an after dinner treat and then eat.
We used to have Sunday dinner my husband and I with our grown children, but that stopped a couple of years ago. Now my two eldest (daughters) want to revise it again (cause they missed it) and what better way to sweeten it up then having some “Cake Pops.” Thank you.
Maria.
Your cake pops look so cute! If you don’t wanna buy the sticks, you could just make cake balls (just as cute and yummy!) and use toothpicks to dip them.
It’s a really simple and helpful trick!
I used that to make my gingerbread cake balls
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Fabulous helpful instructions, easy as pie (or cake) to follow. Thank you so much!
I thing that was very usefull thank you ,, my mom wouldn’t believe me till she saw your vids !!!!!
Just made your recipe with my sister. These were really easy to make and taste amazing. The only change i made was that i added milk to the melted chocolate to give it a smoother consistency. I can’t wait to make your amazing cake pops again.
I am soo making these!! Yours look so cute and perfect!!! Yummmmy!!! Can’t wait!! 🙂
I was looking for an easy cake pops recipe & Google brought me here…LOVED the video & your “let’s be real here” style! Can’t wait to explore the rest of your blog!
You are hilarious! I like your commentary/teaching style. My two 1/2 year old asked me to make these for the first time so I’m going to try it out now. Will let you know how it goes. Saves me $2 at Starbucks 🙂 hello from Toronto it’s cold here!
Your video was great. I made cake pops for the first time with no problems for my daughters 10th birthday, thanks to you! Although it was alot of work we enjoyed doing it together. The red velvet cake is awesome. Made it for a Thanksgiving party and my dessert was the only one that disappeared. I even had a request from someone to make them a cake. Keep them recipes coming your making me look good, but you get all the credit. Thank you!
YOUR VIDEO WAS GREAT !
Finally!!! A solution to the birthday party treat dilemma! I’m the kinda gal that would much rather buy cake pops or cupcakes for a party than make them, but in researching bakeries in my area, I quickly realized that was going to be way too expensive for my son’s first birthday party. I cannot wait to try this recipe! You make it look so simple and fun!
Just wanted to say you’re absolutely adorable! Great video
thanks so much
I love your recipe
I tried it but it didn’t work because I use less than half a cake ,my stick kept coming out when I dip it in the baker’s chocolate, it was to to moist and I only made two awesome ones that did not break!
The reason I’m trying so hard to make cake pops is because I want to go into the dessert business. And one more thing I’m ten years old!
I’m not sure if you respond but if you do,
WHAT SHOULD I DO !!!!!!
I’m not upset that it did not work because I know it will work once I make a awesome one.
tried the cake pops for the first time today using your recipe. brill brill brill
so easy
Is it the same directions if I use a white or yellow cake mix or does it have to be chocolate?
thanks so much there are really tasty! i love it so easy to make, simple. cant wait to get started again can you put some more easy ones up because im having a party and want to make loads of different kinds thanks again!!
You should get an app for your recipes and videos 🙂 that’d be cool! Recipe was great and I love your stuff! Thank you!
Thanks for this easy recipe and video. I made these for Halloween with Halloween sprinkles, but I left them as cake balls instead of pops. Everyone loved them and they were eaten up within minutes. They are now requesting I make them again for Christmas, so I’ll be making them again. They are yummy!! Thanks.
This helped me alot …now I have treats to give away this Christmas 🙂 who needs to order edible arrangements now.
this is SO great!! couldn’t ask for more!! you rock, girl!! thankiessss
It was great my daughter loved them. They taste wonderful.
hi thanks for your clip, i was about to buy an electronic cake pop maker but so glad i didnt will be trying this today instead you made it look so easy and i love your commentry! thanks so much from accross the pond!
I give this 5 Stars!!!
Hi, I am just starting out with cake pops and I am glad I bumped into your blog! You are great at explaining and demonstrating!! A real help to me..
Thank you, Sherry
This was absolutely fabulous. There was no confusion in the directions, and I now feel as if I can make these correctly. I have an order coming in from wilton that has the edible glitter dust and I can’t wait to make these with it. Some seriously yummy holiday sparkle for the kids after dinner!
THANK you so much for this simple DIY video! I have wondered for a while how in the heck these are made. Im going to check out your website as well. you rock!
Dear Diva Girl Friend,
You are the bomb! I never thought I would have the patience to make these, but you made it so easy. I’m gonna look soooo good!
Merry Christmas!
Have made these for years and felt the same way, all this time to much frosting!!! Thanks sssssooo much for posting, getting ready for parties and gift boxes will be so much easier now.
Great tutorial! Thanks for making it soooo easy!!
Just spent 5 hours, 2 cake box mixes, and a very big mess making cake pops with the pans. They never did turn out. Then I found your video! Thats how its done. Thank you so much for posting the receipe along with the video. Good bye pans. You’re the best.
So these are fantastic.I definitely would have used too much frosting. Thanks for making it easy. I actually skimmed the recipe and because I did not read it all before jumping in with both feet, I made the cake balls using only one small scoop size. But they turned out really cute as a result. I used the smaller lollipop stick instead of the longer cake pop stick. And they are just adorable. I will try making them larger next time but not unhappy with the smaller size since tney are for a toddler playdate. All the tips were so helpful. As was the video. Thanks for that. This was the perfect recipe to use up the leftover cake that disintegrated in the pan from my husband’s birthday. Thanks again!
Oh my goodness I had no idea you did not need a cake pop pan! I just went and bought 2 yesterday! Looks like I will probably be returning them. I think the crumbled cake with the icing will be much denser and better for decorating! Thanks
LOVED this tutorial! It was so easy to follow an wasn’t “dry and boring”. My husband and I made these last night for a fundraiser today. They turned out beautifully. Wish us luck!
OMG! Baking them RIGHT NOW! I love your recipe! I read a book on How To Make Cake Pops and it was ‘so’ complicated! Earlier today I went and bought the ingredients. Now I’m preparing the cake. Can’t wait to try it out. By the look of your reviews, I don’t think your recipe will let me down. Much love!
Best video I’ve seen. Really easy to follow. Thanks!
Could you make this using a brownie mix? I don’t care for the box cake taste but don’t mind commercial brownie mixes.
I love this recipe so much! I always loved Starbucks ones but now i can make my own that are even better! I was just wondering, if i don’t have any store bought frosting, is there a recipe u can give me? its just i am against any artificial and preservatives that are in that kind of frosting…
thanks
-Kathy
I have tried making cakepops before and they were a mess! defiantly not the texture i wanted,but when i needed to make something for my daughters birthday i gave them another try and these were succdesful! THANK YOU SO MUCH! It was a great recipe
Your commentary was so fun!! Thanks for this video! I can’t wait to try my hand at making these!!
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Monique’s cake pops are soooo cute, bought my suppplies at target and walmart
planning on making these for thanksgiving
I have regular metal and plastic ice cream scoops
wondering how much of a difference the mini ice cream scoop makes……
anyone know?
Cristina
FANTASTIC! I want to make some for Thanksgiving and was going to buy a machine. I didn’t realize cake pops are so easy to make! Your video is awesome and so easy to follow and understand. Thanks so much! Now, I’m going to see if you have an easy Mac and cheese recipe:-)
Thank You so much for sharing this recipe! I am terrible at baking but this looks doable! Great tutorial! That helps plus you made it much more enjoyable with the cute comments you make throughout the video! 🙂
Love the recipe and your videos are amazing! Love you attitude to! Makes it fun to watch 🙂
Fantastic tutorial, loved your cute personality shining through:). Making these by request of my 24 yr old son’s birthday….guess those little boys never grow up. he wants strawberry with white chocolate icing. I know they will be great with your perfect instructions. thanks again
Omg you are too funny! Im gonna do this now:D You go guuuurl!
brilliant tutorial have made these several times, tried maderia cake instead of chocolate and worked just as well
The first time I made these they did not turn out so well. After your advice I finally figured out the trick.
Thanks SO much!!!!!
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Thank you for your advise!!!! Makes it so much easier!!
From all the videos I watched, this was the most helpful, easiest and best one 😀 Thank you for posting it and sharing it with us. Never heard of cake pops before and now that I’ve got the easiest recipe to do it am surely gonna try making some.
Much love – Geetika from Mauritius 🙂
I seen you used half the cake? Have you ever used the whole cake to make more would it be 16 pops then? Thanks for the video the best easy way to make cake pops I have seen!
This helped me so much. I used this for my Halloween party. People loved them. Thank you so much
Thank you so much for mking this easy on a first timer! Your video was so helpful as I always wanted to watch someone make them first. I highly recommend your website and I will be subscribing. Thanks again =D
Thanks so much for the cake pop video, very helpful!! I totally would have added too much frosting without it : ).
Hey! I luv ur website. This is the easiest version to make a cake pop I think
Thanks so much for the video, recipe and great tips. I am going to make these for my granddaughter’s 1st birthday in November.
Thank you for posting up the instructions along with the video that is so easy to follow! Thank you for advising where you purchased the supplies from as well. It sure is helpful! I was scared of attempting to make cake pops because it looks so difficult but now I feel more confident in attempting to do so! 🙂
mystery solved! thank you so much!
Love this – thank you so much!
Hello,
I saw your recipe of how to make cake pops easily. I was so excited that i can’t wait to make it this evening. Seriously, the recipe which i got is :
1. 1 whole chocolate cake
2. one packet of sprinkles
3. 1 tube of icing
4. cake pop sticks
5. dark chocolate
However, I tried it. .
I encountered the following problems :
a. 16 pop cakes were made.
b. Out of 16 – 6 of them dropped out from the sticks and fall apart. It did not stick into a ball. Why?
c. I tried to melt the chocolate. How do you actually do it?? I tried micro wave and the chocolate were so thick that u can’t even stirred them. Then, I tried putting a pot under the stove, put a bowl inside the pot and then the chocolate inside. Again, it is also so thick so i add milk to make the mixture more smooth and creamy. Which it works.
c. One big problem, after coating the pop cakes with melted chocolate and sprinklers, i placed them into the freezer immediately like for an hour or 2.
How long do we need to put it in the freezer?? I tried to touch them, it harden not fully but then when i tried to store it in airtight container, the chocolate melts and it has like little droplets of water on the pop cake itself.
Nevertheless, it is very nice.
Only problems :
1. HOw to melt the chocolate for dipping? Am I doing the correct way based on the above?
2. How long do i need to put it in the freezer after dipping? However, when i take it out, there are alot of water droplets on the pop cakes why?
3. Why some pop cakes just fall apart when i roll them into a ball?
Appreciate your kind comments so that I can improved it again.
1. I explained to a previous commenter about how the candy coating is different from regular chocolate chips – because they have a stabilized chemical structure that lets them melt, then re-harden to a solid – instead of staying melt-y like choc. chips. But if you add milk (or mostly anything else – besides shortening, oil, etc), it messes up the chemical structures. And so, the coating will no longer harden to a solid, and will stay melty.
2. You probably got water droplets because you dipped the cake balls in the candy coating – too soon out of the freezer – making it too cold for the warm candy coating.
3. Some of the cake balls fell apart b/c you didn’t use enough frosting to combine the cake balls.
Hope that helped! See more tips at my blog!! 🙂
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Thank you so much for your instructions and useful video about making cake pops. I’ve been thinking about making them for so long but didn’t know where to start! You’ve inspired me! 🙂 Can’t wait to try!
I want to make a lot of these. Do you have experience freezing these? If so, should I thaw in the fride or at room temp? Do they taste the same? Thanks so much!
What size of sticks did you use for this recipe? I have seen 4 in, 6 in and and also 6 in that are ticker. Thanks!
Awesome reference. I prefer to make homemade cake and frosting, but I like using your methods and tips. You simplified the process beautifully. Thank you! 🙂
What a great video. So informative and humorous! I’ve made cake balls once before but you make it look so much easier. Thanks for sharing this information!
Thanks for the awesome tutorial, I was thinking to myself how hard this was going to be to make cake pops but your video made it look like a piece of cake literally lol =) I am going to make this for my daughters first birthday in December!
Great tutorial.!! Just a sidebar… I’m wondering what kind of food coloring you used.? Was it liquid or gel.? I read somewhere that using the liquid sort of ruins the texture of the melting candies and that you should use the gel kind for better results. I haven’t tried making them yet, but I’m wondering if that will help with the texture of the chocolate as well. I can’t wait to try them.!!!
hi i have a couple questions on how to serve the cake pops. i am making the cake pops for a bake sale that is going on all day and it can get really hot do i need to worry about the chocolate melting off? and do i need to take the cake pops out of the freezer for a certain amount of time before i serve them? thanks
When my daughter asked if we could make some I was really overwhelmed, but after watching your video, I’m sure we can have a go.Thank you very much!
Thank you for this tutorial. This recipe saved me from getting yelled from my friend. I had to make cake pops for my friend and I tired so many other recipe but yours was the best. Thank you so much.
For christmas I want to make a pumpkin cake pop with cream cheese frosting. Can I make that frosting the outside coating. If I can how would I go about doing that.
After watching your tutorial video I don’t need to look anywhere else. Its a lifesaver! I promised to make them for a party and have been dreading it!
Thank you for the tutorial. You make it look so easy. I plan on trying these this week. If all goes well I will be making them for my grandson’s baptism as an extra treat to the sweet table. I will let you know how they turn out.
Oh My Gosh!, You are fantastic and I haven’t even made these yet! It’s my daughters 4th birthday party on Sunday and I wanted something easy she could help me make and this is great! Will be spreading the word about your blog and FB here in Australia! Thanks! xx
lovely video, a pleasure to watch. I have my shopping list ready and off to the shops tomorrow. I was going to buy a cake-pop maker – no need now so you have saved me a fortune, thank you so much
Great video!! Can’t wait to get them started for my wedding!!!!
PERFECT! Thank you so much for making this look easy! I think I can do this!
OMG!! these are so cutee!!!!!!!
i’ve been looking online and i found this page. I am so trying this !(:
Thank you so much for the great recipe and the video! I am heading to the store to get the items for my 1st Cake Pops! Thanks Again!
Thank you so much for posting this up. I thought these were hard to make but after looking at your video I feel confident in making these!
came across your blog, hunting for easy to follow instructions on cake pops for my daughters 3rd birthday, great blog ! subscribed to your facebook
I am super excited to try this! Thank you so much for the easy directions and being so specific as to what to do! I am planning on making these for a dessert at my daughters FIRST birthday! =)
So thankful I found your site. First attempt at cake pops was a huge success. Second time not so great because I tried the standard “Wilton Candy Melts” which were too thick for me to get smooth pops. The best success I’ve had is with Wilton Candy dips! It comes in a 10oz microwave ready dish.
If the candy melts you are using are too thick, then melt a teaspoon or two of vegetable shortening in the microwave and stir it in to your melted mixture. This does not affect teh taste, just makes the melted mixture a little easier to work with!
Hwy there!!! I came across your Cake Pop video YouTube!!! You are so funny!!! I loved your video!!!! I came across to check out your blog & I’m really impressed!! Good on you girlfriend!!!!………..,..from Down Under…….xxx
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this tutorial!!!! Went straight to the video (btw, great voice, attitude and humor- had me laughing and really enjoying the video) and you instantly took my fears away!!! I just have a quick question, how many cake pops would you say a full 9×13 cake would make?! 🙂 Thanks soooo much for taking the time to educate us all on how easy these can really be!!! xoxo
It depends on how much frosting you add and how large you want your pops, but it usually comes out at about 48 pops per cake mix box, if your pops are about 1.5 inches in diameter.
WOW, you make this look so simple! Im going to try them today. I was looking for the perfect cake for my 2 year olds birthday and I think this is it! They look great. Thank you!!!! 🙂
So excited to try these! Planning on making them for my sons 1st birthday next month. I’ll be practicing this weekend! Thank you So much. You made it look so easy!
I am SO happy I found you! I really had a VERY difficult time with my first experience making cake pops. It was out of control crazy! So labor intensive! You have given me hope!
I’m going to make them right now! Thanks for the video!!!
you are delightful!! I can’t wait to make up a batch. I like the way u kept it real simple—
Love Love Love your tutorial! You made this so easy to understand. By far the best tutorial I have seem on how to make these cake pops. Your attitude and voice make it so much fun. I’m going to attempt to make these tomorrow. Thank you for posting this video.
This is a great tutorial and you’re funny too! Thank you for posting this. I will be attempting the cakepops by the end of this week. I hope they look as good as yours 😉
This is a great tutorial and you’re too! Thank you for posting this. I will be attempting the cakepops by the end of this week. I hope they look as good as yours 😉
Thank you! I need to make these for my sister in laws shower and you have saved me money and they look great thanks so much for sharing.
Love your video! You make it look very easy. I tryed making them today and it was a failure 🙁 I guess you make it look easier then it really is. How did you melt the chocolate? My melted chocolate was too thick and I couldn’t dip the pops in there right. Also, the cake ball started to come off the stick. I had complete failure. Any help??
in regards to your chocolate dilemma, unless you are tempering the chocolate which i would not advise for these as it would make them harder to eat, if you add a small amount of melted butter to your chocolate, only mix in 1/2 tablespoon at a time it will thin out the chocolate and make the finish look a bit more glossy. Hope this helps!
Thanks so much for this wonderful tutorial 🙂 it was very helpful and awesome!!! I can’t wait to try some more of your great recipes 🙂
Awesome how to video! It was easy to follow and well made, and your personality helps keep the viewer entertained, you had me cracking up. Love it! 🙂 Can’t wait to try out the recipe today.
Cake pop success! Great tutorial.They are cute and they taste good!Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the tips! I tried making cake pops once before for my daughter’s birthday party, but they were a colossal mess and half of them fell off the stick (I used too much icing). Dipping them into the tall cup is a brilliant idea! You’ve given me the confidence to try making these again.
No problem!! Glad I could help!
I have been wanting to get into my you tube account to subscribe but I don’t remember my password! Ugh! Lol. But omg! All your recepies look yummy! And you make then so easy to make! Thank you do much! Can’t wait to try them!
Ah Thank you SO much! Seen my best friend made these super adorable pop cakes and thought they’d be the hardest thing to make but you made it so simple & easy, thanks! I can’t wait to make them now!! 🙂
Thank you so much for the video tutorial! It was SUPER helpful. I was dreading making these for a party this Saturday, but after your demo, I am feeling MUCH better! Thanks again!
These look so delectable! Im going to try making these little beauties tonight, but i must say …..my last attempt was not so lucky. I am not a fan of those cake pop pans.. made my pops so dry! But yours look spectacular! Hope mine turn out just as nice(:
I’ve also tried using the pans. The problem I found was that there is no way to have frosting and it’s such an important element in yummy cake pops! LOL When using the pans, you only have cake and chocolate coating. Going through the steps of rolling and molding definitely reaps the benefits. =)
Thanks for the great tutorial. I want to make these with the grand kids!
Thanks for the tips they will be very helpful
First website I googled how to make these pops and watched the awesome video, no need to look at another site! really cool recipes!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! You have taken all of my fears away about making cake pops as you have made it look so easy! Just one question, What is the best way to change the color of the chocolate? I read that using liquid food dye might change the consistency of the chocolate that you’re dipping. Thank you again!
Regular food coloring will change the consistency of the chocolate because it is usually water based and water and chocolate are BAD company!! Water hardens chocolate. However, if you use a gel based food dye – you can purchase these in any Wilton section in a craft store – you will have better results. There are also some dyes sold near the Wilton section that are made specifically for coloring the candy melts. The work well. I’ve added the green to a pale green and it made it brighter. I was happy with the results.
Yes I definitely agree! Candy coating is a little tricky to understand, but super easy to work with. It is already stabilized (unlike regular chocolate chips) so that it can melt, but re-harden to the same consistency! Adding liquid food coloring messes up the chemical structures – so definitely use the gel-based food coloring if needed!
Even the gel food coloring will mess up the consistency of the chocolate. It is also water based. Only the oil-based coloring made specifically for candy will work. I prefer to mix the pre-made colors of candy melts. For example, to make teal I mix the blue and green, or for a flesh tone the pink, orange and white. It’s easy to add the candies one at a time until you get the correct tone. I also add a little shortening to the candy melts. It just gives the pops a smoother finish when you dip them.
Awesome! Great tutorial! Everything was explained perfectly! I can’t wait to make these!
Thanks for the tips!! Today was my first time ever trying to make cake pops, and it was a disaster. I ended up throwing it all in the garbage because after I added the frosting it turned into mush and wouldn’t even hold together…so frustrating… so I came online and found your website, and they never tell you how much frosting to actually use, so thank you for letting me know I wish I would of did a little more research before I actually made them.
Thank you SO much for posting this recipe and video, I can’t wait to make these for my daughter’s 13th birthday party. She is IN LOVE with cake pops so I’m going to surprise her with these. I’m so excited!!!
Thanks for sharing!! Me and the boys made these and they were fantastic! BIG HIT! Thanks for the advice about not putting too much icing, because my cake was almost too moist. The boys (5 and 3) watched the video and had it memorized when we actually made the pops. Sooo cute!!!!
I love your recipes. Have you ever thought of entering the Food Network Star contest. The contestant that wins gets their own cooking show on the food network channel. Something to think about. Will pray that your business expands as you’re helping so many people to bring wonderful flavors into their homes.
agreed! @Nikki
My daughter just had a birthday party. I wish I had looked at this recipe before. But I will do this next time.
I am trying the cake pops tonight. Thanks for the great tips!!
i like cake pops thay is so blazen 🙂 i love the way that they tast
Thank you so much for the helpful video and Instructions!
My daughter and I just made these.. they taste so good and they look super cute! Thanks!!!!!!!
Super awesome! Thanks so much for the simple easy to follow directions. I’m making these for my 7 year olds b-day party. I read that you can use a colander/strainer to hold the sticks while they set, which is perfect cause I don’t have styrofoam right now. I’m so excited to see his face light up at a new cake idea. I’ve shared your blog with friends too. Thanks again!
I love how you always give such great tips from your experiences! That is the first section I read 🙂
Thank you so much for posting this recipe, Monique! I have always wanted to make cake pops. I love your blog.
Thanks for breaking it down so nicely and for placing it on video. Who knew making cake pops would be that easy and without having to use a cake pops pan?? I”ve been seeing whole books on how to make cake pops!! Here I thought I was going to venture back into the kitchen for another tricky endeavor. Now I can focus on decorating the pops with equally simple ideas. Since this is for a 2nd bday celebration for a puppy loving little girl…I’ll just make dalmation puppy pops with confetti or paw prints. Thanks for the awesome paw-ty idea.
So glad you all are enjoying the video! I’ll be making some Clifford The Big Red Dog cake pops for my sons birthday soon. I’ll post pics if they come out right lol
Loved the video clip and thank you so much for the wonderful tips.
love the video as im making cake pops for the very first time this morning! you make it look so easy. thanks
Dear Monique…your tutorial for the cake pops was wonderful!! I can’t wait to do these for my grand daughter’s birthday coming up in July. I truly appreciate you doing this step by step recipe for us that need step by step directions. Now I won’t be stressing…again thanks so much!!
I love love all your vids 🙂 I was just wondering for the cake I want to do the red velvet one out of the box do you just follow the instructions on the back of the box to make it moist like your chocolate one or add a little more of something?
OMG! My NAME is Diva! SO happy to find this website, you are too right: Diva’s CAN cook!
Thanks a bunch!
I’m just wondering, how do I use fondant? I made some marshmallow fondant, but I don’t know how to use it on cake pops 😛
Thanks again 😀