Have you seen the latest craze in the cake world yet? They are called Cake Pops and they are popping up everywhere (no pun intended!). You can make just about any theme or character with them and they are adorable. I have to admit I was intimidated when it came to making them but I was pleasantly surprised that it was not nearly as hard as I thought it would be.
To start off you are going to bake a 9 x 13 cake mix. I used a yellow box cake mix. After it cools break up half of the cake in a large mixing bowl. Crumble it with your hands until no large pieces remain. Then, add 1/2 cup of prepared frosting (I used the Betty Crocker in a can whipped frosting) to the crumbled cake. Mix well until the frosting is all mixed in and the cake is moist.
Next you will form balls with the mix. To make sure they are uniform measure out each amount. I used 2 tablespoons of cake mix to make these medium sized balls. Once you’ve made the balls chill them until they are firm for decorating. It was ten degrees outside when I made these so I just put them outside for a bit and they were nice and firm.
So what do you think? Have I convinced you that these are not as hard as they look? Would you like to see more ideas? You can also make brownie pops and cookies pops! Mmmm! If you want to see more then leave me some comments and I’ll continue to share these fun how to ideas with you!
*I received some of these products from Wilton in exchange for participating in their Pops in a Post contest! I’m hoping to win 🙂 I also purchased some of the products seen here with my own money. My Valentine’s Day and Apple designs are my own ideas. The opinions expressed here are 100% my own.
Those are SO awesome! I absolutely love the ideas. The ones you made are adorable. And they look SO delicious! 🙂
I love these! I just ordered some not long ago and was seriously JUST thinking about making my own. Thanks!
The apple ones are so clever! Way to mine look sucky LOL
They turned out great!!
This is sooooo cool! I will have to get in on this for sure ~ my niece would love this! Thanks Sarah!
GREAT post…thank you ever so much for sharing…I'm going to give this a try and see if it is as easy as you made it look…peaces…xoxo
cute, cute, cute!
Very cute! Mine are almost finished for the contest and I will be posting shortly. I really want one of those melting pots. I was sad to not have registered in time for the contest and missed out on the blogger packs.
Best of luck with your creations!
You did an AWESOME job! Love them!
Your cake pops look so cute! I love them. I'll be getting Wilton supplies & try these. Thanks for showing us how to make them. Brownie pops sound yummy too. I'd love to see more ideas. Thanks!
Yours came out so cute. I have not tried to make any yet, but want to try soon.
They look great!! Good job!! Very creative!
They turned out wonderful. I need to make some of these, the kids would love them!
We LOVE cake pops! I've been making them for about a year for all parties and such, everyone raves about them. It can be a bit of work, but they are so worth it!
These are so cool! Thanks for sharing!
YUMMY!
Kas
How cute! Great job!
How cute! You know whats funny? There is a business in town where the woman makes cake balls as her job! Go to this website: http://www.holycakeballs.com & this is basically the same thing you did and I wondered how she made them. I think she makes her cakes from scratch though (not using the cake mix). Let me tell you – her cake balls are very delicious so I can only imagine that yours tasted good too! Thanks for posting about this! 🙂
So cute! I love the idea of doing apples for teachers. Good luck 🙂
These look so good. Any suggestions for the other half cake?
Thanks for all the compliments Ladies!
Linda-
I actually made a second batch of cake balls with the other half of the cake. To make all of the cake pops pictured in this post you will need one 9 x 13 cake. 🙂
-Sarah
I love these. I have made cake balls but never cake pops. These are adorable. I think I will try these. I would love for you to share more ideas!
These came out darling! Great post and good luck in the contest!
I other day made this, it worked out!
Thanks so much!
YUM!! These are adorable!
Those are really cute. I wish I had more time for baking.
wow this is the best recipe i've seen in a while! cake pops are soo cool!:)
YUM! Can't wait to make this recipe!
OMGosh looks like fun making them! I think I just had some ideas for my son's birthday party. Thank You! 🙂
Those look so professional and cute and of course yummy.
I am going to try them thanks
There so cute I love them they look great
ive seen these all over the place. i think its about time I try and make my own! yours turned out adorable!