Thanksgiving Cake Pops
A festive fall treat that doubles as a showstopper on the dessert table. These Thanksgiving cake pops are bite-sized, flavorful, and decorated with cozy autumn charm.
Ingredients
- 1 box spice cake mix
- 3 large eggs as listed on the cake mix box
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil as listed on the cake mix box
- 1 cup water as listed on the cake mix box
- 1 cup cream cheese frosting
- 12 ounces orange candy melts
- 12 ounces chocolate candy melts
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil or vegetable oil
- 30 lollipop sticks
- Pretzel sticks candy corn, and sprinkles for decorating
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Prepare cake mix according to package instructions using eggs, oil, and water.
- Bake cake in a 9x13 inch pan for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove cake from oven and cool completely.
- Crumble cooled cake into fine crumbs in a large mixing bowl.
- Add cream cheese frosting to cake crumbs.
- Mix until the mixture is moist and dough-like in texture.
- Roll mixture into 1-inch balls and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Chill cake balls in the refrigerator for 1 hour or in the freezer for 15 minutes.
- Melt orange candy melts with 1 tablespoon oil in a microwave-safe bowl, stirring until smooth.
- Melt chocolate candy melts with 1 tablespoon oil in a separate bowl, stirring until smooth.
- Dip the tip of each lollipop stick into melted candy, then insert into each cake ball.
- Dip each cake ball into melted coating, fully covering it.
- Tap stick gently on the bowl to remove excess coating.
- Decorate with sprinkles, candy corn, or pretzel sticks while coating is still wet.
- Place cake pops upright in a Styrofoam block or cake pop stand to dry.
- Allow to set completely before serving.