Description
Delightfully sweet and festive, these Strawberry Cake Pops feature moist strawberry cake mixed with creamy frosting, coated with vibrant pink and red melting chocolate, and topped with fun Valentine’s Day sprinkles. Perfect for parties and celebrations, these bite-sized treats are both visually charming and deliciously satisfying.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake
- 1 package strawberry cake mix
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil or canola oil
- 3 large eggs
Frosting
- 2 tablespoons canned white, vanilla, or cream cheese frosting
Coating & Decoration
- 20 ounces vanilla melting chocolate or almond bark
- Pink or red food coloring gel (for half of the cake pops)
- Valentine’s Day sprinkles
Instructions
- Prepare the Cake: Preheat your oven and prepare the strawberry cake mix according to package instructions by combining the cake mix, water, oil, and eggs. Pour the batter into a 9×13-inch baking pan and bake as directed on the package.
- Cool the Cake: Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool completely so it is easy to crumble and handle.
- Crumble the Cake: Using a fork, crumble the entire cooled cake into fine crumbs in a large mixing bowl.
- Add Frosting and Mix: Add 2 tablespoons of frosting to the cake crumbs. Mix thoroughly using your hands or an electric mixer until the crumbs hold together and form a ball. Add a little more frosting if necessary to achieve proper consistency.
- Form Cake Balls: Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Insert Sticks: Melt a small amount of almond bark or melting chocolate in the microwave. Dip the tip of each cake pop stick into the melted chocolate and then insert it into each cake ball. Refrigerate the pops for 1 hour to firm up.
- Color the Coating: Melt the remaining almond bark in the microwave and divide it into two separate bowls. Add pink or red food coloring gel to one bowl and stir until the desired shade is achieved.
- Coat the Cake Pops: Dip each cake pop into the melted chocolate to completely coat it. Scrape off excess chocolate on the side of the bowl. Repeat for all cake pops. Place them upright in a holder or foam base to allow the coating to harden.
- Decorate and Chill: Quickly sprinkle Valentine’s Day sprinkles onto the cake pops before the chocolate hardens. Allow the coating to fully set, then chill the cake pops until ready to serve.
Notes
- For a firmer cake pop, chilling the cake balls before dipping helps hold their shape better.
- You can use different colors of food coloring to customize cake pops for any occasion.
- Be sure to work quickly when decorating to prevent the coating from hardening prematurely.
- If almond bark or melting chocolate is unavailable, white chocolate chips can be used as a substitute but may require additional melting aids like shortening.
- Store cake pops in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
