Easy Holiday Cake Pops for Beginners
These easy holiday cake pops are the perfect beginner-friendly dessert — fun to make, festive to serve, and endlessly customizable. With just a cake mix, frosting, and candy melts, you’ll have beautiful Christmas treats in no time!
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Baking tray
- Lollipop sticks
- Microwave-safe bowl
- Styrofoam block or cake pop stand
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1 box cake mix any flavor
- eggs, oil, and water as required by cake mix instructions
- 0.5 cup frosting
- 12 oz candy melts or chocolate melted, for coating
- 25 lollipop sticks
- festive sprinkles or decorations
Instructions
- Prepare the cake according to box instructions. Allow it to cool completely.
- Crumble the cooled cake into fine crumbs using your hands or a fork.
- Add frosting a little at a time and mix until it forms a dough-like texture that holds together.
- Roll into 1½-inch balls and place them on a parchment-lined tray.
- Melt a small amount of candy melts. Dip each stick into the melt and insert halfway into a cake ball. Chill for 15 minutes.
- Melt the rest of the candy melts in a deep container. Dip each cake pop in one motion and tap off excess coating.
- Immediately decorate with sprinkles, peppermint, or edible glitter. Stand upright in Styrofoam to set.
Notes
For smoother dipping, thin the candy melts with a bit of shortening. Let dipped pops dry completely before wrapping or storing.