What's a party without cake pops?

8/4/14

     I don't think there's anything cuter than cake pops (ok, maybe my cats), buy anyways, I love whoever decided to form cake into pops and cover them in chocolate. GENIUS. So, when my friend from work asked me to make some for her parents' anniversary party, I decided to give them a try! Cake pops are pretty simple and fun to make. There are so many varieties since you can switch up the cake, frosting, and coating flavors. For this party, the theme was silver and blue. I used some fancy silver sprinkles and blue mini cupcake liners to keep things festive. For all of you still making boring boxed cake, switch things up and try these beautiful cake pops! Enjoy =)

Ingredients:

1 Box Devils Food Chocolate Cake Mix
1 Package Vanilla Almond Bark
1/2 Tub Vanilla Frosting
2 Eggs
1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil
1 Container Sprinkles
40-50 Mini Cupcake Liners
40-50 Pop Sticks

Directions:

1. Preheat oven and bake chocolate cake according to the directions on package.

2. Once the cake is done, let cool. Using a fork, break up the cake into crumbs.

3. Add half of frosting from the container into a bowl with the cake crumbs. Form the frosting and cake mixture into 11/2 inch balls and place them on a cookie sheet.

4. Refrigerate the cake balls for at least an hour.

5. Melt 1 block of the vanilla almond bark in a microwavable bowl for 1 minute. Take your cake pop sticks and dip them in the almond bark and place them in the center of each cake pop. This is done so that it becomes easier to dip the whole cake pop later on.

6. Once all of the cake pop sticks are on the cake balls, melt a large bowl of vanilla almond bark. Dip each cake ball in the almond bark. Finish by immediately adding sprinkles on top. Place cake pop back on cookie sheet.

7. Allow all cake pops to cool and then place them in the mini cupcake liners. Voila! Party time =)