Easy Cake Pops for Valentine’s Day (With Cake Mix)
These easy Valentine’s Day cake pops are a sweet, celebration-worthy treat you can hold in one hand and share with everyone. They’re soft and tender inside, with a smooth white chocolate coating and a pretty pink finish.
Servings: 20 cake pops
Ingredients
- 1 box cake mix, plus ingredients needed on the box for a 9x13-inch (23x33 cm) cake
- 1 tub ready-made frosting 15.6 oz (442 g)
- 20 lollipop sticks
- 12 oz 340 g white chocolate chips or melting white chocolate, divided
- Pink or red food coloring as needed
- Heart-shaped chocolates or icing for decoration
- 2 tbsp sprinkles for decoration
- Optional: writing icing
- Optional: coconut oil to thin the chocolate start with 1 tbsp per 1 cup melted chocolate
Instructions
- Bake the cake. Bake according to the package directions. Let it cool completely.
- Crumble the cake. Trim off any dry edges, then crumble the cake very finely into a large bowl.
- Mix in frosting. Add frosting gradually, starting with about 1/4 cup, mixing until you get a dough-like texture that holds together with no dry spots.
- Roll into shapes. Roll into 1-inch balls (you should get about 20). Shape a few into hearts if you’d like. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Add sticks. Melt about 1 oz (28 g) of the white chocolate. Dip the tip of each stick into the melted chocolate, then insert into the center of each cake ball. Refrigerate for 30 to 60 minutes.
- Melt dipping chocolate. Melt the remaining 11 oz (312 g) white chocolate in 30-second intervals, stirring between. Add a little coconut oil if needed to make it smoother.
- Color the chocolate. Divide into two bowls. Leave one white and tint the other pink (or your chosen color).
- Dip. Dip some pops in white chocolate and the rest in pink. Tap the stick gently on the bowl edge to remove excess coating.
- Decorate. Add heart decorations and sprinkles while the coating is still wet. If using writing icing, wait until the coating sets first.
- Set and serve. Place upright in a cake pop stand, Styrofoam block, or a box with holes until set. Enjoy.
Notes
- Too wet to roll? Use less frosting next time, or chill the mixture briefly before rolling.
- Chocolate too thick? Stir in a small amount of coconut oil to help it dip smoothly.
- Best finish: Crumble the cake very finely and chill before dipping.