Description
Make moist, bite-sized red velvet cake pops using a simple process with cream cheese frosting as the binder and a smooth white chocolate coating.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box (15.25 oz) red velvet cake mix
- Ingredients required by cake mix box (usually eggs, oil, water)
- 1 container (8 oz) cream cheese frosting (canned or homemade)
- 12 oz white chocolate melting wafers or chips
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil or shortening (optional, for thinning chocolate)
- Red food coloring (optional, for deeper color)
Instructions
- Bake the red velvet cake according to the package directions using the specified wet ingredients.
- Let the cake cool completely on a wire rack.
- Crumble the cooled cake into a large bowl until no large pieces remain.
- Add the entire container of cream cheese frosting to the cake crumbs.
- Mix the cake and frosting together thoroughly until a dough forms. You can use your hands for the final mixing stage.
- If the mixture seems too wet, chill it for 30 minutes.
- Roll the mixture into small, uniform balls, about 1 inch in diameter. Place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Chill the cake balls for at least 1 hour until firm.
- Melt the white chocolate wafers in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring between each interval until smooth. Add coconut oil if the chocolate is too thick.
- Dip the tip of a lollipop stick into the melted chocolate and insert it about halfway into a chilled cake ball. This acts as glue.
- Return the cake pops to the freezer for 10 minutes to set the sticks.
- Dip the entire cake ball into the melted white chocolate, rotating to coat completely. Tap the stick gently against the side of the bowl to remove excess chocolate.
- Place the dipped cake pop upright on a styrofoam block or stand to set completely.
- Allow the chocolate coating to harden before serving or storing.
Notes
- For a deeper red color, add a few drops of gel food coloring to the cake batter before baking.
- If you prefer a firmer texture, use slightly less frosting in the mixture.
- To prevent cracking in the chocolate coating, ensure the cake balls are very cold when dipping.
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 35 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake (after initial baking)
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pop
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 18
- Sodium: 150
- Fat: 10
- Saturated Fat: 6
- Unsaturated Fat: 4
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 20
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 2
- Cholesterol: 15