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Strawberry Cake Pops

These delicious cake pops are perfect for Valentine’s Day! First strawberry cake mix is baked in a 9x13 pan then cooled. Butter and cream cheese are beaten together with vanilla extract and powdered sugar. Then the cooled cake is crumbled and mixed with the cream cheese mixture and formed into balls. Next the cake balls are dipped into melted candy melts and left to dry. Additional candy melts are drizzled on top for decoration.
Course Dessert
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Servings 24 pieces

Ingredients

  • 1 box Strawberry cake mix plus ingredients needed for cake
  • ½ cup butter softened
  • 4 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 16 oz white candy melts
  • ¼ cup pink sprinkles optional

Instructions

  1. Make cake and bake according to box instructions in a 9x13 baking pan. Let cake cool at room temperature.
  2. Beat the butter and cream cheese together in a large bowl until smooth and fluffy. Then add in vanilla extract. Then slowly add in the powdered sugar until it’s all combined and smooth.

  3. Remove the cake from the pan. Crumble up the cake into a large bowl.

  4. Add approximately 1 to 1 ½ cups frosting to the crumbled cake and stir everything together until well combined. Mixture will be moist but still able to form into balls. Shape mixture into 24 to 36 cake balls and place on a lined cookie sheet.
  5. Put the white candy melts in small microwave safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds, then stir. Then continue to heat in 30 seconds intervals stirring between each one until the candy melts are fully melted and creamy.
  6. Dip each cake ball into the melted candy melts. Make sure the candy covers the cake pops completely.
  7. Place the cake pops on a lined cookie sheet. Let the cake pop dry and solidify. Add sprinkles or additional colored candy melts.
  8. Once the cake pops are dry, they are ready to serve and enjoy!