Cake Pops

Cake pops seem to be the new "thing" to make these days! They are very easy to make. You can make your own cake or you can do a box mix. This was my very first time making them so I did it the easy way! I used a box mix (my mix of choice was strawberry cake mix) however I did make my own strawberry frosting! Here is how to make cake pops:

1. Box cake mix (or homemade) bake in a 9x13 pan and let completely cool
2. Crumble cake completely making sure there are no large pieces of cake left
3. Use about 1/2 cup of frosting (purchased or homemade) and mix until the cake crumbs form one large ball. Your crumbled cake may need a little more frosting but start out at around 1/2 cup and simply add more if you need it to stick together. (I learned the hard way and used to much frosting and had to bake another cake to absorb all the frosting!)
4. Use a melon baller to form small cake balls (Put in freezer for about an hour)
5. Melt candy coating (I used almond bark candy coating)
6. Dip your lollipop sticks into the candy coating and insert a stick into each cake ball
7. Dip your cake ball into the melted candy coating and decorate with candies, sprinkles or whatever your heart desires!
8. Work quick as the candy coating does dry fast!
9. Insert your decorated cake pop into styrofoam so the cake pop can dry.
10. Once your cake pops are place them in an air tight container

This is really simple and really fun to make! These make a great centerpiece for birthday parties or wedding and baby showers!