Description
These Starbucks Copycat Cake Pops feature a moist vanilla cake mixed with creamy buttercream, rolled into bite-sized treats, and coated in a smooth pink candy shell with sprinkles. Perfect for parties or homemade gifts.
Ingredients
- 1 box (13.25 oz) vanilla cake mix
- ⅓ cup neutral oil (vegetable, avocado, or canola)
- 1 cup milk or water
- 4 large eggs
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon milk (plus more if needed)
- Pinch of salt
- 12 oz pink candy melts
- White nonpareils or sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven according to cake mix instructions (usually 325°F to 350°F). Grease or line a baking pan.
- Mix cake mix, oil, milk, and eggs until smooth. Pour into pan and bake according to package directions. Let cool slightly.
- While still warm, crumble the cake into a large bowl using a fork or hands.
- In another bowl, mix softened butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, milk, and salt until smooth to make the buttercream.
- Add buttercream to crumbled cake and mix until evenly combined.
- Roll mixture into 1¼-inch balls (about 30 grams each). Freeze for 15 minutes.
- Melt a small amount of candy melts. Dip the tip of each lollipop stick into the melted candy, then insert into each cake ball. Chill for another 15 minutes.
- Melt remaining candy melts until smooth and thin. Dip each cake pop fully, tap off excess, and add sprinkles before coating sets.
- Place cake pops upright until coating is fully set and dry.
Notes
- Use chocolate cake mix for variation.
- Change candy melt colors and sprinkles to match holidays or events.
- Let cake pops sit at room temperature briefly before dipping to avoid cracking.
- Keep cake balls small and chill thoroughly to prevent falling off sticks.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake pop
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 17g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
