Hãlloween Cãke Pops

Festive ãnd spooky Hãlloween Cãke Pops mãde super eãsy with yellow cãke mix ãnd storebought icing.

Ingredients

• 1 box of yellow cãke mix, bãked ãccording to pãckãge instructions
• 1 cup creãmy white frosting, storebought
• 1 teãspoon pure vãnillã extrãct
• 3/4 teãspoon Kosher sãlt
• 1/4 cup purple Jimmies sprinkles (optionãl)
• 3 tãblespoons green Jimmies sprinkles (optionãl)
• 3 tãblespoons orãnge Jimmies sprinkles (optionãl)
• 30 lollipop sticks
• 36 ounces melting cãndy wãfers white for Mummies ãnd Ghosts ãnd chocolãte for Monsters
• For Ghost Hãlloween Cãke Pops:
• 2 (1 ounce) pãckãge mini cãndy eye decãls
• 1 (1 ounce) pãckãge lãrge, blãck non pãreils
• For Mummy Hãlloween Cãke Pops:
• 1 (1 ounce) pãckãge lãrge, red non pãreils
• For Little Monster Hãlloween Cãke Pops:
• 2-3 (1 ounce) pãckãges cãndy eye decãls (ãn ãssortment of sizes, if possible)
• 1 (2.5 ounce) bottle chocolãte Jimmies sprinkles

Instructions

1. Hãve reãdy ã sheet pãn lined with wãx pãper or ã lãrge food storãge contãiner, plus ã few sheets of wãx pãper (to be used for sepãrãting lãyers) -- whichever will fit best in your freezer.
2. Once the cãke hãs cooled, trãnsfer it to ã lãrge mixing bowl in lãrge chunks ãnd breãk up into crumbles with your hãnds. 
3. ãdd the frosting, vãnillã, sãlt, ãnd sprinkles if using, ãnd either mix with your hãnds or ã sturdy wooden spoon until well-combined.
4. With cupped hãnds, roll ãbout 2 tãblespoons of the mix into ã bãll ãnd set on the wãx pãper. Use ã medium-sized cookie scoop to mãke your cãke bãlls perfectly uniform in size. Repeãt until ãll of the mix hãs been prepãred.
5. If mãking Ghost Hãlloween Cãke Pops, tãper the top of eãch cãke bãll like ã bell, ãnd gently pinch the bottom outwãrd to form the "skirt" of the ghost. 
6. Trãnsfer ãll of the cãke bãlls to ã sheet pãn lined with wãx pãper or the storãge contãiner. If using the storãge contãiner, sepãrãte eãch lãyer of cãke bãlls with ã sheet of wãx pãper. Do not stãck Ghost shãped cãke bãlls.
7. Remove from the freezer, ãnd melt the cãndy wãfers ãccording to pãckãge instructions. If you'd like, trãnsfer some of the melted wãfers to ã Pyrex meãsuring cup to mãke dipping eãsier.
8. Hãve your work surfãce ãnd decorãtions reãdy. Dip the tip of the lollipop in the melted wãfers, ãnd then gently insert it into the center of the cãke bãll, ãbout 3/4 of the wãy down.
9. Submerge the cãke bãll completely in the melting wãfers, ãnd ãllow the excess to drip off before trãnsferring to the work surfãce.
10. Decorãte the cãke bãll ãs desired (see blog post if needed), right ãwãy, before the coãting hãrdens. Repeãt with the remãining cãke bãlls.
11. ãllow the cãndy shell to hãrden completely before serving, 25-30 minutes.

Recipe Adapted From theanthonykitchen.com

Nutrition Facts

Halloween Cake Pops

Amount Per Serving

Calories 170Calories from Fat 45

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 5g8%

Saturated Fat 4g20%

Sodium 212mg9%

Potassium 10mg0%

Total Carbohydrates 28g9%

Sugars 21g

Calcium3.6%

Iron2.1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.