Description
Halloween Cake Pops are delightful bite-sized treats featuring moist white cake mixed with creamy frosting, coated in vibrant chocolate melts, and decorated with festive designs such as pumpkins and mummies. Perfect for Halloween parties, these easy-to-make treats combine sweet, buttery flavors with fun, colorful finishes.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake
- 15 ounce box white cake mix
- Ingredients as required by cake mix package directions (usually eggs, oil, water)
Frosting
- 1 stick salted butter, softened
- 2 to 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream or milk
Coating and Decoration
- 5 ounce chocolate melting wafers
- 10 ounce package white chocolate melting wafers (preferably Ghirardelli)
- 10 ounces orange melting wafers
- Green frosting for decoration
- Black edible ink pen
Instructions
- Prepare the Cake: Follow the directions on the 15-ounce box of white cake mix to bake the cake in a 9×13-inch pan. Make sure the cake is fully baked and cooled completely before proceeding.
- Make the Frosting: In a bowl, combine the softened salted butter, powdered sugar (start with 2 cups and add more as needed), vanilla extract, and heavy cream or milk. Beat until smooth and creamy to create a frosting that’s firm enough to bind the cake crumbs but still smooth.
- Form Cake Pops: Crumble the cooled cake into a large bowl. Add the prepared frosting and mix thoroughly until the mixture holds together and can be shaped. Roll the mixture into 24 equal bite-sized balls.
- Chill Cake Balls: Place the cake balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and refrigerate for about 30 minutes to firm up before coating.
- Melt Coating Wafers: Melt the chocolate melting wafers and the white chocolate melting wafers separately according to package directions, usually by microwaving in short intervals and stirring until smooth.
- Coat Cake Pops: Using a fork or dipping tool, dip each chilled cake ball into the melted orange chocolate wafers for a festive pumpkin look or white chocolate for other designs. Allow excess coating to drip off.
- Decorate: Before the coating fully sets, decorate using green frosting to mimic pumpkin vines and use the black edible ink pen to create mummy faces or pumpkin details. Optionally, add sprinkles for more festive flair.
- Set and Serve: Let the decorated cake pops set completely at room temperature or in the refrigerator until firm. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Use of green frosting and black edible ink pen allows for creative Halloween-themed decorations.
- For a firmer frosting, adjust powdered sugar quantity as needed to achieve the right consistency.
- Ensure cake is completely cooled before mixing with frosting to avoid melting.
- Refrigerating cake balls before coating helps maintain their shape during dipping.
- Melting wafers carefully is important to avoid burning and ensure smooth coating.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake pop
- Calories: 110 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 36 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 9 mg
