EASY HALLOWEEN CAKE POPS RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Easy Halloween Cake Pops Recipe - (4.3/5) image

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Number Of Ingredients 9

1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® butter pecan cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
1 cup Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy cream cheese frosting (from 16 ouncecontainer)
3 cups orange candy melts
3 tablespoons shortening
3 cups black candy melts
54 paper lollipop sticks
Halloween candy sprinkles
Block of plastic foam

Steps:

Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan, using water, oil and eggs. Cool. Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. Crumble cake into large bowl. Add frosting; mix well. Shape into 1 1/4-inch balls; place on cookie sheet. Freeze until firm; keep refrigerated In microwavable bowl, microwave orange candy melts and half of the shortening uncovered on Medium (50%) 1 minute, then in 15-second intervals, until melted; stir until smooth. Repeat with black candy melts and remaining shortening. Dip tip of 1 lollipop stick about 1/2 inch into either color melted candy and insert stick into 1 cake ball no more than halfway. Repeat. Return to cookie sheet. Refrigerate 5 minutes. Remove from refrigerator a few at a time. Dip half of the cake balls in melted orange candy and half in black candy; tap off excess. Decorate with candy sprinkles. Poke opposite end of stick into foam block. Let stand until set. Reheat remaining melted candy if necessary. Drizzle orange pops with melted black candy; drizzle black pops with melted orange candy. If you'd like, sprinke with Halloween candy sprinkles while the drizzle is still soft.