MONSTER CAKE POPS

Monster Cake Pops image

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 3h15m

Yield 72

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ vanilla cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
1 cup Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy cream cheese frosting (from 1-lb container)
6 cups blue candy melts
3 tablespoons shortening
72 paper lollipop sticks
Block of plastic foam
12 green sour candy straws, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup purple candy melts, melted
144 candy eyes

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-inch balls; place on cookie sheet. Freeze until firm; refrigerate.
In microwavable bowl, microwave blue candy melts and shortening uncovered on Medium (50%) 1 minute, then in 15-second intervals, until melted; stir until smooth. Dip tip of 1 lollipop stick about 1/2 inch into melted blue 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 cake balls in melted blue candy; tap off excess. Poke opposite end of stick into foam block. Immediately attach 2 candy straw pieces to top of pop for antennae, holding in place until set. Let stand until set.
Spoon melted purple candy into resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut off small corner of bag. Squeeze bag to pipe mouth and teeth onto cake pops. Use remaining melted candy to attach candy eyes to antennae.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 150, Carbohydrate 20 g, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 70 mg