Best Spider Cake Pops Recipes

SPIDERWEB CAKE POPS

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Creepy spiderweb cake pops made with Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ white cake mix and Whipped fluffy white frosting are fun and easy dessert treats for a Halloween party!

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 3h

Yield 54

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ white cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box
1 cup Betty Crocker™ Whipped fluffy white frosting (from 12-oz container)
4 cups white candy melts
2 tablespoons shortening
54 paper lollipop sticks
Block of plastic foam
1/2 cup black candy melts, melted
54 black candy-coated chocolate candies

Steps:

Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan, using water, oil and egg whites. 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 white 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 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 white candy; tap off excess. Poke opposite end of stick into foam block. Let stand until set.
Spoon melted black candy into resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut off tiny corner of bag; squeeze bag to pipe spiderweb onto each cake pop. Immediately attach 1 chocolate candy to each web to look like spider.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 110, Carbohydrate 20 g, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 4 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 90 mg

EDIBLE ARACHNIDS

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I bring cake pops to my church group when we have movie nights. This year for Halloween, I used my go-to recipe to make these not-so-scary spiders. -Nicole Rae Paoli, Newark, Delaware

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 1h

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 package chocolate cake mix (regular size)
3 tablespoons butter, softened
6 tablespoons baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/3 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons 2% milk
64 pretzel sticks, halved
4-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
3 tablespoons shortening
32 red M&M's minis

Steps:

Prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions, using a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Crumble cake into a large bowl to measure 7 cups., In a large bowl, beat butter, cocoa and vanilla until creamy. Beat in confectioners' sugar alternately with milk until smooth. Add cake crumbs; mix well. Shape into sixteen 1-1/2-in. balls and sixteen 3/4-in. balls., To assemble spiders, insert a wooden or metal skewer through one small cake ball and then halfway through one large cake ball; repeat with remaining balls. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets; insert eight pretzel halves into each large ball to form legs. Freeze 2 hours or until firm., In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip each spider in chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets., Remove skewers and attach M&M's for eyes. Refrigerate until set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 495 calories, Fat 29g fat (13g saturated fat), Cholesterol 59mg cholesterol, Sodium 171mg sodium, Carbohydrate 60g carbohydrate (36g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 6g protein.