Easy Cakes Pops (Halloween Cake Balls)
These Shortcut Halloween Cake Pops are a quick and easy way to make a treat for spooky season. Using donut holes dipped in candy melts is the smart secret to a homemade look in half the time.
Ingredients
- 1 cup candy melts green, purple and/or orange
- 24 6- to 7-inch lollipop sticks
- 24 plain mini donuts and/or donut holes
- Candy eyeballs, assorted sprinkles and black decorating gel, for decorating
Instructions
- Melt the candy melts according to package directions.
- Carefully dip each lollipop stick about 1/4- to 1/2-inch into the melted candy melts and stick into each donut. Allow to cool upside down (with the donuts on wax paper-covered work surface and the sticks pointing toward the ceiling) for a few minutes until candy melt is hardened.
- Carefully dip each donut into the melted candy melts and rotate it around until it’s fully coated. Again, allow these to cool upside down, on wax paper, until completely hardened.
- Use the candy eyeballs, sprinkles and black writing gel to decorate cake pops as desired (see Notes below) and serve once the candy melts have set.
- These Halloween Cake Pops are best enjoyed the day they are made, but you can make them up to 24 hours in advance. Do not store them in the fridge or freezer. The candy melts may sweat when brought to room temperature, and this can cause cracking and color bleeding. If storing the donut cake pops overnight, store at room temperature in an airtight container.
Notes
- For sprinkle-topped pops, allow the first layer of candy melt to set for just 3 minutes before dipping tops in sprinkles.
- For drizzled pops, allow the first layer of candy melt to almost set completely before drizzling on the second layer.
- For monster pops, allow the first layer of candy melt to completely dry. Then, use additional melted candy melt to stick the eyes to the cake pops and decorate with sprinkles and black writing gel as desired.
- To make monster horns, pipe candy melt into horn shapes onto wax paper and attach to cake pops using additional candy melt. For large horns, I like to stick a sprinkle in the head for support/backing.
Serving: 1g, Calories: 166kcal, Carbohydrates: 33g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 2g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 0.5g, Cholesterol: 51mg, Sodium: 316mg, Potassium: 50mg, Fiber: 0.3g, Sugar: 21g, Vitamin A: 77IU, Calcium: 35mg, Iron: 1mg
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