Description
Starbucks cake pops deliver delightful miniature treats perfect for sweet cravings. Creamy frosting, moist cake, and playful decorations make these compact desserts a beloved indulgence for coffee shop enthusiasts.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box vanilla or chocolate cake mix
- ⅔ cup (155 g) vegetable oil (from cake mix box and extra)
- 2 eggs (from cake mix box)
- ½ cup (120 ml) water (from cake mix box)
- ⅓ cup (75 g) frosting
- 2 cups (340 g) candy melts
- Cake pop sticks
- Sprinkles or nonpareils
Instructions
- Cake Crumbling: Pulverize the cake into fine, delicate crumbs using fingertips or a fork, eliminating any substantial fragments.
- Mixture Preparation: Progressively blend frosting into cake crumbs, creating a cohesive, malleable texture that compacts seamlessly when pressed.
- Shaping and Chilling: Mold uniform spherical cake balls resembling golf ball dimensions, then stabilize by refrigerating on a parchment-lined tray for 15 minutes to enhance structural rigidity.
- Coating Preparation: Gently liquify candy coating in a microwave-safe vessel, stirring intermittently to prevent burning and achieve a velvety, smooth consistency.
- Stick Insertion and Dipping: Immerse stick tips into melted coating, then securely anchor into chilled cake balls; subsequently submerge each pop entirely in warm coating, allowing excess to cascade off through gentle tapping.
- Decorative Embellishment: Immediately adorn freshly coated cake pops with sprinkles or selected toppings to guarantee optimal adherence.
- Setting and Finalization: Position cake pops vertically in a specialized stand or foam block, permitting the coating to solidify completely and create a polished, professional presentation.
Notes
- Crumb Precision: Break cake into fine, uniform crumbs using gentle fingertip techniques to avoid large chunks that disrupt smooth texture.
- Moisture Balance: Add frosting incrementally, checking consistency to prevent overly wet or dry mixture that compromises cake pop structure.
- Uniform Sizing: Use consistent hand-rolling method and visual golf ball comparison to create perfectly shaped, symmetrical cake balls.
- Freezing Technique: Chill cake balls exactly 15 minutes to firm texture without freezing completely, ensuring optimal coating adhesion.
- Coating Temperature: Melt candy coating slowly, stirring frequently to prevent burning and maintain silky, smooth dipping consistency.
- Stick Insertion: Dip stick tips in coating before inserting to create stronger attachment and prevent cake ball separation.
- Drip Control: Gently tap excess coating to achieve clean, even exterior without creating messy, thick layers.
- Decoration Timing: Apply sprinkles or toppings immediately after dipping while coating remains wet for maximum adherence.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg