Description
Delightfully fun and colorful Rainbow Sprinkle Cake Pops, perfect for parties or a sweet treat. These bite-sized cake pops combine moist crumbled cake with creamy frosting, coated in smooth white candy melts and topped with vibrant rainbow sprinkles for a festive finish.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Pop Base
- 3 cups crumbled cake (any flavor, cooled)
- 4 tablespoons frosting (any flavor)
Coating and Decoration
- 1 ½ cups white candy melts
- 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening or coconut oil
- ½ cup rainbow sprinkles
- 12 lollipop sticks
Instructions
- Prepare Cake Crumbs: Crumble the cooled cake into fine crumbs using your hands or a food processor to create a uniform texture.
- Mix with Frosting: Gradually add the frosting to the cake crumbs and mix well until you achieve a dough-like consistency that holds its shape when rolled.
- Form Cake Balls: Roll the mixture into even, uniform balls and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment or wax paper.
- Chill Cake Balls: Refrigerate the cake balls for at least 30 minutes to firm them up, making them easier to dip later.
- Melt Candy Coating: Combine the white candy melts and vegetable shortening or coconut oil in a microwave-safe bowl or double boiler, melting gently until smooth and glossy.
- Insert Sticks: Dip the tip of each lollipop stick into the melted coating and then insert halfway into each chilled cake ball to secure the stick in place.
- Coat Cake Pops: Fully dip each cake pop into the melted candy coating, ensuring even coverage for a smooth finish.
- Add Sprinkles: While the coating is still wet, immediately decorate each cake pop with rainbow sprinkles for a vibrant, fun look.
- Set Cake Pops: Place the cake pops upright in a cake pop stand or foam block and allow the coating to harden completely at room temperature.
- Store and Serve: Store cake pops in an airtight container at room temperature or refrigerated and enjoy within a few days for optimal freshness.
Notes
- Use cake and frosting flavors of your choice to customize the taste of the cake pops.
- If you don’t have a cake pop stand, use a foam block or a clean piece of styrofoam to hold the pops upright while setting.
- Adding vegetable shortening to the candy melts thins the coating, making dipping easier and smoother.
- Refrigerate cake balls well before dipping to prevent them from falling off the sticks.
- Store cake pops in an airtight container for up to 3-4 days for best taste and texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Snack
- Method: No Bake, Dipping
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake pop
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 1.5g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
Keywords: cake pops, rainbow sprinkles, white candy melts, party treats, no bake dessert, cake ball pops
