I made cake pops for Halloween and they turned out so cute! There's kind of an art to it. This was actually my second time making cake pops and the most trouble I've had was with melting the chocolate. I ended up buying a
chocolate melting pot at Michael's. It was $30, but I had a 50% off coupon, so it was worth every penny. Also, make sure you DON'T use liquid food coloring. If you want to go the easiest route, Michael's sells the chocolate melts in every color, but you can use gel food coloring.
You need a box of cake mix, a can of icing, lollipop sticks, chocolate for dipping and decorating, sprinkles (optional)
First, bake the cake using the package directions. I've used chocolate both times, but you use whatever flavor. Mine kind of caved in, but that's okay.
And then, crumble it up. I've heard of some people putting pieces of the cake in to a blender or food processor, but personally, that sounds like it would be more trouble than it's worth.
Add about half of the can of icing and knead it all together. You may need to add more, but keep mixing it until you it holds a shape.
Roll them up in to a ball a little smaller than a golf ball. Dip one of your lollipops in to the melted chocolate. Stick these in the freezer for about an hour. I usually leave mine in over night and decorate the next day.
Then, dip them in the chocolate. The first time, I just added colorful sprinkles, but this time I used icing bags and more chocolate for the stripes and jack o latern!
