Description
Celebrate the achievement with these festive graduation cake pops, perfect for any graduation party!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box of cake mix (any flavor)
- 1 cup of frosting (store-bought or homemade)
- 1 cup of chocolate or candy melts (for coating)
- Lollipop sticks
- Sprinkles (optional, for decoration)
- Edible decorations (like mini graduation caps, if desired)
Instructions
- Bake the cake according to package instructions. Allow to cool completely.
- Crumble the cooled cake into a large bowl.
- Add the frosting to the crumbled cake and mix until fully combined.
- Shape the mixture into small balls, about 1 inch in diameter.
- Insert a lollipop stick into each cake ball and place on a baking sheet.
- Chill the cake pops in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
- Melt the chocolate or candy melts according to package instructions.
- Dip each chilled cake pop into the melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip off.
- Sprinkle with decorations while the coating is still wet.
- Allow the cake pops to set on a piece of parchment paper or a cake pop stand.
Notes
- For a more stable cake pop, ensure the cake balls are well-chilled before dipping.
- Feel free to customize with different colors of chocolate and sprinkles to match the graduation theme.
Nutrition
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 20
- Sodium: 50
- Fat: 7
- Carbohydrates: 22
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 2
- Cholesterol: 10
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