20-Min Chocolate Cake Pops
No-bake cake pops using store-bought cake mix and frosting—crushed, rolled, dipped, and done in under 30 minutes. A viral dessert that looks showstopping but requires zero baking skill.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Servings
- 12
- Calories
- 285
- Protein
- 2g
Ingredients
- 1 whole (about 2 cups crumbled) store-bought pound cake or one box cake mix, baked
- ¾ cup frosting (canned vanilla or chocolate)
- 1.5 cup chocolate chips or melts
- 1 tbsp coconut oil or vegetable oil
- 12 whole cake pop sticks
- ½ cup sprinkles, edible glitter, or nonpareils
Instructions
- 1
Crumble cooled cake into fine crumbs in a bowl—no big chunks.
- 2
Mix in frosting 1 tablespoon at a time until dough holds together when squeezed.
- 3
Roll into 12 golf-ball-size balls. Chill in the freezer while you prep the chocolate.
- 4
Melt chocolate chips with oil in a microwave-safe bowl, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth.
- 5
Dip each cake ball 3/4 of the way into chocolate, then twist and lift to let excess drip off.
- 6
Immediately sprinkle with toppings while chocolate is wet. Stick upright in a stand to set.
Tools you’ll need
- mixing bowl
- microwave-safe bowl
- microwave
- spoon
- cake pop stand or block of styrofoam
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