They do take a bit of time and some freezer space but well worth the trouble!!!
Stuff you need:
Boxed cake mix (any flavor)
Icing in a jar (any flavor)
Popsicle sticks (available at any craft store)
Almond Bark (I only found this but it at Wal-mart but comes in Chocolate and White Chocolate)
Styrofoam Board
What you do:
1) Bake a cake… any boxed cake will do! I can barely get that right and mine turned out fabulously!
2) Let it cool completely.
3) Dump it in a big bowl and crumble it to bits! I started this with a fork and then quickly discarded that and just crumbled with my hands and it worked very well!
4) Add about ¾ of a tub of icing and mix until it’s completely incorporated. (At this point, I began to doubt my choice to start this project but keep going because the results are delicious!)
5) Roll this mixture into balls about the size of what you would roll a meatball and put them in the freezer for about ½ an hour to harden a bit. (Ok, so I’ve never actually made a meatball but it’s about the size of the ones I’ve eaten!)
6) Begin to melt your almond bark. (I used the microwave and it was just fine.)
7) Dip the tip of your candy stick into the almond bark and put it 1/2 way in the ball and put it back in the freezer for at least half an hour to harden.
8) Now for the real fun! Melt lots of almond bark and carefully dip your cake pop into the mixture and make sure to hold it upside down over the bowl to allow the excess bark to flow off.
9) IF you are decorating, this is the time to move quickly and put on your sprinkles! You can shake them over or put them in a bowl and dip them in. Either way, the results are beautiful!
10) Have a big piece of Styrofoam ready and place your stick in the Styrofoam to dry!
11) There are tons of great ways to display them but once they are fully dry, I just put them in an air tight container until I needed them. Some did crack but most still looked beautiful!
