Fourth of July Cake Pops: A Festive Delight for Everyone
Celebrate the Fourth of July with these vibrant and delicious cake pops! Easy to make and fun to decorate, they are the perfect festive treat for any gathering.
Equipment
- double boiler
- wax paper
- styrofoam block or cardboard box with holes
Ingredients
- 1 package white cake mix plus ingredients listed on box
- ½ cup vanilla frosting
- 12 ounces white chocolate chips
- 6 ounces red candy melts
- 6 ounces blue candy melts
- red and blue gel food coloring
- ¼ cup shortening
Instructions
- Bake white cake mix according to package directions in a 9x13 pan, cool completely, and crumble into a large bowl.
- Divide crumbs into two bowls. Mix ¼ cup frosting and 3-4 drops of blue gel coloring into one, and ¼ cup frosting and 3-4 drops of red gel coloring into the other. Add more frosting if needed to bind.
- Roll colored crumbs into walnut-sized balls and place on a wax paper-lined baking sheet. Freeze or refrigerate for 15-20 minutes.
- Melt white chocolate chips in a double boiler, adding shortening ½ teaspoon at a time if too thick, until it coats a spoon slowly.
- Dip lollipop stick tips into melted white coating and insert halfway into frozen cake balls. Let stand for 1-2 minutes.
- Dip cake pops into white coating, tapping off excess. Stand upright in a styrofoam block or cardboard box to dry for about 5 minutes.
- Melt red and blue candy melts in a double boiler, transfer to plastic bags, snip corners, and decorate dried cake pops.
Notes
If the chocolate coating cracks, the cake pops might have been too cold; warm them slightly before re-dipping. Ensure the crumb mixture holds together before rolling. Decorate by piping melted candy melts from plastic bags.