Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box vanilla cake mix (baked & crumbled)
- 1 cup vanilla frosting
- Pink gel food coloring
- Cream cheese (optional, for frosting binding)
- 12 oz white candy melts, divided
- Blue and coral gel food coloring
- Red gel food coloring (for coral tineDetail)
- Edible pearl candies
- Sugar crystals (for gem effect)
- Chocolate piping gel (optional, for ‘glue’)
Instructions
- Bake vanilla cake per box instructions; let cool completely.
- Crumble cake into a large bowl; mix in Âľ cup vanilla frosting and pink gel coloring until bright pink.
- Roll mixture into 12 even balls; chill 30 min.
- Melt 6 oz white candy melts; divide into 3 bowls. Tint one coral, one blue, one pale blue.
- Dip cake balls halfway in coral melts, then gently drag a thin line of red through the top to mimic coral tines.
- Place on parchment-lined tray; chill until set (10 min).
- Melt remaining blue and pale blue melts; dip remaining cake pop halves (opposite side) to create fork handle effect.
- Before fully set, press edible pearls onto blue section and sprinkle with sugar crystals.
- Chill 10+ minutes; insert sticks if desired.
Notes
- For firmer pops, replace ÂĽ cup frosting with 2 oz cream cheese.
- Use a fork instead of stick to sculpt dinglehopper shape: dip cake ball, shape tines with toothpick.
- Work quickly when adding details—candy coating sets fast!
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 25 min
- Method: Baking + Melting + Shaping
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian (may contain dairy,eggs)
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake pop
- Calories: 140 Kcal
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 95 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 18 mg
