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Starbucks Cake Pops

Starbucks cake pops are quite yummy & so delicious that purchasing just one is never enough. I'm so glad I am able to prepare this easy copycat recipe for you to enjoy & make yourself at home.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24 Cake Pops

Ingredients
  

  • 1 French Vanilla Cake Mix Regular Vanilla Cake mix works as well.
  • 16 oz 1 Container Vanilla Frosting
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract Not Necessary
  • 12-24 Lolipop Sticks
  • White Sugar Pearl Sprinkles
  • 1 Almond Bark You may use pink candy melts as well.
  • Oil Based Food coloring If using pink candy melts, this step is not necessary but if you need to color the chocolate it must be oil based.

Instructions
 

  • Prepare the French Vanilla cake mix according to instructions provided on box. Allow to cool once finished.
  • Remove from pan & trim top , bottom & sides of cake to remove crispy brown pieces. Crumble cool cake completely by hands or using a mixer.
  • In a large bowl add cake crumbs & 1 tbsp of vanilla. Blend together using hand or mixer.
  • Roll the mixture into 1-inch bite sized balls using a cookie scoop or your hands and place them on parchment paper or a silicon mat and set a side.
  • In a bowl or deli container melt you chocolate in intervals of 30 secs. (Stir in between each melt) Add a dab of pink food coloring and stir.
  • Place beginning of cake pop stick into chocolate and partially stick halfway into cake pop. Allow to sit for 5 minutes.
  • If needed melt chocolate for 15 secs to reheat, stir and dip cake pop. Dip cake pop completely into chocolate to ensure full coverage & allow any excess coating to drip off.
  • Immediately sprinkle white pearl sprinkles over the wet coating before it hardens.
  • Place finished cake pops in a cake pop stand to keep them in place. If you don't have a cake pop stand, you can put the cake pops back on parchment paper.
  • Repeat the dipping and sprinkling procedure with the remaining cake pops.
  • Once completely dry they are officially ready to be enjoyed!