Description
Whip up these adorable Witch Hat Cake Pops for a magical Halloween treat! They’re surprisingly easy to make and are sure to be a hit at any spooky celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (15.25 ounce) box chocolate cake mix, plus ingredients to prepare (eggs, oil, water)
- 1 (16 ounce) container chocolate frosting
- 1 (12 ounce) package black candy melts
- 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
- 1/2 cup green candy melts
- 1/4 cup purple candy melts
- Green and purple edible glitter
- Orange and yellow sprinkles
- Black edible marker
Instructions
- Prepare cake mix according to package directions and bake in a 9×13 inch pan. Let cool completely.
- Crumble the cooled cake into a large bowl. Add about 1 cup of chocolate frosting and mix until well combined and the mixture holds its shape when pressed.
- Roll the cake mixture into 1-inch balls. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
- Melt the black candy melts with vegetable shortening in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring between each, until smooth.
- Dip the chilled cake balls into the melted black candy coating, ensuring they are fully covered. Let excess drip off. Place back on the parchment-lined baking sheet.
- While the black coating is still wet, insert a pretzel stick into the top of each cake pop to create the hat’s cone.
- Melt the green candy melts with 1 teaspoon of vegetable shortening until smooth.
- Once the black coating has set, drizzle the melted green candy over the top of the cake pops to form the brim of the witch’s hat.
- Melt the purple candy melts with 1 teaspoon of vegetable shortening until smooth.
- Drizzle the melted purple candy over the green brim to add a contrasting color.
- While the green and purple candy melts are still wet, sprinkle with edible glitter and edible sprinkles.
- Once completely dry, use the black edible marker to draw a buckle or other decorations on the hat brim.
Notes
- You can use any flavor of cake mix you prefer.
- Ensure the cake mixture is firm enough to roll into balls. If it’s too crumbly, add more frosting. If too sticky, add a bit more cake crumbs.
- For a smoother coating, you can add a little more vegetable shortening to the candy melts.
- Allow each layer of candy melt to set before adding the next for clean lines.
- Prep Time: PT45M
- Cook Time: PT30M
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking and No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake pop
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Protein: 3g