Description
Indulge in the delightful world of homemade Starbucks Copycat Birthday Cake Pops! These charming treats bring the taste of your favorite café right to your kitchen. Perfect for any celebration, these cake pops combine a rich vanilla flavor with creamy buttercream filling, all beautifully coated in colorful candy melts. Customize them with your favorite sprinkles to match any occasion, making them a hit at birthday parties, picnics, or casual gatherings. Easy to prepare and fun to share, these cake pops are sure to impress friends and family alike.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box (13.25 oz) vanilla cake mix
- ⅓ cup neutral oil (vegetable, avocado, canola)
- 1 cup milk or water
- 4 large eggs
- ¼ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 12 oz candy melts
- White nonpareils or sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325-350°F (162-175°C) based on your baking pan size.
- Combine all cake ingredients in a bowl and pour into a greased baking pan. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Crumble the cooled cake into fine pieces and mix with buttercream filling until fully incorporated.
- Roll into balls (about 1¼-inch in diameter) and chill for 15 minutes.
- Melt candy melts in the microwave until smooth.
- Dip lollipop sticks into melted candy before inserting them into each cake ball; freeze for another 15 minutes.
- Dip each cake pop into the melted candy melts and decorate with sprinkles while wet.
- Allow to set in a styrofoam block.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 155
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: <1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg