Starbucks Copycat Birthday Cake Pops
Indulge in the sweet joy of homemade Starbucks Copycat Birthday Cake Pops! These delightful treats combine moist vanilla cake with creamy buttercream, all coated in colorful candy melts. Perfect for parties or a fun snack, you’ll love how easy it is to recreate this café favorite right in your kitchen.
- Prep Time: 60 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: Approximately 30 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
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
- pinch of salt
- 12 oz pink candy melts
- White nonpareils or sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325-350℉, as per cake box instructions.
- In a large bowl, mix all cake ingredients until combined. Pour into a greased pan and bake until a toothpick comes out clean (check 2-4 mins before specified time).
- While still hot, crumble the baked cake in a mixing bowl using low speed until fine.
- In a small bowl, combine buttercream ingredients and mix until smooth. Fold into crumbled cake until fully incorporated.
- Roll mixture into 1¼-inch balls (about 30g each). Chill in the freezer for 15 minutes, then bring to room temperature.
- Melt a small amount of pink candy melts; dip lollipop sticks into it and insert halfway into each cake ball. Freeze again for 15 minutes.
- Melt remaining candy melts until smooth; dip each cake pop thoroughly and tap off excess.
- Quickly decorate with sprinkles before placing upright in foam to dry.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake pop
- Calories: 136
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 45mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
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