Best 8 Crazy Cake Pops Recipes

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In the realm of sweet treats, cake pops reign supreme, captivating taste buds with their delightful flavors and whimsical designs. If you're seeking a truly extraordinary cake pop experience, look no further than the realm of "crazy cake pops." These captivating confections transcend the boundaries of ordinary dessert, elevating them to a realm of culinary art. With their vibrant colors, creative shapes, and unique flavor combinations, "crazy cake pops" are sure to make an unforgettable impression at any gathering. Get ready to embark on a delectable journey as we unveil the secrets behind crafting these edible masterpieces, transforming ordinary ingredients into extraordinary treats.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

CAKE POPS



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When life calls for cake pops, let this be your go-to recipe. Feel free to change the cake and frosting flavors to whatever is your favorite. Just follow this easy technique and you will have perfect cake pops for a crowd (or the next bake sale).

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 3h30m

Yield 46 cake pops

Number Of Ingredients 4

One 15.25-ounce box yellow cake mix, plus required ingredients
1 cup vanilla frosting, plus more as needed
20 ounces white candy melting wafers
Sprinkles or cookie crumbles, for decorating, optional

Steps:

  • Prepare and bake the cake according to the package directions for a 9-by-13-inch pan. Let cool completely.
  • Break the cake into pieces and place it in a food processor. Add the frosting and process until the mixture forms a ball and pulls away from the sides of the bowl, about 30 seconds. If the mixture doesn't come together, add more frosting 1 tablespoon at a time until it holds its shape.
  • Using a 3/4-ounce scoop, form the mixture into 46 balls and put them on a baking sheet. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, place the candy wafers in a microwave-safe bowl and melt according to package directions. Dip a half inch of the tip of a lollipop stick into the candy and then stick the tip halfway into a cake ball. Repeat with the remaining balls and sticks. Refrigerate the cake pops until completely chilled, about 1 hour.
  • Microwave the candy again until melted and pour it into a tall narrow glass. Dip each cake pop into the candy and let any excess run off. If decorating, turn the cake pop upright and sprinkle with sprinkles while the coating is still wet. Stick the finished pops in two 9.8-by-11.8-inch Styrofoam blocks block and let set completely.

FUDGY CAKE POPS



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Provided by Anne Burrell

Categories     dessert

Time 2h

Yield 12 pops

Number Of Ingredients 22

Nonstick cooking spray, for greasing
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
Pinch kosher salt
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
3 large eggs
3/4 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
One 8-ounce package cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar
1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 lemon, juiced
1 pound dark chocolate chips
1 pound white chocolate chips
1/4 cup small candy eyes
1 small bottle red food coloring
1/2 cup small black nonpareils
1/2 cup small orange nonpareils

Steps:

  • For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a quarter sheet tray with parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Reserve.
  • Combine the granulated sugar and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat until light and fluffy. Turn the mixer off and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
  • Beat in the eggs one at a time. Slowly add the sour cream, milk and vanilla. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. With the mixer on medium speed, gradually mix in the flour mixture.
  • Spread the batter onto the sheet tray and bake, rotating the pan halfway through, until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
  • For the cream cheese frosting: Beat together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter, vanilla and lemon juice in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer until light and fluffy. Set aside.
  • Place the cake into a food processor and pulse to crumble. Transfer to a bowl, then add 2 cups of the frosting and stir to combine. Take some of the cake and frosting mixture and roll into a ball, roughly the size of a golf ball. Insert a candy stick into the center. Place onto a parchment-lined sheet tray. Repeat with remaining cake and frosting mixture, to make about 12 pops. Place into the freezer to chill for 15 to 20 minutes.
  • For the decorating: Set up 2 double boilers with a glass bowl fit over the top of each. Add the dark chocolate to one bowl, and the white chocolate to the other. Gently melt the dark and white chocolate over the double boilers, stirring frequently to ensure the chocolate is not burning on the bottom of the bowls.
  • For the white chocolate eyeball cake pops: Dip half of the chilled cake pops into the white chocolate, rotating to make sure they are fully coated. Allow any excess chocolate to drip off. Place right-side up into a piece of Styrofoam and stick one candy eye into the center of the cake pop. Repeat with remaining cake pops, transfer to the fridge to chill for 10 minutes.
  • Scoop 1/2 cup frosting into a small bowl and add 2 drops red food coloring. Mix to combine, then transfer into a pastry bag. Cut a very small amount off the tip, then pipe squiggly lines coming out from the candy eyes to resemble red veins.
  • For the chocolate-dipped cake pops: Take the other half of the cake pops and dip into the dark chocolate, making sure to fully coat the cake and allowing any excess to drip off. Roll immediately in the black and orange nonpareils. Place right-side up into a piece of Styrofoam, then into the fridge to chill.

EASIEST CAKE POPS EVER



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Iced sugar cookies and cream cheese are mixed together and formed into easy, no-bake cake pops! Kids will love to help with this fun recipe. Perfect for birthdays or holidays.

Provided by NicoleMcmom

Categories     Cake Pop Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 (13.5 ounce) packages soft, frosted sugar cookies (such as Lofthouse®)
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 (8 ounce) packages white candy melts
24 lollipop sticks
1 tablespoon multicolored candy sprinkles, or to taste

Steps:

  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Combine cookies and cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer and mix until well blended.
  • Form mixture into twenty four 1 1/2-inch balls. Place on the prepared baking sheet and secure a lollipop stick in each one. Chill in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.
  • While the cake pops are chilling, place candy melts in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until melted, 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Remove cake pops from the refrigerator. Dip each one in the melted candy coating, allowing any excess to drip off. Return to the lined baking sheet and sprinkle immediately with sprinkles. Let sit until coating has completely set, about 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 289.4 calories, Carbohydrate 33.5 g, Cholesterol 30.5 mg, Fat 16.2 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 7.5 g, Sodium 158.6 mg

EASY CAKE POPS



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Tasty, easy-making, and perfect for kids.

Provided by Queen

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Cake Pops

Yield 50

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix (such as Betty Crocker®)
1 cup water
3 eggs
½ cup vegetable oil
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
lollipop sticks
1 (14 ounce) bag chocolate confectioners' coating

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  • Beat cake mix, water, eggs, and vegetable oil together in a bowl using an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds; increase speed to medium and beat until batter is smooth, about 2 minutes more. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 28 to 33 minutes. Cool cake completely, at least 1 hour.
  • Crumble cake into a large bowl and mix in cream cheese. Roll cake mixture into about 40 to 50 quarter-size balls. Insert a lollipop stick into each cake ball and arrange on a baking sheet; refrigerate until chilled, at least 30 minutes.
  • Melt chocolate in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 15-second intervals, stirring after each melting, 1 to 3 minutes.
  • Dip each cake ball into melted chocolate until coated. Arrange cake pops on a baking sheet to dry.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 114 calories, Carbohydrate 10.6 g, Cholesterol 16.3 mg, Fat 8.2 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 74.6 mg, Sugar 3.9 g

SIMPLE CAKE POPS



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Everyone loves cake pops! They are simple to make, and you can create anything for any occasion. They are also nice small bites of dessert instead of large slices of cake or pie. Can be made up in partial batches and the remaining ingredients stored for a few weeks.

Provided by Miss Amy

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Cake Pops

Time 2h30m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix (such as Betty Crocker®)
1 cup water
3 eggs
½ cup vegetable oil
1 (16 ounce) package prepared chocolate frosting
18 lollipop sticks
1 (14 ounce) bag chocolate candy melts
1 (.75 ounce) tube decorating icing

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  • Beat cake mix, water, eggs, and oil in a bowl using an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes more. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 28 to 33 minutes. Cool completely, at least 1 hour.
  • Crumble cake into a large bowl. Stir frosting into cake crumbles until mixture is sticky but not too smooth. Chill in refrigerator, at least 30 minutes.
  • Roll cake mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls and arrange on a baking sheet. Place 1 lollipop stick into each ball.
  • Melt about 1/4 cup chocolate candy melts in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave, about 20 seconds. Dip each cake pop in the melted chocolate. Repeat melting chocolate and dipping remaining cake pops. Decorate pops with decorating icing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 378.3 calories, Carbohydrate 46 g, Cholesterol 31.5 mg, Fat 22.8 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 4.1 g, SaturatedFat 7.9 g, Sodium 236.3 mg, Sugar 26.4 g

CHICKADEE CAKE POPS RECIPE BY TASTY



Chickadee Cake Pops Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: nonstick cooking spray, yellow cake mix, large eggs, water, vegetable oil, McCormick® Pure Almond Extract, vanilla buttercream frosting, yellow candy melts, yellow and orange circular sprinkle, yellow candy, black cookie icing, cake pop sticks, glas, dried white rice

Provided by McCormick

Categories     Desserts

Yield 20 pops

Number Of Ingredients 14

nonstick cooking spray, for greasing
1 box yellow cake mix
3 large eggs
1 cup water
½ cup vegetable oil
1 ½ teaspoons McCormick® Pure Almond Extract, divided
½ cup vanilla buttercream frosting, plus more as needed
16 oz yellow candy melts
yellow and orange circular sprinkle
yellow candy
black cookie icing
20 cake pop sticks
glas
dried white rice

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the cake mix, eggs, water, vegetable oil, and 1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Almond Extract until smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
  • Bake the cake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let cool completely, about 20 minutes.
  • Break apart the cake into a large bowl until finely crumbled. Add the buttercream and remaining ½ teaspoon McCormick® Pure Almond Extract, and mix until the crumbs hold together when pressed between your hands. Divide the mixture into approximately 20 2-inch balls and place on the prepared baking sheet.
  • Dip the cake pop sticks in the buttercream, then stick in the center of each ball. Freeze the cake pops for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
  • Decorate the cake pops: Fill a glass to the top with dried rice.
  • Add the yellow candy melts to a medium bowl and melt according to the package instructions.
  • Working in batches, dip the frozen cake pops in the melted candy, coating completely all the way to where the cake and stick meet. Place the sticks in the glass of dried rice and let the chocolate harden completely, 3-5 minutes.
  • Once the candy melts have hardened, dip a toothpick in the melted candy and stick the orange and yellow sprinkles and yellow candies onto the pops to look like beaks, feathers, and feet. Dip another toothpick into the black icing and dollop small eyes onto the cake pops. Let harden for another 3-5 minutes.
  • Serve immediately.
  • Enjoy!

CRAZY CAKE



Crazy Cake image

This cake was popular during the Depression, and does not have eggs in it.

Provided by Amy Parsons

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Sheet Cake Recipes

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
¾ cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups cold water

Steps:

  • Sift flour, sugar, salt, soda, and cocoa together into a 9 x 13 inch ungreased cake pan. Make three wells. Pour oil into one well, vinegar into second, and vanilla into third well. Pour cold water over all, and stir well with fork.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 40 minutes, or until tooth pick inserted comes out clean. Frost with your favorite icing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 249.6 calories, Carbohydrate 39.5 g, Fat 9.7 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 2.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 270.7 mg, Sugar 22.4 g

RAINBOW SPRINKLE CAKE POPS RECIPE BY TASTY



Rainbow Sprinkle Cake Pops Recipe by Tasty image

#AD Bake with the whole family thanks to this recipe for Rainbow Sprinkle Cake Pops! And don't forget to check out The J Team, now streaming exclusively on Paramount+.

Provided by Paramount +

Categories     Desserts

Yield 24 pops

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 box strawberry cake mix, batter prepared according to package instructions
1 cup vanilla buttercream frosting, divided
2 bags white chocolate chip, divided
1 drop red food coloring
1 tube pink gel icing
1 tablespoon coconut oil
6 oz rainbow sprinkles
24 colored paper straws, trimmed to preferred length

Steps:

  • Bake the strawberry cake in the pan of your choice according to the package instructions, then let cool completely.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Crumble the cake into a large bowl, then stir in the vanilla frosting, 2 tablespoons at a time, with your hands or a spoon, until the mixture holds together when pressed. You should need between ½ cup and ¾ cup of frosting, depending on the texture of the cake.
  • Using a small ice cream scoop or spoon, scoop out 1½ tablespoons of the cake mixture and roll into a tight ball. Place on the prepared baking sheet and repeat with the remaining cake mix; you should have 24 cake balls. Transfer to the freezer while you melt the white chocolate.
  • Add ¾ cup white chocolate chips to a medium microwave-safe bowl. Melt in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring between, until smooth.
  • Dip about ¼ inch of one end of a straw in the melted white chocolate, then gently insert into the center of a cake ball, about halfway through the ball. Return the ball, straw-side up, to the baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining cake balls, then return to the freezer for at least 45 minutes, or until the balls are thoroughly chilled and firm.
  • Line another small baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Mix 1-3 drops of red food coloring, 1 drop at a time, into the remaining melted white chocolate until it is the desired shade of pink. Transfer the pink chocolate to a small piping bag with a very small round tip.
  • Pipe the pink chocolate onto the prepared baking sheet in 24 1-inch-wide bow shapes, using a toothpick to smooth out the edges and fill any gaps. Freeze for 10 minutes, until set. Remove from the freezer and squeeze a small dot of pink gel icing onto the center of each bow, then return to the freezer until ready to use.
  • Add the remaining white chocolate chips and the coconut oil to a medium microwave-safe bowl. Melt in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring between, until smooth.
  • Working one at a time, remove the cake pops from the freezer. Dip the pop in the melted white chocolate until completely coated, using a spoon as needed to help cover the top. Use the straw to spin the pop over the bowl to remove any excess chocolate, then sprinkle with rainbow sprinkles. Place the pop, straw up, back on the baking sheet in the freezer. Repeat with the remaining pops, then freeze for 10 minutes more, until the chocolate is set.
  • Using the remaining vanilla frosting, place a small dot of frosting on the back of each pink chocolate bow, then press onto the top corner of each cake pop.
  • Refrigerate the pops until ready to serve.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 293 calories, Carbohydrate 43 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 2 grams, Sugar 34 grams

Tips:

  • Use fresh ingredients. The fresher your ingredients, the better your cake pops will taste. This is especially true for the cake mix, frosting, and sprinkles.
  • Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing the batter will make the cake pops tough. Mix the batter just until it is combined.
  • Chill the cake balls before dipping them in chocolate. This will help the chocolate to set more quickly and evenly.
  • Use a variety of toppings. You can use sprinkles, chopped nuts, candy pieces, or even edible glitter to decorate your cake pops.
  • Be creative! There are endless possibilities when it comes to making cake pops. Have fun and experiment with different flavors and decorations.

Conclusion:

Cake pops are a delicious and versatile treat that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are perfect for parties, potlucks, or even just a snack. With a little creativity, you can make cake pops that are both beautiful and delicious.

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