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Bunny Cake Poppers

Brooke Lark
Updated May 16, 2022
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An Easter must, our strawberry cake is transformed into sweet and tasty bunny pops courtesy of strawberry frosting, pink candy melts and candy sprinkles.

Bunny Cake Poppers

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 2 hr 15 min
  • Servings 15
  • Ingredients 9
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Make and bake cake mix as directed on box in 13x9-inch pan, using water, oil and eggs. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • Step 
    2
    With fingers, crumble cake into fine crumbs into large bowl. Add 1/4 cup of the frosting; with fork, work frosting into cake crumbs. Continue to add frosting by tablespoonfuls as needed, adding just enough frosting to create a thick, clay-like mixture.
  • Step 
    3
    Shape mixture into 1- to 1 1/2-inch balls; place on sheet of parchment paper.
  • Step 
    4
    Place candy melts in small deep bowl. Microwave uncovered on High 60 to 90 seconds, stirring melted candy until smooth.
  • Step 
    5
    Dip end of each lollipop stick into melted candy, then insert stick firmly into center of 1 cake ball; place on parchment paper. Let stand until candy is hard.
  • Step 
    6
    Meanwhile, microwave chewy candies, one by one, on High 4 to 6 seconds. Roll each candy until flat with rolling pin. When cool, use kitchen scissors to cut candy into 2 small teardrop shapes; pinch ends to create ears.
  • Step 
    7
    For each popper, gently dip 1 cake ball into melted candy; quickly lift and allow candy to drip back into bowl. Turn cake popper right side up, gently press 2 candy ears into top of popper. Carefully attach 2 blue candy sprinkles for eyes and 1 pink candy sprinkle for nose. Gently press cake popper into plastic foam to allow candy to harden.
  • Step 
    8
    Use food-safe marker to draw whiskers and bunny mouths.

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