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Red, White and Blue Cake Pops

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By Arlene Cummings
Updated May 24, 2022
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Use Styrofoam tucked into a basket as a base, and these patriotic treats can double as a colorful centerpiece at your Independence Day celebration.

Red, White and Blue Cake Pops

  • Prep Time 1 hr 15 min
  • Total 3 hr 0 min
  • Servings 40
  • Ingredients 8
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Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ White Cake Mix (or your favorite flavor)
  • Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
  • 1 tub (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting (or your favorite flavor)
  • 1 bag (14 oz) candy melts (any flavor)
  • 1 teaspoon shortening
  • Craft sticks (flat wooden sticks with round ends)
  • Betty Crocker™ assorted candy sprinkles
  • Block of white plastic foam

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Line several cookie sheets with waxed paper. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan, using water, oil and eggs. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • Step 
    2
    With fingers, crumble cake into large bowl. Add frosting; mix well with fingers until dough forms. Shape into quarter-size balls; place on cookie sheets. Freeze about 15 minutes.
  • Step 
    3
    When ready to assemble, in small microwavable bowl, microwave candy melts uncovered as directed on bag. Stir in shortening until smooth and mixture runs off spoon.
  • Step 
    4
    Remove cake pop balls from freezer. Dip tip of each craft stick into melted candy, then halfway into 1 cake ball; place on waxed paper-lined cookie sheet.
  • Step 
    5
    When all cake balls have sticks, gently swirl 1 cake ball in melted candy to coat well; allow candy to drip back into bowl. Dip ball into candy sprinkles to decorate; place in plastic foam to allow candy to harden. Repeat with remaining cake balls and melted candy.

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