How to Make Grinch Cake Pops
These adorable and tasty Grinch Cake Pops have a moist Red Velvet cake center and are covered in swirls of green melted candy. The perfect treat to get you in the holiday spirit! Make sure to try our Grinch fudge and cookies too!
What ingredients do I need to make these cake pops?
- Red velvet cake mix
- Milk
- Butter
- Cream cheese
- Kosher salt
- Powdered Sugar
- Green candy melts
- Green sanding sugar
- Candy hearts
FAQ Questions:
Why did the candy coating on my cake pops start to crack?
If the cake pops were too cold when dipped into the melted candy, the shock of the cold to hot will result in a cracked shell. To avoid this only chill your cake pops for the specified time and make sure the temperature of your melted candy is not too hot.
Can I use other types of cake mix?
Yes, you may choose whatever cake mix you like best, just be sure to follow the instructions here and not those found on the cake box.
Why has my melted candy hardened all of a sudden?
When this happens, your melted candy has seized, resulting from having scorched your candy melts while heating. To avoid this altogether, make sure to heat your candy melts for the first 30 seconds, stir and then continue heating in 10-minute intervals until almost smooth. Give it a quick stir to make it smooth (it will continue to melt).
These are adorable also wrapped up with a bow for Christmas neighbor gifts!
Grinch Cake Pops
Ingredients
- 1 15.25-ounce package red velvet cake mix
- 1 cup milk
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 24 ounces green candy melts
- Green sanding sugar
- Candy hearts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Melt 6 tablespoons of butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Add cake mix, milk, and melted butter to a large bowl and mix on low speed until well blended, about 1 minute. Pour batter into a greased 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, You don’t want to bake this like a conventional cake (you don’t want it to brown). Let cool for 15 minutes on a wire rack and then chill in the fridge for an additional 15 minutes, while you make the cream cheese mixture.
- In a medium-sized bowl, using a hand blender, beat cream cheese and salt on medium speed until light and fluffy. Reduce the speed on the blender to low, and slowly add the powdered sugar and beat until smooth. Increase the speed to high and continue beating for an additional 1 minute (or until the mixture is nice and fluffy).
- Divide the cake in half and crumble one half of it into a large bowl, (the remaining half can be frozen for another use).
- Fold in the cream cheese mixture.
- Using a 1 tablespoon-sized cookie scoop, make 33 even-sized rounded balls about 1 inch in size. Place them on a parchment-lined on baking tray and allow to chill for 30 minutes in the fridge.
- In a microwave-safe bowl melt 18 ounces of the candy melts according to package directions. Place ¼-inch of the stick into the melted candy and then insert it into the end of the cake ball. Repeat with all cake balls.
- Quickly dunk the cake pop into the melted candy and lift out, shaking any excess candy from the cake pop, place on parchment line baking tray and repeat the process with the remaining ones.
- Once the candy coating has hardened, melt the remaining amount of candy melts and place in a piping bag. Snip the end off and drizzle swirls around the cake pop. While the drizzle is still warm, dust with sanding sugar.
- Place cake pops on a baking tray and add the candy heart.
Notes
– If you find your melted candy is too thick for dipping, you can stir in 1 to 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil to achieve perfect dipping consistency
