Description
Delicious and shareable red velvet cake pops with a cream cheese center, perfect for celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 batch red velvet cake (homemade or one 15.25 oz box red velvet cake mix, baked as directed)
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 to 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon red food coloring (or as desired for color)
- Pinch of salt
- 12–16 oz candy melts or white chocolate chips (for coating)
- 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening (optional, to thin coating)
- 30–40 lollipop sticks
- Sprinkles or crushed nuts for decoration (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease two 8-inch cake pans.
- Mix flour, cocoa, and salt in a bowl.
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth.
- Add powdered sugar slowly, then vanilla, to make a thick cream cheese frosting.
- Pour batter into pans and bake for 25–30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool cakes on a rack for 20 minutes, then remove from pans and finish cooling completely.
- Crumble the cake into fine crumbs in a large bowl.
- Mix about 3/4 cup of frosting into the crumbs until it clumps when pressed.
- Roll the mixture into 1-inch balls and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment.
- Chill for at least 30 minutes to firm up balls.
- Melt candy melts or white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl.
- Dip the tip of a lollipop stick into melted coating, insert into a chilled cake ball, and freeze for 5 minutes.
- Dip each cake pop into the melted coating and let excess drip off.
- Decorate with sprinkles or drizzles before coating firms.
- Let the pops firm in the fridge for at least 20 minutes before serving.
Notes
These cake pops freeze beautifully. To thaw, move from freezer to fridge for several hours or overnight.
- Prep Time: 60 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pop
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg