Valentines Cake Pops

Cake Ball Mix

What you need

• 1 box of cake mix (any flavor)
• Lollipop sticks (found at Michael's, JoAnn's, or other craft stores) 
• 32 ounces chocolate chips ( any color, also found at any craft store)
• Regular cake icing (you will only use about 1/3 of it)
• Microwavable Bowl
• Wax Paper
• Spatula
• Colored sugars, candies, and other decorative sprinkles
• Patience! And lots of it!

Bake the cake and let it cool completely on a rack. This is a very moist cake, which is ideal for this recipe. It's best to let it cool overnight at least. When it is completely cool, break the cake into a large bowl. Crumble it with forks or your fingers until it is in fine crumbs. Next, add some of your icing to the cake mixture. Mix well!!

Prepare two large baking sheets by covering with wax paper or parchment. Take a bit of the cake mixture and roll it into a smooth ball. Roll mixture into 1 1/4- to 1 1/2-inch balls; If you want to use the lollipop sticks, stick one into the end of each ball, pointing upward, as you put the ball back down on the sheet. Repeat until you've used up all the mixture. As each sheet fills up, put it in the freezer so that the balls harden.

Melt chocolate or white chocolate in a double boiler on the stove. If you want to make the coating a little more resistant to melting, add a small square of wax to the pot and let it melt too. Stir well. Dip each ball into the chocolate until covered. Then proceed with decorating with sprinkles or any other decorative items you have! Be creative and have fun with this, this is a great activity to do with the kids!Put it back on the sheet to harden.Don't refrigerate these; it will cause the coating to weep or melt. They can be frozen, however.

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