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Red Velvet Cake Pops

Red Velvet Cake PopsFestively decorated cake pops are as much fun to make as they are to eat!

Recipe Ingredients:

1 (15.25 to 16.5 ounce) box red velvet, devil’s food or your favorite cake mix
1 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
Colored sprinkles and/or Nestlé® Toll House® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Morsels for decorating (optional)
1 cup prepared cream cheese frosting
1 cup (6 ounces) Nestlé® Toll House® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Morsels
3 large eggs
24 to 32 ounces white or dark melting wafers or bark for coating

Cooking Directions:

  1. Prepare cake mix using water, eggs and oil according to package directions.
  2. Bake cake according to package directions using a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
  3. Cool completely.
  4. Crumble cake into a large bowl. Add frosting and 1 cup morsels; stir until texture is similar to cookie dough. Scoop mixture by slightly rounded tablespoon; roll into 1 ½-inch balls. Place on parchment paper-lined tray.
  5. Freeze for 15 to 30 minutes or until firm (not frozen) or cover and refrigerate for a few hours or until firm.
  6. Melt candy coating according to package directions. If balls were in freezer, transfer to refrigerator.
  7. Remove a few balls at a time from refrigerator. Dip tip of 1 (4-inch) lollipop stick into melted coating and then insert halfway into a cake ball. Repeat with additional lollipop sticks and cake balls, transferring to refrigerator to set up for 5 minutes.
  8. Once set, remove a few balls at a time from refrigerator. Dip each cake ball into melted coating, gently tapping off excess. Place on parchment paper-lined tray or in plastic foam block or cake pop stand. Dust with sprinkles or sprinkle with mini morsels.
  9. Refrigerate for 15 minutes or until set.

Makes 50 cake pops

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1 cake pop): Calories 171; 9.45g fat; 22.18g carbs; 1.77g protein; Total Fat 9.45g; Saturated Fat 6.83g; Cholesterol 11.16mg; Sodium 96.89mg; Carbohydrates 22.18g; Dietary Fiber 1.18g; Sugars 17.99g; Protein 1.77g.

Cook's Tip: If you have extra melted coating left over, drizzle over pops in a zigzag pattern to decorate.

Recipe and photograph are the property of Nestlé® and Meals.com, used with permission.