Description
Make adorable Snowman Cake Pops that stay smooth, not crumbly. Perfect for holiday parties or winter school treats.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (8–9 inch) cake or about 6 cups crumbled cake (vanilla, white, or yellow recommended)
- 3/4 to 1 cup frosting (vanilla buttercream or cream cheese frosting)
- 20 lollipop sticks
- 24 oz (about 680 g) white candy melts or white chocolate chips
- 2 tsp vegetable oil (if using white chocolate)
- Black decorating gel or mini chocolate chips (for eyes and buttons)
- Orange sanding sugar or small orange candies (for carrot noses)
- Red or colored candy melts or icing for scarves (or fondant)
- Sprinkles or edible glitter (optional)
- Non-stick spray or parchment for trays
Instructions
- Crumble the cake: Break cake into chunks and pulse in a food processor or crumble by hand until you have fine crumbs.
- Add frosting gradually until the mixture holds together but is not greasy.
- Portion about 1.25 tablespoons for small spheres (head) and 2 tablespoons for the larger body sphere, roll 40 spheres.
- Chill spheres on a baking sheet lined with parchment for at least 30 minutes.
- Insert lollipop stick into the head sphere, dip both spheres into the coating, then assemble and let dry in a styrofoam block.
- Decorate with black gel for eyes and buttons, orange candies for noses, and pipe scarves with colored melts.
Notes
Avoid soggy cake by ensuring it’s slightly dry before crumbling. Work in a cool room to maintain coating consistency.
- Prep Time: 75 minutes
- Cook Time: 180 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Dipping
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pop
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: cake pops, snowman cake pops, holiday desserts, kid-friendly treats