Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop Recipe
Sweet, festive, and absolutely delicious, these Starbucks-style birthday cake pops feature moist cake blended with vanilla frosting and coated in glossy white chocolate, perfect for parties!
Equipment
- 1 Mixing bowl Large
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 3 eggs large
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup vanilla frosting
- 2 cups white chocolate chips or almond bark for coating
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil optional, for thinning chocolate
- sprinkles for decorating
- lollipop sticks
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat the oven as per the cake mix instructions. Mix cake mix, eggs, oil, and water until smooth.
- Pour the batter into a greased 9x13-inch pan and bake for 25–30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool the cake completely before handling.
- Crumble the cake into fine crumbs, add in the frosting, and mix until it forms a dough-like consistency.
- Roll the mixture into 1-inch balls and place on parchment-lined baking sheet. Freeze for 15–20 minutes.
- Melt white chocolate chips or almond bark in microwave using 30-second intervals. Add coconut oil if desired.
- Dip the tip of each lollipop stick in chocolate and insert into center of cake balls.
- Dip each pop fully into melted chocolate. Let excess drip off and decorate with sprinkles.
- Stand the cake pops upright in styrofoam or a holder to set completely.
- Once set, cake pops are ready to serve or store per your preference.
Notes
Store at room temperature for 2 days in airtight container. Can refrigerate or freeze if needed—bring to room temp before serving for best texture.