These Valentine's cake pops are a delicious, visually stunning treat that's a breeze to make. They'll satisfy your sweet tooth any time of year but they bring an extra touch of love to Valentine's Day.
Why I love these easy cake pops
- Irresistible flavor: Your favorite cake blended with creamy frosting and dipped in melted chocolate. What could be better than that?
- Adorable appeal: While this cake pop recipe is delicious, they also turn out so cute every time! Just like these holiday cookie boxes or our apple roses.
- Seriously, so easy: With just a handful of simple ingredients and straight forward steps, you'll have a batch of these cake pops ready in no time.
- They're versatile: While this recipe is Valentine's themed, perfect for a Galentine's theme party with pink champagne cake, you can decorate them differently for other holidays.
How to make Valentine's Cake Pops
The cake mixture: Make or buy your favorite cake and crumble the cake into a large mixing bowl. Slowly incorporate the frosting and mix until combined.
Roll into balls: Use a mini cookie scoop or ice cream scoop to scoop out the cake mixture. Roll the balls between the palm of your hand for evenly rounded cake bites.
Candy coating: Dip a lollipop stick into the melted candy coating then stick into the cake pop until halfway inserted. Repeat this until all of the cake pops have a sucker in them.
Dip: Dip the cake pops into the melted chocolate to coat the cake ball entirely. Let excess chocolate drip down before placing on a sheet pan.
Decorate: Place the valentine's day cake pops on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or wax paper and top with sprinkles. Let the coating harden before serving.
Pro tip: Make sure the cake is completely cooled to room temperature before crumbling. Baking a day ahead of time is a great way to ensure this. You'll also want to crumble the cake slowly for best results.
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Make ahead, storage, and freezing instructions
Make ahead: You can make these cake pops a few days ahead of time or much on them throughout the week. These make great DIY valentine's treats for school.
How to store: To store cake pops, make sure the chocolate coating has completely hardened before storing at room temperature in a ziplock bag or airtight container. Putting wax paper between each layer of cake pops helps keep them from sticking together. Feel free to use any leftover cake for this homemade birthday cake ice cream!
How to freeze: If you want to freeze these easy cake pops, place them in an airtight container or a freezer bag. The best way to keep these cake pops fresh is by vacuum sealing them in a freezer bag. You can also individually wrap the cake pops in plastic wrap and then wrap them in aluminum foil.
Recipe variations
- Chocolate lover - If you're a chocolate lover, feel free to drizzle more melted chocolate after the valentine cake pops have hardened. This will not only add more chocolatey goodness, it will also add to the aesthetic appeal.
- Gluten-free - If you're catering to celiac disease or a gluten allergy, feel free to use a gluten-free cake.
- Different cake flavor - You can use red velvet cake mix, vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, funfetti, etc. for this cake pop recipe. Feel free to make them your own!
- Different frosting - It does not matter what type of frosting you use. Cream cheese frosting, chocolate buttercream, or even whipped frosting will work.
More Valentines recipes
- This Valentine's day charcuterie board is always a big hit during the month of February.
- If you're looking for something other than a dessert recipe, I recommend making valentine's mocktails.
- Valentine's day chocolate dipped fruit gifts go great with these cake pops.
- Although I normally serve this cranberry mocktail during Christmas time, it's perfect for Valentine's day as well.
If you like easy dessert recipes, you'll love these red velvet cake mix cookies, Christmas oreo truffles, dessert nachos, creamy velvet fudge, Christmas wreath cookies, our Valentines charcuterie board or these red hot cookies recipe.
Valentines Cake Pops Recipes
Equipment
- 18 sucker sticks
Ingredients
- 1 8 inch round BAKED and cooled cake in your favorite flavor
- 1/4 cup prepared frosting
- 16 ounces almond bark/candy coating
Instructions
- Crumble your prepared cake mix in a large bowl
- Thoroughly mix it with the frosting until a smooth texture is reached and everything is incorporated
- Using a mini cookie scoop, make cake balls by scooping out some cake pop mixture and rolling between your clean or gloved hands to make evenly round balls
- Melt the almond bark/candy coating in a bowl and dip a sucker stick into it then add it to the cake pop until halfway inserted and place on a baking sheet with the stick side up (repeat until all cake pops have a sucker stick in them)
- One at a time, swirl a cake pop in remaining melted almond bark to coat it and top with Valentines sprinkles while still warm
- Allow to cool then enjoy!
Notes
Recipe variations
- Chocolate lover - If you're a chocolate lover, feel free to drizzle more melted chocolate after the valentine cake pops have hardened. This will not only add more chocolatey goodness, it will also add to the aesthetic appeal.
- Gluten-free - If you're catering to celiac disease or a gluten allergy, feel free to use a gluten-free cake.
- Different cake flavor - You can use red velvet cake mix, vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, funfetti, etc. for this cake pop recipe. Feel free to make them your own!
- Different frosting - It does not matter what type of frosting you use. Cream cheese frosting, chocolate buttercream, or even whipped frosting will work.
Kylee says
I’ve always been overwhelmed with the idea of making cake pops, but this recipe is so easy! I’m kicking myself for not making them before! These cake pops are so good, and my kids keep asking me to make them!