Red, White and Blue Cake Pops

 

1

box Betty Crocker® cake mix (any flavor)

Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box

1

container (12 oz) Betty Crocker® Whipped frosting (any flavor)

1

bag (14 oz) candy melts (any flavor)

1

teaspoon shortening

Craft sticks (flat wooden sticks with round ends)

Betty Crocker® assorted candy sprinkles

Block of white plastic foam

• 1 Line several cookie sheets with waxed paper. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan, using water, oil and eggs. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• 2 With fingers, crumble cake into large bowl. Add frosting; mix well with fingers until dough forms. Shape into quarter-size balls; place on cookie sheets. Freeze about 15 minutes.
• 3 When ready to assemble, in small microwavable bowl, microwave candy melts uncovered as directed on bag. Stir in shortening until smooth and mixture runs off spoon.
• 4 Remove cake pop balls from freezer. Dip tip of each craft stick into melted candy, then halfway into 1 cake ball; place on waxed paper-lined cookie sheet.
• 5 When all cake balls have sticks, gently swirl 1 cake ball in melted candy to coat well; allow candy to drip back into bowl. Dip ball into candy sprinkles to decorate; place in plastic foam to allow candy to harden. Repeat with remaining cake balls and melted candy.