Starbucks Copycat Birthday Cake PopsIngredients Recipe
Learn how to make delicious Starbucks copycat birthday cake pops at home with this easy-to-follow recipe. These cake pops are perfect for parties or as a fun treat!
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: Makes about 24 cake pops 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking, Chilling
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
Cake:
- 1– 13.25 oz any store-bought box of vanilla cake mix
- ⅓ cup neutral oil (vegetable, avocado, canola, etc.)
- 1 cup milk or water
- 4 large eggs
- ¼ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch salt
- 1 tsp milk (add more if needed)
Coating and Decoration:
- 12 oz candy melts
- white nonpareils or sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 325-350℉ (162-175℃).
- Prepare the cake: Combine all cake ingredients in a large bowl. Bake according to the cake mix instructions.
- Crumble the cake: While the cake is still hot, crumble it into a mixing bowl.
- Make the buttercream: Mix butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and milk to make the buttercream. Add it to the crumbled cake.
- Shape the cake pops: Roll the cake mixture into balls and chill in the freezer.
- Insert sticks: Dip lollipop sticks in melted candy melts and insert them into the cake balls.
- Coat the cake pops: Dip the cake pops in melted candy melts and decorate with sprinkles.
- Set and serve: Allow the cake pops to set before serving.
Notes
- Be careful not to overbake the cake.
- Ensure the cake pops are properly chilled before coating.
- Work quickly when decorating with sprinkles.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake pop
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
Keywords: Starbucks, Birthday Cake Pops, Copycat Recipe, Dessert, Party Food
