Chocolate Peppermint Cake Pops

By carvalhohm

What fun! These tasty cake pop treats are a blast to decorate. Get creative, depending on the occasion you can use a variety of colored candies to set the theme. Have fun and enjoy!

Ingredients

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) bag chocolate cake mix
• 2 large eggs
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup canned chocolate frosting
• 1 1/2 (14 ounce) bag super white candy coating disks
• 4 drops peppermint oil, optional
• 6 ounces red candy coating disks
• Assorted red and white holiday decorations, nonpareils and colored sugars

Details

Servings 48
Adapted from familycircle.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat 13x9x2-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. In large bowl, combine cake mix, 1 1/3 cups water, eggs and oil. Prepare according to package directions. Pour into prepared pan; bake at 350 degrees for 32 to 35 minutes. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.

Finely crumble cake into large bowl. Stir in frosting and press together with back of spoon. Shape mixture into 1-1/4-inch balls and place on baking sheet. Refrigerate for 2 hours or freeze for 20 minutes.

Once cake balls are chilled, melt candy according to package directions, adding peppermint oil to white candy disks. Remove a few balls from refrigerator or freezer. Dip lollipop stick about 1/2 inch into melted candy. Press cake ball onto stick, being careful not to press stick too far. Dip ball into desired coating and gently tap so that excess coating drips back into bowl. Garnish with red drizzle, holiday decorations, nonpareils or colored sugar. Transfer decorated pops to wax paper-lined sheet. Repeat, reheating candy melts as needed. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, then store at room temperature up to 2 weeks.