easter cake pops

How cute are these Easter cake pops?!?! I stummbled across a blog that is so adorable and has the GREATEST ideas for desserts. This was one of my favs...given the time of the year.

Here are the basic cake pop directions.

You will need:
1 box cake mix (cook as directed on box for 13 X 9 cake)
1 can frosting (16 oz.)
Wax paper

1. After cake is cooked and cooled completely, crumble into large bowl.
2. Mix thoroughly with 1 can frosting. (I use the back of a large spoon, but it may be easier to use fingers to mix together. But, be warned, it will get messy. Also, you may not need the entire can of frosting, so start out by using almost the entire can and add more if you need to.)
3. Roll mixture into quarter size balls and place on wax paper covered cookie sheet. (Should make 45-50)
4. Melt chocolate in the microwave per directions on package. (30 sec intervals, stirring in between.)
5. Dip the tip of your lollipop stick in a little of the melted candy coating and insert into the cake balls. (Insert a little less than halfway.)
6. Place them in the freezer for a little while to firm up.
7. Once firm, carefully insert the cake ball into the candy coating by holding the lollipop stick and rotating until covered. Once covered remove and softly tap and rotate until the excess chocolate falls off. Don't tap too hard or the cake ball will fall off, too.
8. Place in a styrofoam block to dry.
9. Once dry, draw faces with an edible ink pen and allow ink to dry!

To decorate the bunnies:

• Shape the balls into a bunny head shape.
• Dip in candy coating color of your choice and let dry.
• Use the rounded side of a cookie cutter and cut of the end of the candy corn. Dip the end in a little bit of the melted candy coating and adhere it to the top of the bunny head. Hold in place until it sets. If your candy coating isn't too hot, this should just take a few seconds.
• Let the bunny heads with ears sit in the styrofoam block until all the ears are dry.
• When dry, use a little bit of melted candy coating to glue the facial features on. Use a toothpick and dab a little of the coating in position for the eyes and nose and adhere the sprinkles.
• When the eyes and noses are dry, use your pens to draw on the mouth. Then draw on the eye color and pupils.

For other cake pop directions, check out her blog!

How fun would that be to make with a bunch of friends/kids. Maybe one day I will have an excuse to make these yummy desserts!

Have a beautiful Easter weekend!