Haunted Eyeball Cake Pops
When it comes to Halloween treats, creativity is just as important as flavor—and these u003cstrongu003eHaunted Eyeball Cake Popsu003c/strongu003e deliver both! Moist cake crumbs are blended with creamy frosting, shaped into little balls, and coated in smooth white chocolate to resemble spooky eyeballs.
Ingredients
For the Cake Pops:
- 1 box chocolate or vanilla cake mix (plus ingredients to prepare) OR 4 cups crumbled baked cake
- ½ cup frosting (vanilla or cream cheese works best)
For Decoration:
- 2 cups white candy melts (or white chocolate)
- ½ cup colored candy melts (blue, green, or red for iris designs)
- Red food coloring gel (for veins)
- Edible candy eyes (or dark chocolate chips for pupils)
- Cake pop sticks
Instructions
- Make the Cake Mixture Bake a cake according to package or recipe. Let cool completely. Crumble cake into fine crumbs in a large bowl. Add frosting gradually, mixing until the mixture holds together like dough.
- Shape and Chill Roll mixture into 1-inch balls. Place on a parchment-lined tray. Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes (or 15 in the freezer).
- Prepare Sticks Melt a little white chocolate. Dip one end of each cake pop stick into the chocolate, then insert into each cake ball (this helps secure it). Chill again for 10 minutes.
- Coat the Cake Pops Melt white candy melts until smooth. Dip each cake pop fully into the melted coating, tapping off excess. Place upright in a cake pop stand or styrofoam block to set.
- Decorate the Eyeballs Attach a candy eye or dot melted dark chocolate for pupils. Use colored candy melts to add an iris ring around the pupil. With a toothpick dipped in red food gel, draw thin squiggly lines for veins.