Description
Festive Pumpkin Spice Cake Pops merge autumn’s warmest flavors into bite-sized delights that dance between creamy and crunchy. Coated in silky chocolate and dusted with cinnamon, these little treats bring seasonal magic directly to your dessert plate.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 box pumpkin spice cake mix (or homemade pumpkin cake)
- 1/2 cup (120 milliliters) cream cheese frosting
- 12 ounces (340 grams) white chocolate chips or candy melts
Binding/Coating Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) coconut oil (optional, for melting chocolate)
Decorative Ingredients:
- Sprinkles (optional, for decoration)
- Lollipop sticks (for cake pops)
Instructions
- Prepare the pumpkin spice cake according to package instructions, ensuring even baking at the recommended temperature. Allow the cake to cool completely at room temperature.
- Carefully break the cooled cake into ultra-fine crumbs within a spacious mixing bowl, using your hands or a fork to achieve a consistent texture.
- Incorporate cream cheese frosting into the cake crumbs, blending thoroughly until the mixture becomes cohesive and capable of holding its shape when rolled.
- Form the mixture into uniform 1-inch spheres for truffles, or gently insert lollipop sticks if creating cake pops, ensuring each ball is compact and well-shaped.
- Transfer the prepared cake balls onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, then place in the freezer for approximately 20 minutes to firm up and stabilize their structure.
- Melt white chocolate chips or candy melts in the microwave using 20-second intervals, stirring between each interval to achieve a smooth, glossy consistency without burning.
- Carefully dip each chilled cake ball into the melted chocolate, gently tapping the stick or using a fork to remove excess coating and create an even layer.
- While the chocolate is still wet, sprinkle decorative toppings if desired, then position the finished treats on wax paper to set and solidify at room temperature.
Notes
- Chill Thoroughly freeze cake balls to prevent cracking during chocolate coating, ensuring a smooth, professional finish.
- Texture Control adjust cake-to-frosting ratio for perfect moldable consistency – too dry crumbles won’t hold, too wet becomes mushy.
- Flavor Boost incorporate warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, or ginger into melted chocolate for enhanced autumn-inspired taste profile.
- Dietary Swap use gluten-free cake mix, dairy-free cream cheese alternative, and vegan white chocolate for inclusive treat options.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg