Red Velvet Cake Pops (4th Of July)

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 1 (18 ounce) box red velvet cake mix
• 3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1 1/4 cups water (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 12 ounces ready-made cream cheese frosting (3/4 of a can)
• 2 (24 ounce) packages kroger brand vanilla candy coating
• red and blue candy sprinkles

Recipe

• 1 you will need a package of 50 paper sucker sticks and a styrofoam block.
• 2 bake cake according to directions on package. let cool completely.
• 3 crumble cake mix in large bowl and mix in icing till all the cake is moist. (it’s easiest to use hands).
• 4 refrigerate for 30 minutes to 2 hours until firm enough to roll.
• 5 roll filling into 1.5-inch balls and place on waxed paper. refrigerate for another hour to chill them back up.
• 6 place candy coating in a small, deep dish (a short drinking glass works well) and microwave at half power for 1 minute, and then for 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between, until candy is melted. do not over-cook candy!
• 7 working with 5 balls at a time (keep the rest in the refrigerator), place the tip of a sucker stick into the candy and then push into a ball, about ¾ of the way through.
• 8 dip ball in melted candy coating until the candy touches the stick.
• 9 carefully shake off excess and sprinkle with candy sprinkles.
• 10 stand upright in styrofoam block.
• 11 substitute different types of cake, frosting and candy coating for different flavors.