How to make easy cake pops. Make cake pops the easy way with doughnut holes. Cake pops have become the biggest dessert craze, ever since a blogger named Bakerella gave this treat a memorable name. The rest is history. Starbucks has them and they are just about everywhere you can get desserts or baked goods. Making cake pops can be a bit time-consuming but I have a great short cut for you. After making cake pops the longer way, I experimented with just using doughnut holes (Dunkin Donuts or Entenmann’s will both do just fine). This way of making them lets you spend all of your time on the fun part. Decorating them! Here is my video of how to do cake pops the easy way along with a few secret tips. Below the video are the recipe details. Ingredients 1 box of 25 doughnut holes (any flavor) 1 (14 oz) bag candy melts, of your choice 1/2 teaspoon shortening Popsicle sticks A flat piece of Styrofoam When ready to assemble heat candy melts in a small bowl in the microwave according to the directions on package. Mix in the shortening until you have a smooth texture that runs off a spoon. Dip the tip of a Popsicle stick into the melted candy . . . Then halfway into the doughnut hole. Lay them down on a wax paper coated cookie sheet until all the balls have the sticks attached. Place them in the refrigerator of the freezer for a minute or two so that the candy sets on the stick. Then remove them and swirl the pops gently into the melted candy and coat well. Allow them to drip for a …
@pinkmonkeyz10 You do it in batches and be sure to use the Crisco. It helps to keep it nice and smooth. You can also reheat it slightly if you need to. The Crisco is the true secret. Have fun making them and keep me posted.
Sugar
Excuse me Sugar, how did you manage to keep the candy melts melted while the cake pops were in the fridge cooling? I am super stumped!
Please help.
@LadyIsisV Oh I am so glad you found my video and it will be helpful. I am sure she will love them. Have fun making them and wish her a Happy Birthday from me. My daughter is 14 and it seems like just yesterday she was 2.
Enjoy her while you can because they grow up too fast.
Sugar
Thanks. Just found out about these and want to do them for my daughters 2nd birthday in a few wks. She doesnt eat cake but I think this will appeal to her. I needed a shortcut and you gave me one, thanks!!!
@1Mikari Oh how sweet. You made my day. I love you too.
Sugar
I Love You!!!
@babyqweentbq Entenmann’s makes them and they are sold in most stores. They call them Pop’ems.
They work great for making cake pops and they taste great too.
@TheCaringCow OK I will try to get to that soon. Thanks for the feedback.
Sugar
@CookingwithSugarTV there’s no dunkin donuts in the Bay area…
Great Video! Do you think you could do a video for a homemade cake?! I cant find ANY good recipies..
Thanks!
@Kirkiesful Thanks for the feedback. I will try to do more videos like this. Do you want to see more cake pops or just easy dessert?
Sugar
@ichimaruginlover Thank you, that is very sweet. I don’t think of myself as sexy. I’m sort of a dork. LOL!!
Sugar
More videos like this!!!
SO DAMN SEXY
@BrinaaDuran I’ll do another video like that in the next few weeks if I can fit it in.
Sugar
@CookingwithSugarTV Oh true .. haha I would like to try with cream cheese
@BrinaaDuran I know it’s a little different but when you are serving them to a party of 50 little kids, trust me when I tell you they will love them either way. LOL!! Plus I happen to think they taste better because they aren’t as sweet as the regular cake pop. My kids actually like them better. Most of the time they are made with box cake mix and box frosting (Far from homemade) so they are very sweet. I have made them with homemade cake and cream cheese frosting and they are super great.
@CookingwithSugarTV Ohh well maybe it’s because I am used to the other way .
@BrinaaDuran It’s not harder at all. it cuts out about 3 hours in the whole process. Trust me I know. I blog for Betty Crocker so I have made plenty of Cake Pops. I make them like this when I am short of time. It’s actually only a few dollars more but the time saver is huge.
Sugar
that . Is the lazy wayXD
but it’s kinda harder and more money .
@aarondesaint7 So glad it worked for you.
Sugar
you did great and you were right i tried it out and i worked
I’m sure to try this out with shortening! thanks sugar:)
@misskahlon92 True you can but I think the Crisco works the best.
Sugar
you can also use vegetable or olive oil instead or shortening