These St. Patrick's Day Cake Pops are cute and fun and easy and delicious! Anybody can make them and impress your friends or kids with a sweet, festive treat!
These cake pops are so easy and fun to make! The first think you'll want to do is bake a cake following the box directions I used white cake but you could do any flavor you like.
It doesn't matter what shape pan you use; it'll all be crumbled up for the cake pops!
Here's what you will need to make St. Patrick's Day Cake Pops:
- Cake (one box mix and all ingredients, baked according to box instructions), crumbled
- ½ cup vanilla frosting
- 20 oz candy melts, green (3 bags)*
- 6-inch lollipop sticks (approximately 40)
- Chocolate Gold Coins
- 3 tablespoon white sprinkles
Before you're ready to make cake pops, you'll need to bake the cake (package directions are fine), let it cool. Also make sure you have all the other ingredients and supplies ready to go!
How to Make Cake Pops
Now... are you ready to make cake pops? First, you're going to crumble the baked cake. Then add in ¼ cup of frosting and begin mixing it together.
If it's too dry, add more until you get a really firm dough, up to ½ cup frosting.
Honestly, any kind of frosting will do here. I almost always have leftover vanilla buttercream (or cream cheese buttercream) in my fridge, so those are my preference. But you could even use canned frosting - it'll all work!
Mix the frosting into the cake. You can use your hands, a Bosch mixer, a spoon... whatever works. Because of my hand issues, I prefer to use the cookie paddles in my Bosch.
Begin rolling the cake dough into balls that are approximately 1" round (or a little larger). I like them around 1.25-1.5 inches. Doing them this size, I get about 40 cake balls out of one cake mix.
Place the cake pops on a sheet cake pan or a plate and place in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
While the cake balls are chilling, place the candy melts in a medium bowl and microwave for 30 second intervals until completely melted. If you have trouble with the candy melts, check out How to Thin Candy Melts for Cake Pops.
Remove the cake balls from the fridge. Dip each lollipop stick into the melted candy melts, then push it into the cake pop about halfway.
Using the stick, dip the cake balls into the melted candy melts until they're completely coated. Tap the cake pop gently on the side of the boal to remove any excess candy and create a smooth finish.
Place the cake pop onto parchment paper (or a silicone mat). Immediately (before the candy melts set) add sprinkles and a gold coin after you dip each cake pop.
Repeat for all of the cake pops & enjoy!
More Cake Pop Fun:
- How to Make Cake Pops
- How to Thin Candy Melts for Cake Pops
- How to Make Spring Flower Cake Pops
- How to Make Carrot Cake Pops for Easter
Recipe
St. Patrick's Day Cake Pops
- Total Time: 0 hours
- Yield: 40 1x
Description
These St. Patrick’s Day Cake Pops are cute and fun and easy and delicious! Anybody can make them and impress your friends or kids with a sweet, festive treat!
Ingredients
- Cake (one box mix and all ingredients, baked according to box instructions), crumbled
- ½ cup vanilla frosting
- 20 oz candy melts, green (3 bags)*
- 6-inch lollipop sticks (approximately 40)
- Chocolate Gold Coins
- 3 TBSP white sprinkles
Instructions
1. In a large bowl, crumble your cake.
2. Add the frosting. Mix well with a hand mixer, spoon, or stand mixer.
3. Begin rolling the cake dough into balls that are at least 1-inch round (or a little larger). I like them around 1.25-1.5 inches.
4. Place your cake pops on a sheet pan or plate, and place in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
5. While your cake pops are in the fridge, place all of your candy melts in a medium-sized bowl. Microwave for 30 second intervals until completely melted.
6. Remove the cake pops from the refrigerator.
7. Dip the end of the lollipop sticks in the candy melt, then push into the cake pops. Then dip the cake pop in the melted candy melts. Coat the pop completely. On the side of the bowl, tap it gently with the stick removing any excess chocolate from the cake pop to create a smooth finish.
8. Place the cake pop on the parchment paper. Immediately add your sprinkles before the chocolate dries. In the corner of your cake pop, push in your gold coin.
9. Continue steps 6 – 8 until each cake pop is complete.
10. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 15 + Cake Baking
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
More St. Patrick's Day Treats:
St. Patrick's Day Cupcakes with Sour Power Rainbows
St. Patrick's Day Cheerios Marshmallow Treats
Jimmi
Hey Rose! Where did you manage to find your golden coins? Ive been hunting all over town.
Rose
Hobby Lobby, near the front checkout with the other candy. I've asked around and it seems that some dollar stores also carry them and Walgreens has some as well. I checked our local Walgreens and they only had them wrapped in multi-colored foil - no all-gold ones but the associate said usually they had both.
Toni
Hi Rose,
Can you freeze or refrigerate the leftover cupcake/frosting mixture if you made to much?
Thanks, Toni
Rose Atwater
Yes! I'd wrap it in a layer of plastic wrap then put that inside a freezer bag. It should be good in the freezer for up to a month.
Nicolle
Rose these look so good! My kids loveee cake pops! I would love to invite you to come share your recipe over at my weekly link party for a chance to be featured!
https://www.ourtinynest.com/2023/02/22/weekly-link-party-336/
Helen at the Lazy Gastronome
Thanks for sharing at the What's for Dinner party - have a great week!
Niki | Life as a LEO Wife
These are cute & look delicious! Thanks for sharing on Happiness is Homemade over at LifeasaLEOWife.com. I'd love to have you stop by & share on Crafty Creators Link Party as well. It has a different audience & I think they will love this! It's open Thursdays at 6am through Monday nights at 11:59pm. Hope to see you there! I'll be featuring this post on Sunday's Happiness is Homemade. Congrats!
Nicolle
Rose thank you so much for sharing your cake pops at this week's link party! I'm happy to be featuring you!
https://www.ourtinynest.com/2023/03/01/weekly-link-party-337/
Have a great day!
Miz Helen
We sure have enjoyed featuring your awesome post this week on Full Plate Thursday,630. Thanks so much for sharing it with us and hope you will come back soon!
Miz Helen
Carol
Thanks for sharing at last week's BFF Open House. I'm featuring these when my party opens up tomorrow. So festive!
Rose Atwater
Eeek, thank you! xo
Miz Helen
Thanks so for sharing with Full Plate Thursday, 684. We really enjoyed featuring you post. Hope you are having a great week and come back soon!
Miz Helen
Rose Atwater
Thank you Miz Helen! xo