Thanksgiving Cake Pops Recipe
Make adorable Thanksgiving Cake Pops with this easy Thanksgiving cake pop recipe for turkey cake pops and pumpkin cake pops. A fun dessert for your Thanksgiving table!
Servings: 45
Cost: $15
Ingredients
- 1 15.25 oz box cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1¼ cup water
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup frosting
- 2 cups white chocolate chips divided
- 12 oz orange candy melts
- ½ cup green candy melts
- 12 oz brown candy melts
- candy eyeballs
- candy corn
Instructions
- Prepare and bake the cake mix according to box instructions for a 9x13 inch pan. Let cake cool.
- Break the cake up into small pieces in a medium sized mixing bowl. Add in frosting and mix together until a dough forms.
- Form the dough into 1 inch sized ball and place onto a baking sheet lined with wax paper.
- Melt 2 tablespoons of the brown candy melts. Dip one end of the cake pop stick into the white chocolate and then place the stick halfway into the cake dough ball.
- Refrigerate the cake pops for 1 hour to allow them to chill and set up.
For the Pumpkins
- Firmly press a toothpick around the sides of the cake pops to create the grooves of a pumpkin.
- Melt orange candy melts in 30 second intervals, stirring after each interval, until completely melted. Evenly dip cake pops into the orange candy melts and allow the coating to firm up completely.
- Using a piping bag, pipe on some vines with melted green candy melts. Stick a mini chocolate chip on top as a stem.
For the Turkeys
- Melt brown candy melts in 30 second intervals, stirring after each interval, until completely melted.
- Evenly dip cake pops into the black candy melts. Allow candy melts to slightly firm up before adding two candy eyeballs in the center of the cake pop. Let the coating firm up completely.
- Dip part of the candy corn in the melted candy melts, and stick on to the back of the cake pop. Press firmly for 30 seconds until the candy corn is "glued" in place. Repeat 2-3 times to create the turkey feathers.
- Using a toothpick and leftover melted orange candy melts, draw on a triangle on the turkey's face. This acts as the beak.
Notes
Ingredients may vary with different brands of cake mix.
Always melt candy coating and chocolate in the microwave in intervals.
To prevent cake pops from cracking, refrigerate just until firm. If the balls are too cold, the melted coating may crack.
Allow the coating to dry before adding candy. You can add eyeballs when the coating is partially set if you want.
If you don't have a piping bag, use a ziplock bag with a small corner cut off.
For fewer cake pops, either halve the recipe, or just freeze any undecorated cake pops.
You can use store-bought cake or cupcakes if you don't want to bake the cake.
Nutrition
Calories: 98kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 0.5g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 23mg | Potassium: 25mg | Fiber: 0.02g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 0.03mg