These Snowman Cake Pops are such a fun, sweet winter treat that’s easy to make using a boxed cake mix, melted chocolate, icing, and fondant!
Another fun winter treat is these Melted Snowman Cookies! A fun kitchen project that the kids would also have a blast helping with!
Snowman Cake Pops are perfect for those winter parties or as a fun after-school snack for the kids! I also love to gift them in cellophane bags that are tied off with a pretty ribbon!
All About These Snowman Cake Pops
Taste: The ingredients for cake pops include red velvet cake mix, cream cheese frosting, and white chocolate candy melts! Making for a treat that looks fun yet also has a high quality of taste!
Making this cake pop recipe with a cake mix means you can easily change up the flavors! Simply switch it up by using a different flavor of cake mix and frosting.
Texture: Inside these Snowman Cake Pops are filled with a moist, tender cake filling! While the exterior has a smooth chocolate coating that’s decorated with icing and fondant!
Tips & Tricks For Making These Snowman Cake Pops
- Mixing The Cake -I find that mixing the baked, cooled cake with the frosting by hand worked best. It allows me to feel the consistency of the dough to judge if it’s ready to be rolled into cake balls.
- Dough Consistency – The mixture is ready when you can roll it into smooth balls that hold their shape. If it falls apart when you pierce it with the cake pop stick, it’s a sign that you need to add more frosting.
- Freeze The Cake Balls – Don’t skip popping the rolled-up cake balls in the freezer before dipping them. This allows the ball to firm up before getting dipped in the melted chocolate!
- Dipping – A 2-cup measuring cup worked great for melted chocolate. I found it was the perfect depth for dipping the snowmen completely! You’ll also need to do a second round of melted chocolate to ensure all the cake balls get dipped. It’s very important to wash and dry the measuring cup before reusing it though. If not the leftover melted chocolate from the first round will harden in the second round. Ultimately causing the newly melted chocolate to have hard lumps, ruining it!
- Styrofoam Block – Sticking the cake pops into a Styrofoam block was very helpful as they dried. If you don’t have a Styrofoam block a cardboard box would also work!
Fun Snowman Cake pop Variations
These fun snowman cake pops can be made two other ways! One way is to skip the double-stacked cake balls and do just one!
To do this, I roll a larger-sized ball per cake pop and then draw on the snowman’s eyes, mouth, and nose. The hand-held desserts will then turn out like the snowman cake pop Starbucks is known for in the winter!
The second variation is to do a melting snowman! For this, you place the stick at the top of the snowman’s head and let it harden sitting on parchment paper.
Allowing the candy melt to pool out at the bottom, giving them their melted snowman look. Both variations still turn out exciting and delicious but are just a little bit less work on your part!
Winter-themed treats like these Snowman Cake Pops are always a hit among everyone! Another crowd-pleasing winter treat is anything that has to do with hot chocolate!
From the classic mug full of Crockpot Hot Chocolate to trendy Hot Chocolate Bombs! Everyone is always thrilled for a taste of that classic cold-weather drink!
How Long Do Cake Pops Last?
These cake pops will last for up to 2 weeks when stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container. Following this recipe does require them to be stored in the fridge since it includes cream cheese frosting.
However, if you use a vanilla buttercream frosting or one made with room temperature safe ingredients, then they can be stored at room temperature. These can then be enjoyed for 3 to 5 days.
Can I Re-Crumble The Cake Ball Mixture If I Find They Crumble When They’re Pierced With The Stick?
Yes, absolutely! This happened once during testing; all I did was re-crumble the dough and add more frosting. And the cake pops still turned out just fine!
Just be sure to also pop them back in the freezer when you reshape the cake balls!
What If I Leave The Cake Pops In The Freezer For More Than 15 minutes?
No problem, just allow them to warm up on the counter at room temperature. This way the melted chocolate doesn’t crack when it’s dried.
Cracked chocolate happens when the contrast of the temperature between the chilled dough balls and melted chocolate is too great.
How Do I Prevent The Dipped Cake Pops From Dripping?
After you dip the cake balls, gently tap the side of the measuring cup as you swirl the stick. This allows any excess melted chocolate to drip off of them.
The trick is to do this gently though, too hard and the cake pops will split or fall apart.
Can I Use An Electric Mixer To Make The Cake Ball Dough?
Yes, an electric mixer using a beat attachment can be used to crumble the cake at low speed. It can also be used to mix the frosting into the crumbled cake.
What Other Ways Can I Draw The Snowmen Faces On?
Decorating gel would work and is even easy to apply! However, when I tested this, I found that the gel had a noticeably thinner appearance.
I also tried using Wilton’s Candy Melt Writing Pen and found that it didn’t work well at all!
Can I Just Melt Chocolate Chips To Use For Dipping?
I find that the chocolate melting wafers really impact the overall flavor of these Snowman Cake Pops! The melting wafers also achieved a smooth consistency that’s perfect for dipping.
Therefore, I’d really stick to the melting wafers if possible!
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Snowman Cake Pops
Equipment
- 9×13-inch cake pan
- Cake pop sticks
- Styrofoam block (or cardboard box)
- Rolling Pin
Ingredients
- 1 (15.25oz.) box red velvet cake mix plus additional ingredients as called for on the box
- ½ cup cream cheese frosting may need an additional ¼ cup
- 4 cups white chocolate melting wafers or white candy melts
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- Black icing
- Orange icing
- 6 ounces red fondant
Instructions
Cake
- Bake the cake according to the box directions and let it cool completely.1 (15.25oz.) box red velvet cake mix
- Line a baking sheet with wax or parchment paper and set it aside.
- Once the cake has cooled crumble it with your hands and add ½ cup of cream cheese frosting and mix into the crumbles. Add additional tablespoons of frosting one at a time until you can easily roll the cake into a smooth ball.½ cup cream cheese frosting
- Roll the cake mixture into balls: roll half of them into 1 tablespoon-sized balls and half into 1½ tablespoon-sized balls (there should be 18 of each, 36 in total). Place the balls on the baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Once they’re all rolled out, place the baking sheet with the cake balls in the freezer for 15 minutes.
Assembling & Decorating
- Add half the candy melts and vegetable oil to a two-cup measuring cup and microwave for 1½ minutes. Stir, and then microwave for an additional 15 seconds. Stir again until smooth. Microwave for an additional 15 seconds if needed.4 cups white chocolate melting wafers, 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- Dip the end of a stick a ½-inch into the candy melts. Then insert it through the center of one of the larger balls, with ¼-inch of the stick popping through the top. Dip again in the candy melt coating the top of the stick. Top with one of the smaller balls. Submerge the cake pop fully into the candy melts. To remove the excess candy melt, gently tap the stick of the cake pop against the edge of your measuring cup while slowly twirling it.
- Then, insert the bottom of cake pop stick into a block of styrofoam to keep upright as it dries and hardens. Repeat with the remaining cake pops. You’ll need to melt the second half of the candy melts in a clean or new measuring cup about halfway through.
- By the time you’ve finished assembling the last snowman, the first ones should be dry enough to draw on the eyes, mouth and buttons with black icing and the nose with orange icing.Black icing, Orange icing
- Make the scarves by rolling out the fondant to about ⅛-inch thickness and at least seven inches long. Cut into ½-inch wide strips. Trim the edges so that you now have ½-inch wide by 7-inch long strips.6 ounces red fondant
- Then, create the scarf fringe by cutting three small lines at both ends of the strip. Wrap each strip around a snowman styled as a scarf. Ball and roll out the scraps of fondant, repeating until each snowmen has a scarf.
Notes
- Storage: If using cream cheese frosting, these cake pops should be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container. However, if you use a vanilla buttercream or one made with room temperature-safe ingredients, you can leave the cake pops on the counter for 3 – 5 days.
- Can I Re-Crumble The Cake Ball Mixture If I Find They Crumble When They’re Pierced With The Stick? Yes, absolutely! This happened once during testing; all I did was re-crumble the dough and add more frosting. And the cake pops still turned out just fine! Just be sure to also pop them back in the freezer when you reshape the cake balls!
- What If I Leave The Cake Pops In The Freezer For More Than 15 minutes? No problem, just allow them to warm up on the counter at room temperature. This way the melted chocolate doesn’t crack when it’s dried. Cracked chocolate happens when the contrast of the temperature between the chilled dough balls and melted chocolate is too great.
- How Do I Prevent The Dipped Cake Pops From Dripping? After you dip the cake balls, gently tap the side of the measuring cup as you swirl the stick. This allows any excess melted chocolate to drip off of them. The trick is to do this gently though, too hard and the cake pops will split or fall apart.
- Can I Use An Electric Mixer To Make The Cake Ball Dough? Yes, an electric mixer using a beat attachment can be used to crumble the cake at low speed. It can also be used to mix the frosting into the crumbled cake.
- What Other Ways Can I Draw The Snowmen Faces On? Decorating gel would work and is even easy to apply! However, when I tested this, I found that the gel had a noticeably thinner appearance. I also tried using Wilton’s Candy Melt Writing Pen and found that it didn’t work well at all!
- Can I Just Melt Chocolate Chips To Use For Dipping? I find that the chocolate melting wafers really impact the overall flavor of these Snowman Cake Pops! The melting wafers also achieved a smooth consistency that’s perfect for dipping. Therefore, I’d really stick to the melting wafers if possible!
- Fun Snowman Cake Pop Variations: These fun snowman cake pops can be made two other ways! One way is to skip the double-stacked cake balls and do just one!
- To do this, I roll a larger-sized ball per cake pop and then draw on the snowman’s eyes, mouth, and nose. The hand-held desserts will then turn out like the snowman cake pop Starbucks is known for in the winter!
- The second variation is to do a melting snowman! For this, you place the stick at the top of the snowman’s head and let it harden sitting on parchment paper. Allowing the candy melt to pool out at the bottom, giving them their melted snowman look. Both variations still turn out exciting and delicious but are just a little bit less work on your part!
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