Bake the cake according to the box directions. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 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.
Add half the candy melts and vegetable oil to a two-cup measuring cup and microwave until fully melted. Assemble the cake pop balls on top of each other. 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.
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. 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.
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.