Monster Cake Pops

Name: Monster Cake Pops
Prep time: 3 h 15 min
Cook time: 3 h 15 min
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: 72
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters purple candy melts, melted; 1 liters blue candy melts; 72 servings Block of plastic foam; 237 milliliters Betty Rich & Creamy cream cheese frosting (from 1-lb container); 12 green sour candy straws, cut into 1-inch pieces; 144 candy eyes; 72 paper lollipop sticks; 3 Tbsps shortening; 1 box Betty vanilla cake mix

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Monster Cake Pops a try. This recipe makes 72 servings with 167 calories, 2g of protein, and 5g of fat each. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is perfect for Halloween. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours and 15 minutes. Head to the store and pick up candy straws, candy melts, shortening, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan, using water, oil and eggs. Cool. Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. Crumble cake into large bowl.

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Cake Mix

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Add frosting; mix well. Shape into 1-inch balls; place on cookie sheet. Freeze until firm; refrigerate.

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Frosting

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Baking Sheet

In microwavable bowl, microwave blue candy melts and shortening uncovered on Medium (50%) 1 minute, then in 15-second intervals, until melted; stir until smooth. Dip tip of 1 lollipop stick about 1/2 inch into melted blue candy and insert stick into 1 cake ball no more than halfway. Repeat. Return to cookie sheet. Refrigerate 5 minutes.

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Candy Melts

Shortening

Dip

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Lollipop Sticks

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Remove from refrigerator a few at a time. Dip cake balls in melted blue candy; tap off excess. Poke opposite end of stick into foam block. Immediately attach 2 candy straw pieces to top of pop for antennae, holding in place until set.

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Pop

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Drinking Straws