Reindeer Cake Pops

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Bring some holiday magic to your dessert table when you make adorable Reindeer Cake Pops with this step-by-step tutorial!

Prep Time1

Cook Time25

Chill Time30

Total Time1 55

Course: Christmas, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Reindeer Cake Pops

Servings: servings

Calories: 353kcal

Author: Lois

Equipment

Ingredients

1 box chocolate cake mix (including the ingredients on the box)
16 ounce can chocolate frosting
20 ounces dark chocolate melting wafers
black decorating icing
20 red mini M&M's
20 mini pretzel twists
20 popsicle sticks

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Instructions

Prepare and bake the chocolate cake according to the instructions on the box. Bake time may vary. Let the cake cool completely before proceeding.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Crumble the cooled cake into a large mixing bowl. Add the frosting and mix with your hands until fully combined. The mixture should be thick enough to hold its shape.
Scoop 2 to 3 tablespoons of the mixture into your hands and roll into a ball. Place on the baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining mixture to form 18 to 20 cake pops.
Once all the cake balls are formed, place them in the freezer for 30 minutes.
Prepare the pretzels by breaking or cutting each one in half.
Melt the chocolate wafers in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring between intervals, until melted and smooth.
Remove the cake pops from the freezer. Dip one end of a popsicle stick into the melted chocolate and insert it into a cake pop. Then dip the entire cake pop into the melted chocolate, swirling to ensure it's fully coated.
Insert the other end of the popsicle stick into the styrofoam brick to hold the cake pop upright. Before the chocolate hardens, insert two pretzel halves into the top of the cake pop to create the antlers. Repeat with the remaining cake pops.
Allow the cake pops to set for about 15 minutes, until the chocolate hardens.
To decorate the face, use black decorating icing to draw two eyes on each cake pop. Pipe a small amount of icing onto a red M&M and press it onto the face beneath the eyes to create the nose. Lay the cake pops on their backs for 10 minutes so the M&M's can set without sliding off.
Once the M&M's set on the cake pops, enjoy!

Notes

Make sure the cake mixture is moist enough to hold its shape but not too wet, and avoid temperature shocks by letting the pops warm up slightly before dipping them in the melted coating.

If the melted almond bark or candy melts are too thick, thin it out with a small amount of coconut oil or shortening.

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