Watermelon Cake Pops Summer (Printable View)

Fun bite-sized treats resembling watermelon slices, made with moist cake and creamy frosting.

# What You Need:

→ Cake Base

01 - 1 box vanilla cake mix (approximately 15 ounces) or 14 ounces homemade vanilla cake, cooled
02 - 3 large eggs
03 - 1/2 cup vegetable oil
04 - 1 cup water

→ Cream Cheese Frosting

05 - 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
06 - 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
07 - 1 cup powdered sugar
08 - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

→ Coating and Decoration

09 - 10 ounces pink or red candy melts
10 - 7 ounces green candy melts
11 - 24 lollipop sticks
12 - 2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
13 - 1 tablespoon vegetable oil for thinning candy melts

# How-To Steps:

01 - Prepare vanilla cake according to package instructions or your favorite homemade recipe. Bake until fully cooked and allow to cool completely before proceeding.
02 - Using an electric mixer, beat softened cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract, continuing to mix until fluffy and well combined.
03 - Crumble cooled cake into fine pieces in a large mixing bowl. Add frosting gradually, one spoonful at a time, mixing until the mixture holds together when pressed but remains pliable.
04 - Portion mixture into 24 equal pieces. Roll each into a ball, then gently flatten and shape into teardrop or wedge forms resembling watermelon slices.
05 - Melt a small portion of green candy melts in the microwave. Dip the tip of each lollipop stick into melted candy, then insert approximately halfway into each shaped cake pop. Place in freezer for 20 minutes to set.
06 - Melt pink or red candy melts with 1 teaspoon vegetable oil until smooth. Dip each chilled cake pop into the red coating, allowing excess to drip off. Immediately press mini chocolate chips into the wet surface as watermelon seeds before coating sets.
07 - Melt remaining green candy melts. Dip the bottom portion of each cake pop into green coating to create the watermelon rind effect. Place upright in a cake pop stand or foam block to set completely.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • These are instant conversation starters at any summer gathering
  • The cake and frosting combo creates the perfect fudgy texture that holds up beautifully
  • Kids and adults both get a kick out of how realistic they look
02 -
  • Room temperature cake pops are much easier to coat than cold ones, which causes the candy to seize and crack
  • Working quickly once the candy is melted is crucial, as it thickens fast and becomes unworkable
  • If your cake balls keep falling off the sticks, you probably did not dip the stick ends in melted candy first
03 -
  • A cookie scoop helps get uniform sized cake balls, which means they all melt and coat at the same rate
  • If the candy coating is too thick, add vegetable oil, not water, which will make the candy seize and become unusable

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