Description
Festive bite-sized treats perfect for holiday parties and edible décor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1⁄4 tsp. salt
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 2 1⁄2 tsp. vanilla
- 1⁄2 cup buttermilk, room temperature
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 1⁄2 cups confectioner’s sugar
- 1–3 Tbsp. heavy whipping cream
- 1 1⁄2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 tsp. salt
- 3 cups dark green candy melts
- 2–3 Tbsp. coconut oil
- 1⁄4 cup red candy melts
- 1⁄4 cup blue candy melts
- 1⁄4 cup light green candy melts
- 1⁄4 cup yellow candy melts
- 1⁄4 cup semi-sweet chocolate
- sprinkles, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease and line a 9″ x 13″ pan with parchment paper.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy with an electric mixer.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing between each addition. Add vanilla.
- Alternate adding dry ingredients and buttermilk, mixing lightly between each addition.
- Spread batter evenly in the pan and bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool cake for 20 minutes, then crumble it.
- Make buttercream by mixing butter and confectioner’s sugar, then slowly adding cream.
- Add vanilla and salt to buttercream, then mix until smooth.
- Combine crumbled cake with buttercream until pliable.
- Press mixture into molds, insert sticks, and freeze for at least 2 hours.
- Melt green candy melts in 30-second intervals, stirring between each.
- Dip each cake pop into melted candy, allowing excess to drip off.
- Let green coating set, then decorate with colored candy melts.
- Store cake pops in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or freeze for up to 3 months.
Notes
- Use coconut oil to thin candy melts for easier dipping.
- Decorate cake pops with sprinkles or colored candy melts for festive designs.
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake pop
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: Christmas cake pops, holiday desserts, festive treats, edible decorations