Turkey Cake Pops
These Turkey Cake Pops are a fun Thanksgiving treat made with chocolate cake, buttercream, and colorful candy decorations. The cake is crumbled and mixed with buttercream, shaped into cake balls, chilled, dipped in chocolate, and decorated to look like little turkeys.
Equipment
- Cake Pan
- Large mixing bowl
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- Lollipop sticks
- Microwave-safe bowl or double boiler
- Spoon or spatula
- Styrofoam block or cake pop stand for drying
Ingredients
- 1 box (15.25 oz ) chocolate cake mix, prepared according to package directions
- 1½ cups buttercream icing
- 40 cake-pop sticks
- 40-50 pretzel sticks broken into smaller pieces as needed for turkey feathers
- 12 oz milk chocolate chips
- 80 candy corn pieces for beaks and feet
- 40 brown Peanut M&M’s for the turkey bodies/faces
- 1 cup Wilton Rainbow Chip Crunch for decorating
Instructions
- Prepare the chocolate cake mix according to the package directions and let it cool completely. Crumble the cake into a large mixing bowl.
- Add 1½ cups buttercream icing to the cake crumbs and mix until the mixture holds together.
- Shape the cake mixture into 40 small cake balls, about 1 tablespoon each. Place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet and freeze until firm.
- Melt the 12 ounces milk chocolate chips until smooth. Dip the end of each cake-pop stick into the melted chocolate, then insert it into a chilled cake ball.
- Dip each cake pop completely into the melted chocolate, allowing the excess chocolate to drip off.
- Decorate immediately with pretzel sticks, candy corn, brown Peanut M&M’s, and Wilton Rainbow Chip Crunch to create the turkey design.
- Place the decorated cake pops upright in a cake-pop stand or Styrofoam block and allow the chocolate to set completely.
Notes
- Chilling the cake balls before dipping helps them stay firm.
- If the melted chocolate is too thick, it may be difficult to remove excess coating.