These pumpkin cake pops are a fun and easy way to enjoy the flavors of fall. Made with a moist and flavorful pumpkin cake, these pops are dipped in a coating and decorated. Perfect for parties, potlucks, or just a sweet treat, these pumpkin cake pops are sure to please everyone!
1can vanilla frosting or 1 ¾ cup homemade vanilla frosting
1bag white chocolate chips or 1-2 bags vanilla melting chips
Orange and green natural food coloring
Shredded unsweetened coconut
Lollipop sticks
Instructions
Add the cake mix, pumpkin puree, water, egg whites, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger and oil in a mixing bowl. Stir by hand for approximately two minutes or until all lumps are gone and batter is smooth. Pour into a lightly greased 9x13 inch pan and cook according to package directions.
Remove the cake from the oven and allow cake to cool completely. Once cake has cooled, use a fork to crumble the cake into pieces. Mix in the frosting. You may not need to use the entire can of frosting, so slowly stir it in until the frosting and cake stick together. Form the cake into golf ball sized balls and place on a baking sheet. Place the cake balls into the freezer and freeze for 20 minutes to one hour. Before removing cake balls from the freezer, melt the chips in the microwave or using the double boiler method. Add the dye and stir in. (We used Nature's Flavors natural dyes. India Tree also has a line of natural dyes). If using coconut as a topping, stir together the coconut and green dye in a separate bowl until blended well. Take the freezer balls out of the fridge and poke the lollipop sticks halfway through the cake pops. Dip into the chocolate mixture, coating evenly, then dip of tops of the cake pops into the coconut if desired. Place the sticks into a styrofoam block to allow chocolate to set up.
For pumpkin stems you can also poke a green jelly bean into the top of the cake pop or press a piece of green licorice or fruit snack.
Notes
Gluten Free White Cake Mix Brands: Betty Crocker (could find a yellow, not a white cake mix which is fine to substitute), Kinnikinnik White Cake Mix, Bob's Red Mill GF Vanilla Cake Mix, Pamela's Classic Vanilla Cake Mix, Cherrybrook Kitchen, Namaste Foods Vanilla Cake Mix, Hodgson Mill Yellow Cake Mix (Most of these cake mixes run $3-8)All Natural Cake Mixes: Naturally Nora Yellow Cake Mix, MOM Brands, WOW Baking CompanyOrganic Cake Mixes: Arrowhead Mills Organic Yellow Cake Mix, Dr. Oetker White Cake Mix