Want to make Santa cake pops? Barbara Gibbs shows us how!

Friday, December 23, 2016
Barbara Gibbs has a recipe for a fun and easy last-minute holiday treat!

Cake Pop Recipe:
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1 box of your favorite cake mix
1 box instant pudding or pie filling mix
4 eggs
1 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup of ready-to-use icing

Cake Pop Instructions:
  • Preheat oven to 350F.

  • Spray one 13 x 9 x 2 in. sheet pan or two 8 in. or 9 in. round pans with vegetable pan spray.

  • In large bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water and oil; beat at medium speed with electric mixer 2 minutes.

  • Pour into prepared pan.

  • Bake 30-35 minutes for round pans; 35-40 minutes for sheet pan, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

  • Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling grid and cool completely.

  • Divide cake in half; freeze one half for future use.

  • In large bowl, use hands to crumble cake until no large chunks remain.

  • Add icing; mix with fingers until well combined.

  • Form mixture into cake balls.

  • Chill in refrigerator at least 2 hours.

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Santa Decoration:
Melting chocolate
Powdered Sugar
Red Fondant
Circle cookie Cutter (approx. 2 inch in diameter)
Bag of ready-to-use Icing
Round Candy (for nose)
Black Icing Color (concentrated paste)
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Watch the video in the player above to learn how to assemble your cake pops!

Want to see more of Barbara's creations? Check out her Facebook page here.
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