Equipment needed:
- Whisk
- Mixing bowl
- Fat Daddio’s cake pan 12″x3″ round or 9″x13″ rectangular
- Stand mixer with paddle attachment
- Airtight container or Saran Wrap (for cooling dough)
- Rolling pin (with 5/8-inch guides)
- Round cake pop maker — bite-pop size
- Stick Jig Tool (optional, for centered placement)
- Spatula
- Microwavable bowl (for chocolate)
- Laser thermometer
- Cake pop sticks
- Hand massager (for quick-drip technique)
- Food warming mat (to maintain coating temperature while dipping)
- Flat Surface/Baking Sheet
- Tipless Piping Bags
Cake Pop – Fruity Pebbles
Description
Yield: Approximately 30–34 cake pops rolled to 5/8″ and using a bite-size cutter
Ingredients – Cake Dough Base
Ingredients – Dipping & Decoration
Bake & Rest
- Preheat your oven according to the box directions.
- Prepare the cake batter by combining the Betty Crocker White Cake Mix, strawberry cake mix, water, eggs, sour cream, vegetable oil, LorAnn Strawberry Emulsion, and LorAnn Orange Emulsion until smooth.
- Bake according to box instructions.
- Rest: After removing the cake from the oven, let it rest for 10 to 15 minutes to release excess steam, then cover it with aluminum foil and let it rest for 1 to 2 hours, or until it comes to room temperature.
- Once the cake has cooled completely to room temperature, break it into pieces and place them into a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
- Mix on low speed until the cake crumbles down into a smooth, pliable Play-Doh consistency.
- Knead the dough for a few minutes by hand to give it the final consistency it requires.
- Roll the dough flat using 5/8-inch guides to ensure consistent depth.
- Cut out individual portions using your cutter.
- Melt 70% Sweet Shop Ultra White Melts with 30% Stover Deluxe Melts together until completely smooth. Stir in the ⅛ cup of pulverized Fruity Pebbles to create a vibrant, speckled cereal coating.
- Place the bowl of melted yellow coating directly onto your food warming mat set to hold at the target temperature.
- Check the coating with a laser thermometer to confirm it stays steadily within 92°F–98°F.
- Dip the tip of a treat stick into the melted coating, then insert it into the rolled-out cake cutout (almost to the top).
- Fully dip the cake pop into the yellow coating. Apply the hand massager to your wrist for a quick-drip vibration to smoothly shed excess coating.
- Lay the pops flat on a flat surface so toppings do not slide off while setting.
- While the speckled coating is still wet, sprinkle whole Fruity Pebbles directly over the top so they adhere securely.
- Allow the coating to set completely before packaging or serving.
CRITICAL: Do not overbake your cake. A larger surface area bakes faster—remove it as soon as a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Mix the Dough
If needed after 5 minutes, finish kneading by hand.
Portion & Shape
I like to use the Bite Pop size round cake pop cutter from our website.
Insert Cake Pop Sticks & Dip
I use the stick jig tool for precise, centered placement.
Decorate & Set
Pro Tip:
- Compensating for Partial Box Mix: Adding 4.5 oz of extra strawberry cake mix increases the total dry volume by roughly ⅓ box. Bumping the fat ratio to ⅓ cup + 2 tbsp sour cream, 3 tbsp oil, and 4 eggs ensures the baked cake retains its rich, pliable texture without becoming dry or crumbly.
- 30% Deluxe Melts Fluidity: Cereal crumbs absorb moisture and thicken the melted candy coating. Increasing the Stover Deluxe Melts to 30% thins the liquid flow, keeping the coating smooth, thin, and easy to dip at 92°F–98°F, even after folding in pulverized Fruity Pebbles.
- Higher Yield Scaling: The extra cake mix volume increases the batch size from the standard 23–28 cake pops to 30–33 cake pops using the 5/8-inch rolling depth and Bite Pop cutter.
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