Comments on: Cake Pops

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 02:04:50 +0000

In reply to Kathy Gillette. Hi Kathy! These shouldn't crack if freezing after finishing them. :)

By: Kathy Gillette

Kathy Gillette — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:22:01 +0000

They turned out so good!
Do they not crack if you freeze them?

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:16:30 +0000

In reply to Bethany T.

Hi Bethany! I haven’t personally tried that method so I can’t say for sure how it would turn out. I’d prefer the frosting as a binder. 🙂 I’m so glad you enjoyed these! 🙂

By: Bethany T

Bethany T — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:40:22 +0000

Love all your recipes Sam! There is this method called the “cool down” method, where you take the cake out of the oven and you immediately cover it with aluminum foil and leave it on the counter for a couple of hours. The moisture traps and then you can mix it in the stand mixer and it becomes cake pop dough. So you don’t have to do the frosting as a binder. Wondering if you have heard of it or tried it? Either way, I did this recipe last week and it was so much better than cake mix cake pops.

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:21:40 +0000

In reply to Denise Clarkson. I'm so sorry I missed this one, Denise! It can get a little messy, but that's part of the fun, right? I like to use gel food coloring to die things. You need less to get a better color. Happy early birthday, Cal! 4 is such a fun age. :)

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:51:39 +0000

In reply to Denise Clarkson. Hi Denise! That will work just fine. :)

By: Denise Clarkson

Denise Clarkson — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:29:36 +0000

Hi Sam, I made these pops the other day, taste great. It’s a work in project to actually get the coating of chocolate on them tidy, a little messy I’m afraid hahaha My question I have for you is this, I want to color the white chocolate red. What is the best food coloring for it?
Hope to hear from you soon, I need to make them for my grandson’s birthday. By the way, he tasted the ones I made and gave me a thumbs up. Cal will be 4 in April.
Denise

By: Denise Clarkson

Denise Clarkson — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 16:32:05 +0000

Hi Sam, is it ok to make the cake the day before you make it into cake pops?
Thank you
Denise

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 03:04:28 +0000

In reply to Emma. Hi Emma! You can just mix some sprinkles into the batter. :) I'm so glad you've enjoyed everything so much. Congratulations on your new position at home! :)

By: Emma

Emma — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:32:58 +0000

Hi Sam! I want to make these for my sister’s birthday. Could I turn this into confetti cake? Or potentially color the cake? If so, what is your recommendation for doing this? I’d like your advice because your recipes are always great and I don’t wanna mess it up! I just made your red velvet cupcakes and they were to die for, so now my mom is rubbing me our resident baker haha.

By: Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

Emily @ Sugar Spun Run — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:09:04 +0000

In reply to Abby. Hi Abby! Olive oil can impart a flavor, but if you use a light olive oil, it should be minimal. If you are concerned, we'd recommend sticking with vegetable, canola, or avocado oil instead.

By: Abby

Abby — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 20:41:40 +0000

I have tried so many of your recipes and recommend them to all my family and friends. With this recipe, it says the oil can be vegetable, canola, or olive oil. Does the olive oil change the flavor of the cake pop? In most other recipes I have tried with sweets, the olive oil changes the flavor drastically. Thanks!

By: Lanie

Lanie — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:41:24 +0000

In reply to Emily @ Sugar Spun Run. Thank you so much for getting back to me!

By: Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

Emily @ Sugar Spun Run — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:01:52 +0000

In reply to Lanie. Hi Lanie! Our recipe makes 35 pops

By: Lanie

Lanie — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 10:04:52 +0000

Hi Sam!

How many cake pops does your recipe make? Thanks! I can’t wait to try them.

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 01:28:56 +0000

In reply to Becky. Hi Becky! Unfortunately, I haven't experimented with making them strawberry flavored so I can't say for sure how to do it.

By: Becky

Becky — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:16:20 +0000

I have made these before and they turned out perfectly! I’m having an ice cream themed party for my daughter and I was wondering if there’s a way to make these strawberry flavored? I want to do chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry cake pops and cake popsicles. Thank you for your help!

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:39:40 +0000

I used a left over cake layer from the another recipe for my cake pops. Followed directions but cake was too soft after taking a bite fell off the stick wonder what ingredient would help hold together better?

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 00:46:10 +0000

In reply to Kim Bailey. I'm so glad everyone enjoyed them so much, Kim! :)

By: Kim Bailey

Kim Bailey — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 17:38:04 +0000

In reply to Sam. I used your recipe to make cake pops from my friends 60th birthday party. As a small at home baker, I have tried so many other recipes and this one is hands down the BEST!! The flavor and texture were delicious!!! Everyone raved about them!! Thank you so much and this will be my ONLY go to recipe going forward

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 02:57:48 +0000

In reply to Lena K.. Thank you so much, Lena! Happy Easter! :)

By: Lena K.

Lena K. — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 16:08:47 +0000

First of all I want to wish you and your beautiful family Happy and Blessed Easter . I’m so glad that I got your email and I can’t wait to make them for Easter Sunday. And I’ll keep you posted on it.

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:32:20 +0000

In reply to Mary. Hi Mary! Honestly, it's so hard to say without trying it. I think for a bold raspberry flavor you’d probably want to flavor the cake too. :)

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 08:18:49 +0000

I’m so glad I came across this recipe—can’t wait to try it! Then I saw your recipe for raspberry butter cream frosting and thought, that could make for delicious cake pops (with pink icing)! Do you think the flavored icing would be enough, or would the cake also need raspberry flavoring?

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 02:26:44 +0000

In reply to Trinity. Hi Trinity! This recipe is made with half of what your box cake mix will make so you would likely need to double the frosting recipe.