Ornament Cake Pops
These ornament cake pops are a great treat for a Holiday dessert table or as a Christmas party favor. Follow these simple instructions to make your own.
I have been avoiding cake pops for some time now. Don't get me wrong, they taste AMAZING! But they look sooo intimidating to make. However, my creative side couldn't resist jumping in and creating a new Christmas treat. Check out my instructions below to make your very own ornament cake pops!
Making your own ornament cake pops:
To make these cake pops, I followed the Wilton recipe. These are seriously the most delicious cake pops out there! And, BONUS, they are very soft.
Customizing the ornaments so that they look like ornaments was my own neat idea :)
Materials needed for your ornament cake pops:
Red, green, and white candy melts
Assorted sprinkles
Mini marshmallows
Licorice twists (side note: don't use the licorice laces… when they bend, they break!)
Cake pops instructions:
You have to plan ahead a little bit so that you dip the cake pop sticks into the same colour of chocolate that you dip the entire Christmas cake pop into.
You also want to plan ahead by preparing the ornament tops and hooks ahead of time. Do this by poking a hole through the marshmallows. I used a cake pop stick to poke the hole. Then, carefully slide both sides of short (approx. 2") licorice pieces into the marshmallows. Set these aside until they are needed.
Next, split the pops up into red, green and white ones and dip one at a time.
Let the icing drip off. Before the icing settles, sprinkle the sprinkles all over the cake pops, and then set one of your ornament tops on the top of the cake pop settled into the icing :)
PRO TIP
Keep the Christmas cake pops cold throughout the process as much as possible. Always take one pop out of the fridge at a time, and put it back in as soon as possible. This will give you the best results :)
I wrapped some of these ornament cake pops in clear bags, and tied a little red and white twine around them to present them as nice Christmas favours :)
And just to prove that I ate one... lol.
I hope you enjoy making these delicious treats!
These are just too cute! Pinning to my Christmas board :)
Thank you Aimee! They are super fun to make too!
These look so festive. I love all the colors - I know my kids would enjoy these:)
And you could get your kids to help put on the sprinkles!! My baby girl is too small for that right now, but one day she will! Thanks for stopping by Zan!
I love these!!!!!!!!!Thank you for joining the fun at the Christmas Cookie Swap Linky Party. I have pinned your yumminess xo
Thank you!! Hey taste just as good as they look! Trust me!
Well these cake pops look delicious, but more yumculicious!!! Thanks for linking up with Merry Monday Linky Party!!! Shared your post to Twitter today.
Karren
Thanks for sharing Karen!! Can't wait to go see what you're making!
I'm in love with these ornament cake pops!! Super cute!! And look yummy too!!! Pinned!! Iky
Thank you!! I'm so excited to make more as it gets closer to Christmas!
Your cake pops are so adorable! Thanks for all the tips to make them!
#ultimatecookieparty
Thanks Shirley! I was very happy with how they turned out :)
Your cake pops are so adorable. What a clever idea and so great for the kids and the adults too.
Pinning this,
Bev
Thanks Bev! They are great conversation starters at parties too!! Thanks for stopping by :)
Yummmm and so so cute! Thanks for sharing! PINNED!
Thanks for sharing Michelle :) SO glad you liked them!
These are oh so cute!! They would make great Christmas gifts. Thank you for sharing at The Wednesday Round Up! Hope to see you back next week!
Thanks Emily!! I promise you will love them if you make them :)
How adorable are these? I think I'll add them as an activity on our Advent calendar. My son will love them!
Oh he will LOVE them!! They take some time, but they are sooo fun to make! Thanks for stopping by :)
these are the cutest! pinning and hopefully i can make the time to make these pops with my daughter, she'd go nuts over these! thanks for sharing!!
Thanks Amanda!! She'll love doing the dipping and sprinkling!! Thanks for stopping by!!
i love these cake pops and that you placed them in a jar full of candy! Super Creative! Saying hello from on display Thursday and these are just perfect to display & eat! :-)
Cathy
Thanks Cathy!! I needed something in the jar to keep the cake pops upright and candy worked perfectly! So glad you liked them!
So cute! I have not been too successful with my cake pops, but you are inspiring me to go back and try again. These would just be adorable to serve up anytime during the Christmas season. I think they would be especially fun to serve up while we are decorating the tree. I found you over at On Display Thursday!
Oh they are!! You will LOVE them! Cute and delicious - can't go wrong! Lol
these are so cute! I am going to pin these for later.. .
Thanks so much for stopping by and for sharing :)
Found this on Katherine's Corner.. SOOOOOO cute and easy too and they are adorable! Thanks for sharing!
Awww, you're so sweet! Thank you!!
These are the first cake pops I've seen in while that I think I'll actually make! They are both adorable, and do-able! Thanks!
Come back and tell me if you liked them Kelly!!
These are so cute! Thanks so much for linking up at Talented Tuesday!
~Meaghan
Thanks Meaghan!! Always happy to link up with others and share :)
I've never made cake pops. I should really change that, huh? ;)
Start here if you do! lol. This was my first attempt and they were amazing!
How sweet!!! Thanks for sharing at the Motivational Monday party!
Danielle
SewMuchCrafting.com
Thank you :)
Your ornament cake pops are so pretty! After reading your post, I might be able to attempt making cake pops now...haha. (I've never tried to make them before...although, I've wanted to for some time now.) ;)
This was my first attempt!! They were a bit time comsuming, but super easy, and well worth it! Enjoy :)