Eyeball Cake Pops

The perfect spooky treat for your Halloween party. Delicious chocolate cake with buttercream frosting makes up the center of these Eyeball Cake Pops.

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Prep Time 2

Cook Time 30

Total Time 2 30

Course Dessert

Servings Cake Pops

Ingredients

Chocolate Cake

7 ounces all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
3 ounces cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 large egg
½ cup buttermilk
¼ cup vegetable oil
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup coffee freshly brewed

Buttercream Frosting

8 ounces unsalted butter softened
2 cups powdered sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ teaspoons heavy cream

Candy Melts and Chocolate

24 ounces white candy melts blue food coloring to color a small amount for the eyes
2-3 ounces chocolate chips
2-4 ounces red candy melts
30 sticks

I always use Kosher salt in my kitchen! If using table salt, start with half the amount and adjust to taste, as it is much "saltier" by volume.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9" pan with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
In a separate bowl whisk together the buttermilk, oil, egg and vanilla extract.
Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well.
Carefully whisk in the hot coffee. Mix until well combined. The mixture will be very liquidly, do not be alarmed.
Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes or until done.
In a mixer bowl fitted with a paddle cream the butter. Slowly add in the powdered sugar. Mix well.
Add in the vanilla extract and the heavy cream. Mix until fluffy.
After the cake has completely cooled, crumble it into a medium bowl. Add in ¾ cup of the buttercream and mix until fully incorporated.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Begin rolling the mixture into balls. Use 1 to 2 tablespoons of the mixture for each cake ball. Place on the parchment lined baking sheet.
Once all of the cake balls are rolled refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
In a 2-cup liquid measuring glass melt the white candy melts according to the package directions. Reserve about 2 ounces of the candy melts to be colored blue for the eyes.
Dip the stick into the chocolate about ½" then insert halfway into the cake ball. Place upright to dry until you have all of the cake balls on the sticks.
Dip each of the cake balls into the white chocolate, gently shaking off the excess then place back into the box or Styrofoam that you are using to keep them standing upright.
Since they were chilled before dipping them, they should dry fairly quickly.
Now melt the chocolate and the red candy melts and place in separate piping bags. Color the reserved white candy melts blue and place in a piping bag. Cut small holes in the tips of the bags.
Pipe a blue circle in the middle of each cake pop. Once dry pipe a smaller circle with the chocolate.
Lastly, pipe the red veins on the eyeballs. Be creative and make the lines however you want. Allow to dry for 1 hour before packaging or placing in an airtight container. Enjoy!