These Christmas Cake Pops are bite-sized treats decorated in festive sprinkles and colors to elevate your holiday gatherings. They’re perfect for class parties, neighbor gifts, a DIY activity for your kids, just about any occasion. These cake balls are easy to make, with cake crumbles mixed with frosting, shaped into small balls and dipped into a white chocolate or colorful candy coating. Decorate with festive sprinkles or candies and you have the kind of treat that rivals even the most decadent Christmas desserts.
Ingredients in Christmas Cake Pops
Cake pops are easy to make and can be made uniquely festive with holiday decorations and colors. Here’s what you need for a basic cake pop recipe:
Steps to Making Cake Pops
These homemade cake pops are simple to make; they just take a couple of easy steps:
Homemade Frosting Option
If you prefer homemade frosting, try our basic buttercream recipe using powdered sugar, heavy cream, vanilla extract and unsalted butter. Check out our Halloween Cake Pops for a delicious frosting recipe.
Additional Flavors to Try
I used a vanilla cake and vanilla frosting combination to create these Christmas Cake Pops, but you can use any combination of cake and frosting you like for adorable and delicious bite-sized desserts:
Red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting Make Chocolate cake pops with peppermint flavored frosting Gingerbread cake with cinnamon buttercream frosting Vanilla cake with eggnog flavored frosting. Add a couple of tablespoons of eggnog for a deliciously rich holiday flavor.
Themed Cake Pops
This basic cake pops recipe can be switched up and decorated all kinds of ways for different holiday occasions:
Use white melting chocolate to create a snowman cake pop. Use orange frosting to make a carrot nose, and some black chocolate melts for eyes and a hat Shape the cake and frosting mixture into a triangle and decorate as Christmas tree cake pops. Make a reindeer cake pop using pretzel antlers and a red hot to make Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
Creating a Cake Pop Display
If you’re serving these cake pops at a school party, church potluck, or Christmas house party, use a Styrofoam block as a base, then insert each lollipop stick into the block. Then place the block into a decorative bowl or wrap fresh greenery around the Styrofoam for a gorgeous display.
How to Store Christmas Cake Pops
Store these pops in a Ziplock bag for up to two weeks in the refrigerator. Or single wrap them in little plastic baggie, and tie them with a bow for the perfect holiday gift.
Why are My Cake Pops Not Holding Their Shape?
I have ran into this problem in the past and I found my cake mixture was too dry. Just add a little more frosting to the cake crumbles until they easily hold their shape. Read More: 25+ Christmas Dessert Ideas
How to Make Christmas Cake Pops
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