Snowman Cake Pops
These Snowman Cake Pops are a festive addition to any holiday table that everyone will love. Rich, moist cake pops shaped like snowmen are coated in white chocolate and decorated with hats and pretzel arms to look just like little snowmen!
We love making all kinds of sweet treats during the holiday season to get into the holly, jolly spirit. One of our favorites for parties and holiday gatherings is these snowman cake pops. They’re easier to make than you might think, and they’re both holly AND jolly.
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Simple Ingredients: It only takes a few simple ingredients found in any grocery store to make these cake pops.
- Easy: This adorable little snowman might look fancy, but they’re actually very easy to make.
- Festive: The snowman shape and cute decorations make these little cake snowmen a festive addition to any holiday gathering.
- Delicious: Cake, frosting, and chocolate? It doesn’t get tastier than that!
🛒Ingredients
This recipe only takes a handful of simple ingredients found in any grocery store. We’ve listed them all here, but you can find their exact amounts in the recipe card at the end of the post.
- Boxed yellow cake mix (plus ingredients listed on box)
- Pre-made vanilla frosting
- White baking chips
- Orange decorating icing
- Black decorating icing
- Pretzel sticks – broken into 1-inch pieces
- Mini Oreos
🔪 How to Make Snowman Cake Pops
These little snowmen might seem complicated at first glance, but they’re actually very easy to make. It’s mostly a matter of stacking cake balls and decorating them. It’s so easy!
Step 1: Bake the Cake
Prepare and bake the cake according to the package directions and let it cool completely.
Step 2: Crumble and Mix
Crumble the cake into a large mixing bowl and stir in the frosting until the mixture is fully combined.
Step 3: Roll
Scoop out 2 to 3 tablespoons of the cake mix, roll it into a ball with our hands, and set aside. Then, scoop out 1 tablespoon of the cake mix, roll it into a ball, and set aside. Repeat until all the cake mix is used. You should have 8 to 10 of the larger balls and the smaller balls.
Step 4: Melt the Chocolate
Melt 1 tablespoon of chocolate in the microwave at 30-second intervals, stirring between each interval until melted.
Step 5: Stack the Cake Balls
Slide one of the smaller balls onto a popsicle stick. Then, dip the larger ball into the melted chocolate and slide it onto the cake pop underneath the smaller ball. Place the stacked cake balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Repeat until all the cake balls have been used.
Step 6: Chill
Place the stacked cake balls in the freezer and chill them for 30 minutes to set the chocolate.
Step 7: Melt and Dip
Melt the remaining chocolate in a microwaveable bowl or cup. Then, dip the entire snowman into the melted chocolate. Then, place it on a baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining cake ball stacks.
Step 8: Add Pretzel Sticks
Press two pretzel sticks into each snowman before the chocolate hardens to create arms. Then, let them sit for about 20 minutes to allow the chocolate to set.
Step 9: Make the Face
Use black decorating icing to draw 2 small dots on the top ball for the eyes and a curved line of dots for the mouth. Use orange decorating icing to draw a line between the eyes and the mouth to make the nose.
Step 10: Make the Buttons
Draw 3 black dots with the black icing to make the buttons on the body of the snowman.
Step 11: make the Hats
Pipe some black icing onto a mini Oreo and press it gently onto the head of the snowman. Repeat until all the snowmen are done.
📝Variations
- Yellow Cake: Vanilla, white, or butter cake can be used for this recipe.
- Oreo Ball Snowmen: Use the same decorating procedure with Oreo balls for fun twist.
- White Baking Chips: White almond bark can be used, as well.
If you love adorable Christmas treats like these cake pops, then try our chocolate-covered Christmas strawberries.
🥄 Equipment
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Popsicle sticks
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- Microwaveable bowl and cup
🥫 Storage
Refrigerate these cake pops for up to 3 days in a container with a loose lid.
What to Serve with Snowman Cake Pops
These delicious cake pops are perfect with a glass of milk or a cup of coffee or tea. They also make a festive addition to a larger holiday dessert table alongside other classics like pies, cakes, cookies, and the like.
💭 Tips
- Be sure to work quickly when dipping the pops and adding the pretzels. You don’t want the chocolate to get too hard before you try to press the pretzels into the cake pops.
- Using clean hands is the easiest way to form uniform cake balls.
- A glass liquid measuring cup or a large, shallow bowl are the best things to use for dipping your snowmen.
⁉️ FAQ
Cake pops are bite-sized treats made by mixing cake crumbs with frosting. They’re formed into balls and then coated with chocolate and attached to popsicle or lollipop sticks.
There are a few reasons cake pops can fall apart. First, the cake must be fully cooled before adding the frosting. Second, not adding enough frosting will make a mixture that won’t hold together. Finally, moving the popsicle stick too much after attaching the cake ball can cause it to loosen and fall off.
The best way to ensure your cake pop stays in place is to dip the stick in melted chocolate. It will harden inside the pops and sort of “glue” the cake ball to the popsicle stick.
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🧾Recipe Card
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Snowman Cake Pops
Equipment
- Measuring Cups and Spoons
- Popsicle sticks
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- Microwaveable bowl and cup
Ingredients
- 13.75 ounces yellow cake mix – including ingredients listed on the box
- 16 ounces vanilla frosting
- 22 ounces white baking chips
- Orange decorating icing
- Black decorating icing
- Pretzel sticks – broken into 1” pieces
- Mini Oreos
Instructions
- Prepare and bake the cake according to the instructions on the box.
- Bake time may vary. Let the cake cool completely.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Crumble the cake into a large mixing bowl. Stir in the frosting until the mixture is fully combined, using your hands if needed.
- Scoop 2 to 3 tablespoons of the mixture into your hands and roll it into a ball. Set it aside. This will be the bottom half of the snowman.
- Scoop 1 tablespoon of the mixture and roll it into a second ball for the top half of the snowman.
- Repeat with the remaining mixture—you should have 8 to 10 larger balls and 8 to 10 smaller balls.
- Melt a tablespoon of chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl, heating in 30-second intervals until melted.
- Slide the smaller ball onto one of the popsicle sticks.
- Then, dip the larger ball into the melted chocolate before sliding it onto the popsicle stick underneath the smaller ball. Gently press the snowman onto the baking sheet so it can stand on its own.
- Place in the freezer for 30 minutes to harden.
- Heat the remaining chocolate in a microwave-safe cup. Using a cup makes it easier to dip the entire snowman.
- Dip each snowman into the melted chocolate, ensuring it is thoroughly coated.
- Transfer to the baking sheet and repeat with the remaining snowmen.
- Before the chocolate hardens, press two pretzel sticks into the sides of each snowman to create arms.
- Let the snowmen sit for 20 minutes to allow the chocolate to harden.
- Using the black decorating icing, draw two small dots for the eyes and a curved line of small dots for the mouth.
- Using the orange decorating icing, draw a line between the eyes and mouth to create the nose.
- On the bottom half of the snowman, use the black decorating icing to draw three dots for buttons.
- Pipe some black icing onto a mini Oreo and stick it on the head of the snowman to create a hat.
- Repeat with the remaining snowmen and enjoy!
