Description
These festive heart-shaped red velvet cake pops are dense, creamy, and wrapped in a crisp candy shell, perfect for parties or gifting.
Ingredients
- 1 box Red velvet cake mix
- 1 cup Milk (can also use water or plant-based milk)
- 3 Eggs
- 2 tbsp Unsalted butter (softened)
- ½ cup Cream cheese (softened)
- ½ cup Marshmallow creme
- 24 oz Candy melts (pink or any color)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare your baking pan.
- In a large bowl, mix the red velvet cake mix, milk, and eggs with a hand mixer.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake according to box instructions.
- Once baked, crumble the cake until fine in a stand mixer.
- Add softened butter, cream cheese, and marshmallow creme, mixing until combined.
- Scoop and press mixture into heart-shaped silicone molds, inserting sticks in the center.
- Chill to firm up the pops.
- Melt candy melts and dip each pop until fully coated, letting excess drip off.
- Decorate as desired and let the coating harden before serving.
Notes
For a dairy-free version, substitute with plant-based butter and cream cheese. If preferring less tang, use cream cheese frosting instead of cream cheese.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American