Homemade Starbucks Birthday Cake Pops Everyone Loves
These Starbucks copycat birthday cake pops are moist vanilla cake mixed with creamy frosting, dipped in pink candy coating, and topped with colorful sprinkles — fun, festive, and delicious.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes (for cake)
- Total Time: 3 hours
- Yield: 20–24 cake pops 1x
Ingredients
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1 baked 9×13 vanilla cake (homemade or boxed), cooled
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⅓ to ½ cup vanilla frosting
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12 oz pink candy melts
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1 tsp coconut oil or shortening (optional, for thinning)
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Rainbow sprinkles
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20–24 lollipop sticks
Instructions
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Crumble cooled cake into fine crumbs.
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Add frosting gradually and mix until it forms a dough-like texture.
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Roll into 1.25-inch balls and chill for 2 hours.
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Melt candy melts with coconut oil until smooth.
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Dip sticks in melted coating and insert into chilled cake balls.
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Dip each pop fully in coating, tap off excess, and add sprinkles.
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Stand upright to set at room temp or chill briefly.
Notes
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Chill cake balls before dipping to avoid slipping.
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Use themed colors and sprinkles for any occasion.
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Freeze uncoated cake balls for longer storage.