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Here’s how to make cake pops yourself, and do it from scratch, too. Cake pops are basically little smushed balls of cake and frosting (kind of like when you used to smash your birthday cake all in pieces, maybe with ice cream, and eat it as goop). You bake up a cake, let it cool, tear it into fine crumbs, stir in something to hold it all together, and roll it in balls. Easy!

Most recipes call for a boxed cake mix and canned frosting, but why not go with homemade, as long as you’re going to all the trouble of making cute little balls already?

Cake Ball Mix

What you need
1 batch Dark Chocolate Cake
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 cups confectioner’s sugar
4 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon milk (or more, as necessary) Read the rest of this entry »