If you want to sweeten up the spookiest night of the year, these delightful, easy-to-make Halloween Pumpkin Cake Pops are exactly what you need. Made with a Pumpkin Cake Roll and cream cheese frosting to give them a pop of fall flavor, just add the orange coating and draw on their signature faces for a traditional Halloween look. With these in your cauldron of goodies, you are sure to be the must-visit house this October 31st.
There’s something about Halloween that brings out my inner kid again. Maybe it’s the costumes, maybe it’s the candy, or maybe it’s just an excuse to make something festive (and a little bit spooky!) in the kitchen. These Halloween Pumpkin Cake Pops came to life after I volunteered to bring a treat for my daughter’s class party last year. I wanted something easy to transport, fun for the kids, and, let’s be honest, cute enough to impress the other parents.
Using a Dutch Apron® Bakery Pumpkin Cake Roll as the base makes these cake pops super simple to whip up. Each one is dipped in bright orange candy coating then decorated with a little black icing “Jack O’ Lantern” grin and a green icing stem. Whether you’re making them for a Halloween party, a classroom treat, or just a cozy fall weekend project, these adorable cake pops are equal parts sweet, seasonal, and oh-so-fun to make.
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What You’ll Need
- Large mixing bowl
- Stand mixer or hand mixer
- Cookie scoop
- Cookie sheet
- Microwave-safe bowl
- Lollipop sticks
- Cake pop holder or Styrofoam block
- Food-grade paint brush
- Piping bag with small round tip
Storage Information
Once your cake pops are complete, store them in an airtight container with a paper towel lining the bottom. Place the cake pops on top of the paper towel in a single layer. Store in the refrigerator for five to seven days.
Tips for Making Halloween Pumpkin Cake Pops
- If your candy melts start to solidify while you’re making your cake pops, re-heat them in the microwave. Consider melting them in small batches to avoid having to constantly stop to reheat. This will help the coating process go more smoothly.
- I don’t recommend keeping these cake pops out of the refrigerator for more than an hour. At room temperature, the cream cheese in the filling will begin to soften and change the texture of the cake pops.
How to Make Halloween Pumpkin Cake Pops
Halloween Pumpkin Cake Pops
Course: DessertCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy18
servings171
kcal4
If you want to sweeten up the spookiest night of the year, these delightful, easy-to-make Halloween Pumpkin Cake Pops are exactly what you need. Made with a Pumpkin Cake Roll and cream cheese frosting to give them a pop of fall flavor, just add the orange coating and draw on their signature faces for a traditional Halloween look. With these in your cauldron of goodies, you are sure to be the must-visit house this October 31st.
Ingredients
1 Dutch Apron® Bakery Pumpkin Cake Roll
2 pkg. orange candy melts
Black icing
Green icing
Directions
- Prepare the Cake Balls
- Let the Pumpkin Cake Roll thaw at room temperature for 30 minutes. Once softened, remove the cake roll from its packaging. Break the cake into pieces and place the pieces in a large mixing bowl.
- Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat the cake pieces on low until the cake and cream cheese are fully combined, into a soft, dough-like texture.
- Use a small cookie scoop to make uniformed balls. Roll them between your hands to finish rounding them out. Place the cake balls on a cookie sheet and put them in the refrigerator to chill for at least one hour.
- Add the Candy Shell
- Take a small amount of candy melts and place them in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat them in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring between each interval. Continue until fully melted and smooth.
- Once the melts are ready, remove the cake balls from the refrigerator.
- Take the lollipop sticks and dip the tips into the orange candy coating. Dip them in about 1/3 inch. Then, insert each stick halfway into the cake balls. Place the cake pops back into the refrigerator to firm up for about 2-3 minutes.
- Melt the remaining orange candy melts following the same process you did in Step 4.
- Dip each cake pop into the candy coating, making sure to fully submerge them all the way to the stick. When removing from the candy coating, gently swirl the cake pop to remove any excess coating. This ensures you get a smooth finish.
- Place the cake pops into a cake pop holder or a Styrofoam block until the coating completely hardens.
- Decorate the Halloween Pumpkin Cake Pops
- Once the orange candy shell has hardened, dip a food-grade paint brush into the black icing and paint on the Jack O’ Lantern faces.
- Place a small round tip into your piping bag and fill it with green icing.
- Use the filled piping bag to add the “stem” to the top of your Halloween Pumpkin Cake Pops.
About the Author:
Jess Molina is the genius behind many of the Dutch Apron® Bakery recipe blog posts. She joined the team back in 2022 as a social media manager, and, since then, she has become the brand’s resident photographer and baker. When she’s not perfecting pictures for Dutch Apron® Bakery’s social media feeds, she can be found spending time in nature with her two dogs, going on bike rides with her family, and trying new bread recipes.
