One Eyed Purple People Eater Cake Pops Recipe

Ingredients

1

                        box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ white cake mix

Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box

1

                        cup Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy cream cheese frosting (from 1-lb container)

6

cups purple candy melts

3

tablespoons shortening

54

paper lollipop sticks

Block of plastic foam

54

candy eyes

Preparation

Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan, using water, oil and egg whites. Cool. Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. Crumble cake into large bowl. Add frosting; mix well. Shape into 1 1/4-inch balls; place on cookie sheet. Freeze until firm; keep refrigerated.

In microwavable bowl, microwave candy melts and shortening on Medium (50%) 1 minute, then in 15-second intervals, until melted; stir until smooth. Dip tip of 1 lollipop stick about 1/2 inch into melted candy and insert stick into 1 cake ball no more than halfway. Repeat. Return to cookie sheet. Refrigerate 5 minutes. Remove from refrigerator a few at a time. Dip cake balls in melted candy; tap off excess. Poke opposite end of stick into foam block. Let stand until set.

Drizzle remaining melted candy over tops of cake pops. Attach 1 candy eye to each pop.

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