Easter Chick Cakepops Recipes

Steps:

• Make and bake cake mix in 13x9-inch pan as directed on box. using water, oil and eggs. Cool completely. Crumble cake into bowl. Add frosting; mix well. Roll into 1-inch balls; onto waxed paper-lined cookie sheet. Freeze until firm. Keep refrigerated.
• In microwavable bowl, microwave 1 bag of candy melts uncovered on Medium (50%) 1 minute, then in 15-second intervals, until melted; stir until smooth. Remove several cake balls from refrigerator at a time. Dip tip of 1 lollipop stick about 1/2 inch into melted candy and insert stick into 1 cake ball no more than halfway. Dip into melted candy to cover; tap off any excess. (Reheat candy in microwave or add vegetable oil if too thick to coat.) Poke opposite end of stick into foam block. Let set. Reheat with remaining candy and cake balls. With toothpick, dot small amount of leftover melted candy on cake pop for beak; attach 1 orange heart sprinkle, pointed side out. With same technique, attach 2 yellow sprinkles for wings, pointed side out, on sides of pop; attach two 2 orange wildflower sprinkles at bottom of pop for feet; and attach 2 blue sprinkles for eyes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
• Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Place coconut in resealable food-storage plastic bag. Add about 8 drops yellow food color; seal bag and shake to mix. Frost cupcakes with frosting. Top with yellow coconut. For eyes, add brown baking bits. Cut orange gumdrops to look like beaks; place on cupcakes. Store loosely covered.