Copycat Starbucks Lemon Cake Pop Recipe is bursting with lemon flavor. Each cake pop is coated in candy melts and topped with sprinkles for a decadent treat.
If you love Starbucks Lemon Loaf Recipe, this is a must try recipe. These bite size cake pops are so fun to make and eat. The recipe starts with a boxed cake, but no one will ever guess.
The inside is so moist and delicious. This will definitely be a crowd pleaser.
We have a blast making cake pops and also enjoy making Copycat Starbucks Cake Pops Recipe and Starbucks Chocolate Cake Pops . The kids also like Starbucks Pumpkin Scones Recipe and Starbucks Marshmallow Dream Bar.
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Why We love This Recipe
It’s the perfect dessert to enjoy at home and save money. Anyone can easily make this for the perfect copycat Starbucks recipe. The savings will add up!
Ingredients
- Classic white cake mix. Plus, ingredients to prepare the cake based on the package instructions.
- Cream Cheese. Softened at room temperature.
- Butter. Softened at room temperature.
- Confectioners Sugar. Sift until the lumps are removed.
- Cake Pop Sticks or Lollipop Sticks. Either option will work.
- Sugar Sprinkles. This type of sprinkles is perfect for these copycat cake pops.
Find the complete ingredients for this recipe at the bottom of the page.
Variations
- Dip in white candy melts and top with yellow sprinkles or drizzle yellow candy melts on top.
- You can utilize different types of sprinkles to match various occasions and holidays.
- Gold baking dust sprinkled on top adds a touch of elegance to the cake pops.
How to make Starbucks Lemon Cake Pop
- Step 1. First, make the cake batter and pour into cake pans. Bake in the oven according to box instructions. Then let the cake mixture cool at room temperature.
Step 2. While the cake is cooling, prepare the frosting. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese, butter and lemon extract until the mixture is fluffy. Then slowly add in the confectioners’ sugar until combined.
Step 3. Let the cake cool and then crumble. Remove the brown outside layer from the cake and throw it away. Crumble the remaining cake into a large bowl. Add the frosting to crumbled cake and stir everything together until well combined. Then slowly continue to add more frosting until you are able to roll the mixture into balls and they stay intact.
Step 4. Form the cake balls and place on a lined baking sheet. I used a cookie scoop to make sure that each one is the same size.
Step 5. Melt the candy coating in a small microwave safe bowl and microwave for 30 second intervals. Continue to heat in intervals until the candy melts are fully melted. You can also use a double boiler. Dip each cake pop stick into the yellow melted chocolate. Then place into the cake balls about halfway thru the balls. Place in the freezer for 10-15 minutes.
Step 6. After the cake pops have been in the freezer, dip each cake pop into the melted candy melts. Make sure that the candy covers the cake pop completely. Allow the excess melted candy to drip off back into the bowl with a fork.
Step 7. Then place the stick of cake pops in a block of Styrofoam while the candy dries and solidifies. Add the sprinkles immediately before the candy dries or they won’t stick.
FAQs
Since the cake pops have cream cheese frosting in them, they need to be refrigerated. They can be stored up to 3 days in the fridge.
You can also freeze these up to 6 weeks. Ensure the cake pops are completely cool prior to freezing. Then place inside an airtight freezer container.
Save time and make these up to 2 days before the party. Refrigerate and serve when ready.
This is an effortless way to save time prior to parties and events.
Expert Tips
- Boxed Cake Mix. Substitute lemon cake mix for even more lemon flavor.
- Frosting. Feel free to swap the homemade frosting for store bought. You can also use vanilla frosting instead of cream cheese.
- Coating. Use white chocolate for dipping the cake pops instead of candy melts.
- Lemon. Add lemon zest or lemon juice instead of lemon extract in the frosting.
More easy Cake pop recipes
- Red Velvet Cake Pops
- Strawberry cake pops
- Starbucks Chocolate Cake Pops
- Starbucks Birthday Cake Pops
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Starbucks Lemon Cake Pops
Ingredients
- 1 box classic white cake mix
- Ingredients to prepare the cake based on the package instructions
- 8 oz Cream Cheese softened at room temperature
- 1 cup Butter softened at room temperature
- 2 tsp Lemon Extract
- 3.5 cups Confectioners Sugar
- 24-36 Cake Pop Sticks or Lollipop Sticks
- 12 oz Yellow Candy Melts
- Sugar Sprinkles
Instructions
- Make cake and bake according to box instructions. Then let the cake cool at room temperature.
- While the cake is cooling, prepare the frosting.
- In a large bowl, beat together the cream cheese, butter and lemon extract until the mixture is fluffy.
- Then slowly add in the confectioners sugar until it’s combined and creamy.
- Remove the cake from the pan. Remove the brown outside layer from the cake and throw it away. Crumble up the remaining cake into a large bowl.
- Add approximately 2/3 frosting to your crumbled cake and stir everything together until well combined. Then slowly continue to add more frosting until you are able to roll the mixture into balls and they stay intact. You want to add just enough frosting as needed to form balls or the cake balls will be mushy.
- Shape mixture into about 24-36 cake balls (depending on their size) and place on a lined cookie sheet. I used a cookie scoop to ensure that each one is approximately the same size.
- Put the yellow candy melts in a small microwave safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds, then stir. Then continue to heat in 30 second intervals stirring between each one until the candy melts are fully melted and creamy.
- Dip each cake pop stick into the yellow melted candy and then place them into the cake balls about halfway thru the balls. Then place in the freezer for 10-15 minutes.
- After the cake pops have been in the freezer, dip each cake pop into the melted candy melts (you may need to remelt if it has solidified some). Make sure that the candy covers the cake pop completely. Allow the excess melted candy to drip off back into the bowl.
- Then place the stick of cake pops in a block of styrofoam while the candy dries and solidifies. Add the sprinkles immediately before the candy dries.
- Continue until all the cake pops have been covered. Once all the cake pops are dry, they are ready to serve and enjoy!
