Just when you thought nothing could beat a slice of cake, the cake pop made its debut. 

Perfect for birthdays, graduations, baby showers, weddings, and more, cake pops are delicious bite-sized nuggets of pure joy dipped in melted chocolate. We looked at the best electric mini cake makers so you can create the perfect pop at home.

It’s easy to understand why cake pops have become such a huge global trend - they are as yummy as they are super cute, and best of all, they’re easy as pie to make! You can also custom-make pops, sculpting them into any shape you like, from soccer balls to elephants, to dinosaurs and solar systems - your options are about as limited as decorating a cupcake, which is infinite. 

The Origin Of These Little Treats

While many budding bakers claim to have invented the cake pop, they were originally the brainchild of a culinary star named Angie Dudley. Dudley started a mini-revolution in baking after one of her cake-on-a-stick creations went viral and she was invited on Martha Stewart’s TV show in April 2008. “The cupcake pop sent people over the edge,” Dudley recalled in one of her blogs. “People just kept emailing me. They were so excited about them and it inspired me to want to keep challenging myself and creating more variations of cake pops.”

Secrets for Crafting The Perfect Pop

You’d be forgiven for thinking hours of love, passion, and care were needed to create each adorable pop. The truth is, they are easy to make. Start with a cake. The cake does not need to be fresh baked. You can use the remnants of a slightly stale cake, or one that’s been frozen, without compromising on taste. Then let the fun begin! Take the cake and break it up into tiny pieces, adding some frosting or buttercream until you get a squishy mixture that can be formed into balls. Exactly how much frosting you need depends on the moistness of your cake recipe. The best rule of thumb is to start with a small amount of icing and slowly add more until your mix reaches the consistency of clay. It is recommended you stick to the roughly the size of a ping pong ball so that the pops are not too heavy to stay on the cake pop sticks. Don't be afraid to push and shape the cake-pop dough with your hands. To get consistently sized cake pops, you can use a stainless steel coffee scoop to measure out the dough before rolling. After placing the balls on lollipop sticks, pop them into the freezer until they become solid (about two hours). Then it is time to dunk the cake balls in melted chocolate and sprinkles. Voilà! You have Cake Pops! While you can leave cake pops at room temperature for up to a week without them spoiling, odds are they’ll all be gobbled up in seconds!