Jack Skellington Pops

Name: Jack Skellington Pops
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 1-1/2 dozen
Ingredients: 1 package white cake mix (regular size); 1/2 cup white baking chips; 1 cup vanilla frosting; 18 lollipop sticks; 1/2 pound white candy coating, coarsely chopped; Black decorating gel

Total Time Prep: 1 hour + chilling Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Yield 1-1/2 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

Cake mix makes quick work of these cake pops decorated to look like Jack the Pumpkin King from The Nightmare Before Christmas. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Ingredients

1 package white cake mix (regular size)
1/2 cup white baking chips
1 cup vanilla frosting
18 lollipop sticks
1/2 pound white candy coating, coarsely chopped
Black decorating gel

Directions

Prepare and bake cake mix batter according to package directions. Cool completely.
Crumble cake into a large bowl. In a microwave, melt baking chips; stir until smooth. Stir in frosting until blended. Add to cake crumbs; mix well. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Freeze for 2 hours or until firm.
In a microwave, melt candy coating; stir until smooth. Dip one tip of lollipop sticks in coating; insert into balls. Dip balls in coating; allow excess to drip off. If desired, insert pops into foam block to keep upright. Refrigerate until set. Decorate as desired with decorating gel.

Nutrition Facts

1 cake pop: 320 calories, 15g fat (7g saturated fat), 1mg cholesterol, 246mg sodium, 43g carbohydrate (32g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.

Cake mix makes quick work of these cake pops decorated to look like Jack the Pumpkin King from The Nightmare Before Christmas. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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