These 4th of July cake pops are the perfect treat to add a festive touch to your Fourth of July, Memorial Day or any summer party! My cake bites are meticulously crafted to satisfy every sweet tooth and also satisfy any dietary restrictions. These cake pops are delicious, fun to make and can also be made gluten free and dairy free! They are perfect for special occasions and super kid-friendly!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
They are the perfect sweet treat!
This recipe is super easy to make!
They are kid-friendly.
They are delicious!
They’re fun to make!
This recipe only needs a few ingredients.
Equipment Needed
To make these patriotic cake bites, you will need a baking pan for the cake, a mixing bowl and a baking sheet.
Ingredients Needed
Chocolate Cake Mix: Using a cake mix helps these cake bites come together much more quickly, but you can always bake the chocolate cake from scratch if you prefer!
Chocolate Chips: I love using Enjoy Life chocolate chips because they are super allergy-friendly and delicious!
Frosting: Use your favorite chocolate frosting here or feel free to make your own as well!
White Chocolate Chips: I love using Enjoy Life white chocolate chips because they are top 14-free.
Sprinkles: Red, white and blue sprinkles are super fun to use for the holidays! You could also switch it up and make these for any occasion by using rainbow sprinkles instead.
Food Dye: I like to use natural food dyes!
Step-By-Step Instructions
Bake cake according to package, adding in 3/4 cup chocolate chips to the batter. Once cooled, crumble the cake and pour into a large mixing bowl. Add in 3/4 cup of your favorite allergy-friendly chocolate frosting. Combine and place mixture in the fridge for 10 minutes to firm. Roll into 1-inch balls and place on baking sheet or plate.
Place cake bites back in the fridge for 1 hour or until firm. Reserve 1/8 cup of white chocolate chips. Melt the remaining white chocolate. Dip each cake bite into white chocolate until it is fully covered.
Immediately pour sprinkles on half of the cake bites and drizzle the other half with blue and red-dyed white chocolate. (To make the colored white chocolate melt 1/8 cup white chocolate chips, divide into 2 small bowls and add 1-2 drops of blue food coloring to one and 1-2 drops of red food coloring to the other). Place cake bites into the fridge once more for about 1 hour to harden and then enjoy!
Substitutions or Variations
Feel free to substitute chocolate cake mix with another kind! You can also use homemade cake and frosting if you prefer.
Storage
These cake bites can be stored in the fridge for 5 days or you can freeze them!
Recipe FAQs
Are these nut-free?
As long as you make sure all of your ingredients are nut free, then yes!
Can you swap out the chocolate cake mix for another cake mix?
Yes! Feel free to use vanilla cake or any other cake mix that you prefer!
Related Recipes
Try these gluten-free and dairy-free recipes for your summer BBQ or holiday:
4th of July Cake Pops
Ingredients
- 1 package chocolate cake mix
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips
- 1 container chocolate frosting
- 1 bag white chocolate chips
- 1 package sprinkles
- food dye
Instructions
- Bake cake according to package, adding in 3/4 cup chocolate chips to the batter.
- Once cooled, crumble the cake and pour into a large mixing bowl. Add in 3/4 cup of your favorite allergy-friendly chocolate frosting. Combine and place mixture in the fridge for 10 minutes to firm.
- Roll into 1-inch balls and place on baking sheet or plate.
- Place cake bites back in the fridge for 1 hour or until firm.
- Reserve 1/8 cup of white chocolate chips. Melt the remaining white chocolate. Dip each cake bite into white chocolate until it is fully covered.
- Immediately pour sprinkles on half of the cake bites and drizzle the other half with blue and red-dyed white chocolate. (To make the colored white chocolate melt 1/8 cup white chocolate chips, divide into 2 small bowls and add 1-2 drops of blue food coloring to one and 1-2 drops of red food coloring to the other).
- Optional to add a stick in each cake to make them into cake pops (or you can just leave them as cake balls). Place into the fridge once more for about 1 hour to harden and then enjoy!
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