Orange Cake Pop Recipe
These Orange Cake Pops are a delicious treat and an easy to make dessert for any occasion. They have a moist center and filled with bright orange flavor that pairs perfectly with the chocolate coating.
Orange Cake Pops are a bright and refreshing treat to satisfy your sweet tooth.
The flavors resemble an iconic flavor, orange cream or an orange soda.
So, if you’re an orange lover like myself, these cake pops are the perfect dessert for you!
However, if you would like to try some other cake pop flavors, check out these: Lemon Cake Pops, Barbie Pink Cake Pops, Brownie Cake Pops and Chocolate Cake Pops.
Main Ingredients
- Vanilla Cake Mix – Any cake mix will work as long as you follow the directions. You can also use a homemade cake.
- Orange Flavor – Adds the perfect amount of orange flavor without it tasting artificial.
- Vanilla Frosting – Whether you use homemade or store bought, both options will work in this recipe.
- Orange Candy Melts – These wafers melted easily and coated the cake pops smoothly.
- White Candy Melts – Optional if you don’t want to use the orange for inserting the cake pop stick.
- Cake Pop Sticks – Incredibly easy to use and the perfect size for this recipe.
What is a Cake Pop?
Cake Pops are bite-sized cake balls on a stick that have been coated in melted chocolate.
Crumbles of a cake are blended with frosting to create a moist cake center. The cake pop is then dipped in chocolate and topped with sprinkles or other decoration.
You may have seen this type of cake pop treat before at your local Starbucks!
Step by Step Images for Making Orange Cake Pops
The full-detailed instructions are written out in the recipe card below. Use these images to help guide you as needed when following the directions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! Any brand will work, just make sure it is about 13-15 oz.
Yes, if you don’t chill the batter and cake pops as instructed, the cake ball won’t be able to hold up on the cake pop stick.
You can use avocado oil, a light olive oil, vegetable oil or canola oil. However, melted butter will also work at a 1:1 ratio!
Do this after the cake pops are coated in chocolate and the chocolate has solidified.
Melt white chocolate candy melts in a bowl for 30 second increments until melted, stirring in between. Immediately transfer the chocolate to a piping bag and cut a small tip at the end.
Next, squeeze the piping bag as you quickly drag lines of chocolate across the cake pops to create zig zag lines. You can make the lines vertical, horizontal or diagonal.
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 7-10 days.
Orange Cake Pops
Ingredients
- 1 box Vanilla Cake Mix, 13-15 oz
- Ingredients needed to make cake mix
- 3 tsp Orange Flavoring, separated
- 1 cup Vanilla Frosting
- 12 oz Orange Candy Melts
- 4 oz White Candy Melts
- 20 Cake Pop Sticks
Instructions
- Prepare the cake batter according to package instructions
- Before transferring to the prepared pan, add 2 tsp of the Orange Flavoring
- Mix into the batter until fully incorporated
- Transfer the batter to the pan
- Bake according to package instructions or until a toothpick comes out of the center clean
- Let the cake cool completely
- In a bowl, add the frosting and 1 tsp of Orange Flavoring
- Mix until fully incorporated
- Once the cake is cooled, remove from the pan and crumble the cake into a large mixing bowl
- Add the frosting
- Use an electric hand mixer to combine the crumbled cake and frosting
- Once combined, put in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes
- Portion out the dough using a cookie scoop, it should be about 1.5 tbsp of the batter
- Roll into a ball and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper
- Chill the cake balls for 10 minutes
- Melt the white candy melts in a microwavable-safe bowl (Start with 30 seconds then short increments of 10-15 seconds to not overheat the chocolate)
- Once melted, dip the end of a cake pop stick into the chocolate before pressing it into the cake pop ball. Place back on the parchment paper
- Repeat until all cake pops have been completed
- Put back in the fridge or freezer to chill for 20-30 minutes
- At the end of the chilling time, melt the orange candy melts in a microwavable safe bowl. You want the bowl to be deep but not too wide, perfect for dipping/coating the cake pops
- Dip each cake pop and coat in the chocolate
- Place back on the parchment paper and repeat for all cake pops
- Let the orange chocolate set in the fridge
- Re-melt the white chocolate candy melts
- Transfer the melted chocolate to a piping bag or ziploc bag
- Cut a tiny tip at the end
- Pipe zig zag lines on each cake pop and let the chocolate set completely
- Enjoy!