Monster Chocolate Cake Pops

These fun Monster Chocolate Cake Pops are perfect for Halloween or Monster themed birthday parties! They are simple to make and are the perfect grab-and-go dessert for the kids!

This post is sponsored by Sprinkle Pop. As always, all content and opinions are my own.

Your little monsters will have a hard time keeping their hands off of these Monster Chocolate Cake Pops! They are such a fun treat for all ages, and start with a made-from-scratch recipe that will be sure to win the hearts of every guest at your party!

Would you just look at those cute little monster eyes?! My kids had so much fun making AND eating these Monster Cake Pops. Of course I used Sprinkle Pop’s awesome sprinkles to decorate these cake pops with yellows, greens, oranges and blues. Aren’t they so fun?

Yes, it is true that I love chocolate. You can probably tell by now since the majority of the desserts on my blog so far involve a good deal of chocolate… like this Dark Chocolate Raspberry Pavlova, Mexican Chocolate Mousse or these amazing Samoa Brownies!!  Mmmm just thinking about these recipes is making me crave some chocolate!

These monster chocolate cake pops are no exception. They start with the best from-scratch chocolate cake recipe that is rich and perfectly moist. Then you crumble up the cake and mix it with homemade chocolate frosting. I promise you won’t be able to resist sampling a couple of spoonfuls at this point… heaven in a bowl my friends.

After that the process is really quite simple. I’ll break it down for you below!

How to Make Monster Chocolate Cake Pops

So here is the process to make these adorable cake pops in a nutshell:

1. Bake one chocolate cake
2. Cool the cake completely
3. Make chocolate frosting
4. Crumble up cake without mashing it
5. Mix the frosting into the cake
6. Form cake balls with hands
7. Push a stick 3/4 of the way into the cake balls
8. Dip the cake balls in chocolate
9. Decorate with sprinkles
10. Refrigerate to chill and set up

Really not that complicated, right? Now while I highly recommend this homemade chocolate cake and frosting recipe, there is something to be said for saving time. Which is why I give you full permission if you are short on time to use a box cake mix and store bought frosting. While definitely not as delicious, it sure is a heck of a lot faster!

I also did some with colored white chocolate just for fun for the kids. I used purple and orange food coloring to color the white chocolate candy melts and the kids loved them!

And if you have leftover chocolate you can easily make chocolate dipped marshmallow monsters like these ones! They are so easy to dip and just as much fun to decorate! Plus, aren’t those bright green, yellow, blue and orange sprinkles from  Sprinkle Pop perfect for these monster themed marshmallow and cake pops?!

Looking for more fun monster themed recipes or ideas? Check out these!

• Monster Birthday Party Ideas and Recipes from Mimi’s Dollhouse
• Colorful Halloween Monster Mash Party from Giggles Galore

Also if you love themed birthday parties as much as I do – check out these fun mermaid tail cupcakes and popcorn!

If you make your own Monster Chocolate Cake Pops please don’t forget to share by leaving a comment below or taking a picture and sharing it on Instagram using #thesaucyfig. Merry monster making!

Monster Chocolate Cake Pops

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These fun Monster Chocolate Cake Pops are perfect for Halloween or Monster themed birthday parties! They are simple to make and are the perfect grab-and-go dessert for the kids!

• Author: Chelsey @ The Saucy Fig
• Prep Time: 45 minutes
• Cook Time: 30 minutes
• Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

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Ingredients

Chocolate Cake:

• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup very hot water

Chocolate Frosting:

• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 3/4 cup salted butter, softened to room temperature
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons milk

Monster Pop Supplies:

• cake pop sticks
• white chocolate candy melts
• sprinkles from Sprinkle Pop
• large candy eyes
• small candy eyes

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease a 9 inch pan.
3. Mix the dry ingredients for the chocolate cake together in a large mixing bowl.
4. Add all wet ingredients except the water and mix. Slowly mix in the hot water till combined.
5. Pour the cake batter into the pan and bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
6. Allow the cake to cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
7. Mix all frosting ingredients in an electric mixer with the whisk attachment until smooth.
8. Crumble the completely cooled cake into a bowl and mix with the chocolate frosting.
9. Roll into balls and refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
10. Melt the white chocolate and dip the cake pop sticks 1/3 inch into the chocolate before inserting into the cake pops (3/4 of the way through).
11. Dip the cake pops in the chocolate, let the excess drip off for a few seconds while the chocolate starts to harden.
12. Once chocolate isn’t dripping, decorate with sprinkles and candy eyes.
13. Store cake pops in the refrigerator.

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