Cake Popsicle Recipe

A popsicle is frozen juice, ice cream, or yogurt on a stick. A cakesicle is made by filling a popsicle-shaped mold with cake-and-frosting mix, then coating it in chocolate. It looks like a popsicle, but tastes like cake!

It varies based on your mold size, but a rough rule is you’ll get about 12 to 14 cakesicles from one standard box mix and frosting. Smaller molds will let you make more, while larger or thicker cakesicles will yield fewer.

Nope. Cake pops and cakesicles use fully baked cake crumbs, not raw batter. That means they’re safe to eat and won’t make you sick.

Yes, you can, this is exactly how cakesicles are made. Fill silicone popsicle molds with cake mixture, insert sticks, chill until firm, and coat with chocolate. It's a neat and easy way to make them look great.

You can make them a day or two ahead, just keep them in an airtight container in the fridge. Some people even freeze the cake mixture portion and dip them later to keep coatings from getting sticky as they thaw. Just dip right before serving for the best look and texture.

Cracking or crumbling usually means the cake-to-frosting ratio is off. Either too much or too little frosting or the cake is too moist. Make sure your mixture holds together like dough, firm but not sticky, before setting in the mold or coating.

Let the cakesicles chill so they're cool, but not completely frozen, before dipping. Also, let your melted chocolate cool down a bit. Chocolate that's too hot hitting very cold cake causes cracks from sudden temperature changes.