Cutie Cake Lollipops

(Tastefully Simple, Inc.)

These adorable cake pops from Tastefully Simple make the perfect Valentine's Day snack for you and your honey. This recipe uses Absolutely Almond Pound Cake Mix™, which can be purchased here.

Cook Time:35 min

Prep Time:1 hours25 min

Total Time:2 hours

Servings: 60

Ingredients:

Absolutely Almond Pound Cake Mix™

3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) melted butter

1 cup Water

16 ounce container cream cheese frosting

Sprinkles or sanding sugar for decorating

1 pound 4 oz. package white almond bark

60 Lollipop sticks

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350°. Combine first 3 ingredients; stir to blend. Pour batter into a greased 9x13 baking pan. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and top is nicely browned. Cool completely.

Break pound cake into crumbs with a fork until you have small, uniform crumbs (the smaller the better for smooth lollipops). With a sturdy spoon, stir in 3/4 of the cream cheese frosting; stir until a stiff dough forms.

Roll dough into 1-inch balls; insert a lollipop stick into each ball. Place on a foil-lined baking sheet. Cover; chill 1 hour.

Melt almond bark as directed on package; pour into a small deep bowl. Dip each lollipop into the warm almond bark. Set on wax paper-lined baking sheet. Continue with the remaining lollipops. Decorate each with sprinkles, sanding sugar or a drizzle of melted brown almond bark. Makes about 5 dozen (60) lollipops.