Eyeball Cake Pops

While I do not use these for Halloween, they are perfect for ghoulish gatherings or scary snacks! I actually use these for the classroom. Every year I have "Cyclops Day" when we get to book 9 of The Odyssey. I also have an eyeball candle, a cyclops figurine, one eyeball earring (obviously I can't wear two!), and this year I had eyeball plates and napkins. It's just a way to make learning fun and tasty! Kids will love this creepy, but delicious, treat. Plus, this is crazy easy, though a little time consuming.

Last year I put these on sticks and I think that's actually the best way to do it, but this year I left out the sticks and it still worked out well- actually it's even a bit creepier this way.

What you need:

1 box Funfetti cake mix

1 container vanilla frosting

white chocolate melting chocolate

blue, black, and red decorating gels

What you do:

Cook the cake as directed and let it cool completely.

In a large bowl, crumble the cake and mix with the entire container of frosting. A big fork works well for this, or you can get your hands right in there and do it that way.

Roll the mixture into medium sized balls and place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. 

Put the rolled balls into the refrigerator for about an hour or two.

When the rolled balls are cold, melt the chocolate using a double boiler on the stove. If using a stick, dip the tip of the stick into the chocolate and then stick it into the ball and let it sit for a minute. Then the cake should stay on the stick while you dip it into the chocolate. If you are not using sticks you can just roll the cake ball in the chocolate with a spoon. This way works fine, but it does not get the balls as round and smooth as using a stick will.

Allow the cake pops to cool and dry completely, possibly by putting them back in the refrigerator. When they are dry, you can use the gels to decorate. I start with a black dot in the top center. Then I add a ring of blue around that. Finally I make jagged lines coming out from the blue ring, so that the eye looks bloodshot.

Kids really like this snack because it's silly, but also because it tastes so good :) Enjoy!