Here is my recipe for Pumpkin Cream Cheese Cake Balls/Pops

1 yellow cake mix

1 can of pumpkin (NOT pie filling- just plain pumpkin)

3 eggs

1/3 cup oil

2/3 cup water

1 tbsp of pumpkin pie spice or 1tsp each of cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg

1 tsp of ground ginger

1 can of cream cheese frosting

1 bag of white chocolate candy melts (in the cake decorating section of hobby lobby, michaels or other big box store)

Mix the cake mix, pumpkin, eggs, oil, water and spices up just as you would a regular cake mix.  Pour into a 9×13 inch pan and bake according to the directions on the box.  The cake might take a bit longer to get done, just check it with a toothpick.

When the cake is done- take it out and let it cool completely. 

This is where it gets fun…

dump the cooled cake into a large mixing bowl and crumble it all us with a fork.  I like to use my hand mixer.  Then dump the entire tub of frosting into the cake crumbles and mix it up really well.  I use the hand mixer to make a smoother, truffle like filling, but you could mix it by hand if you like more cake-like texture.

Take the mixture by the tablespoonfuls and roll into ball shapes.  Place the shapes onto a baking sheet lined with wax paper or parchment.  Put the sheet of cake balls into the fridge to firm up.

Now you can do one of two things at this point- you can move forward with making a regular cake balls coated with white chocolate OR you can get really crazy and put them on a stick and make cake pops. 

If you haven’t done so yet- you MUST check out the Bakerella’s site for TONS of fun ideas and recipes for these yummy and adorable little treats.

For Regular Cake Balls-

Melt the candy melts according to the package directions.  Use a fork or candy dipper or whatever implement works for you to dip the balls into the melted candy and then place them back on the lined baking sheet.

Let them cool and firm back up and then enjoy!

OR you can make

Cake Pops-

Take a sucker stick (also available at your local cake decorating aisle) and dip it into the melted candy and then insert it into the cake ball.  Let these cool ( only takes a minute or two).  Then use the stick to dip the cake ball and coat with melted candy.   A styrofoam brick works great as a stand for these little pops to cool.  Decorate as creatively as you want.  I used orange candy melts and made little pumpkins.

Here is my little Pumpkin Patch:

For LOTS of tips and helps with this- check out the Bakerella (really if you haven’t yet- do it now- so fun!)