Hey, everyone.
Craving a baseball dessert but want something more fun than a regular cake?
Baseball cake pops are the best way to bring the baseball to the dessert table. They are small, easy to grab, and perfect for any party.
So in this blog, I’ll give you the step-by-step baseball cake pops recipe, fun decorating ideas, and different flavor guides.
And also, if you want to try a full-sized cake, don’t miss out on our baseball cake guide for recipes and ideas that pair perfectly with these pops.
Why Baseball Cake Pops Are a Party Win
First of all, they are mess-free, especially if you are having kids at your celebration. Everyone will love grabbing one or two from the dessert table.
You can also match these pops with your team’s colors or keep them classic with red stitches on white.
They’re that perfect balance of delicious and decorative.
What Are Cake Pops and Why Do They Work for a Baseball Theme?
Cake pops are bite-sized balls made with cake that is mixed with frosting and placed on sticks coated in chocolate or candy melts.
They are like mini cakes on a stick. For a baseball theme, their round shape naturally looks like a baseball and makes the decoration super simple.
Just a white coating and a few red icing will look like a perfect edible baseball.
How to Make Your Baseball Cake Pops?
Ingredients for the Cake Pops
- 1 box of vanilla or chocolate cake mix (plus ingredients listed on the box)
- ½ cup of frosting (buttercream or cream cheese)
- White candy melts or white chocolate for coating
- Red candy melts or red icing (for baseball seams)
- Vegetable shortening or coconut oil (for thinning melted coating, if needed)
- Optional: sprinkles or edible glitter for decoration
Ingredients for the Frosting
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon milk (adjust for smoothness)
- A pinch of salt
Tools You’ll Need for Baseball Cake Pops
- Mixing bowls
- Hand or stand mixer
- Baking pan
- Parchment paper
- Large spoon or cookie scoop
- Cake pop sticks
- Styrofoam block or cake pop stand (for drying)
- Microwave-safe bowl (for melting chocolate)
- Piping bag or fine-tip bottle (for red icing seams)
Preparing the Cake
- First of all, make your favorite cake. Go with vanilla, chocolate, or red velvet.
- Follow the instructions on your cake mix box or use your homemade recipe.
- After baking, let the cake cool completely.
- After cooling, break the cake into fine crumbs using your hands or a fork. The texture should feel soft and not chunky.
Making the Cake Pop Dough
- Add at least half a cup of frosting to the cake crumbs.
- Mix with your hands and make the mixture like cookie dough. It should not be too wet or sticky.
- Now, make the small balls of dough in the size of ping pong balls.
- Place them on parchment paper and put them in the fridge for 20-30 minutes.
Inserting The Sticks
- Melt a small amount of white candy coating.
- Dip the end of each cake pop stick into the melted chocolate, then insert it halfway into each chilled cake ball.
- This helps the stick stay in place once the coating sets.
- Pop them back into the fridge for another 10 minutes to secure the sticks.
Coating the Cake Pops
- Melt the white candy melts in a microwave-safe bowl, stirring every 20 seconds until smooth.
- If the coating feels too thick, add a tiny bit of coconut oil or shortening.
- Dip each cake pop into the melted coating, turning gently to cover completely.
- Remove excess coating and place the pops in the cake pop stand to dry.
Decorating Your Baseball Cake Pops
- Once the white coating is set, melt your red candy melts or prepare red icing.
- Use a piping bag with a fine tip or a small squeeze bottle to draw the baseball stitches. Make two curved lines on each side.
- Let the decorations set completely before serving or packaging.
Baseball Cake Pops Variations
Drip Baseball Cake Pops
The drip effect on any cake will look effortlessly cool. You just have to dip your cake pops in white candy coating.
Then, drizzle a thin layer of colored chocolate. You can go with red, blue, or your team’s shade on the top to create this drip effect. You can also add a light dusting of edible glitter or metallic shimmer.
Note: All cake images on this blog are AI-generated based on our creative concepts and imagination. They are meant to inspire design ideas, not actual baked products.
Baseball Glove Cake Pops
Here’s a fun twist that you can create on your usual baseball design.
Instead of the round cake pop, shape your cake mixture into a small glove before dipping it in milk chocolate coating.
Then, after coating it, use a piping bag to create glove stitching lines. You can create it with dark chocolate to give it a realistic touch.
Baseball Bat Cake Pops
For this one, you have to shape your cake pop like a small bat. Then chill it. Dip each one into melted brown or caramel colored candy coating to give it the classic wooden look.
You can drizzle a bit of darker chocolate on the thicker end to make it like the handle grip. Then pair them with your baseball-shaped pops for a fun combo.
Baseball Hat Cake Pops
Making your cake pops like a baseball hat will add a playful, sporty vibe to your dessert table.
To make them, you have to shape your cake mixture into half-sphere domes instead of the full balls. This will give them a perfect hat-like curve.
Once the shape is perfect, then dip them in candy melts that match your favorite team colors, like red and white for the Cardinals or blue for the Dodgers.
You should arrange them together and mix them with your baseball bat cakes or baseball cake pops.
Flat Baseball Cake Pops
This is the easiest design that you can create without any effort.
You don’t need to roll your cake mixture into full spheres. Instead, press it gently into a thick disk like mini cookies. Then chill it so that they firm and dip them in white candy coating to create a smooth flat surface.
Then use red melted chocolate or piping gel to draw the iconic baseball stitches.
Ready to Knock It Out of the Park?
I hope that you have found many designs to create your own batch of baseball cake pops. Whether you go for the fun team color designs, the creative glove and bat shapes, or the simple classic ones, each pop will make your dessert table special.
So grab your sticks, melt your candy, and let yourself be creative.
I’ll meet you in my next blog. Until then, Good Luck and Happy Baking!
FAQ’s
What’s the trick to cake pops?
The key is the right mix of cake and frosting. It should be just enough to hold together without getting soggy. Chill them before dipping for a smooth finish.
Why are cake pops so pricey?
They take time to shape, dip, and decorate, making them more detailed and labor-intensive than a regular cake.
Why are they called cake pops?
Because they’re bite-sized cakes served on sticks, just like lollipops. They are fun, easy, and portable.
Is milk or water better for cake pops?
Milk works better since it adds richness and makes the cake pops softer and more flavorful.
What’s the 1-2-3-4 cake rule?
It’s a simple baking ratio: one cup butter, two cups sugar, three cups flour, and four eggs. It’s for a perfectly balanced cake.
Are these cakes real?
The cake ideas you see here share my imaginative cake designs created with the help of AI technology. These are artistic inspirations for bakers, decorators, and cake enthusiasts.
