Christmas Elf Cake Pops

Name: Christmas Elf Cake Pops
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 4 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 package yellow cake mix (regular size); 1/2 cup seedless strawberry jam; 48 lollipop sticks; 1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting; 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter; 1-1/2 cups canned chocolate fudge frosting; Additional vanilla frosting, red paste food coloring, and dark chocolate and candy cane-flavored kisses

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Total Time

Prep: 1 hour Bake: 35 min. + freezing

Makes

4 dozen

Happy elves that happen to taste like PB&J can easily be part of the party decor—until dessert, when they'll magically disappear! —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Ingredients

1 package yellow cake mix (regular size)
1/2 cup seedless strawberry jam
48 lollipop sticks
1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1-1/2 cups canned chocolate fudge frosting
Additional vanilla frosting, red paste food coloring, and dark chocolate and candy cane-flavored kisses

Directions

Prepare and bake cake according to package directions using a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Cool completely on a wire rack.
Crumble cake into a large bowl. Add jam and mix well. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place on baking sheets; insert sticks. Freeze for at least 2 hours or refrigerate for at least 3 hours, until cake balls are firm and easy to handle.
Insert cake pops into a plastic foam block to stand. In a microwave, warm vanilla frosting and peanut butter; stir until smooth. Spoon over cake pops.
Using fudge, additional vanilla and red frostings (tint desired amount of additional vanilla frosting red), pipe hair and faces; use a leaf tip for ears. Top each with a chocolate or candy cane-flavored kiss hat. Let stand until set.

Nutrition Facts

1 cake pop: 164 calories, 8g fat (2g saturated fat), 13mg cholesterol, 125mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (17g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

Christmas Elf Cake Pops

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