Despicable Me Minions Cake Pops

Ingredients:

1 box cake mix
1 16 oz can of ready made frosting
Yellow candy coating
Blue candy coating
Black or chocolate jimmies
Candy eyes (regular and jumbo)
Silver luster dust, clear extract and brush
Black licorice
Black and brown edible ink pen
Black confetti sprinkles, sunflower seeds
Toothpicks
Paper lollipop sticks
Styrofoam block

Method:

• Bake cake as directed on package and cool completely.

• Crumble cake into a large bowl.

• Using the back of a large spoon, mix cake crumbs with
about 2/3 of the can of frosting.You won’t need the rest.

• Roll mixture into quarter size cake balls and place on a
wax paper covered baking sheet.

• Re-shape balls into smooth cylinders for Minion shapes.
Use wax paperto help make the shapes.

• Place shaped balls in the freezerfor around 15 minutes
to firm up.Then transferthem to the refrigeratorto keep
chilled and avoid freezing.

• Melt yellowcandy coatingin a heat-proof plastic bowl so
that the coating is about three inches deep for easier
dipping. Melt in the microwave in 30 second intervals on
low, and stirin between. Repeat until melted and smooth.

• Dip the tip of a lollipop stick into the melted coating and
insert into the cake ball. Dip and remove in one motion
without stirring the pop. Note: If your coating is too thick,
you can add a little vegetable oil to help thin it and make it
easierto work with.

• Gently tap off any excess coating.Place candy eyes and
insert jimmies on top of head for hair before the coating
dries.Place in aStyrofoam block to dry

• When dry, cut licorice pieces to attach to the Minions’
goggles.Attach to the head using melted yellow candy
coating as glue.

• Paintrims on candy eyes using silverluster dust mixed
with a little clear vanilla extract forthe goggles.

• Finish the eyes using a brown and black edible ink pen
and white candy coating (optional) dotted on each pupil.
Draw in mouths with a brown edible ink pen.

• Forthe overalls, gently remove pops from lollipop sticks
and dip the bottom of each body in melted blue candy
coating.Then reinsert the lollipop stick and let dry.Apply
more blue candy coating to the front forthe overall bibs
using a squeeze bottle or a toothpick dipped in coating.

• Optional: Draw on overall straps using a toothpick.Then
attach black sunflower seeds for shoes using more melted
blue candy coating.Pipe or draw on arms using melted
yellow candy coating and a squeeze bottle ortoothpicks to
apply.Then attach black confetti sprinkles for gloves and
the logo patch on front of the Minions’overalls.

Evil Minion

basically the same idea as the yellow minions, but with different colors, gnarly teeth and crazy hair.