Get in the spirit of this new Disney and Pixar Movie – The Good Dinosaur, with these ultra cute cake pops! I made Disney’s The Good Dinosaur Cake Pops for my kids and they freaked out! Learn how to make these fun cake pops in just a few steps.
The Good Dinosaur Cake Pop’s
They love cake pops but were more excited to be enjoying them on the day we watched this amazingly moving film! My kids gave this film a two thumbs up! You can read our full review here if you would like, as well as find our other delicious The Good Dinosaur Movie Themed Footprint Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Good Dinosaur Cake Pop’s Ingredients
- box of cake mix
- all the ingredients the cake mix calls for
- tub of frosting
- Wilson’s Green Candy Melts
- optional 1/2 of Crisco
- candy eyeballs
- Cake pop Sticks or Sturdy Straws
- styrofoam block
- toothpick
An easy to follow step by step cake pop recipe that uses a yellow boxed cake mix. This addicting cake pop recipe is easy to make and uses only a few ingredients. Find all of the supplies you need at your local grocery store.
Crumbling The Cake for Cake Pops
These easy to make vanilla cake pops are a ton of fun to make. After you have baked and completely cooled your yellow cake, now you can move on to the next step where you completely break up the entire cake.
Now you will need to add 2/3 the can of frosting to the mix and mix this in by hand. Alternatively, you can use a spatular. If the mixture is still too dry add more of the frosting until you can form a solid ball. Now it’s time to shape these cake pops into dinosaur heads!
How To Make Good Dinosaur Cake Pop’s
On a lined baking sheet with parchment paper, scoop out the cake mix onto the parchment paper using a cookie scooper. Roll each of the cake balls you have scooped onto the parchment paper, into smooth balls. Freeze this batch for at least 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Remove the cake balls from the freezer and then roll them into ovals, put them again back on the parchment paper and then pinch lightly on one side of the oval’s eye sockets for Arlo’s Eyes. See the photo above for what the end dinosaur should look like before you freeze again.
DecoratingThe Dinosaur Cake Pops
It is time to decorate our dinosaur cake pops so they look more like dinosaurs and less like fossils. To start we will need to melt the green chocolate down using the recipe card instructions. I use a double broiler method that never fails.
After you have melted the chocolate pull the cake cops from the freezer and then dip the top of the cake pop stick in the melted green candy. Now insert it about halfway through the bottom of the dino’s head. Be careful to not squish the head and yet still get the stick at least halfway in.
Pop these back in the freezer for at least 30 minutes after you have finished inserting the sticks. I do this because during the stick inserting time, the other cake pops have defrosted and become less manageable in my opinion.
Adding Details to the Dinosaur Cake Pops
Take those cake pops out and stir your melted green candy, which should still be beautifully melted, you can stick it in the microwave for 2 minutes to remelt it if you would like. Completely submerge the cake pops at this point and then spoons any extra chocolate on the bottom of the head to cover it completely.
With a toothpick remove some of the chocolate where the eye sockets should be and then insert this into the styrofoam block. Move quickly and then insert the candy eyes where the eyes go and then with a toothpick draw a smile and then nostrils for the nose. Rinse and repeat until you have finished all of your cake pops, and WAHLAH!
More Cake Inspired Recipes
If you love these Vanilla Cake Pops then you will love my Chocolate Bomb Cake Pops! They are insanely addicting to eat and are perfect for holiday parties. I also have delicious Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting that are always a hit at birthday parties.
The Good Dinosaur Cake Pop’s
Ingredients
- 1 Box of Cake Mix
- all the ingredients the cake mix needs
- 1 Can of Frosting
- 3 Bag's of Wilson's Green Candy Melts
- Optional 1/2 of Crisco
- Candy Eyeballs
- Cake pop Sticks or Sturdy Straws
- Styrofoam block
- Toothpick
Instructions
- Bake the cake and set it aside to cool completely. Once completely cooled in a large mixing bowl crumble up the entire cake.
- Add 2/3 the can of frosting to the mix and mix this in by hand. If the mixture is still too dry add the remainder of the frosting.
- On a lined baking sheet with parchment paper, scoop out the cake mix onto the parchment paper using a cookie scooper.
- Roll each of the cake balls you have scooped onto the parchment paper, into smooth balls.
- Freeze this batch for at least 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Remove the cake balls from the freezer and then roll them into ovals, put them again back on the parchment paper and then pinch lightly on one side of the oval's the eye sockets for Arlo's Eyes. See photo above for what the end dinosaur should look like before you freeze again.
- Freeze this batch again for up to 2 hours.
- Melt in a double broiler method 3 bags of Wilson's Green Candy Melts and then add in crisco to a tall cup.
- Pull the cake cops from the freezer and then dip the top of the cake pop stick in the melted green candy and then insert it about halfway through the bottom of the dino's head. Be careful to not squish the head and yet still get the stick at least half way in.
- Pop these back in the freezer for at least 30 minutes after you have finished inserting the sticks. (I do this because during the stick inserting time, the other cakepops have defrosted and become less manageable in my opinion.)
- Take those cake pops out and stir your melted green candy, which should still be beautifully melted, you can stick it in the microwave for 2 minutes to remelt it if you would like.
- Completely submerge the cake pops at this point and then spoons any extra chocolate on the bottom of the head to cover it completely.
- With a toothpick remove some of the chocolate where the eye sockets should be and then insert this into the styrofoam block. Move quickly and then insert the candy eyes where the eyes go and then with a toothpick draw a smile and then nostrils for the nose. Rinse and repeat until you have finished all of your cake pops, and WAHLAH!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1 ServingsAmount Per Serving: Calories: 175Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 324mgCarbohydrates: 38gFiber: 1gSugar: 20gProtein: 2g