Use push pop containers to make these yummy and adorable Valentine Cake Push Pops layered with frosting and edible decorations! They’re perfect for any Valentine’s Day party.
Have I mentioned that Valentine’s Day is one of my very favorite holidays? With all the adorableness (that’s a word, right?) of the hearts and cupids and red, white, and pink designs it certainly is one of the cutest holidays.
It also has some of the yummiest treats! With this Valentine Cake Push Pops Recipe, the cuteness and yumminess are combined into a fun treat that is perfect for a Valentine’s Day party, a classroom celebration or after school snack.
You can go ahead and use your creativity and combine different toppings, different frosting colors, or even little bits of real strawberries.
We used a can of red frosting to make our push pops, but you could use a can of white frosting and add enough drops of red food coloring to tint the frosting red.
⭐ Why You’ll Love this Recipe ⭐
Perfect for Both Holidays and Special Occasions – While we made these in pinks and reds as Valentine cake pops, they can be enjoyed year round. You can even use different flavors and colors for other occasions.
Easy to Make – While these end up looking like an impressive baking masterpiece, they’re surprisingly easy to make! It’s just baking your cake and shoving everything into the tubes.
Fun for Kids to Make – Not only do kids love to eat these, they also have fun helping to make them. From tiny tots to older kids, they can get in on the fun of creating the treats whether it’s simply pushing the cake into the pop holders or adding sprinkles on top.
Versatile – While the recipe is perfect as-is, you can use some of the variation ideas below to change it up a bit.
🧾 Ingredients Needed
- Strawberry Cake Mix – If you’re not a fan of strawberry, you can use a white cake mix and add some red food coloring to tint it pink.
- Push Pop Containers are what give your treat their shape and make them fun to eat!
- Can of Red Frosting – You can also use a can of white frosting or use our easy homemade buttercream frosting recipe and add enough drops of red food coloring to tint the frosting red.
- Heart Confetti Sprinkles
- Pink Nonpareils
- Silver Sugar
- White Edible Glitter
🔁 Variations
As I mentioned above, you are free to make changes to make these cake push pops fit your tastes!
You can swap out a white cake mix for the strawberry or white frosting for canned red frosting and use red food coloring to tint them pink or red. You can also use any type of sprinkles or decorations you like.
You can make cake push pops for other holidays and occasions too! For example, for Halloween cake push pops use devil’s food cake layered with orange icing. For birthday parties you can use any flavors and colors that fit your party theme or are favorites of the birthday boy or birthday girl.
For another delicious option, try our Copycat Starbucks Cookies and Cream Cake Pops!
📌 Be sure to see the recipe card below for the full ingredients list with quantities and step-by-step instructions!
🥣 How to Make
How to make Valentine cake push pops:
STEP 1: Bake mini cupcakes according to package on the cake box using a mini muffin pan. Let Cool.
STEP 2: Fill a zip-top baggie with red frosting and snip off the corner. (Or use a piping bag.)
STEP 3: Take one mini cupcake and push it down into push pop container.
STEP 4: Next, pipe red frosting into the push pop and add sprinkles.
STEP 5: Repeat Steps 3 and 4. Repeat these steps until all pops are filled.
STEP 6: Cap with lid (if available) or store upright until ready to serve!
How to Serve
If the push pop containers you are using are not freestanding, a great way to present your cake pops is by poking holes into the top of a plain box and standing the push pop stems in the holes.
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📖 Recipe
Valentine Cake Push Pops
Equipment
Ingredients
Instructions
- Bake mini cupcakes according to package on the cake box using a mini muffin pan. Let Cool.
- Fill a zip-top baggie with red frosting and snip off the corner. (If you have a piping bag you can use that instead).
- Take one mini cupcake and push it down into a push pop container.
- Next, pipe red frosting into the push pop and add sprinkles.
- Repeat Steps 3 and 4. Repeat these steps until all pops are filled.
- Your Valentine push pops are ready to serve!
Vicki says
These are so pretty! I bought the push pops , but never used them. I have all the ingredients . I am making my samples today!
Thank you for posting!
HVD
Jerry Marquardt says
Since my family celebrates Valentine’s Day on the weekend after, This will be just on time for Saturday’s party I am throwing. This looks very great, and I thank you for sharing the idea.
Rosie says
Wow these came out so nice! I’m wondering if I did this how I could manage to botch it. I want to try it, they really pack a wallop!
Andrew says
This is such a clever Valentine’s Day idea! Great thinking on layering the pops with frosting in the middle! #yum!
Sarah L says
Very cute and festive. A bit too much sugar for me.
Becky says
This is going to be a great hit with the kids! I know my kids will love it!
Mel says
Wow how really cool. I had not even thought of ever making cake push pops. These would be a real hit at Valentine’s Day parties!
Nicole says
These are some of the prettiest push pops I have ever seen! I have push pop holders like this, and didn’t know the lids could be used as stands. LOL I’m so glad I saw your photos, so now I know.
Alicia says
These are so cute! I almost bought some of these push pop containers the other day but didn’t. Now I’m going to need to go back and get them!
shannon fowler says
These are so cute! They would be absolutely amazing to make! Thanks for sharing this idea with us.
shelly peterson says
What a fun idea! These so festive and yummy!