Graduation Cap Cake Pops

I needed to come up with a cute cake idea for a graduation party for my Sister-in-law and Father-in-law; who both just graduated with their Master's degree! When I saw these graduation cake pops on Bakerella's site I knew I had to try making them! The real work behind these was trying to track down all of the supplies and candy to make them. You'll need the following:

• Candy melts, in your desired color (found in baking isle at craft store)
• lollipop sticks (baking isle at craft store)
• Square candy mold (baking isle at craft store)
• candy cup mold (baking isle at craft store)
• mini M&M's
• Airhead xtremes, cut into strips for the tassels (found at specialty candy store; Sweeties)
• cake mix
• frosting

Prepare your cake according to the directions on the box or recipe, let cool and crumble into fine pieces in a large bowl. Stir in about 1 cup of frosting until cake is sticking together. I usually don't use the whole container. Roll cake into small balls that will fit into your candy cup molds and refrigerate until chilled.

Microwave your candy melts following the direction on the bag and pour into a plastic squeeze bottle. Squeeze a small amount into each square mold and tap the container on the counter to make sure they are even. Place in the freezer to set.

Now squeeze some of the candy melts into each of the candy cup molds and push the cake balls down into the melted candy. Try to make sure the cake balls are level with the top of the tray.

Next squeeze the candy melts over top of the cake balls and push the lollipop sticks in. Place in the freezer for about 5 minutes to set.

Remove the squares from the freezer and pop out of the molds by pushing up from the bottom of the tray. Use and small amount of the candy melts to attach the squares to the tops of the cake pops once they have set. Then you can use the candy melts to also fasten the candy tassels and M&M's

Sweeties Candy Shop

If you are looking for a specific candy, need to buy candy in bulk, or by color for a party or a wedding this would be a great place to check out. That is if you live in the Phoenix area. They are located on the Northwest corner of Chandler Blvd and Alma School. You can check out their website for more information here.