Mickey Mouse Cake Pops

Sharing is caring!

If you’ve been to Walt Disney World, you know how Mickey mouse cake pops are probably the most fun and popular sweet eats there!

What if I told you that you could actually make these delicious Mickey cake pops all by yourself, in your very own kitchen?

These Mickey cake pops are perfect for a Mickey mouse party or just when your kids are feeling nostalgic and recalling their time in Disney World.

What I Love About the Recipe

My favorite part about these adorable cake pops is the fact that you can actually get your kids involved in making them too.

It can be a fun way to get the kids involved in the kitchen and enjoy a Disney inspired activity that they can actually eat after they’re done.

They’re perfect for a Christmas party or just a simple kids playdate or Disney inspired party, where you don’t want to go the traditional way and make a Mickey cake.

Mickey Mouse Cake Pops Cooking Time

• Prep time 20 minutes 
• Cook time 2 minutes 
• Yields 15

Ingredients For the Mickey Mouse Cake Pops

To make these Mickey mouse cake pops, here’s what you’ll need.

• 1/2 prepared cake crumbled, (13×9 cake)
• 2 tablespoons of white cake frosting 
• 4 cubes of white almond bark
• 4 cubes of almond bark
• 30 chocolate melt wafers, any colors (for the ears)
• Red food coloring 
• Yellow food coloring 
• Cake pop sticks or popsicle sticks

How to Make the Mickey Mouse Cake Pops

Once you have all your ingredients ready, here’s what you’ll need to do to make the Mickey mouse cake pops.

Step 1: Prepare the Cake Pop Mixture

In a large mixing bowl, add the cake and frosting, and mix well until the cake becomes like firm batter. Form batter into 1 1/2” balls. Set aside.

Step 2: Prepare Melted Chocolate

Melt the white almond bark in a bowl using a microwave. Heat 30 seconds at a time until fully melted. Add a splash of oil if needed. Add a few drops of red coloring until you reach fire engine red. 

Step 3: Dip the Cake Pops in the Melted Chocolate

Dip the cake pop stick into the melted chocolate about a half inch. Then stick it into the cake ball. Repeat for all the Mickey mouse cake balls.

Step 4: Allow to Harden Completely

Dip cake pops into the red chocolate until fully coated. Place upright in a holder or foam base to allow the chocolate to harden.

Step 5: Add Mickey Mouse Ears

Before the chocolate hardens, take two melting wafers and stick them in the cake pop to form Mickey’s ears. 

Step 6: Prepare the Chocolate Coating

Melt the almond bark in a bowl using a microwave. Heat 30 seconds at a time until fully melted or according to package directions. Add a splash of oil if needed.

Step 7: Dip Cake Pops in the Red Coating

Dip the hardened cake pops in the melted chocolate covering the Mickey’s ear and half of the cake pop. Leaving the red exposed on the bottom. 

Step 8: Prepare the Yellow Chocolate Coating

Melt half a block of white almond bark in a bowl using a microwave. Heat 30 seconds at a time until fully melted. Add a splash of oil if needed. Add a drop of yellow and mix.

Step 9: Add Yellow Details

Once the cake pops have hardened, dab some yellow chocolate between the red and brown chocolate to form yellow buttons using an unused cake pop stick. 

Step 10: Let Cool and Enjoy

Let the Mickey mouse cake pops finish hardening and enjoy!

Tips & Tricks to Nail the Recipe

While making these Mickey mouse cake pops is super easy, you might want to note down these little tips and tricks too!

• When melting the almond bark, make sure you use a microwave safe bowl, and keep stirring the mixture several times in between until you get a smooth, even mixture.
• You can also use chocolate melting wafers to make the candy coating for these cake pops.
• To bring in a bit of flavor variation, I would also recommend using cream cheese frosting instead of regular frosting to make the Mickey mouse cake pops.
• While you can use almost any flavor of cake to make cake pops, chocolate cake and red velvet cake are hands down, the best choices.
• If the candy melting wafers aren’t creating that perfect hard shell around the cake ball, you can add a couple drops of vegetable oil into them and give it a good mix before you dip the cake balls in it.
• I’ve used yellow food coloring to make the yellow candy coating. If you don’t want to use yellow, you can also use black candy melts to make the eyes for the Mickey mouse.
• You can also add small details like Mickey’s buttons or Minnie’s bow using yellow sprinkles or other colored sprinkles or even just using a piping bag along with the melted candy melts.
• Remember to tap the Mickey mouse cake pops lightly and remove the excess chocolate to get a uniform, clean surface to work with and add all the details on.
• To keep the chocolate from getting on the surface of your countertop, spread a parchment paper on your cookie sheet or working area.
• You can also bring in some variation to these and make Minnie mouse cake pops in a similar way, just adding a little bow!

How Do I Store the Leftover Mickey Mouse Cake Pops?

If you have any leftover cake pops, you can store them in an airtight or freezer safe container and then refrigerate or freeze them.

Make sure the cake mix is at room temperature before you start to make the cake balls for these Disney cake pops.

More Sweet Treats to Try

If you enjoyed making these fun Disney treats and are inspired to try more party favor and sweet treat ideas to try, here are a few good ideas to try.

• Smores Mini Cheesecake Bites
• The Best No-Bake Banana Pudding
• How To Make Milkshake Vanilla Funfetti: Best Recipe
• Instant Pot Nutella Bites: Gluten Free