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Candy Corn and Spider Web Cake Pops

Candy Corn Cake Pops

Can I interest you in some candy corn? These aren’t my favorite candy to eat, but for Halloween there’s nothing more iconic. So I thought it was about time I turned them into cake pops.

Cute cake pops that will make them the most popular treat for Halloween.

By the way… caramel candy corn… It rocks. Try it.

Candy Corn Cake Balls

Make your cake balls following the basic instructions here and then hand shape them into candy corn shapes. Use a piece of wax paper to slide the edges across for smoother more defined edges.

These are really pretty easy to decorate since all the decorative add ons get added after the cake pops are dipped.

It’s a little less work than when the add ons need to be attached while the coating is still wet. These, for instance, you could dip one day and then decorate another.

Dipping

You can dip these a couple of ways to get a tri-color effect.

You can dip in one color, let dry, then the next and let dry and then the last. But when you do it this way, the pop gets three layers of coating on the last color by the time you’re done. It can get a little thick and can also distort the design some.

So… I did these with a little more effort.

First I start with orange… the color I want for the middle. And I dip the entire shaped cake ball into the orange coating and let dry. Then, I dip the top in white coating. Insert at an angle to get the coating to curve around the edges. Or insert straight if you want your sections straight.

Dipping

Now how to get them yellow since they are on sticks?

Very easy and I do this often depending on the design.

Dipping

Gently twist the stick out of the pop. Then dip the bottom in the yellow coating. Dip the tip of your stick in coating and insert the stick right back into the cake pop and let dry.

This way the coating is only two layers thick in places. Much better for recipients I think.

And now they are ready to decorate.

Candy Eyes

Candy eyes! These little guys have big faces and can pull off  big eyes. (found at Hobby Lobby)

Candy Corn Cake Pops

See. So cute with big happy expressions.

Just attach the eyes with a dot of melted candy coating. Then do the same with black jimmies for eyebrows and purple confetti sprinkles for cheeks.

Then draw a big sweet smile with a black edible ink pen (I use Americolor pens)  or pipe on with melted candy coating.

And there you have it. Candy corn cake pops.

Candy eyes

But that’s not all. Let’s use the eyes again. On some spiders this time.

Green Cake Balls

OOooOh. And let’s tint the cake batter green just for fun.

template

Spider webs are the stars of this cake pop design.

Piping

Pipe some candy coating on wax paper.

Here’s a web template you can place underneath to help you draw them.

Spider webs

Then press your lollipop stick on the coating while it’s still wet.

You can use a toothpick to pull through the coating for more pointed ends.

And when the webs are dry, you can also use it to help shape any wonky edges. Gently rub the side of the toothpick against any bumps in the coating to help smooth it out. And you can also use the tips of your fingers.

Spider Web Sticks

Now use them to dip your cake pops.

… Or what I would recommend to be safer, is dip and decorate your cake pops first and then gently twist the sticks out and use those to place on the piped spider webs.

When dry, simply dip the ends in a little leftover coating and insert back into the cake pops.

If you do, you’ll have the cute little crawlers staring at you.

Dangling Spider Cake Pops

To decorate the spiders, dip in the candy coating color of your choice and while the coating is still wet gently insert cut licorice pieces for legs. Let dry and you can attach the candy eyes with melted coating. The fangs are just miniature confetti hearts. After they are attached, you can pipe on a smile to cover up the top part of the hearts.

Darling dangling spiders.

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Need More Halloween Cake Pop Ideas?

Here are some to get your creative juices going … starting with more spiders. Yuck and yummy at the same time.

Spider Bites

Spider Bites

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Creepy Crawly and Spooky Spider Cake Pops

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Eyeball Cake Pops

Ghost Cake Pops

Sweet Ghosts from a couple of weeks ago.

Spooky Sweets

And then there’s all these little Spooky Sweets I made a few years ago.

Horror Movie Pops

And these too. Yikes!

What should I make next for Halloween?

What treats are you guys making? Spill all the spooky sweets.

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126 comments on “Candy Corn and Spider Web Cake Pops”

  1. Love them!!!!???????????????? so cute

  2. How do you write on the chocolate pops? Every time I try to use my Wilton markers it picks up the waxiness from the chocolate, and will not write more than a couple of strokes.

  3. LOVE IT :D

  4. yeah I really love your cake, it looks great

  5. wow your sweet treats are seriously amazing and i don’t know how you come up with these cute little cake pops. I came up with some of my own but they are not as amazing as yours, anyway i was looking at your website and i was gob smacked
    i honestly couldn’t believe that anyone could make them that good…………..you are amazing and thank you for showing everyone just how awesome you and your cake pops are;)

  6. this is really super cool.. i love it.

  7. i’m from small town and in this stupid town haven’t a sweet shop!

  8. my roomate’s mother got paid $15305 a month ago. she is getting paid on the laptop and bought a $337000 condo. All she did was get fortunate and set to work the directions uncovered on this website Now60.com

  9. I keep meaning to ask about your candy melts and dipping. I got some of the candy melt wafers (from Michaels) in orange and some in white. We made the cake balls using strawberry cake, so it was pink. After one coat of the colors, you could still see the pink right through both the orange and the white melts. Do you do more than one coat for your lighter colors? Or is there something with how I’m dipping mine that it’s thinning out? I didn’t add anything, no colorings or flavors to my melts.

  10. Forgot to leave my name.. lol
    Anonymous said…
    I Love you and your creativity!! You are a inspiration for a future aspiring Pastry chef and a DIY mom. Thanks!!

  11. I Love you and your creativity!! You are a inspiration for a future aspiring Pastry chef and a DIY mom. Thanks!!

  12. I have never been able to get the edible marker to “paint” onto the coating. Do you use a certain brand.

  13. 1 word…..CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  14. I love love love the white pops with spiders on them. Adorable!!

  15. All of these look so damn good!!

    If you have a few moments spare please check out my blog for a Jenny Colgan giveaway!!

    http://www.fragile-bird.blogspot.co.uk

    Helen

    x

  16. Love these….as always! I think the creepy crawlies with the spiders on the stick are my favorite!

  17. I love the edible web toppers for the spiders, what a fabulous idea.

  18. I AM OBSESSED!

  19. love the spider web. You are always so creative.

  20. Your pictures are gorgeous! I want to hop through the screen and gobble these up!

  21. Sorry about my misuse of the word “You’re” I meant Your. comment 103. I got a little excited. :)

  22. You’re cake pop ideas are brillant. How about a werewolf cake pop? I would love to see that.

    Your Christmas book is right on time (pre-ordered) I got mine a week ago. I’m making those silver bells. Edible spray paint…really. AWESOMEEEEEEEEEE!!

  23. I especially ADORE the candy corn!

  24. I don’t know how you do it! You always come up with an original…there are SO many cake pop ideas out there now and yours are always that…yours. Love the new spider pops with the chocolate web. ;)

  25. I love your cake pops that is really cool your good at making cake pops

  26. i love your cake pops

  27. you are W-A-Y to good at this!!!!!

  28. i know how it feels like when you enter a baking supply store and just go gaga for all the stuffs there…happens to me all the time! :)

  29. Those candy corn cake pops look adorable like kawaii (Cute) for your mouth.
    My attempts at Halloween baking have not went over well this year; hockey puck Halloween cupcakes anyone.
    Looking at these I should try something again.

  30. Bakerella! I love your cake pops they are amazing! I always tried to make cake pops but it’s really hard I went to your web site and now it’s a piece of cake.
    Please can you make a app so we can download it to help us cook
    Appriceated!
    Nadeen

  31. Once again, you are so awesome! Just so stinking cute. No sweet treats for us this time around. I think the candy will be enough. (Don’t forget the cereal – only sugary cereal we eat all year – Count Chocula, Frankenberry & Booberry.) Once October dies down I am so ready for Fall baking though.

  32. The Candy Corn Pops are absolutely adorable! Perhaps the cutest Halloween “costume” for a cake pop I have ever seen. Perfect for both the young and young at heart.

  33. You are so creative. I love your photos & the cute things you come up with… LOVE!!!!

  34. I just wanted to stop by and say that I love reading your blog and seeing your creativeness!! I never thought that there would be so much to see in cake pops, etc.!!

  35. My other comments didn’t post… I was thinking that it would be fun to do some gross pops too. Like severed limbs, brains, etc. also, it would be cute to make a cornucopia with runts candy as the filling! :)

  36. What about fall leaves? You could swirl different fall colored chocolate melts to create the changing colorful leaves. Those would be so cute for a fall table place ‘cards’ for thanksgiving.

    Ok, I’ll stop commenting now :)

  37. Hello! My suggestion for your next HALLOWEEN cake bites is to go scary & gory :). Make little brains, severed limbs, gooey gross booger noses. I know, disgusting. But fun for boys! They would love that stuff! :)

  38. You are amazing!! So creative! I love all of them…

  39. I really want to try marshmallows that look like King Boo fron Mario. Just seems to me they would be very cute :)

  40. I have plans in my head to do a little haunted house cake pops…now I just have to find the time to make it! Aside from cake pops, I’m making candy corn cupcake and pumpkin cupcakes for the bake sale at my daughter’s school and spooky cookies for her class!

  41. Hahaha! I love all your designs. I’m so sad we don’t have a Hobby Lobby here in Southern CA but I hear talk that one will open soon in Huntington Beach! I sure hope so :)

  42. Hi, Bakerella, my name is Sol, I’m from Argentina, I love your page, I love to cook sweet things, I recently discovered your website, and I’m totally in love!, I’m figuring out where I can learn pastries near where I live. I make cake lollipops Argentina with a recipe, I’m going to go for you to try, is a very sweet sauce and very common in my country, as common as peanut paste in your country, the name of the sauce is’ ‘dulce de leche”
    this is the recipe:
    INGREDIENTS
    Whole milk 2 liters
    Sugar 700 g
    Glucose 300 g
    1 tsp vanilla extract
    Baking soda 1/2 tsp
    PROCESS
    Place in a pan of whole milk.
    Add the sugar and bring to a boil.
      Finally incorporate glucose and vanilla essence
    Mix and let it take boiling point. The preparation will begin taking amber.
    Add to prepare a glass balls to prevent burning. Cook for 1 hour over low heat. Stir from time to time.
    Dissolve baking soda in water and add to the pan.
    Continue cooking for 40 minutes mixing with a wooden spoon.
    Once you have reached the 106 º C, the sweet is ready.

    It can be mixed with angel food cake and truffles are riquisimas

    I hope you like this recipe and you can make it.
    many kisses
    You are a genius!
    byeeee, Sol from Argentina

  43. I’ve been wanting to try avocado frosting for a while so I’m making a Frankenstein cake for a party this weekend. If it works I’ll use it again to make Yoda cupcakes for my daughter’s birthday.

    Also, I’m thinking that with some sparkle the spider webs could be snowflakes. Since I love snowmen, I might have to try this for Christmas.

  44. These are so cute! If I had time/money and parents weren’t worried about razor blades in apples, I’d make these for trick-or-treaters in my neighborhood… as it is, I’ll have to just share with friends. Mmmm!

  45. I’m making pumpkin cupcakes! Yummers!

  46. Lots of great ideas here! I especially like the candy corn pops!

    If anyone has any holiday recipes, here’s your chance to share them – this newsletter I like is putting on a holiday recipe competition!

    Here’s the link if you’re interested: https://apps.facebook.com/whcontests/the-natural-knowledge-247-holiday-recipe-contest

  47. I love the webs. I have plenty of candy melts for a separate project for my lovely husband (lime curd filled brains). I’ll have to try my hand at making my own webs.

  48. Nothing! We’re in the process of moving. Though I did make a pretty nice no-bake pumpkin cream cheesecake for our small group, if I do say so myself. ; )

  49. omg! I love eating candy corn, but I don’t know if I would be able to munch on these as these are just too cute xD

  50. I love your cake pop designs. I bought an americolor black ink pen to make some jack skellington cake pops but I feel like it drys out way too fast. Do you have any tips or tricks when using the pens???

  51. Every time you upload pops you’ve made, I think that they are my favorites, until the next time, that is! You really give me, an untrained, home baker, the encouragement to go a step beyond what I thought I could do! Thank you so much! Happy Halloween all the way from across the world!!

  52. LOVE LOVE LOVE all the Halloween Ideas here! Thank you for sharing them, as always!

  53. These are all so cute. I love the candy corn pop and love eating candy corn. It’s like drinking an energy drink!

  54. Awww…I love the spider pops with the webs! And the eyeball pops and the pops with little spiders crawling over them. Strange recurring theme there. But maybe it’s simply because being Australian I don’t have a particular fondness for candy corn? (We don’t have it here, you see.)

  55. These are sooo cute Angie!! By the way, I’m with you on the caramel candy corn…we’ve gone through several bags of this already!

  56. What are the candies that you used for the eyes on the spider bites? I just love those.

  57. They are awesome. The candy corn one is darling and I love the dangling spider. The scary mask from the movie brought back some scary memories. Love your work..

  58. All cute! The Dangling Spiders are simply AWESOME!

  59. My 5 year old loved to read this post with me! He was looking at all the pictures and saying “and then she… ” whatever the picture was of! He is very excited about it and wants me to make everything. (except the spooky spiders LOL) THANK YOU for always making it so much fun to play with our food!

  60. I am probably just doing some plain frosted cupcakes with halloween themed sprinkles, and some thai flavored candy corn. Love all these ideas, though. I think the eyeballs would go great with a big green cake – so it’d look like a many eyed monster.

  61. I make cake pops quite often and I can never get my candy coating to harden right. It is too thick if I do not add shortening and I use a candy melter. I do live in Texas but it is actually cooling down and the chocolate still does not harden. Any suggestions anyone? What am I doing wrong?

  62. They are seriously too cute. I love all of the spiders, which is funny because I am terrified of real spiders. Thanks for all of the great ideas Bakerella.

  63. Seriously brilliant Halloween pops! Love them!

  64. You Rock the Pop!! Love all of them. But I think the ghosts have got to be my favourite….they’re just so darn adorable!!
    As always, I’m in awe of your creativity and skill.

  65. These are so cute! I love the candy corn ones!

  66. How about some zombie heads or Dia de los Muertos Sugar Skulls?

  67. precious

  68. You always come up with the cutest cake pop ideas. Love them all. The candy corn ones are too adorable, but the newest spider ones are my favorite, with the way you laid out the legs, making it look like the spider is descending from the web. So clever!!! :D

  69. You are too friggin’ talented!!!!! WHERE do you come up with these ideas??????

  70. You definitely have to come out with a Halloween cake pops book! Those candy corn guys are the cutest and the dangling spiders are genius!

    :)
    mikky
    http://www.todaloos.com

  71. Those spider web pops are adorable. Would the process lend itself to something Christmasy like snow flakes? Just planting that thought in your creative brain… (like you need any help!).

  72. All I can say is too cute. I received your holiday book. Too stinkin cute!!!! I guess everything you create is too stinkin cute. I admire you so much! I get excited to see what clever creations you have made on your website. All my friends and co-workers are wowed when I bring cake pops. Thanks to you, Bakerella, for sharing your talent and making it easy for us to follow! I have fun making them as much as watching people eating them.

  73. You are completely inspiring. Never seen anyone with as much creativity as you. My favorite has to be the candy corn. They look so sweet! You should make Jake Skelington from “The Nightmare before Christmas”,

  74. Hard to choose, but I think the dangling spiders are my favourite!

  75. You are such an inspiration! I love them all. I love the Dangling spiders. I’m going to attempt to do them along with The Sweet Ghost. Hope they turn out as good as yours. By the way, your Christmas cake pop book is fantastic:) Can’t wait to do a few from the book.

  76. So many ideas for Halloween – thank you! And perfect spider webs – I have tried piping these so many times and they look awful. I will try your template from now on ;)

  77. Cute candy corn pops, and I love the idea for the dangling spiders. Since you like caramel candy corn, maybe try penuche frosting and spice cake in the cakeball part to add some of that flavor?
    I made pumpkin caramels a few weeks ago topped with toasted pumpkin seeds that taste like pumpkin pie with a little molasses.

  78. Absolutely cute! Love all of your creations!

  79. Special shout out to anyone who has literally gotten sick off of eating too many candy corns.

    Its like a GIN hangover for kids.

  80. These just knock me dead. My goodness gracious, too darn adorable!

  81. I mean, is there anything you CAN’T do? These are awesome!

  82. WOW you sure know how to put the fun into halloween thanks so much for all the details

  83. Super cute and creative, yet again! Witches hats or cake pops that look like caramel apples would be cute to see!!

  84. I have COMPLICATONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yesterday I cut out halloween figures into the cake balls, I used miniature cookie cutters – when I went to put the chocolate on the cake pops fell off, I froze them and it still happened. What am I doing wrong? I am using Wilton chocolate. I even put a little crisco in the chocolate – didn’t help. Could you please, please help me?
    Thanks a million!!!!!!!

  85. Your creativity amazes me more with each and every post you write. With so many books/people doing cake pops right now, you’re still my favorite :)

  86. I love all your pops! I got my holiday book Friday and can’t wait to try them! My question is regarding the edible markers. I can not seem to get mine to look as nice as yours. I use the Gourmet Writers, but it seems really waxy. Any suggestions?
    Thanks,
    Anne

  87. I made both candy corns and spiders this weekend, and I loved how the candy corns turned out! They were a little different than yours, but so cute. I love the spiders, but had trouble getting the darn licorice to work properly.
    Yours are very cute and turned out better than mine!
    Thanks for the great ideas and inspiration all the time!
    Happy Halloween!

  88. These are adorable, especially the spiders with the web. I also loved the bat cupcakes you made the other day. Great ideas for a cute halloween.

  89. Love these!!! Any Thanksgiving ideas??? Tom the Turkey or little pilgrim hats????

  90. Angie I love all these ideas, it’s tough to decide which ones to make. I love, love, love the spiders dangling from the web – adorable. You are so creative! Very fun stuff! I was going to check out the superstore you mentioned the other day looking for eyeballs but now that you purchased some at hobby lobby I can just run over there to get some. Thanks for sharing.

  91. The candy corn are too cute! Who would have thought candy with a face would be that adorable?!

  92. Those ghosts with the little trick-or-treat buckest…O…M…G! The CUTEST things I’ve seen in a long time (except for my baby, of course).

  93. My kids are too old to bring things to school but my dh teaches 4th grade so I am always up for making something. They have a harvest party, not halloween so I always make pumpkin muffins. Last year I made ghost cake pops too. They turned out really cute. This year I think I’m going to make some decorated pumpkin cookies but I found a whole stash of lollipop sticks so cake pops are not out of the question. Thanks for the inspiration!

  94. Wow they just look awesome! LOVE THEM!

  95. I love these!
    I tried making popcakes once following one of your recipes. It didn’t turn out to great which was annoying! but they looked pretty at least =]

  96. Please make a penguin season themed cake pop!

  97. I LOVE THIS!!! You are so amazing, I hope to be as good as you someday! How do you come up with cute thing after cute thing?!?!?

  98. Those are so adorable! I think I’ll try to make the candy corn cake pops for my son’s 4k class…

  99. I love the spiderweb lollipop! I’m going to make these!

  100. The candy corn guys are so cute!!!! Great idea!

  101. OMG all so cute :D, but I love the pops with the spiders crawling on them :D

  102. I am sooo excited about halloween this year! Mostly because I now have an oven :P
    I am making witches fingers’ cake pops-except they wont be round like balls, or on a stick. Can I call them pops?
    Also on the menu are a spider web themed pizza with various toppings, some drink that looks like blood, and loads of jack o lanterns to adorn the house!
    And pumpkin pie and pumpkin seed brittle

  103. Your creativity just amazes me. Each design is so different, so inspiring to read about your creations.

  104. I just wanted to say that you make my day oh so much sweeter!
    You are so creative and skilled and you inspire me!

    Kind regards from Susann in Sweden

  105. These made me smile! The candy corn pops are absolutely adorable! Thanks bakerella :)

  106. Love your candy corn cuties. Very much appreciate, too, the stellar tips…Definitely planning to purchase those handy-dandy candy eye treat toppers which you also used for the itty-bitty bat cake pops. Again, many thanks, for your inspirational designs, Bakerella!

  107. They are so cute! And very fun :)

  108. Candy corn anything is adorably cute but those spider bites are too cute!!

    BTW, the spider webs make me think of making snowflakes with Christmas bells. Fun Fun!!

  109. Very cute and very craftie

  110. At first sight, I thought the candy-corn were little monkies wearing hats. They are so cute!

  111. So cute! I’m always partial to candy corn themed treats, they are just extra cute!

  112. Can’t choose…like all of them

  113. The spiders are very cute! Very original.
    I will be making cupcakes this week to hopefully bring to a pumpkin carving party!

  114. oh how i wish i lived close to you so i could trick or treat at your place lol toooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute

  115. All are so CUTE!!!!!! :D

  116. Absolutely adorable! You never cease to amaze me. Can’t wait to get your Holiday book I just ordered. : )

  117. I love candy corn – I squealed like a kid on Christmas when I seen the candy corn cake pops, so cute!

  118. I LOVE the spiders and the candy corn pops are adorable! So clever! :)

  119. These are so awesome! I would love to see a haunted house cake or a scarecrow. Something with cotton candy or dry ice :) Ghost Busters!

  120. So cute!!! I love your page und your Cakepops!!!
    Christin

  121. <3 youre so awesome :) Everything you touch turns to cute. How do you do that?

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