Easy Super Smooth Cake Pop Dough

Published on Nov 12, 2025 by Jeanette Facey • Tagged with cake pop dough cake pop how to recipe vanilla vanilla cake pop dough

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Ingredients:

1 box Dolly Parton Vanilla Cake Mix (or similar white/yellow cake mix)
3 - 4 eggs depending on boxed cake mix recommendation.
1 (8 oz) cup sour cream
The Jell-O pudding mix helps make the dough smoother and less prone to cracking. It’s not required, but it can be helpful. Just be careful not to use too much — excess pudding mix can make the cake a bit springy or play-dough-like. It still tastes great, but the texture may not be everyone’s preference, so feel free to adjust the amount to suit your taste.
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
1 cup water
1 tsp vanilla (optional)
Pre-cut parchment paper sheets (optional but handy)
Foil
9x13" pan

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Line a 9" × 13" baking pan with parchment paper (do not use wax paper).
Add all ingredients to a mixing bowl and mix until smooth.
Pour batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly.
Bake about 10 minutes longer than the box directions suggest. The pudding mix makes the cake denser.
Cover loosely with foil during the last 10 minutes of baking if the top begins to brown.
Do not overbake. If using a cake thermometer, remove the cake when the center reaches 210°F.
Remove from oven and cover with foil or a dish towel. Let cool for 10 minutes.
While the cake is still warm and moist, crumble it back into your mixer and blend until it forms a dough.
The dough may feel slightly sticky at first but will firm into a play-dough consistency as it cools.

For the smoothest dough:
• Scrape off the very top layer of cake
• Remove any firm edges

Wrap dough in parchment paper and place inside a zip-top bag or airtight container.

Storage:
• Refrigerate overnight, or
• Freeze for later use.

Notes:

* If you are located outside of the USA, any instant pudding or custard mix should work in place of instant Jell-O pudding mix

8 Comments

Paula Matuzak
March 10, 2026 at 5:25 pm

What is the approximate amount of the pudding to be used. At least. Starting point. Thank you in advance.
Kim Agedal
November 2, 2025 at 9:27 am

I made this recipe, but I have a couple questions. Your cake pop balls are all one color with no darker pieces and they are so smooth. Mine did not come out all one color and smooth. Is there something else you do to get them to look that way. Also, what is your trick to getting smooth not too thick melted chocolate for dipping. I tried Wilton’s and the Merkens, I added some shortening to thin it out but still had issues.
Kim Agedal
November 2, 2025 at 9:27 am

I made this recipe, but I have a couple questions. Your cake pop balls are all one color with no darker pieces and they are so smooth. Mine did not come out all one color and smooth. Is there something else you do to get them to look that way. Also, what is your trick to getting smooth not too thick melted chocolate for dipping. I tried Wilton’s and the Merkens, I added some shortening to thin it out but still had issues.
Anonymous
October 27, 2025 at 12:29 am

What about chocolate dough ? We can use any brand from cake mix and jello as i live in qatar we don’t have same brands
Kathy Gocke
October 1, 2025 at 4:36 am

How can I make this recipe into chocolate dough
Tina Williams
September 17, 2025 at 6:15 am

I made this and yes they were great. Thank you
Anonymous
September 17, 2025 at 6:04 am

Let cool for 10 minutes, then cover with foil or a dish towel.

How long does it need to be covered after the 10 minutes.
Anonymous
September 17, 2025 at 12:14 am

Am in the uk what can I use instead of jello pudding mix ?

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