It’s my cake pops, Hello-Kitty style. Back in December, I made a little Hello Kitty cake for my niece’s 1st Birthday and as I was shaping the Hello Kitty figure out of fondant, it occurred to me how screaming cute these would be as cake pops. I couldn’t wait to try them. But, how the heck would I make those distinctive, yet subtle little ears. Well, the answer is easier than you think.
Here’s what you will need:
Cake and frosting (Read basic Cake Pop How-To)
Mini Red m&ms
White candy melts
Jumbo Heart Sprinkles
Rainbow Chip Sprinkles
Black Edible Ink Pen
Paper Lollipop Sticks
Styrofoam Block
White Chocolate Chips
(Whoops…I left the most important ingredient out of the above picture.)
But, take a look below and you can see how perfectly they work for the ears.
- Shape the Hello Kitty heads into a semi-flat oval shape. Insert tip of lollipop stick into some of the melted candy and insert into the bottom of the Hello Kitty head.
- Take two white chocolate chips and dip the bottoms in the melted candy and then place/glue them on the top of Hello Kitty head.
- Stand them up in a styrofoam block to dry. When the ears are firmly attached to the head, dip the entire Hello Kitty head in a bowl of the white melted candy. Make sure the bowl is deep enough so you can get it in one dunk. Then remove and gently tap off any extra coating. This will help smooth it out, too.
- When the Hello Kitty heads are dry, apply the hearts and m&ms to make a bow and the yellow rainbow chips to make a nose. You can use a toothpick and a little bit of the melted candy to act as the glue.
- Then, draw the eyes and whiskers on using an black edible ink pen
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And, enjoy!
These instructions are for your personal use only. To create Hello Kitty products for commercial sale, you must obtain permission from Sanrio. Visit http://www.sanrio.com/business opportunities/.
Hello Kitty has been my obsession since then. These HK cake pops are so cute!
Love your hello kitty cake pops! It’s not only stunningly adorable but so easy to do as well.
and really awsome
so cute
I just made these for my Hello Kitty tea party. They were a hit. Every one loved them.
Thank you for the tips on the ears especially! I’m using white chocolate chips for a set of cake pops tomorrow that will be for a baby shower.
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HELP>on Hello KittyChocolate is not smooth even with Crisco. Need to make>>60 for Tomoorrow night…. The chocolate isnt too hot and this is the second time I made them and each time bumpy. 20 grams each 2 tblsp frosting in 15.6 cake box
these are cute
cute!
Tried these out today, immense! They took 6 hours from start to finish, for 25. Was it worth it? By the outcome of the pops, no :( I’d love to know how you get you candy so smooth? Mine suffered from lumps and bumps. Also the editable pen I bought wasn’t compatible with the candy melts, apparently americolor are the ones to go for. Just waiting for mine to arrive in the post, I originally tried a rainbow dust pen and it was a waste of time. Looking forward to finishing the kitty’s off and serving in the party bags at my 3 year olds party this weekend. Good luck to all who try this cake pop art, it definitely is an art. xx
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Mine just crumbles when I dip it and try pull out. Any tips
I really want to try this hello kitty thing really bad I think your a really GREAT cook
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I am baking my pops now! lol I cannot wait for them to come out of the oven and cool… I really hope they turn out good. This is my practice run for a little 9 year olds Birthday party!
Thank you so very much for the idea and directions! Well wish me luck. You are awesome!
These are aweseome! How many days ahead do you think you can make them? Can you store them in the fridge?
Meet you via Manu’s Menu, I pinned your post in my board! Thank you for sharing with us your creativity! DanielaC.
I made these with red velvet for valentine’s day and they were a hit! I also had trouble with the pens, so I melted semisweet chocolate and used a toothpick to draw on the eyes and whiskers. Thank you so much for this amazing tutorial!
Is this your own original hello kitty cake pops photo.. I saw in another website that some one else also used it.. Just curious..
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Omg I’m so making these
So very creative! I think I’ll be trying these for my daughter’s 6th birthday!
wow, very pretty cakepops!
OMG I made these for my daughters birthday and they were DELISH!!
Definitely trying another one of ur things again!!!????
I would the recipe for the frosting on pinafore. Thanks you
OMG its my birthday less than a month and i love hello kitty but this birthday party is really important i got a hello kitty cake, plates,party hates,napkins,loot bags,and the perfect hello kitty present.i knew i was missing something.AND i found it!:)
your hello kitty lollipops are so cute i love them so will everyone at my party thank you soo much <3
So being an Aussie, I assumed white candy melts meant white chocolate – am I wrong? Mine worked well but were more a creamy colour. How did you get them so white?
Hi I wanted to know how long will these cake pops stay fresh? How far in advance can I prepare these cake pops?
Can’t wait to make these for my daughter’s 4th Birthday party! She wants a Hello Kitty theme and I remembered seeing these before. She’s super excited! :) I really hope they turn out as cute as yours!
Just too good…a task at hand and for a first timer…you make it so simple…thanks a ton!!!
i will like to buy two dozens of the hello kitty cake pops were i can order thanks
I see people are having a hard time with these. My pens don’t write. My chocolates too thick. They don’t coat. They falling off. I’m following the instructions perfectly and nothing is right. I don’t see responses to those having difficulties. Please help! My party isin November so I have plenty of time to perfect this. But not too much time…
Hi, i was wondering were i can find the rainbow chip sprinkles and the jumbo hearts. ive been looking all over and i can not seem to find themm any help will do thanks. :]
The pen did not write for me either and the heads start to fall off and don’t get coated well… I am guessing I am going to have to trash these because they look terrible!!! Party is tomorrow so going to make regular ones… any tips would be greatly appreciated!!!
I can never get my edible pens to write on the candy coating. Any special ones you use?
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They are using your picture to promote their biz for Hello Kitty cake pops classes.
I love this tutorial. I’m going to make these for my lovely niece’s 3 year birthday. The only problem is that amazon won’t let me buy the white chocolate chips (they don’t ship to my country) and we don’t have those around here (not in chip for anyway)… Is there anything i can replace them with? fondant? Marzipan? I haven’t seen any cake decorations that fits the shape…
I am a fan of hello kitty
BAKERELLA;……………
You ROCK!!!
I love how simply it is to make this. i will try tonight : )
I need your help. I made these and had trouble with two things.
1st – I used the Merkens Super White Candy Coating and it’s always so thick so I thinned it with paramount crystals. I wish I hadn’t because after I dipped the cake pop and allowed to excess to drip off, the coating pulled down from the ears(white chocolate chips) and did not cover like yours. I ended up dipping the pops 3 times to get mine to come out like yours. Was my coating too thin? I actually painted around the morsels to blend them better before dipping.
2nd – I use the Americolor pens but always have trouble. They start off okay and then they don’t want to write. I wipe the tip on paper towel in case there is residue from the coating, but that hasn’t helped either. When I tried to go back over the eyes to darken them like yours, the pen was actually pulling the color off. I tried to chill them and then start again but that didn’t work either. The pen is fairly new and not used too much yet. Any suggestions why I’m having such a hard time with it writing on the coating?
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Love these so cute! Easy to make too. They look so complicated, but they are not!
You are awesome!!!! They look great, my daughter is having a Hello Kitty theme for her 9th birthday on Saturday. Your kitty cake pops are super cute but I wanted to try them with something quicker, rice Krispy treats. I found that the edible pen doesn’t write well on coating that has been refrigerated I struggled to find a solution until I came across black frosting in Publix (not the gel). It works wonderfully making the eyes and whiskers and looks great too!!! Mine aren’t as smooth, well shaped or basically perfect as yours but they aren’t bad at all. Thanks for sharing with us!!
I think I can make these for Lyria’s b-day! What do you think?
You are incredibly amazing!!! I love them :)
I love these but each time I try, I have trouble keeping the cake on the stick. The sticks either go thru the cake or after dipping, the cake falls off the side of the stick. Help. What am I doing wrong? I am following the recipe from the book. Thanks.
to cute!!!!!!!!!
where can i have a pen like that at
Hello, Which is the used cakeflavor/recipe?
The color of te cake is beautiful, just like peach…
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I w4nna mak3 them right now.. lolooololololololo….
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Hi, can I freeze the cake lollipops 1 week before it’s needed? and then iced them the night before?
Also, can I use mascarpone cheese instead of cream cheese to bind the cake crumbs into balls?
Thank you.
i likes hello kitty
can these be made ahead and froze or will they ruin? I am going to make them for my daughters birthday in a couple weeks. Thanks
OMgosh, I was asked to do a Hello Kitty cake, cookies and these pops. I agreed to the cake and cookies but didn’t want to do the pops because I couldn’t figure how to do the ears. You just made my day and I will be more than happy to do ALL the treats for a fab birthday in August. THANKS SO MUCH!
STOP!!! Do NOT make me throw a Hello, Kitty! party for my niece!!!!! What?! This is WAY TOO CUTE!!!!!
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Are the amricolor airbrush the same
my sister loves Hello Kitty so i cant wait to get into the kitchen and start making these thank you for ur wonderful creativeness and steps on how to make all these adorable cakepops!!!!
I love these too cute
Omg These Are Sooo Cute!!
I Absolutely Love Hello Kitty
I Definately Have To Make These
I’m a huge hello kitty fan I just wish these pops would have been popular 8 years ago when I had my daughter because that is what my baby shower was in & I did her room in. I’m def. going to have to try to make these for little cousin she loves hello kitty as much as I do. My daughter not so much. :( very cute!
HELP !! When I dipped the head with the ears attached, the ears melted ! What am I doing wrong ???? I attached the ears and then put in the freezer then dipped them. I tried thicker chocolate, thinner chocolate, I tried spooning the chocolate on….nothing is working :(
My makers will not write on the white chocolate, Do you know way? I have the foodwriters from Michaels.
Ok, so 3hrs later and about 15 cakeflops later. We still don’t have anything that even remotely looks like your beautiful cake pops , we resorted to sending husband to get timbits (wich if your Canadian you’d understand what I’m talking about) and these kinda worked but all in all. Unsuccessful attempts did you use fondant ??? Aaarrrggggggg
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hey bakerella can you tell me where to get your book it looks aswome and you so great at making stuff especially the hello kitty cuz thats mii favorite cartoon character :)
You are soooo inspirational, My daughters bday is Feb 25, and Im going to do these…Thank you for everything!!
Girlfriend I so want to try this but I’m scared it won’t come out as cute as yours
This was truly an adorable idea and perfect for a hello kitty themed baby shower, BUT will I ever do this again ? NEVER. It was the hardest thing I ever did. lol ! Was very close to calling it quits many times in the 5 hours it took us ! However, the ending result was very cute and well worth it !!!!
These hello kitty cake pops are so cute!
I am so excited about making these for my little girls birthday party…. This is a wonderful creative idea
thats is awesome ii never saw anyone make cake POPS, before :)
These are SO cute!! I love hello Kitty!
I love you. You are so awesome.
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Getting ready to make these for my daughters birthday today!! The balls are in the freezer ready to dip this morning – love them!!!
OMG MY MOUTH IS MOUTH WATERING I WANR IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You are a genius! Just made these, but had to make them in pink due to lack of white choc in shops, but they are still super cute! Thank you for being such an inspiration xxx
YOU ROCK Bakerella!
Thank you for posting this! I am throwing a Hello Kitty themed baby shower for my best friend and the Hello Kitty cake pops are going to be party favors. I’m so excited!!! Thank you!
I love these cant wait to make them :)
how or what did you use to make Hello Kitty’s head? I’m only able to get a round shape than an oval one..all the baking equipments doesn’t have this particular shape..thanks! :)
Oh but btw (by the way), what type of cake is that, is it strawberry cake? Feeling mysterious!
Omg, they’re ADORABLE! I absolutely admire your baking skills and cake pop skills Bakerella! Your the cake, cake pop, cake cupcake pop, and cake cupcake bite fairy god-mother! Your a sweet genius! ;’D :’D :’) :’P
I love Hello Kitty!! These are so fun and cute! I made them and they turned out amazing!!
omg!!!!! I CANT WAIT TO TRY THESE…THEY ARE TOO CUTE!!!!!!!!I CANT BELIEVE U COME UP WITH ALL OF THERE FUN IDEAS!!!….AGAIN…SOOOOOO CUTE!
how do you make the cake in the middle??
Awesome!!!! I love hello kitty!
For the rainbow sprinkles it is better to cut the point off so it lays flatt
Adorable! My granddaughter will love these. You are very talented.
Hi! I tried this but it didn’t work for me. My boyfriend has an allergy to eggs, so I tried to use applesauce as a substitute. It turned into a gooey mess. Any tips?
This is amazing! Thank you for sharing!
MEOUCH! LOL
OMG!!! These are sooo darned cute. My son luvs Hello Kitty. Im going to make these for the 1st day of school. I will tell everyone I found them on your blog. Got any great recipes for apple fritters???? I could much a bunch.
Great info & pics. Thanks
total birthday party favor coming, super kawaii
Amazing!!! Gracias
I love these!! I am throwing my sister a Hello Kitty themed baby shower… and these are gonna be perfect for the event!! Thanks for the idea and the help!!!
Are the Americolor gourmet writers the one you specifically use? I find that the edible ink pens that I purchase from michaels never really works for cake pops :[
I just made/served at my daughters 5th birthday party. YOU are the reason why it was such a hit. I made these for the kids and the “Oreo Cookies n Cream” cupackes for the adults. Both were a HUGE hit. YOU saved me once again.
Yes we have a wood pizza oven and they are great but ppl come to our parties just to see what little treasure I came up with.
Angie you are a total hero for me. Thank you for invoking a passion w/in me and the stuff to totally copy! Once you heal up from all your surgery stuff PLEASE do another book tour-I had to work the day of your last SF stop, I just need a hug to say thank you for everything you have given us.
xxoox
I Love these and am making them for a party for a friend – however, I am using another brand of edible marker and I find them so hard to work with!! Is the one you have the link to above your “go to” marker?
SO CUTE!!! You should try making other sanrio characters.
This didn’t even work !
These are just lovely! I swear you have the cutest creations ever! Love, love these… Not to mention, I’m a Hello Kitty fanatic =) so this is just so much fun……I’m going to attempt to make these for my birthday party =)
I’ve tried a couple of your cake pops and cake balls and they are always a hit at our parties!!
Thanks for you creative imagination, you are truly talented!
Wow!!
I am getting more and more excited everytime I see
a new of your ideas!! :)
I am new at these Cake Pops, I made my very first batch
last night and they were yummy!
I’m thinking my next ones will be these. Oh, do you happen
to have any disney princess themes available ? I would love
to make some for my daughters birthday next month.
Thanks
love it…cant wait to try it myself thanks for all the directions. my kids loves hello kitty!!!
ii absolutely love how these look’! ii can’t wait to make them myself’
Verry creative and cute :) i love it
These are the cutest things ever. My best friend is graduating tomorrow and shes the biggest hello kitty freak ever. I just started mine, i was wondering though, how did you get the nose so perfect looking? the rainbow chip sprinkles i bought are very oddly shaped and yours seem to look perfect and round.
i love these so frickin cute (kawaii)
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Hello! love everything that you do….I´m learning a lot thanks to you…I right now I wanna make this hello kitties for my niece but she doesnt live here in the country and she´s going back to Europe on the 12th, She wants to take them with her to celebrate her birthday but is going to be till the 23rd….I just need to know are they gonna still be good after almost 15 days or should I think probably in cookies???? Please I need to know…thanks!!!!!
These cake pops are sooo CUTE! Im making them in 2 weeks for my daughters 4th b-day! I hope they turn out just as cute! :)
Meowtastic!!
hi bakerella! you are such an inspiration! after i saw your post, i HAD to make them too! here they are:
http://i-heart-baking.blogspot.com/2010/10/hello-kitty-cake-pops.html
which lead to making cupcake pops for my neighbor’s wedding:
http://i-heart-baking.blogspot.com/2010/10/cupcake-pops-for-wedding.html
and also these thanksgiving cupcakes inspired by your turkey pops!
http://i-heart-baking.blogspot.com/2010/11/thanksgiving-cupcakes.html
OMG!!
You have no idea how big of a hello kitty fan I am. Thank you for sharing and your so creative. I am going to attempt in making these I hope they turn out half as great as your’s look.
luv it!! thanks for sharing.
I made these this past weekend I couldnt find the little candies for the nose so I used some gel food coloring and glitter sprinkles to paint on her nose it was super cute. Only problem I had was with the edible ink once I tried wrapping up the Hk pops they smeared! :0 ive looked over and over in your book for a solution and I cant seem to find one… :( any suggestions??
Steph
So cute!!! Bellosssss!!!
GENIUS!!!!!! :)
OMG, that is just tooooooo amazing. I love it, I love it, I loveeeee it. Be blessed.
Could u make some 4 my birthday!
My daughter is turning 2 next week and she absolutely loves hello kitty so after much searching I came across these. They are absolutely amazing. I am going to attempt to make these and hopefully they come out half as good as yours.
I Have A Little Suprise Party Coming Up For My Step-Sister And It’s Going To Be Hello Kitty Themed. This Is A Perfect Party Favorite!!!:D This Is Just Beautiful Work!!
i”m from greece and i think you re a genious !!!!!!!!!
I love this idea! Thank you so much for the instructions. I had to lolly pop cakes today at Starbucks and was not impressed. I think I can do much better. I couldn’t believe that Starbucks has three different kinds at $1.50 each, but I just had to try them to get a better idea.
This was such a hit at my daughter’s birthday! I’ve been meaning to post this for a while. Thank you so much for all you do and such creative ideas! Be well and take care.
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How far in advance can I make these fun cake pops? My daughters birthday is on a Friday and I work wednesday and thursdays. Can they be done Tuesday and frozen or refrigerated? Thanks these look awesome!
u r soo good i tried these and my cake fell apart in the melt. my melts looked slighlty creamer than frosting i think it would have worked if it were mor liquidy
IT WAS A FAILURE WHEN I TRIED.
what kind of cake is on the inside? it looks nasty :/
Gorgeous! DId you really use the Smith Family’s recipe – as The Teach Cooks did it TWICE, carefully measuring and found both times the cakes were really rubbery. What was you actual recipe? Read her post about it. She finally used the Swan’t Down 1-2-3-4 recipe, but her layers were thicker. This is gorgeous. I would LOVE to make it, but will not until I find the recipe you actually used.
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I love Hello Kitty and appreciate you showing us how to do this. You are so wonderfuly creative and talented. I enjoy your blog!
Hi! I bought all the ingredients to make these for a birthday party, except the white chocolate chips for the ears, which I haven’t been able to find. I was wondering if I could use semisweet chocolate chips instead? Also if I could use a chocolate cake and it wouldn’t show through the white coating? Thanx!!!!!!
To bad these weren’t in your book. Silly copyrights.
Totally going to make these.
My daughter wants these next week for her “Sweet 16” party.I hope they are as simple as you describe.
Amazing idea! Here are my Hello Kitty cake pops http://charlottescupcakes.blogspot.com/2011/01/hello-kitty-cake-pops.html
I love Hello Kitty, i’ll try to see if i can make those for my 3 month baby girl…. =) She is taking her 3months picture with a hello kitty outfit…..
You are so amazing and I am going to pick up your book tomorrow. I am so dying to make these for my kids class for Valentines..thx
Omigosh those are freakin’ fantastic :D
Hi,
Is it legal to make character cake pops??? Are there any copyright and licensing issues??
Thanks
Anju
QUESTION: How do you get the marker to write on them? I bought the black marker and it will only write about 1/8th of the time, the rest of the time it’s very faint. These are so cute, I just wish I could get the eyes and whiskers. I’m going to buy black icing to finish the rest of them, the marker just doesn’t work!!!
OMG these are soooo cute. I’m making them tomorrow for my friend’s birthday.