[Insert Unclever Joke About Balls Here]

Question, how is this a real thing: cake, frosting and chocolate coating rolled into a ball sitting atop a lollipop stick bouncing around smiling at you.  Getting the warm feeling yet?  Who thought of this cake pop business?  Because this sure isn't what the inventor of cake had in mind... This is asinine.  Naturally, we have to try it.

So as previously discussed, I work with children.  And from time to time I get moderately inspired to do nice things for them.  It's strange, I know.  With Halloween coming up, and a parade/ party to get ready for, I decided I would give cake pops a try.  These little guys are hilarious, very fun to make, and inspire a plethora of balls jokes, so be ready for that one.  And by be ready I mean, don't overestimate the maturity of three 22 year old boys because you're setting yourself up for failure.  Let's see:

Kimi can I pop one of your balls into my mouth?
Check out Kimi's schweddy balls!
Kimi, where are you going to keep your balls?
Oh my god, you're balls are so delicious 

It's like a regular SNL skit up in here.  Very clever guys.
But silly ball puns aside, let's ball...

what you need...
1 box of vanilla cake mix (I used Halloween Funfetti)
   Also you will obviously need the ingredients to create the cake
1/2 container of vanilla frosting
1 package of lollipop sticks
2 packages of vanilla flavored white candy melts
Edible Markers (optional)

what you do with all these crafty things...
1 Prepare the cake following the directions on the box.  When the cake is finished, allow to cool thoroughly or else you're going to burn your hands.  If you wanna be impatient and ignore me, that's fine, they're your hands not mine...
2  Once the cake has cooled, transfer it into a large mixing bowl, breaking it up as you do so.  Continue to break up the cake until it has become a big bowl full of crumbs--this probably won't look or seem appetizing.  Add 1/2 can (about 8 oz) of frosting to crumbs and using your hands, mix in thoroughly.  This will create a somewhat doughy mess, similar to cookie dough texture but less sticky.  
3  Line a large cooking sheet with nonstick aluminum foil (which yes does exist and I thank Lucas Parker for this discovery) or wax paper and clear out a bunch of space in your freezer.  Enough space in fact, to fit that very cookie sheet.  Grabbing small amounts at a time, roll the cake frosting mixture into small balls--these can be sized to your preference.  Mine were fairly big, about 1 inch in diameter but if smaller balls is what you're into, keep 'em smaller! (Yes, that conversation really just happened.)  Place balls on cookie sheet and freeze for a minimum of 4 hours (overnight if you have that kind of patience but naturally, I don't).
4  When ready to start dipping, melt the candy melts following the directions on the package (I used microwave method).  To coat, dip the end of a lollipop stick into the melted candy coating and then press it firmly into the ball.  The stick should go at least 3/4 of the way into this great ball of cake.  Then, dip the entire ball into the candy coating and hold upside down to drain excess.  To dry, these must be standing up.  I used a Styrofoam block that I purchased at a craft store as a base for drying.  When dry, decorate accordingly.  That's it!  Easy as... cake?

Note: as the balls warm up, they will get harder to work with (oh boy...).  You may need to refreeze for a few minutes half way through.