and rolled the mixture into truffle-like balls dipped in chocolate. You now have dozens of cake pops! But unless you plan to ...

Using your hands, mix the frosting into the cake crumbs. Add a tablespoon at a time--you may not need it all. Too much frosting will make the pops too wet to stay on the sticks when being dipped.

But don’t forget about cake pops! These trendy desserts—essentially a blend of cake and frosting, shaped and dipped in a candy or chocolate coating—are surprisingly simple to put together.