Bake a cake and let it cool completely
Crumble the cake into fine crumbs
Mix in frosting a little at a time until the mixture holds together
Roll the mixture into small balls
Place the balls on a tray and chill them until firm
Melt candy coating or chocolate
Dip the tip of each stick into the melted coating
Insert the stick into each cake ball
Chill again briefly to set the stick
Dip each cake pop into the melted coating
Tap off excess coating
Add sprinkles or decorations before the coating hardens
Stand the cake pops upright to dry completely