Gather all your ingredients and tools, including cake mix, frosting, chocolate coating, sprinkles, and lollipop sticks. Preheat your oven according to the package instructions for the cake mix.

Prepare the cake batter as per the cake mix instructions. Pour it into a prepared baking dish and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool completely on a wire rack.

Once cooled, crumble the cake into a large bowl using your fingers, being careful not to over-process it into powder.

Add the frosting to the crumbled cake and mix thoroughly until a sticky consistency forms that holds when shaped.

Roll small portions of the mixture into balls, about 1 inch in diameter, ensuring they are compact.

Place the rolled balls onto a lined baking sheet, insert lollipop sticks into each, and chill them in the refrigerator for approximately 30 minutes.

Melt the chocolate coating in a microwave-safe bowl according to instructions, stirring until smooth.

Dip each chilled cake pop into the melted chocolate coating, ensuring they are fully covered. Allow excess to drip off.

While the chocolate is still wet, add your chosen sprinkles for decoration.

Place the decorated pops upright in a styrofoam block or stand and let them harden for about 30 minutes.