Cake pops make life a little bit sweeter. Who knew so much joy and fanfare could come from something that's so simple and essentially just a clever way to reinvent and repackage classic cake? The person widely credited with turning cake pops into a sensation is food blogger Angie Dudley, better known by her online nickname, Bakerella. She took the idea of combining crumbled cake with frosting, rolled it into bite-sized balls, dunked them in a candy coating, and served them on lollipop sticks.