I bought one of the cake pop pans and used a cake mix. I was just going to buy donut holes, but where my granddaughter lives, there are no donut shops with holes. The only issue was the weight of the ball wanting to fall down the stick. I checked the internet and found a hint to put a gumdrop on the stick first and then the cake ball. Worked great. Used melted chocolate & vanilla flavored wafers to frost and sprinkles to adorn. Turned out great, but was time consuming when donut holes would have worked just as well.