Cake Pops

 

 

I told a friend of mine that I would make some cake pops for her church's bake sale. The church has a carnival and cake pops are a big hit with the younger kids.  I had extras leftover and would happily share one with you if you'd care to join me.

 

 

 

 

My pretty Royal Minster teacup is from my friend Rosie's mom's collection.  

I made a sunflower tea cozy to go with my sunflower theme.

Here's the process of making cake pops, from top left to right.

Mmmmm the delicous result!

Yield: 22-24

Author: Kitty

Cake Pops

Cake pops are not hard but are labor intensive. Having a helper would make them go so much more quickly.

Ingredients

• Cake mix of your choice (I used a white cake mix)
• Some prepared frosting (I used vanilla buttercream)
• Candy Melts of various colors
• Sprinkles
• Cake pop sticks
• A piece of styrofoam or an egg carton that has holes punched in to hold the cake pops until they are set
• Cake pop clear bags for packaging and twist ties to seal.

Instructions

1. Day 1: prepare the cake according to directions on the box. Let cool until warm and then turn the cake out onto a cooling rack and trim away any crusty edges. Turn the cake back into a bowl or pan and crumble while warm; let cool. Add a spoonful of frosting and start mixing it in. You want the mixture to be somewhat like play dough and to form a ball. If it won't stick together, add some more frosting. I used a small cookie scoop to form cake balls that were even in size. Place these onto a parchment lined cookie sheet and cover them and put in the fridge.
2. Day 2: Get your supplies ready of the candy melts, sprinkles, and cake pop sticks. Use a bowl or a tray with sides to catch the sprinkles so that they're not rolling all over the counter!
3. Melt the candy melts according to directions on the package. I like to use a small glass for this. I also place this glass into a small bowl of warm water to keep the candy melts warm, being careful never to get any water into the melted chocolate. Make a hole in the top of the cake ball with the stick, then dip the end of the stick into the melted chocolate and place it into the cake ball. Smooth the chocolate around that end.
4. Place the cake balls back onto the parchment lined sheet and let chill for a bit to harden.
5. Working with a few at a time, and leaving the others in the fridge, dip the cake ball into the candy melts, covering it completely. Immediately shake on some of your sprinkles very quickly before the chocolate hardens.
6. Place the sprinkled cake pops into the Styrofoam or an egg carton that has holes punched in. Let the cake pops dry before packaging them up.
7. Enjoy and make some kids happy!

Sweet Ella, who used to do tea parties with me several years ago in the summertime, turned 13 this past week! 

Thank you for your visit!  xo

I am sharing this with:

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