Last weekend my husband and I got brave and attempted to make cake pops for dessert. For the first time making them, we were proud of ourselves for how great they turned out! They are pretty time consuming but if you have a free afternoon, these are the perfect little treat to take to a birthday party, dinner party, or even as a surprise for your co-workers. They present so cute and are convenient because you don't need plates or utensils. The verdict: we will definitely be making them again!
What you need:
-Box cake mix (we did one batch of strawberry cake and one batch of vanilla cake)
-3 eggs (for the cake)
-Vegetable oil (for the cake)
-Vanilla icing
-White chocolate bark for melting
-Parchment paper
-Sprinkles
-Sprinkles
-Sucker sticks (these were hard to find; we eventually found them at Michael's craft store)
Directions:
Directions:
-Cook the cake according to directions on the box
-Let cool
-Break up the cake and mix in a bowl with about 3/4 the jar of icing; can use a mixer or just a heavy spoon
-Melt the chocolate bark; we did it in the microwave and it worked perfectly. Hint: don't use chocolate chips. They are SUCH a pain to melt!
-Dip the end of a sucker stick into the chocolate then push into cake ball. This will help the stick stay "secure"
-Dip into the white chocolate and decorate
-Put in the fridge for about 10 minutes, just long enough to let the chocolate harden
-Enjoy!
-Let cool
-Break up the cake and mix in a bowl with about 3/4 the jar of icing; can use a mixer or just a heavy spoon
-Spoon out the mixture onto parchment paper into whatever size you prefer. The mixture will fall apart a little bit, don't be alarmed!
-Put in the freezer for 30 minutes; this will help them hold their shape
-Pack them into tight balls
-Melt the chocolate bark; we did it in the microwave and it worked perfectly. Hint: don't use chocolate chips. They are SUCH a pain to melt!
-Dip the end of a sucker stick into the chocolate then push into cake ball. This will help the stick stay "secure"
-Dip into the white chocolate and decorate
-Put in the fridge for about 10 minutes, just long enough to let the chocolate harden
-Enjoy!
These look SO good!! I saw your snap of them the other day and I was drooling :)
ReplyDeleteYummy! I seriously love cake balls so much more than regular cake but have never tried them myself. May be a fun little project for me and the little. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThese look amazing!!! Yum!
ReplyDeleteI've only made cake pops once and they were so much harder than I expected them to be! I feel like mine were too heavy for the stick? Haha Yours looks great!
ReplyDeleteThese are so cute! Walker would LOVE them!!! (And okay, I admit: me too!)
ReplyDeleteSuper cute, lady! I love a good cake pop!
ReplyDeleteYum! Cake pops are my fav and sooo easy to make! I actually made about 150 as favors at my wedding!
ReplyDeleteThese look so yummy! I'll have to try making them sometime!
ReplyDeleteCake pops are so cute and fun; I think they are PERFECT for events like birthday parties or baby/bridal showers! Yours turned out super cute!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip on chocolate bark! I used Wilton candy melts last time and it was so frustrating! I could not get the consistency right!! Pinning for later!! Love, love, love!
ReplyDeleteOh these look so good!! Thanks for sharing this. They look simple enough for me to even make. I love me some cake pops.
ReplyDeleteSo fun!!! And easy too! I've never actually had a cake pop - I will have to try them!
ReplyDeleteThese look delicious and so adorable!! Y'all definitely look like pros making these!!
ReplyDeleteI looove cake pops they look super complicated, but are fairly easy once you get the hang of it. Yours look very pretty though!
ReplyDeleteI was dying over your pictures and snaps of these - you rock at them, lady! Annnd now I'm really craving one!
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