I am a self-confessed cupcake addict, no doubt about it! So imagine the joy several months ago when I stumbled across cake pops in my local Starbucks store. I was immediately drawn to the pretty pink one with white sprinkles aptly named birthday cake. From the first bite I was hooked. I have never looked back having at least one birthday cake pop on a weekly basis with whatever cup of Starbucks I might be craving that day. As the weeks past and the cake pop consumption continued I thought to myself why not give it a go and make my own (baking is after all one of my favourite pastimes). So a few weeks ago I did just that, firstly I trawled the Internet for a suitable recipe. It seemed a lot of recipes use a box cake mix and frosting in a can. Don’t get me wrong as I know how reliable and consistent this can be, but for me I am always keen to make recipes from scratch. As a result I combined a vanilla cake recipe found here and the frosting recipe from here. The first attempt was a success in the eyes of my colleagues and housemates so I made my second attempt this weekend, which I wanted to share. I used the same cake and frosting recipe, as it didn’t steer me wrong the first time around. I got the additional supplies that I needed i.e. the candy melts, lollipop sticks, foam (for putting the cake pops in to set) and sprinkles from my local Michaels store.
The cake was made the night before to allow it to cool enough to be mixed with the frosting.
Once the frosting was made it was mixed with the crumbled cake to a play dough consistency ensuring it was not too dry or too wet.
It was then rolled into balls, placed on a foil-lined tray and put in the freezer for 45 minutes to chill.
Next the candy melts were melted in the microwave according to the directions on the packet. Note: there are a few ways to melt them so do whatever method suits you.
The chilled cake balls were removed from the freezer and the lollipop sticks were dipped about half an inch into the melted candy melts then pushed halfway into the cake ball.
The cake pops were then dipped into the melted candy melts and any excess delicately removed so as to avoid the cake falling off the stick. Lastly the sprinkles of choice were lightly shaken onto the cake pop as the finishing touch before they were placed into the foam to set.
And there we have it, a batch of cake pops ready to be consumed. I can’t wait to keep improving on my technique and exploring all the possibilities that the world of cake pops has to offer.
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