Cake Pops Treat Recipe
Yield: Approximately 20 cake pops
Total Time: 2 hours (including cooling time)
Ingredients
– 1 cake mix (9×13 inch) – any flavor you like (approximately 3-4 cups crumbled)
– 1 tub (15.6 oz) of Betty Crocker ready frosting (any flavor that complements your cake)
– 20 lollipop sticks
– 12 oz white chocolate chips (or melting white chocolate)
– Pink or red food coloring (as needed)
– Heart-shaped chocolates or icing for decoration
– 2 tbsp sprinkles of your choice
– icing (optional)
Instructions:
1. Bake the Cake
First, bake a cake according to the package instructions or your favorite recipe.
Allow it to cool completely.
2. Crumble the Cake
Once the cake is cool, crumble it into a large mixing bowl. Ensure it’s completely crumbled with no large pieces.
3. Mix with Frosting
Add the entire tub of Betty Crocker frosting to the crumbled cake. Mix well until everything is combined and you can form a dough that holds together.
Using your hands, roll the mixture into small balls, about 1-inch in diameter. You should have about 20 balls.
For a special touch, take some of the mixture and shape them into heart shapes instead of round balls.
Place the heart-shaped and round cake balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Once formed, refrigerate them for about 30 minutes to firm up.
Melt a small amount of white chocolate (about 1 oz) in the microwave.
Dip the end of each lollipop stick into the melted chocolate and then insert it into the center of each cake ball.
This step helps to secure the stick. Place the heart-shaped and round cake balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Once formed, refrigerate them for about 60 minutes to firm up.
4. Melt White Chocolate
In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the remaining white chocolate (11 oz) according to package instructions until smooth.
Do this in 30-second intervals, stirring in between to prevent burning.
5. Color the Chocolate
Divide the melted white chocolate into two bowls. Leave one bowl as is for white chocolate.
Add pink food coloring to the second bowl, mixing until you reach your desired shade.
6. Dip the Cake Pops
Dip some cake pops into the bowl of melted white chocolate, ensuring they are fully coated.
For other cake pops, dip them into the pink chocolate until fully coated. Allow excess chocolate to drip off.
7. Cool the Cake Pops
Place the dipped cake pops back on the lined baking sheet and let them cool completely at room temperature or in the fridge for about 15-30 minutes until the chocolate hardens.
8. Decorate
Once the chocolate is set, decorate with heart-shaped mini chocolates, sprinkles or use icing to write sweet messages on the pops.
Get creative and personalize them!
9. Serve
Once decorated, your Cake pops are ready to be enjoyed. Enjoy sharing them with friends, family, or that special someone!
Tips
– You can make the cake balls ahead of time and refrigerate them for up to 2 days before dipping and decorating.
– Feel free to customize the decoration based on your mood!
Enjoy your delicious treat!
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