Cake pops are all the rage these days … or am I thinking of cupcakes? Or is it macarons?? I can’t keep up. But, you can find cake pop recipes and ideas all over the internet and magazine covers these days. Starbucks even carries these sweet treats right next to the muffins and dessert bars. They’re insanely cute and super fun to eat. The best part is that there are a million possible flavor and design combinations.
Once you’ve got the basic idea, you can have a lot of fun customizing these little goodies with different flavors of cake, frosting, and candy coating! Then, get creative with the decorating! I’m already planning on making bloody eyeball cake pops for Halloween, turkeys for Thanksgiving, and snowmen and trees for Christmas!
For my little guy’s third birthday (and my first attempt at cake-popping), I made a batch of decadent triple chocolate cake pops. It’s a simple, but somewhat time-consuming process, so plan ahead. Here’s how it’s done.
You will need:
- 1 13×9-inch cake
- Cake frosting (approximately 1-1/2 cups)
- Lollipop sticks
- Candy Melts (approximately 4 cups)*
- Sprinkles or other decorating candies (optional)
- Block of Styrofoam
*If your grocery store doesn’t carry the candy melts, check your local craft store. They come in all sorts of colors and flavors!
Bake a 13x9-inch cake. Use your favorite homemade recipe or one box of any flavor cake mix. (You can bake the cake a day ahead of time, if desired.)
Once cool, crumble the cake into fine crumbs. This is a perfect job for little helpers. You’ll end up with a big bowl of fine cake crumbs.
