Description
Indulgent chocolate cake pops dance with delightful charm, bringing sweet whimsy to dessert lovers. Classic sprinkles and rich chocolate coating create irresistible bite-sized treats you can’t help but adore.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup cake (any flavor, store-bought or homemade)
- 1/2 cup frosting (cream cheese, buttercream, or chocolate)
- 1 cup melting chocolate or candy melts
Coating and Decoration:
- 1/4 cup colorful sprinkles
Serving Tools:
- 10 lollipop sticks
Instructions
- Preheat the oven and prepare the cake mix according to package directions, ensuring even baking at the recommended temperature.
- Allow the freshly baked cake to cool completely on a wire rack, which prevents moisture buildup and ensures a crumbly texture.
- Methodically break the cooled cake into ultra-fine, uniform crumbs using your fingers or a food processor for consistent texture.
- Gradually incorporate frosting into the cake crumbs, mixing until the mixture develops a moldable consistency that holds shape when gently compressed.
- Craft uniform cake balls by rolling the mixture between your palms, creating consistent one-inch spheres positioned carefully on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Prepare the chocolate coating by melting slowly using a double boiler or microwave, stirring periodically to maintain smooth consistency.
- Dip each lollipop stick’s tip into the melted chocolate, then carefully insert into the center of each cake ball, providing a secure anchor.
- Submerge each cake pop fully into the warm chocolate coating, gently tapping to remove excess and ensure complete, even coverage.
- While the chocolate remains glossy and wet, sprinkle decorative toppings to create visual appeal and additional texture.
- Position the decorated cake pops upright in a styrofoam block, allowing them to set completely at room temperature until the chocolate hardens.
Notes
- Keep cake slightly underbaked for moister cake pops that hold together better and don’t crumble easily.
- Use room temperature frosting for smoother mixing and easier binding of cake crumbs.
- Chill cake balls for 15-20 minutes before dipping to prevent them from falling apart in warm chocolate.
- Experiment with different cake flavors and frosting combinations for unique taste variations like red velvet with cream cheese or chocolate with peanut butter.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 10
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg