Cake Pops

The brilliance of cake pops is that it doesn't matter what your cake looks like! You don't have to be an artist to create a fancy caked carved like a cartoon character and it doesn't matter if you run out of trays and you put half your cake batter in a round pan and half in a square and it doesn't matter if the middle grows more than the edges. It's fancy desserts for dummies. Just the way I like it!


Cake Pops

1 box cake mix (I used yellow cake and made it low fat. Of course you could also use your favorite cake recipe)
1 cup frosting (I used chocolate)
1 bag candy melts (I got this at Michael's and used white/vanilla this time)
Candy/Cake Pop sticks (I got these at Michael's and they had a variety of sizes)
Decorations (I went simple and used sprinkles)

1. Bake cake as directed. I actually made it in advance and when it was cool I froze it, knowing I wouldn't need it right away.
2. Once cake is cool (or defrosted) crumble cake into bowl until there are no chunks. Add frosting and mix (I used my mixer). It will almost become a consistency similar to play-doh.
4.  Roll cake/frosting mix into little balls (mine were about 1.5 inches in diameter) and place onto a tray/dish lined with wax paper (make sure the tray fits into your freezer first!). Once the balls were rolled I used one of the sticks to poke a hole in each one, about 1/4 of the way through to help later. Put the tray into the freezer for about 10 minutes.
5. In the meantime, melt your chocolate or candy melts and digoutp your sprinkles/decorations from storage. I also used this time to take an old box, line it with foil, and poke holes for holding my finished pops
6. Pull about 4 cake balls from the freezer. Dip stick into chocolate and then put it into the pop, about 1/2 way through the ball. Dip the ball in the chocolate, using a spoon if necessary to help with coating. I gave them a slight spin and a few taps to help deposit the dripping chocolate. Add sprinkles/decorations immediately. Place upright for drying. Continue with the remaining cake balls.
7. Once the candy coating hardens, enjoy!

This time I made half a batch (1/2 cake and 1/2 cup frosting). My cake balls were about 1.5 inches in diameter and I had 17 pops when I was finished.

AEM