Cake Pops

I made my valentine's goodies a bit earlier this year, hoping that Baby B will here by then :) This year I made Bakerella's famous Cake Pops. I used chocolate cake mix and semi-sweet chocolate to satisfy for my new craving for anything chocolate. They are not difficult to make, just a bit time consuming.


Bakerella's Cake Pops:

Bake a boxed cake mix (red velvet or chocolate) according to the directions and let cool completely.

In a mixing bowl combined cooled cake and 1 can of cream cheese frosting.

Using an ice cream scoop, roll the mixture in to balls and place on a baking sheet lined with wax paper. Depending on their size, you will have 45-50 balls. Place baking sheet in the freezer for 10-15 minutes.

While the balls are in the freezer melt chocolate in a double boiler until smooth. You can use any kind of chocolate you want.

When the chocolate is melted, take the balls from the freezer and place a lollipop stick in the middle. I don't take the whole baking sheet out of the freezer, but rather work in small batches. Tip: place a little of the melted chocolate on the end of the lollipop stick before inserting it in to the ball, it will help it stick.

Dip the ball in the melted chocolate to coat. This step is always a trial and error for the first few balls. Adjust the temp of your double boiler to get the chocolate to the right consistency. I use a little bit of vegetable oil to help smooth the chocolate.

After you dip in chocolate decorate with sprinkles or leave plain.
Place on a wax paper lined cookie sheet to dry. I placed half of the batch lollipop side up.

And the other half I stuck in styrofoam. When doing it this way you have to tap off the excess chocolate to avoid drips.

Once dry you can serve them on a plate or wrap each cake pop in a cellophane.

For the other batch, I placed styrofoam in a vase and stuck the cake pops inside.