It's good to be back. It's been a long time since I've blogged anything. You probably thought I was never coming back, didn't you? However, I've cleared all the cobwebs out of this blog, and made something delicious!
Cake Pops! A rising trend in the food world, and I can see why. They're one of the more adorable forms of cake! What I didn't realize is how yummy they are! Cake, mixed with frosting, covered in chocolate or a tasty candy coating. They're so fun! I made them as a Father's Day gift this year. They went over well! Here's the recipe:
1 cake in a 9x13 pan (you can bake it from scratch or just use a mix. Use whatever flavor you like the best!)
1 package cream cheese
2 sticks of butter
1-2 cups powdered sugar (or as needed)
1 tsp vanilla
Candy Melts or Chocolate Chips (two 12oz bags)
Lollipop Sticks
Decorations of Your Choice
For my cake, I used red velvet. I baked it up, let it cool and then crumbled it up into tiny pieces with my hands. It was fun to just get to squish a whole entire cake! (Side-Note: The original purpose of cake balls was to use up leftover cake, but honestly, who has leftover cake? ;)
While the cake was cooling, I mixed the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla together to make frosting. (All the recipes I looked at wanted me to use can of boughten frosting, but I do not believe that. It is gross. Bleh... ) Then you mix the crumbled cake and the frosting together. You can use a spoon I suppose, but I found it to be quite fun using my hands. I'm messy in the kitchen.
It was nice to get to re-live my first birthday party all over again ;)
In the words of Martha Stewart, this mixture is supposed to "feel weird."
Oh, Martha! You crack me up! :)
Roll the cake mixture into small balls (whatever size you see fit), put them on a cookie sheet and in your freezer for about 15 mins. to firm up. (or should I say, empty the entire contents of your freezer onto your counters to make a space for the cookie sheet to fit)
I will spare you the picture of my counters. It was frightening
Melt the chocolate or candy coating while the cake balls are freezing.
Once they are done freezing (and the rest of your freezer is back in its place) it's time to turn them into pops! Dip the tip of the lollipop stick into the melted candy coating, and insert it halfway into the cake ball. Dip the cake ball into the coating until it's completely coated. Tap off the excess and place in a hunk of styrofoam or a coffee cup to dry. Decorate as you wish. Sprinkles and chocolate drizzles are what I used.
Here's the finished product:
Yummm....
