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Monday, January 31, 2011

Valentine Cake Pops

How adorable are these cake pops!? Seriously, what a yummy bouquet of sweet goodness! I'm sure many of you have heard of these infamous "cake pops" as they've become quite the rage, but just in case you haven't - we wanted to share a quick "how to" on our blog! The great thing about these cute lil' treats is that you can be as creative as you'd like and decorate them to your heart's desire. Kids and adults alike will fall in LOVE with them!


What you will need: 1 box cake mix (cook as directed on box for 13 X 9 cake) 1 can frosting (16 oz.) Wax paper Chocolate of your choice for dipping -white, dark, etc. Lollipop sticks *Sprinkles, hearts, etc.
  1. After cake is cooked and cooled completely, crumble into large bowl.
  2. Mix thoroughly with 1 can frosting. (I use the back of a large spoon, but it may be easier to use fingers to mix together. But, be warned, it will get messy. Also, you may not need the entire can of frosting, so start out by using almost the entire can and add more if you need to.)
  3. Roll mixture into quarter size balls and place on wax paper covered cookie sheet. (Should make 45-50)
  4. Melt chocolate in the microwave per directions on package. (30 sec intervals, stirring in between.)
  5. Dip the tip of your lollipop stick in a little of the melted candy coating and insert into the cake balls. (Insert a little less than halfway.)
  6. Place them in the freezer for a little while to firm up.
  7. Once firm, carefully insert the cake ball into the candy coating by holding the lollipop stick and rotating until covered. Once covered remove and softly tap and rotate until the excess chocolate falls off. Don’t tap too hard or the cake ball will fall off, too.

So what will it be? Double chocolate, Strawberry Vanilla, Red Velvet, German Chocolate, Lemon, Carrot Cake - the possibilities are endless!! Mmmm, can't you just taste them now!!
**These would make a great gift - for a teacher, students, party favors, centerpiece, etc.


Stay tuned for more Valentine's Day ideas!!

~Lauren

8 comments:

  1. Cute! I'm voting for you on Life of Bliss Valentine's Linky Party. I'm going to try my hand at making these allergy-free! I've been wanting to try these for awhile.
    ~Amy

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  2. OH i used to make these all the time! just never though of putting them on a stick! so cute!

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  3. Amy--let us know how they go allergy free! I would love the recipe!! ~Page

    Chadzgirl--send us some pics! ; ) We would love to show them off!

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  4. nice, thanks for sharing! you definitely have my vote on Life of Bliss Valentine's Link Party

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  5. it's cute! You have my vote for Life of Bliss Valentine's Link Party!

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  6. It's so pretty that I want to make it for my teacher. I vote for you on Life of Bliss Valentine link party.

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  7. I make cake pops all the time but the best type of cake pops are not ones that you use regular cake mix for. They stay together much better if you mix dry pudding mix, 3 eggs, 1 cup of water, and 1/2 cup of vegetable oil. This gives it more of a pound cake taste but it tastes better and it is a moister cake for you to work with when you roll it into balls.

    My daughter and I will be fun cake pops for Valentine's Day. :-)

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  8. Thanks for the tip, Rachael!! I love how versatile these cake pops are, I could seriously go for one right now! ;-)

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