Cake Pops
Original inspiration from http://www.bakerella.com/
1 box cake mix of your choice
1 can of store bought frosting of your choice
Candy melts or chocolate (from your local craft store)
Lollipop sticks
Decorations/sprinkles of choice
1. Cook the cake according to the box directions in a 9x13 pan.
2. Cool cake completely.
3. Once cool, break up cake into large bowl, add can of frosting and stir with large spoon to combine. You want this all pretty smooth, any big chunks of cake may fall out when dipped later.
4. Once combined, scoop out cake into small balls, about 1" in diameter with a cookie scoop or melon baller. Or just eye it. Roll balls in your hands until uniform in shape and place on cookie sheet.
5. Freeze or refrigerate cake balls until cold and stiff throughout.
6. Put candy melts or chocolates in a small container, not too wide so the cake can be almost submerged. Melt candy according to directions or by putting in microwave at 50% power for 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between.
7. Take cake out of freezer or fridge. Place a stick in the cake and then evenly roll it in the melted chocolate. Then place on parchment or wax paper to dry. If you are adding decorations, you need to do it now, the chocolate hardens very quickly. And if you need to reheat the chocolate, be sure to place the cake back in the freezer to keep firm. You don't want them falling apart or off the sticks in the chocolate!
8. If you have some that look like they're going to fall off the sticks, drizzle a little chocolate around where the stick is to seal it.
These are the Easter ones we made this weekend to bring to my family's. It's a good thing they're bite sized, cake + frosting + chocolate = major sugar rush!
