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Cake pops

Easy homemade cake pops covered in sprinkles

★★★★★ 13 Ratings

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Difficulty: Medium
Serves 8+

Preparation

1 chocolate sponge cake
chocolate fudge icing (about 1/2 a tub of shop bought icing or homemade)
golden syrup
chocolate (plain or milk, to melt for covering)
choice of toppings (sprinkles, edible glitter, chocolate balls etc)

Start off with a basic chocolate sponge cake - once it's cooked, leave it to cool and break into large crumbs
You can then add about half a tub of ready made chocolate fudge icing and a dash of sticky golden syrup
Get your hands in and mix the whole thing together - it should be sticky enough to hold its shape after you squidge it up a bit
The next step is making the ball - about 2.5cm or golf ball sized is just right
The balls then need to go in the fridge for a few hours to get nice and firm
Once the balls are chilled, the chocolate can be melted - dip in the stick, push this gently into the ball, then chill again (maybe give them a quick blast in the freezer this time) to weld stick and cake together ahead of the final step
After a few hours each cake pop should be firm enough to dip into a bowl of melted chocolate
It's up to you if you want to just add a dab or fully immerse them, then dip into or sprinkle with whatever toppings you choose
If you're going for total immersion, hold the cake pop in the bowl and swiftly spoon the chocolate over while it's still all melty
Pop the cake pops back in the fridge for a final chill before watching them disappear in seconds!

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You will need

About 40 lolly sticks - This handy assortment of 300 multi-coloured ones is just perfect AND eco-friendly. You can find it at Amazon for £6.49.

Something to stick the lolly sticks in e.g. block of polystyrene or purpose made holder

Variations

Make vanilla or lemon sponge and use vanilla frosting

For white cake pops use white chocolate mixed with 1 spoon of shortening to thin the chocolate a bit

Try using different coloured glace icing for detail

For a drizzle effect, reserve some white chocolate and add some gel food colouring (liquid food colouring will make the chocolate go hard too quickly) - either use an icing bag with a thin nozzle or a tough freezer bag with the corner snipped off to get the right drizzle effect

Reviews

★★★★★ 13 Ratings

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P P(9)

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

We made these following your recipe and they were delicious. My daughter got very messy but loved making them, we are going to try the white chocolate ones today.

Reviewed on 07/03/15
Guest

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

My daughter had a friend around at half term they had lots of fun with this recipe

Reviewed on 02/03/15
Guest

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

Made some with silver lustre for a frozen effect x

Reviewed on 01/03/15
Cheryl I(7)

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

Just made these for my daughter's 3rd birthday party and they went down a storm, I decorated them using a Frozen theme to tie in with the party, but they came out beautiful.

Reviewed on 21/02/15
Chris H(270)

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

Cake pops are great fun to make and decorate. These are easy peasy and lovely for children to make. Just allow a bit of time for each stage so they can set and be ready to decorate. The trickiest bit is resisting temptation as they harden off before being ready to eat. Its amazing something that looks so good can be so easy but they really are. A great recipe for all ages.

Reviewed on 10/02/15
Guest

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

I made these for my little girls 2nd birthday, they tasted absolutely delicious! Thanks for the recipe! X

Reviewed on 02/02/15
Louise C(1855)

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

Fantastic, kids loved decorating them!

Reviewed on 29/01/15
Guest

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

These were great at my daughters birthday party - we made them in "Frozen" colours but you can make them match any theme.

Reviewed on 27/01/15
Guest

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

These were great at my daughters birthday party - we made them in "Frozen" colours but you can make them match any theme.

Reviewed on 27/01/15
Guest

★★★★☆ Rated 4 out of 5 stars.

my daughter loved these

Reviewed on 27/01/15
Guest

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

have to try these

Reviewed on 25/01/15
Guest

★★★★☆ Rated 4 out of 5 stars.

We used cream cheese to bind the cake crumbs for a less sweet mixture. Great fun for sticky fingers!

Reviewed on 23/01/15
Guest

★★★★☆ Rated 4 out of 5 stars.

I have made these many times for children's parties and if you don't want to just have cake pops you could always use Marshalls done in the chocolates and sprinkles too.

Reviewed on 21/01/15