Cake Pops are probably one of my favorite treats! I love how they look like cute little lollipops and can be made into any color or flavor to suit your party. Plus they are the perfect little bite-sized indulgence! We've had a few readers ask us to share our tips and tricks for creating these little cuties, so here is our step-by-step tutorial for making the perfect cake pop. Enjoy!
1. Bake a cake. Any flavor you like, I used a box mix Red Velvet cake for these. Pictured is half of the cake recipe, as it made two square pans. 2. Add 2 cups of frosting. Any kind you like is fine, I used a store-bought cream cheese frosting for these. 3. Use your clean hands to mix together the frosting and cake. This step is pretty messy! 4. Form your cake pop batter into small balls, about 3-4 tablespoons each. You don't want them to be too big, just so they easily fit in the palm of your hand.
1. Once you have formed all your pops (a standard size cake will make around 50 pops) put them in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours or the freezer for half and hour or so. 2. While those are in the refrigerator you can get your candy melts and other supplies ready. I like to use candy melts with 1 tablespoon of oil (canola or vegetable) and melt them in the microwave. You will probably use about twice what is pictured for all the pops. 3. Dip a lollipop stick in the melted chocolate. 4. Push the stick 2/3 through a cold cake pop. 5. Dip the pop in the melted chocolate. 6. Allow any excess chocolate to drip off the pop before inverting it in the craft foam.
You will need to leave the pops in the foam while the chocolate sets. I like to drizzle on a bit more chocolate after I've dipped all the pops, just to add some texture. Once the chocolate is set these are ready to serve to guests! Enjoy and have fun customizing with different flavors and color combinations.
Cake pops have become quite popular in the last few years-and boy are we glad! You can find other reasources for making these delicious treats here, here and here. And my personal favorite is Bakerella, love her blog and her amazing talent for creating the most perfectly decorated pops!
Happy baking! xo. emma + elsie
WOW they look extremely delicious!! definitely will love to try them out
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Posted by: Katrina | February 05, 2012 at 06:05 PM
I can not tell you how excited I am about this post! My daughter & I were just wondering how it was done! Definitely bookmarking for reference-- thank you, thank you, thank you~*
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Posted by: Tabetha | February 05, 2012 at 06:06 PM
thanks for sharing. it seems easier than i thought :)
Posted by: Jean | February 05, 2012 at 06:10 PM
oh cute, these look great!
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Posted by: Georgia | February 05, 2012 at 06:13 PM
So amazing! I will try this <3
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Posted by: Mayuly Kamphan | February 05, 2012 at 06:50 PM
MMM! these look delicious, and the color is stunning!
Posted by: laura | February 05, 2012 at 06:53 PM
Yum! I've always wanted to do this! Thanks for sharing :)
Posted by: Allison | February 05, 2012 at 06:57 PM
Great tutorial, thanks for sharing! :)
Posted by: Cassie @ Live.Laugh.L0ve. | February 05, 2012 at 06:58 PM
Mmmm tasty and cute. I think anything tastes better on a stick!
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Posted by: dannelle@nestenterprises | February 05, 2012 at 07:04 PM
I tried to make cake pops a few weeks ago. But when I dipped them into the chocolate, they fell apart. I don't know what I did wrong. Do you think I used too much frosting? Did anyone have the same problem?
Posted by: Friedl Vanluchene | February 05, 2012 at 07:09 PM
? so you dont bake?
Posted by: noelia | February 05, 2012 at 07:16 PM
Very good idea, lovely recipes.
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Posted by: Andreja | February 05, 2012 at 07:21 PM
I can't wait to try making these!
Posted by: Rachel | February 05, 2012 at 07:24 PM
At the start of every month I make a goal list. February to do: figure out cake pops! Thank you for making my wish come true.
Posted by: LaurenJewel | February 05, 2012 at 07:40 PM
Pretty! I always wondered how the heck people got sphere shaped cake containers... ;)
Posted by: Sarah | February 05, 2012 at 07:42 PM
I am sorry. I mean no offense...but I find cake pops seriously disgusting. Mushed up cake with frosting...mushing up with your hands into a ball and covering with more sugary frosting. YUCK-O-RAMA! I think they are cute to look at. That's about it. :-(
Posted by: cyndy | February 05, 2012 at 08:09 PM
DELISH!! Those look perfectly perfect.
I think they're officially on the menu for my sister's baby shower! Thanks for sharing <3
Posted by: Two Happy Hearts | February 05, 2012 at 08:12 PM
I tried them once, didn't work, ended up too mushy.
I think I'll save them for a treat when I'm out.
Posted by: Christy | February 05, 2012 at 08:16 PM
This is great!
Posted by: A | February 05, 2012 at 08:26 PM
these look delicious!!... and you've made them look so easy to make!! I want to try this out!
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Posted by: isaobeso | February 05, 2012 at 08:38 PM