Valentine's Day Cake Pops
Happy Valentine's Day! No matter who you are celebrating Valentine's Day with this year, I've got the perfect treat. These festive cake pops are full of love, and not to mention fast and easy to make!
Equipment
- Lollipop sticks
Ingredients
- Leftover cake, box cake, or any cake of your choice
- 2 -3 tablespoon premade frosting
- 2 12 oz bags of chocolate candy melts
Instructions
- Prepare a sheet pan with parchment and set aside.
- Mash up your cake into a small crumb. If the cake has to be made, allow to fully cool until smashing it down. The cake should look sandy when ready.
- Add 2 tablespoons of frosting to the cake mixture and mix until well combined. The cake and frosting should form together to look a little pasty, but not too mushy. If the cake looks dry add in more frosting
- Using a cookie dough scooper or a spoon, roll out the cake balls. They should be around 1 tablespoon each. Place the balls on the sheet pan and let sit in the freezer for 1-2 hours. This will make it much easier to dip in the chocolate.
- When you are ready to start dipping the cake balls into chocolate, melt the chocolate according to the directions on the package. Use a large glass to dip to place the chocolate in, as it will be much easier to dip the balls into.
- Take a few of the cake balls out of the freezer and prepare the sticks. Dip the tip of the stick into the melted chocolate and insert it into the bottom of the ball. Then hold on to the stick and dip the cake pop fully into the chocolate. Move the stick around in a circular motion to allow for an even drip on the cake pop from the chocolate. Place in stand and let dry fully. If you want to add sprinkles or toppings, dip it in sprinkles before the chocolate dries in the stand. Repeat the steps with the remaining cake pops.
Notes
- This recipe makes about 24 cake pops and uses about 1 full cup of mashed-up cake. The ratio of cake to frosting is ½ cup to 2 tablespoons of frosting. It may differ depending on your cake, so always start with less frosting.
- To create a tie-dye design, layer the chocolate on top of each other in the glass and slowly swirl it. To create the splatter effect, drizzle the chocolate slowly on top of the dry layer.
- If you don't have a cake pop stand, use a cardboard box. Cut out small holes in the box so the lollipop sticks can stand up and dry fully. When they are dry, place them in a container or plastic bag.