Cake Pops!
Cake lollipops! yum!
Ingredients
Instructions
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1. Choose any cake of your choice- yoou can make them by scratch or but a cake mix, or an already done cake for this recipe. Chocolate and plain sponge works good.
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2. Mash the cake with the frosting or you could mix it with caramel/honey/golden syrup for other options… You can make all different types of cakepops!
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tip: you can mix and match the different cakes and the different sticky liquid you can put in the cakes!
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3. When the mixture has a doughy paste consistency, tear of little bits and make them in to balls or you can use an ice cream scoop if you prefer.
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4. Put them on a baking tray with baking paper on it. Might need another if you make loads of cake-pops.
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5. While they are hardening, melt your bar’s of chocolate. You can use the gas hob, boil the kettle, put it in a bowl with the chocolate over it or alternatively use the microwave.
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6. Once the chocolate has thoroughly melted-
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take a lollipop stick or skewer and dip the end of the stick in the chocolate first.
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7. Stick the choco dipped end of the stick into one of the balls and then swirl the ball into the melted chocolate. Make sure all is covered/coated.
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8. Lay them on the baking paper to dry and harden or stick them in a bit of polystyrene.
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10. Sprinkle on your toppings of your choice:
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hundreds and thousands, nuts, little marshmallows you get in drinking hot chocolate, etc…
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11. Do this with all the cake balls, and then leave to set in the fridge or on the kitchen bench.
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12. Enjoy!,
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these are good for parties, children love them, they can be party favors or gifts on occations (birthday’s,). You can also make little xmas themed ones!
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13. Alternitives:
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xmas pops- chose xmas sprinkles, give them out as gifts.
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honey buns- use a honey cake and use honey as the sticky liquid to hold it together.
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valentines day- cupid’s love- use red velvet cake, and use white chocolate with red food colouring and strawberry essence
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create your own flavour!- experemiment with different cakes, chocolate and sprinkles! Then sell them to your friends…
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have fun ^_^