Cake Pops!

Okay, this is definitely NOT an original Emily idea. I totally stole these from Bakerella, but they are divine! My sisters and I made them for my cute sister-in-laws baby shower on Saturday. They were cinchy to make and impressive to look at (not so much mine!) and yummy as all get out! And I figured hey, they're made out of cake. They're totally going on my blog. So, here we go....

You start out by making a cake. Just a plain old cake. I made carrot. Then, once it's completely cooled you break it apart and shred it into fine crumbs. You can even put it in the food processor or blender. The finer the crumbs the better it blends. Next comes frosting(I used cream cheese). You can use any flavor. It's best to use the store bought kind in the round containers. The consistency works the best and then you can measure how much you're using!! Start off with about 2/3 of the container. Scoop it into the bowl with the cake crumbs and using the back of a spoon, smash and mix it all together until it is about the consistency of wet sand. Use a bit more if you need it. You don't want it too wet, but if it's too crumbly, it won't stick together to make the ball shape. Next, shape into balls with your hands and place on a wax covered sheet until it's all used up!! The next part is easy. You get sucker sticks ( Roberts, Funfinity, any cooking store) and you dip the tip of it into a bit of melted dipping chocolate. Once you have dipped just the tip in the chocolate, stick it into the balls. Like so...

Up close shot. Once you're finished put them in the freezer immediately. The melted chocolate will hold the cake and the pop together, so that when you dip them they stay on the stick. Leave them in the freezer for at least an hour. Longer if you need more time!!

And then melt your dipping chocolate (I used white chocolate) over a double broiler. Remember, DO NOT LET THE WATER BOIL UNDERNEATH. It will ruin the chocolate. Then just dip the pops in the chocolate and cover completely.

After I covered them I would lift them out and gently spin them to get the excess chocolate off. Then stand them upright in a styrofoam block and decorate as you wish. I used pink sprinkles (girl baby :))

Okay, so they're not beautiful or perfect, but they're yummy and I love them.

I served them like this. Not great, but hey, it worked! Notice the little cracks in the chocolate. I don't know how to avoid that. It just happens when you dip frozen cake in hot chocolate and it hardens too quickly. Sorry, but they still taste so good! Try it. The possibilities are endless. Chocolate cake, coconut pecan icing, chocolate and nuts on top. Strawberry cake, vanilla frosting, chocolate. You could do a million things. Try it and let me know what you think.

How cute is that table setting?