One of the easiest things to transport in the cake world are cake pops. That cute and quirky genius that is Bakerella has really won me over with her cake pops, cake bites, cake balls, and all the other her other original creations.
So on the eve of ChocolateSuze’s Wagaya birthday dinner aka the biggest Sydney foodblogger’s meet up ever, I decided to bring some friendly funfetti to introduce myself to the foodblogging world and hope that it would be a start to a wonderful friendship with the foodbloggers. I’d like to think that the cake pops did their job, because I had so much fun that night and hoped that the others did too.
The cake pops themselves were easy to make. It was the packaging that took almost a whole hour to themselves – imagine bagging, tying a ribbon, handwriting and labelling 30 cake pops. Ok it doesn’t sound as momentous as the act itself, but I wasn’t expecting it to take that long. They weren’t fragile to handle, but I had to be careful not to drop them on the floor otherwise the chocolate will crack (and I didn’t have any spares!).
Cake Pops
Recipe adapted from Bakerella’s Cake Pops
Makes approximately 30 cake pops
1 box mix of choice (yes, I cheated!)
1 tbsp cream cheese
1 tbsp icing sugar
500g chocolate melts
Smarties
Hundreds & Thousands /Sprinkles
Lollipop sticks or skewers
1. Bake the cake as per box’s directions.
2. When cake has been baked and cooled, crumb it in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix cream cheese and icing sugar together. Add this to the cake crumbs.
3. Line a cookie tray with baking paper.
4. Roll the cake crumbs into medium size balls and place on the lined cookie tray.
5. Place cake balls inside freezer for about 10 minutes. They need to be cold when rolled on the melted chocolate so the chocolate hardens quickly.
6. Meanwhile, melt chocolates in the microwave for 30 seconds or as per individual microwave instructions. Be careful not to burn the chocolate.
7. Take the cake balls out of the freezer. Impale each ball with a lollipop or skewer stick, and dip in melted chocolate. Decorate with smarties, hundreds and thousands, or any other lollies as desired.
8. Stick the cake pops on to styrofoam block to dry and harden. Enjoy!
30 Cake Pops for 30 Foodbloggers!
For the birthday girl
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