DIY Birthday Cake-Pops

Being that it was my birthday yesterday- It was only appropriate to finally try making cake-pops at home! I found a recipe online but ended up going off track here and there-

First, I gathered all ingredients that you would normally use for a standard cake mix. Use any type of cake batter you would like. I chose vanilla-being my favorite. 

Make sure to include the yolks in the mix, cake- pops need to be made from moist cake. I used a 9x9" pan and poured about half of the batter in the pan, baking for 25 mins total. Put the baked mix directly into the fridge, letting the cake sit for at least an hour so it's completely cool. 

 

Once the cake batter has cooled, break up the mix using clean hands into crumb-like pieces. Just kneed the batter until there are no more huge chunks of cake. Add a few table spoons of vanilla frosting to the broken up cake mix and blend together. The frosting should be evenly distributed throughout the batter.  It should eventually be sticky enough to be able to create a large ball of cake.


















Once this is done, break off parts of the large ball into smaller ones- a little smaller than two inches in diameter. Set the small balls of cake on a greased cookie sheet off to the side.

Next, you will need to find a chocolate coating for the outer layer of the cake-pops. I used a white chocolate, they come in chocolate chip form as well which is easy to melt. Melt the chocolate chips in a small bowl, mixing the chocolate every 20 seconds. Be extremely careful not to burn the chocolate.














After the chocolate is melted, dip any type of lollypop stick into the melted mix. Immediately insert the chocolate coated stick into the small pre-rolled cake pop and let the chocolate cool inside of the cake. Making it sturdy enough to hold up the cake. Let the cake pops cool again for an additional hour.

If you are planning on coloring the cake pops, definitely use white chocolate so it's able to be colored. Milk or dark chocolate will not work for this style. Heat more white chocolate, mixing every 20 seconds again. I added a little bit of red food coloring to make the white chocolate pink! Use any color that you may like for outer shell of cake pop.








Dip the cake balls into the colored white chocolate, covering the cake batter completely. The best way for them to harden and dry, is by sticking them into something styrofoam so they are able to dry standing up right. Once they were upright I added some fun sprinkles. Place the cake-pops back in to the fridge overnight. More decor can be added once they have hardened. Super easy and fun to make at home! Great for birthday parties-less messy than cupcakes!