Why not have a go at making these cake pops for Valentines or for National Cake Pop Day which is today so I have combined the two and found you this great recipe for chocolate espresso and cream cake pops
A really easy recipe to make where you can make these cake pops for your family or close friends to give them for Valentines , children will even love to make them
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Here below is a list of the ingredients you will need to make these cake pops from the website
Show your friends and family just how much you care with these Chocolate Espresso and Cream Cake Pops made with Betty Crocker SuperMoist triple chocolate fudge cake, candy melts and whipped cream frosting.
Recipe by Arlene Cummings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons instant espresso coffee powder or granules
- 1 1/3 cups water
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ triple chocolate fudge cake mix
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 container (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ whipped cream frosting
- 1 bag (14 oz) red candy melts or coating wafers
- 1 bag (14 oz) white candy melts or coating wafers
- 1 teaspoon shortening
- 40 paper lollipop sticks
- Betty Crocker™ Decorating Decors candy sprinkles
- Betty Crocker™ red sugar
- 1 large block white plastic foam
Using a mini ice cream scoop makes it easy to get an even amount of dough for rolling into balls. Dough can be shaped into small hearts, too, for added appeal.
If candy melts are still very thick, stir in an additional 1/2 teaspoon of shortening until mixture is smooth; reheat if necessary.
Instead of decorating the pops with sprinkles or sugar, use candy pens for decorating. Dip cake balls into melted candy and allow them to dry completely before decorating. (Candy pens can be purchased at craft stores that sell cake decorating and candy making products.)
National Cake Pop Day
Five Food Finds about Cake Pops
- A cake pop is cake, baked in an appealing shape, hand dipped in frosting, and decorated to taste, all on a stick to be eaten as candy.
- While there is no recorded date for the creation of cake pops. Most people say that Bakerella, a popular baking blog, helped make then a “pop” phenomenon. See Pinterest below
- In 2011, cake pops were considered the newest and most popular confectionery food trends
- Other variations of cake pops are cake balls, cakesicles, cupcake pops, and cake-on-a-stick.
- Cake pops in recent years have become ubiquitous to Starbucks coffee shops.
