Christmas cake pops recipe
Who needs a pastry chef when we've got simple, step-by-step instructions to making professional-quality Christmas Cake Pops at home?
Ingredients
- 1 sheet cake baked, unfrosted, chocolate (you can use a box cake mix or ask your grocery store deli to give you a plain one)
- 1 can dark chocolate frosting
- white dipping chocolate
- 12 candy sticks
- 12 chocolate dipped peppermint sticks
- crushed peppermint topping
Instructions
- Crumble baked sheet cake into a large mixing bowl. Add chocolate frosting to the cake and knead until the frosting and cake form a dough-like consistency then form dough into 1-2" balls. Place on wax paper lined baking sheet and freeze, 30 minutes to an hour.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Remove cake pops from refrigerator and allow to thaw slightly.
- Melt white dipping chocolate according to directions. Dip tip of candy stick in melted chocolate and then insert into center of cake pop to make a temporary handle; then refrigerate 15 minutes to harden.
- Spread crushed candy cane evenly across a plate. Dip cake pop in dipping chocolate, coating thoroughly and using a butter knife to trim off any excess before dipping top of cake pop in crushed peppermint. Place topping side down and return to refrigerate to harden.
- Before serving, replace candy stick with chocolate peppermint stick.
Notes
Who can resist dessert on a stick?
Nutrition
Calories: 290kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 236mg | Potassium: 128mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 37g