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| Christmas Cake pops |
What are cake pops?
Cake pops are delicious little balls of cake coated in frosting. You bake up a cake, let it cool, tear it into little crumbs, stir in something to hold it all together, and roll it in balls. Easy!
They're very cute and are a great way to use up leftover cake. I know, I know, there's never any left over cake in my home either but you get the drift. The chocolate shell gives way with a little snap to a moist and soft inside, like a brownie that melts in your mouth. They're not as rich as chocolate truffles, but they are still quite sweet.
Christmas Cake Pops Ingredients
1 batch of chocolate cake (without the frosting mixture)
8oz soft cream cheese
2 cups icing sugar
4 tbsp butter
1 tbsp milk (or more, as necessary)
Christmas Cake Pops Mixture
1. Bake the cake and let it cool completely on a rack. It's best to use a moist cake recipe. It's best to let it cool overnight at least.
2. When completely cool break the cake into a large bowl creating crumbles with a fork or get stuck in and use your fingers. You need fine crumbs.
3. In a separate bowl, whip the cream cheese, butter, icing sugar,and milk together until smooth.
4. Pour into the cake crumbs and mix with a spoon. Continue mixing with your fingers, kneading and mixing until fully incorporated into the cake. Check to see if it will roll into a ball. It should: this makes a very malleable, easy-to-handle cake mixture. But if it needs a little extra moisture, add milk a spoonful at a time.
5. When the mix is completely done, cover with cling film and refrigerate until firm. [Note: You can leave the mix refrigerated for several days at this point. I left mine in the fridge for about three days before making the balls. You could probably also freeze this.]
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| Cake pops ready for the fridge |
Lollipop sticks
12oz chocolate chips
12oz white chocolate
Edible wax, optional
Coloured sugar crystals and other decorative sprinkles
Making Christmas Cake Pops Balls
1. Prepare two large baking sheets by covering with baking parchment.
2. Take a bit of the cake mixture and roll it into a smooth ball. If you want to use the lollipop sticks, stick one into the end of each ball, pointing upward, as you put the ball back down on the sheet. [Note: I cut the long lollipop sticks in half; they seemed a little long for the size of the balls.]
3. Repeat until you've used up all the mixture. As each sheet fills up, put it in the freezer so that the balls harden.
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1. Melt chocolate or white chocolate in a glass bowl over a saucepan with boiling water. [Note: If you want to make the coating a little more resistant to melting, add a small square of wax to the pot and let it melt too. Stir well.]
2. Dip each ball into the chocolate until covered.
3. Dip in sugar, coconut, sprinkles, or anything else you'd like to decorate with. Put it back on the sheet to harden.
[Note: Don't put them back in the fridge as this will soften them - keep them in a cool place or freeze them!]
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