Homemade Cake Pops
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These Homemade Cake Pops are my son’s favorite. Most of the time, we make cake pops together, and it is fun to decorate them. They are made with simple ingredients and decorated with sprinkles. This is a great dessert for any occasion or as a snack.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
If you love dessert, Kartoshka, then you’ll love Cake Pops too. They are basically Kartoshka Dessert on a stick. Kids and adults love cake pops. My kid is always asking me to get cake pops from a popular coffee shop, and I am not ready to pay that much for a small dessert. Plus, I am not sure about the ingredients that they used. I am sharing a recipe for Homemade Cake Pops with simple ingredients. Check also the Chocolate Salami recipe or Apple Fritters.
Ingrediets
- Sponge Cake: Any sponge cake can work for this recipe. You can even bake a sponge cake from the cake box. Check Betty Crocker boxes for the flavors. Use Vanilla, Chocolate, or Red Velvet sponge cake. You can also make a gluten-free sponge, if you like.
- Butter: Unsalted butter at room temperature.
- Condensed Milk: This is my secret ingredient; do not substitute with regular milk or heavy cream. I like to use Eagle Brand condensed milk, it sold in many grocery stores.
- Sprinkles: Use your favorite brand. I like Super Natural sprinkles.
- Chocolate: Any of your favorite chocolates. You can also use chocolate melts.
- Oil: Vegetable oil.
How to Make Homemade Cake Pops
You need to prepare a cake sponge. That can be a baked sponge cake from your favorite cake, or maybe some cut leftovers. Any sponge cake will work for this recipe.
Measure the cake sponge using a digital kitchen scale and set aside. Open a jar of condensed milk.
Meanwhile, make a cream. In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream soft butter for a few minutes. Add condensed milk and mix again. Scrape the sides of the bowl with the spatula, if needed.
In the bowl with cream, add the cake sponge and mix again on the low speed or using a spatula.
How to Assemble Cake Pops
Prepare melted chocolate or candy melts in the 2-cup liquid measuring cup. You can use a glass or a plastic cup. If you are using chocolate, then melt it first and then mix it with the vegetable oil. Scoop the cake mixture and roll it into a ball. I like to use an ice cream scoop, so all pops are the same size. A regular spoon will also work. Place the shaped balls on a baking tray with the parchment paper.
The cake mixture should be soft and look like “wet sand”. If it is still dry, add more condensed milk.
Dip one end of the stick into melted chocolate, about 1/2 inch. Then insert the coated end into the center of the cake ball. Repeat with the rest of the cake ball. Place the tray with the cake pops in the freezer for 5-10 minutes. This will ensure the cake ball stays secure on the lollipop stick. This is a trick that many chefs use for perfect cake pops.
After chilling the cake pops in the freezer, dip the cake pop in the chocolate and dust with the sprinkles right away. I like to place coated cake pops on the same tray with parchment paper. For the best result, if you want a perfect round shape of the pops, place them in the cup or a large styrofoam block with the poked holes.
Recipe FAQs
Yes, you can freeze cake pops in a ziplock bag or container for a few weeks.
Yes, absolutely. Make sure you are using oil-based food coloring.
That can happen if the chocolate is too hot and the cake pops are frozen before dipping them. Do not keep pops in the freezer for too long. As long as stick is stable in the cake ball, continue with dipping.
Expert Tips
- You can make different flavors from one sponge cake.
- Add chopped nuts or raisins for the variety of flavors.
- Chocolate coating tastes the best. Use good-quality chocolate.
- Vegetable oil can be replaced with grapeseed oil.
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Recipe
Homemade Cake Pops
Equipment
- 1 stand mixer or electric hand mixer
- 1 ice cream scoop
- 24 lollipop sticks
- 1 measuring cup
Ingredients
Homemade Cake Pops
- 300 g cake sponge
- 55 g butter
- 100 g sweetened condensed milk
Chocolate Coating
- 200 g chocolate
- 20 g vegetable oil
- 50 g sprinkles
Instructions
How to Make Homemade Cake Pops
- You need to prepare a cake sponge. That can be a baked sponge cake from your favorite cake, or maybe some cut leftovers. Any sponge cake will work for this recipe. Measure the cake sponge using a digital kitchen scale and set aside.
- Meanwhile, make a cream. In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream soft butter for a few minutes.
- Add condensed milk and mix again. Scrape the sides of the bowl with the spatula, if needed.
- In the bowl with cream, add the cake sponge and mix again on the low speed. The cake mixture should be soft and look like "wet sand".
- Prepare melted chocolate or candy melts in the 2-cup liquid measuring cup. You can use a glass or a plastic cup. If you are using chocolate, then melt it first and mix it with the vegetable oil.
- Scoop the cake mixture and roll it into a ball. I like to use an ice cream scoop, so all pops are the same size. A regular spoon will also work.
- Place the shaped balls on a baking tray with the parchment paper.
- After that, dip one end of the stick into melted chocolate, about 1/2 inch. Then insert the coated end into the center of the cake ball. Repeat with the rest of the cake ball.
- Place the tray with the cake pops in the freezer for 5-10 minutes. This will ensure the cake ball stays secure on the lollipop stick. This is a trick that many chefs use for perfect cake pops.
- After chilling the cake pops in the freezer, dip the cake pop in the chocolate and dust with the sprinkles right away. I like to place coated cake pops on the same tray with parchment paper. For the best result, if you want a perfect round shape of the pops, place them in the cup or a large styrofoam block with the poked holes.
