Easy Cake Pops
Ingredients
- leftover frosted layer cake slices
- ice pop sticks, lollipop sticks or bamboo skewers (optional)
- Baker's Dipping Chocolate or almond bark (about 4 oz. per slice of cake)
- sprinkles or other cake décors, as desired
Directions
- Scrape frosting off top of cake (leave frosting on the sides of the cake); set frosting aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, crumble cake with a fork, smashing until cake and frosting are well combined. The mixture should hold together easily when squeezed without being overly sticky. If the mixture is too crumbly, add reserved frosting a spoonful at a time as needed.
- Using clean hands, form smooth balls 1-1 ½" in diameter; insert a stick or skewer halfway into each cake ball, if desired.
- Place cake pops on a parchment-lined baking sheet; chill in the refrigerator until firm (at least 30 min.).
- In a small bowl deep enough to fit a cake pop, microwave chocolate according to pkg. directions. Dip cake pops in warm chocolate to cover each piece; sprinkle with décors, if desired. Place dipped cake pops back on the parchment-lined baking sheet or insert sticks pop-side up in a piece of packaging foam to keep the pops perfectly round; refrigerate until set (at least 15 min.).
- Store in the refrigerator, covered, for up to 2 weeks. Best served cold.
Tasty Tips:
- Cake pops can be any size and shape! Use a cookie scoop to form pieces with a flat bottom or a candy mold to make more intricate designs.
- Each slice of cake will make 4-7 cake pops, depending on size.
- While most of our Signature layer cakes, especially our Family Favorite Buttercream Cakes, are best enjoyed at room temperature, these cake pops are best served cold.