This cake pop bouquet is easy to make and a fun way to get the kids involved in baking. They're fabulous to share at a celebration, give as a gift, or enjoy at a family picnic.
Cream the butter and sugar, then beat in the eggs and vanilla extract. Fold in the flour, baking powder and cocoa.
Spread the batter evenly in the lined cake tin and bake for around 25-30 minutes until springy on top.
Allow the cake to cool completely.
Make the cake pops
Cut the cooled cake into large chunks and place in a large bowl.
Crumble the cake with your hands gently until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
Use your hands to work in the frosting until it starts to come together as a crumbly but mouldable mixture. You might not need it all.
Roll your cake mixture into 20 equally sized balls. Try to get them as round as possible but don’t squash them too much – you don’t want them to be too dense.
Prepare the melted chocolate in a bowl and dip each cake pop stick in about 5mm, then push it halfway into the cake ball.
Repeat until you’ve pushed all the sticks into an equal depth, then put them all in the fridge to chill for at least an hour, preferably two or more.
Coat the cake pops
Melt the chocolate / candy melts as directed and get the sprinkles ready in a separate small bowl. Make sure everything is ready before you take the pops out of the fridge so that they stay as cold as possible.
Dip each cake in turn to cover the whole pop, then twist a few times over the tub to get rid of the drips.
Before it dries, dip the pop in the sprinkles and swish the sprinkles up the sides to cover the whole thing.
Push each cake pop stick carefully into an upturned colander or box lid so that the pops stand up while they set.
Arrange the bouquet
When your cake pops are ready, arrange 4-6 in your empty sprinkles tub, as if arranging flowers.
Wrap with coloured paper as you would flowers, secure with a little tape and ta da! An edible spring bouquet - perfect for sharing!
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Notes
Some candy melts can be very thick even when fully melted, making them hard to use to coat your cake pops. Try stirring in a little Trex or Crisco vegetable fat, a little bit at a time, until you have a thinner, more workable coating.