ArtsAutosBooksBusinessEducationEntertainmentFamilyFashionFoodGamesGenderHealthHolidaysHomeHubPagesPersonal FinancePetsPoliticsReligionSportsTechnologyTravel

Easy Cake Pop Recipe

Updated on December 20, 2015
Christmas Cake Balls
Christmas Cake Balls

Cake pops are quite simple to make but they can be attractive and very impressive. Cake balls are the same thing as cake pops except they do not come on a stick. You can place cake balls into a tray and they look just like elegant and delicious truffles that were made by a professional.

This is a very easy recipe and if you like cake pops you'll save a lot of money making them yourself. Not to mention they make fantastic gifts for Christmas, birthdays, or other special occasion. The cake balls that you see in the picture were created as gifts for Christmas. You might notice the chocolate candy cane ones or the Grinch-inspired ones in green with a heart.

You can create amazing works of art, you're only limited by your imagination (and ideas you might find on Pinterest)!

Cake Pop and Cake Ball Recipe


2 cups of crumbled cake (see instructions below)
1/2 cup of buttercream frosting
10 sticks or cupcake cups
1 cup melted chocolate or candy
garnishes/decoration

1. Break up a cake into 1-3 inch (2-6cm) pieces.

You will need a baked cake that has not been frosted. Choose the flavor of cake that you would like your cake pops or balls to be (i.e. chocolate, vanilla). You can bake your own cake from scratch or use a boxed one.

Break the cake into pieces in a large bowl so that you can mix in your frosting.

2. Mix the frosting into your cake pieces.

You can make your own buttercream frosting or buy one of the containers from the store. Depending on how moist your cake is, the amount of frosting you need may differ. Add the frosting slowly and use your hands to mix it so that you can feel the texture of your mixture.

Add enough frosting so that you can roll some into a ball while the ball still maintains a bit of crumble to it. For instance, create a ball and see if you can break a piece off as if you were taking a bite. You do not want it to be too mushy (or too sweet because you are also adding a candy/chocolate shell).

3. Roll your mixture into balls.

Create balls that are about an inch in thickness. If you are making cake pops and not cake balls this would be the time to add your sticks. Dip one end of each lollipop stick into your melted chocolate or candy mixture and stick it about 1/2 to 3/4 of the way into your cake pop.

Place the cake balls or cake pops on a plate or baking pan with parchment paper and put them in the freezer for about 20 minutes (you can leave them in longer if you need to) to slightly harden ad allow the lollipop stick to adhere to the cake pop. If you freeze them you might want to thaw them slightly so that you chocolate or candy shell does not crack due to the changes in temperature.

4. Coat you cake pops or cake balls.

Prepare your chocolate or candy coating by melting about a cup's worth. You may need to melt it more during the process due to the cake pops or cake balls being cold and cooling it.

Dip each cake pop or cake ball into the melted mixture and coat well.

If making cake pops you should have a stand ready to place them in so the coating can dry properly. You can create a stand using a cardboard box and punching holes in it large enough to hold the lollipop sticks in place. If you're making cake balls, place them onto parchment paper to dry.

Have your garnishes or decorations ready to apply once you coat your pops or balls because the coating may dry quickly!

6. Let the coating dry then store them.

Allow your cake pops or cake balls to dry at room temperature then either wrap or cover them to store. If you're making the balls you can place them on mini cupcake cups then put them in a decorative box or tin to give as a gift or just pt them in a plastic bag to store in your refrigerator or freezer.

You can store these at room temperature for about a week or freeze them to keep them longer. When thawing the cake pops place them in the refrigerator first if they are wrapped and you want to keep it from collecting condensation.

If you're making similar-looking cake pops that have different fillings (the flavor of cake is different) then you might want to put a garnish on one of them so that it distinguishes the two.

working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)