Making cake pops is such a fun.....crumbling, kneading, rolling,dipping and setting I just enjoyed every bit of the process....more so because I used all my favourite ingredients to make these adorable looking bite sized cakes dipped in silky smooth chocolate. If you have a sweet tooth you will enjoy these cakesicles as much as I did.
Ingredients:
- 150 gms Oreo sandwich cookies (minus 2 cookies, because I ate those :p )
- 130 gms pack Britania chocolate cake ( if you are making your own cake follow my eggless chocolate cake recipe
- 100 gms Nutella (for more recipes from Nutella click on these links Nutella Fantasy No bake cookies, Gary-the snail)
- Few drops of vanilla extract
- 50 gms melted white/dark chocolate (approx)
- Candy Sticks
- Sugar Sprinkles
Directions
- Break the cookies into two pieces ( And trust me, It is not at all a crime if you accidentally lick the cream from one or two cookies)
- Add the cookies into a food processor and pulse until there are no large chunks of cookies left.
- Pour the crumbs into a big mixing bowl.
- Next crumble your cake using your hands.
- Now add crumbled cake, nutella and vanilla extract and mix it all together using your hands until fully incorporated.
- Add a spoon of milk if required, basically you should be able to roll the dough into a ball easily.
- Cover the dough with a plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm.
- Divide the dough into 10 equal parts and roll into smooth crack free balls.
- Cover a baking tray with a parchment paper/ baking sheet and place the cake balls on it.
- Wrap
- the tray with a plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
- Melt the chocolate in a double boiler.( it should be enough so you can submerge the cake balls easily into the melted chocolate)
- Dip one end of the candy stick into the melted chocolate and insert carefully into the cake balls.
- Put the cake balls in refrigerator for 15- 20 minutes to set.
- Dip cake balls carefully into the chocolate until covered.
- Swirl and gently tap the balls so the excess chocolate drip off.
- Decorate the pops with sprinkles while the chocolate is still wet. It will harden quickly.
- Put the pops back into refrigerator to set.
- You can further decorate your cake pops with ribbons and some other fancy stuff or just enjoy them like this only. :)
Try this easy and fun filled recipe and be the hero of your party
Ingredients :
- 250 gms White cooking chocolate
- Disposable spoons
Fillings:
I have used here Nutella, peanut butter, sticky toffee sauce and basic chocolate ganache for filling.
You can use other fillings too
For Nutella ganache:
- 1/2 cup Nutella
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips/ chopped cooking chocolate
- 1/2 cup cream
- Few chopped cashews (optional)
Directions:
- In a heavy bottomed pan add cream until bubbles start to form, switch off the flame, next add Nutella and chocolate chips and stir gently till completely incorporated, add chopped cashews and stir till you get nice smooth and shiny ganache.
- Refrigerate for 15 mins before you use it.
- Meanwhile melt white chocolate in a double boiler or in a microwave.
- Now pipe Nutella ganache in the centre of the disposable spoon, refrigerate for 5-7 minutes.
- Coat with melted chocolate, decorate it with confetti and allow it to set in fridge for 5-7 mins.
For basic chocolate ganache: Use the same directions as written above, only skip Nutella and double the quantity of chocolate
For peanut butter filling:
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp confectioners sugar.
Directions:
- Heat everything together on a low flame for 2-3 mins. Allow it to cool before using.
- Rest of the procedure is same as mentioned for Nutella ganache
For sticky toffee sauce :
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp water
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 3 tbsp butter unsalted
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions:
- In a heavy bottomed pan combine sugar and water, cook on medium heat till the mixture comes to a boil, continue to cook for 7-10 minutes till you get a dark Amber colour.
- Tilt your pan occasionally to get even colour.
- Switch off the flame, add in cream, butter, salt and vanilla extract, whisk together everything with a wired whisk.
- Allow it to cool completely before using.
- Place the caramel sauce in the centre of the spoon and dip it in a bowl filled with melted chocolate, and keep it in refrigerator for 5-7 minutes, decorate it with sugar sprinkles.
