Cake pops are delicious desserts that satisfy the taste for cake in a single bite-size serving. These delectable little desserts are easy to bake and can be decorated in a variety of fun, themed birthday party designs, including a princess themed birthday party. Buying a themed birthday cake from a bakery can be expensive, but making your own cake pops in a princess design will be an inexpensive and colorful treat for the birthday guests.
What you’ll need:
- 1 boxed cake mix
- Ingredients required for cake mix
- 1 container pre-made frosting
- 1 bag of melting white chocolate
- Purple food colouring
- 50 cake/lollipop sticks
- Toy rings (optional)
- Candy sprinkles (optional)
- Dessert or favor bags
- Ribbon
- Styrofoam block
- Wax paper
- Cookie baking sheet
- Ice cream scoop or melon scoop (optional)
Instructions:
- Bake cake according to directions on the box.
- After baking, allow the cake to cool completely.
- Line a cookie baking sheet with wax paper and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, crumble the cake.
- Add about ¼ container of the frosting to the crumbled cake and gently stir until mixed. (will be lumpy)
- Put about a meatball size of cake in the palm of your hand and roll into a ball. If preferred, an ice cream or melon scoop can be used.
- Place the cake balls, spaced slightly apart, on the lined cookie sheet.
- Continue rolling cake until all balls are formed.
- Put one cake/lollipop stick in the bottom of each cake ball.
- Cover the cake balls with a piece of wax paper or plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for a minimum of 3 hours. (If you prefer to bake the cake the day before a party, the balls can be stored in the refrigerator overnight before decorating)
- Melt white chocolate according to package directions.
- Add a couple drops of food colouring (purple is perfect for princess pops) to the chocolate as it is melting.
- Remove cake balls from the refrigerator.
- Dip each cake pop into the melted chocolate. If sprinkles are used, dip the cake into the sprinkles immediately after dipping in the chocolate.
- Gently push the stick into the Styrofoam block.
- If using plastic/toy rings, gently place a ring on the top of each cake pop to resemble a crown.
- Allow the cake pops to dry completely.
- Gently place a dessert bag or favor bag over each cake pop and tie closed with a decorative ribbon.