Smiley Cake Pops Recipes

GALAXY 'BOX' CAKE POP RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
• Prepare the yellow cake batter according to package instructions and pour into greased pan.
• Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
• In a medium bowl, crumble the cake. Add vanilla frosting to give some moisture to the cake. If it is too dry add more frosting.
• Using a small ice cream scoop, portion the cake and shape into a ball. Repeat with remaining cake.
• Dip a popsicle stick tip into the melted white chocolate and insert into the cake balls. Freeze for at least 30 minutes.
• In a small bowl, add the 3 tablespoons of water and gelatin. Let bloom for 5 minutes.
• In a medium saucepan, combine ¼ cup (60 ml) water, sugar, and condensed milk. Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Remove the pan from the heat and add the bloomed gelatin. Whisk until well combined.
• Add the white chocolate to a bowl. Pour the condensed milk mixture through a sieve into the bowl of chocolate and let it sit for 2 minutes to soften the chocolate.
• Using a emersion blender, blend the chocolate until smooth. Transfer the mixture into a deep container such as a mug.
• Squeeze light blue, purple, then navy food coloring into the mug or bowl without stirring.
• Dip the frozen cake pop into the chocolate and twist as you pull up creating a marbled pattern.
• Stick in a piece of styrofoam and dry the pop completely. Repeat with remaining cake pops.
• Enjoy!

SMILEY CAKE POPS

Steps:

• After cake is cooked and cooled completely, crumble into large bowl.
• Mix thoroughly with 1 can frosting. (You may not need to use the entire can, so add about 3/4 of it, then more if you need to.).
• Roll mixture into quarter size balls and place on wax paper covered cookie sheet.
• Melt chocolate in the microwave per directions on package, or using a double boiler.
• Dip the tip of your lollipop stick in a little of the melted chocolate and insert into the cake balls. (Insert a little less than halfway.).
• Place them in the freezer for a half-hour to an hour, or until firm.
• Once firm, carefully insert the cake ball into the chocolate by holding the lollipop stick and rotating until covered. Once covered, remove and softly tap and rotate until the excess chocolate falls off. Don't tap too hard or the cake ball will fall off, too.
• Place in a styrofoam block to dry. (Lollipop sticks stuck in styrofoam).
• Once dry, draw faces with an edible ink pen and allow ink to dry!

RAINBOW SPRINKLE CAKE POPS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Bake the strawberry cake in the pan of your choice according to the package instructions, then let cool completely.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Crumble the cake into a large bowl, then stir in the vanilla frosting, 2 tablespoons at a time, with your hands or a spoon, until the mixture holds together when pressed. You should need between ½ cup and ¾ cup of frosting, depending on the texture of the cake.
• Using a small ice cream scoop or spoon, scoop out 1½ tablespoons of the cake mixture and roll into a tight ball. Place on the prepared baking sheet and repeat with the remaining cake mix; you should have 24 cake balls. Transfer to the freezer while you melt the white chocolate.
• Add ¾ cup white chocolate chips to a medium microwave-safe bowl. Melt in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring between, until smooth.
• Dip about ¼ inch of one end of a straw in the melted white chocolate, then gently insert into the center of a cake ball, about halfway through the ball. Return the ball, straw-side up, to the baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining cake balls, then return to the freezer for at least 45 minutes, or until the balls are thoroughly chilled and firm.
• Line another small baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Mix 1-3 drops of red food coloring, 1 drop at a time, into the remaining melted white chocolate until it is the desired shade of pink. Transfer the pink chocolate to a small piping bag with a very small round tip.
• Pipe the pink chocolate onto the prepared baking sheet in 24 1-inch-wide bow shapes, using a toothpick to smooth out the edges and fill any gaps. Freeze for 10 minutes, until set. Remove from the freezer and squeeze a small dot of pink gel icing onto the center of each bow, then return to the freezer until ready to use.
• Add the remaining white chocolate chips and the coconut oil to a medium microwave-safe bowl. Melt in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring between, until smooth.
• Working one at a time, remove the cake pops from the freezer. Dip the pop in the melted white chocolate until completely coated, using a spoon as needed to help cover the top. Use the straw to spin the pop over the bowl to remove any excess chocolate, then sprinkle with rainbow sprinkles. Place the pop, straw up, back on the baking sheet in the freezer. Repeat with the remaining pops, then freeze for 10 minutes more, until the chocolate is set.
• Using the remaining vanilla frosting, place a small dot of frosting on the back of each pink chocolate bow, then press onto the top corner of each cake pop.
• Refrigerate the pops until ready to serve.
• Enjoy!

CHICKADEE CAKE POPS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the cake mix, eggs, water, vegetable oil, and 1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Almond Extract until smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake the cake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• Break apart the cake into a large bowl until finely crumbled. Add the buttercream and remaining ½ teaspoon McCormick® Pure Almond Extract, and mix until the crumbs hold together when pressed between your hands. Divide the mixture into approximately 20 2-inch balls and place on the prepared baking sheet.
• Dip the cake pop sticks in the buttercream, then stick in the center of each ball. Freeze the cake pops for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
• Decorate the cake pops: Fill a glass to the top with dried rice.
• Add the yellow candy melts to a medium bowl and melt according to the package instructions.
• Working in batches, dip the frozen cake pops in the melted candy, coating completely all the way to where the cake and stick meet. Place the sticks in the glass of dried rice and let the chocolate harden completely, 3-5 minutes.
• Once the candy melts have hardened, dip a toothpick in the melted candy and stick the orange and yellow sprinkles and yellow candies onto the pops to look like beaks, feathers, and feet. Dip another toothpick into the black icing and dollop small eyes onto the cake pops. Let harden for another 3-5 minutes.
• Serve immediately.
• Enjoy!