Easy Chocolate Cake Pops

Recently we had a surprise baby shower for my sister-in-law and I decided to try and do something special for her cake. You may or may not have heard of cake pops but they are starting to become a rather popular concept. And I was pleased to discover that they aren't too difficult to make. I tried my hand at two different kinds of cake pops the first one being the easiest that I am going to talk about today and the second one was a bit more of a challenge that I will share on Thursday. The easy thing about this recipe is that you can use a lot of ready made products for even greater ease.

Double Chocolate Cake Pops

1 Chocolate Box cake mix (plus ingredients box calls for)

1/2 (220g) a tub of chocolate icing

400g of dark chocolate (bars)

dipping sticks

sprinkles

Mix cake according to the instructions on the box.

Bake in a 9x13 baking pan.

When the cake is done, cool completely.

Break up the cake and add it to a food processor and pulse until the cake has broken down to a crumble mixture.

Add the icing to the cake. My box mix actually came with a bag of icing but you can just use a can mixture like Betty Crocker. You need at least 220g of icing.

Mix the icing and cake together until the mixture resembles uncooked cake.

Roll dough into 1-inch balls and line balls on a parchment lined baking tray. Chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

Melt dipping chocolate.

First dip the sticks into the chocolate and gently push into the dough balls until it is about half way through. Allow the chocolate to completely harden before you then dip the balls.

Carefully dip your balls into your warm, melted chocolate. Being careful to not let the chocolate ball fall off the stick. You will have a few casualties when dipping into the chocolate, but I like to consider those taste testers.

Carefully sprinkle your coloured sprinkles over the balls and then set the ball back onto the baking tray. Allow the chocolate time to harden before serving. One you dip them in chocolate it is best to avoid the fridge as the chocolate will crack if it gets cold and then sweats. Instead keep them in a cool dry place. For even more fun you can buy little plastic candy bags and place each cake pop inside.