Description
Romantic heart-shaped cake pops deliver sweet passion for Valentine’s Day celebrations. Chocolatey bites dipped in smooth pink coating create delightful dessert moments you’ll savor with someone special.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Base:
- 1 box vanilla cake mix (Betty Crocker)
Binding Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup vanilla frosting
Coating and Decoration:
- 1/2 bag (6 ounces / 170 grams) white candy melts
- 1/2 bag (6 ounces / 170 grams) pink candy melts
- Heart sprinkles
- Lollipop sticks
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13-inch baking dish for cake preparation.
- Combine cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and eggs in a mixing bowl, blending until smooth and uniform.
- Pour batter into prepared baking dish and bake for approximately 25-30 minutes, checking doneness with a toothpick.
- Allow cake to cool completely at room temperature, then meticulously crumble into fine, even pieces in a large mixing bowl.
- Fold vanilla frosting into crumbled cake, creating a consistent, moldable mixture that holds together when pressed.
- Refrigerate the cake mixture for 30 minutes to firm up and make shaping easier.
- Using a cookie scoop, shape mixture into uniform balls approximately the size of ping pong balls, placing them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Freeze cake balls for 20 minutes to ensure structural stability during coating process.
- Melt candy melts in microwave, stirring every 30 seconds to prevent burning and achieve smooth consistency.
- Dip lollipop stick tips into melted chocolate, then carefully insert into each cake ball, returning to freezer for 10 minutes.
- Submerge each cake pop into melted chocolate, gently twirling to create an even, complete coating.
- Allow excess chocolate to drip off, then immediately garnish with festive heart-shaped sprinkles.
- Stand cake pops upright in a styrofoam block or specialized holder to set and maintain shape.
- Let chocolate completely harden at room temperature before serving or packaging.
Notes
- Ensure cake is completely cool before crumbling to prevent moisture issues and maintain proper texture.
- Freeze cake balls briefly to help them stay firm during chocolate dipping, reducing crumbling and creating smoother coating.
- Use room temperature ingredients for consistent cake batter and easier mixing, which helps achieve uniform cake texture.
- Opt for gel food coloring when tinting candy melts to prevent chocolate from seizing and maintain smooth consistency.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg