Cake Pops have finally become popular in Europe. Last January or February I tried to make this treat for the first time. I was stunned. It was so delicious. I prepared the first cake pops in my life together with my brother, because it was his idea to try them. Thanks to him many people around me have learned to love these sweets so early – who knows, I might have waited for months until making them. By now I only got positive reputation concerning this creation and some people have asked for the recipe… So I want to share this with you, because I changed it a bit. I always prapare the cake by myself using a recipe from Chefkoch.de. And the „real“ frosting which is used in all recipes is way too sweet for me and pretty much for the most German tongues. So I use my own frosting to make people fat, because they can’t get enough and eat loads of pops, lol.

These cuties I decorated together with two friends of mine. They were served as a dessert at our final class party last week. They are simply chocolaty and colourful, good preconditions to become a hit :).

Cake Pops European Style

(makes about 50 pops)

cake:
250 g (2 sticks + 1 tbsp) butter, room temperature
200g (1 cup – 1 tbsp) sugar
4 eggs
300 g (2 1/2 cups) all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 pinch salt

frosting:
200g (7 oz) cream cheese
60 g (2 oz) butter
80 g (¾ cup) powdered sugar
½ tsp. Vanilla extract

icing:
400 g (14 oz) chocolate – use your favourite, it doesn’t matter if it is white or dark
50 lollipop sticks

optional:
1 package smarties
sprinkles

Whisk together the flour baking powder and salt in a medium-sized bowl. Set aside. Preheat oven to 180° C (350° F).

Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl, until the mixture becomes light and fluffy. Add one egg at a time and stir until fully incorporated. Now add the dry ingredients and stir until the dough is smooth.

Transfer the mixture into an oiled pan – I always use my round 26 cm (10 inch) pan but a 22 cm x 12 cm (9´´ x 5´´) pan or a round 22 cm (9´´) pan works as well – and bake about 25 minutes until a toothpicker comes out clean.

Let the cake cool completely, then remove the hard edges. Now crumble the cake into a large bowl. This you can do easily with the help of a grater.

Prepare the frosting. For this, place the butter into a microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 25 seconds. Add the cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla extract and stir until the frosting is smooth.

Combine the crumbles and the frosting and stir until you get a dough-like mixture by using your hands. Form little balls with a diameter of about 3 cm (1 inch) out of the mass. Place them in the freezer for about 15 minutes or in the fridge for at least 2 hours.

Cut the smarties into halves. Prepare a bowl with sprinkles. Chop the chocolate and melt it in your microwave or using the water bath method. Place a layer of parchment paper onto a large rectangular cake pan.

Dip in each lollipop stick into the melted chocolate first, then place into the truffle ball. Dip in the pops into the chocolate and put them into the pan. Place the smartie halves in a circle on the pops and spread some sprinkles on top.

Original recipe from Bakerella
http://www.bakerella.com/