How To Make Cake Pop Coating With Chocolate Chips

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These Chocolate Cake Pops are made with a really moist chocolate cake from scratch and rich homemade chocolate frosting. Use them for any occasion by decorating with festive sprinkles!

If you are an Oreo fan, then you’ll definitely want to try our Oreo Cake Pops too! For more fun desserts rolled into balls, try our Buckeye Balls and Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Balls.

Common Cake Pop Issues & Tutorial

Make sure you use a cooking spray that contains flour. This is very important to help the cake come out of the pan fully.

Don’t make the cake balls too big! You want them to be exactly 1 T. Too big and they’ll be too top heavy on the sticks and they’ll fall off.

You don’t want the cake pops to be in the fridge for too long after poking them with the sticks and before dipping in the chocolate. If the cake balls are too cold and the melted chocolate is still pretty hot, you can get cracking in the cake pops.

Chocolate Dipped Cake Pops

I dipped some of my cake pops in chocolate candy melts, and some in dark chocolate. Be careful when melting the chocolate, you don’t want to scorch it!

If using pure chocolate, make sure you add 1 teaspoon of coconut oil or vegetable oil to thin it out before melting it. This will make the coating smoother and all around better for coating the cake pops.

No cake pop stand or styrofoam? No worries! If you have a box from a recent Amazon delivery, you can place that on the counter and poke the sticks through that!

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To make things easier, you can make the chocolate cake and frosting one day (store the cake covered at room temperature and the frosting in an airtight container in the fridge) and then assemble and dip the next day!

Store cake pops at room temperature for 5 days or in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

If you’re wanting to freeze chocolate covered cake pops, the best way to avoid the chocolate from cracking is to prevent drastic temperature changes. So let the chocolate set, then place in the fridge and then the freezer. You might experience slight condensation when you remove them from the freezer. They will last for 2 months in the freezer.

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This happens when the chocolate is too hot and the cake balls are too cold. The stark difference of temperature can cause the chocolate coating on the outside to crack. You want the balls to be slightly chilled so the melted chocolate will firm up quickly (and not be dripping off the ball), but you don’t want them to be frozen are super cold. And you won’t need to reheat your chocolate prior to dipping the balls. Let the chocolate temperature come down so it isn’t so hot, but is still melted. 

When crumbling the cake, you didn’t crumble it into small enough pieces. You want the cake to be very crumbled so that it will fully combine into the frosting and become a uniform texture. That should roll into cake balls very easily and stay together really well. You shouldn’t have any issues with crumbling. 

While writing this blog post it occurred to me that I had no idea who invented cake pops. I mean, it’s definitely more of a recent “invention.” Well, apparently Angie Dudley invented cake pops. She obviously had a lot of time on her hands! 😂

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Chocolate cake pops made with homemade chocolate cake and chocolate frosting, dipped in chocolate! They are a dainty and delicious treat, perfect for any kind of party.

Don’t make the cake balls to big (no bigger than 1 T) or else they’ll be top heavy and fall off the sticks. 

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When dipping in chocolate, make sure the chocolate isn’t still really hot and the cake balls aren’t super cold. This will reduce the risk of the chocolate coating cracking. 

Calories: 123 kcal (6%) Carbohydrates: 15 g (5%) Protein: 1 g (2%) Fat: 7 g (11%) Saturated Fat: 5 g (25%) Cholesterol: 9 mg (3%) Sodium: 60 mg (3%) Potassium: 58 mg (2%) Fiber: 1 g (4%) Sugar: 11 g (12%) Vitamin A: 60 IU (1%) Calcium: 9 mg (1%) Iron: 1 mg (6%)

Did you make this recipe? Leave a star rating and review on the blog post letting me know how you liked this recipe! Take a picture and tag @ on Instagram and Facebook so I can see what you’re making!It's hard to imagine anything as kid-friendly as these cake pops—crumbled pieces of cake combined with frosting, rolled into balls and dipped in chocolate.

Cake Pops, Balls, & Truffles: Troubleshooting & Faq

Prepare cake batter and bake as directed on package for 13x9-inch cake, blending dry pudding mix into batter before pouring into prepared pan. Cool completely.

Use pulsing action of food processor to process cake, in batches, until fine crumbs form. Place crumbs in large bowl. Add small amount of frosting; mix well with your hands. Mix in remaining frosting; roll into 40 (1-inch) balls.

Cover baking sheet with parchment. Melt white chocolate in microwave as directed on package. Dip end of 1 lollipop stick into melted chocolate, then insert coated end halfway into 1 cake ball. Place on prepared baking sheet. Repeat with 19 additional lollipop sticks and 19 of the remaining cake balls. Dip balls, 1 at a time, in remaining melted chocolate; gently shake coated ball over bowl of melted chocolate to remove excess chocolate before returning cake ball to prepared baking sheet.

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You can also crumble the cake by using your hands. Put chunks of cake into large mixing bowl and use your hands to crumble it into fine crumbs. If you use this method, cut off and discard the hard edges of the baked cake before crumbling into crumbs.

Sprinkle coated cake pops with unsweetened cocoa powder, small candies, crushed cookies or chopped mixed nuts immediately after coating cake balls with the melted chocolate. If desired, add a few drops of food coloring to the melted white chocolate before using as directed.

* Nutrition information is estimated based on the ingredients and cooking instructions as described in each recipe and is intended to be used for informational purposes only. Please note that nutrition details may vary based on methods of preparation, origin and freshness of ingredients used.

How To Make Cake Pops

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Contact Us Privacy Policy Terms of Use Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal InformationThese chocolate cake pops are made with moist chocolate cake, delicious chocolate frosting, then coated in more chocolate and dipped in sprinkles! These can be made with a box mix or a cake made from scratch, and there are instructions for making it vegan or gluten free!

Chocolate cake pops have got to be one of the cutest desserts ever - there's just something about eating a little piece of cake on a stick, you know?

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Cake pops are so great for kids or adults, and you can customize them with fun sprinkles for birthdays, Christmas, Halloween, weddings, or pretty much any event or holiday you can think of! While they are a labour of love, they are so worth it in the end.

These cake pops are already dairy free, so to make them dairy free, simply use dairy free chocolate chips, and use this dairy free chocolate cake recipe.

To make the cake pops with regular ingredients, simply swap out the ingredients in the chocolate cake recipe with regular dairy ingredients, and do the same for the frosting. You can use any chocolate melts or chocolate chips for the coating.

Homemade Cake Pops

To make vegan cake pops, use this vegan chocolate cake recipe, and use vegan butter and milk in the buttercream. For the chocolate coating, you can use vegan semisweet chocolate chips, or any vegan chocolate chips you'd like.

To make a gluten free version of these cake pops, simply swap out the chocolate cake for your favorite gluten free chocolate cake from scratch or use a gluten free box mix cake.

STEP ONE: Begin making the chocolate cake. If using a box mix, follow the instructions on the box to make the cake. If making this recipe from scratch, follow the instructions here. Preheat the oven to 350°F and preparean8 inch round cake pan or 8x8 square baking pan.

How To Make Cake Pops At Home

STEP TWO: In a large bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, salt, sugar, baking soda, and baking powder together. Mix in the egg, vanilla, and oil, then add the milk. Pour in the hot water and whisk until smooth. Bake for 20-26 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.

STEP THREE: Let the cake cool