How To Make Cake Pops With Plastic Mold

With Easter just around the corner, my kids are already pulling our their plastic eggs and baskets and getting ready to celebrate!    With that in mind,  I wanted to come up with a fun, but easy cake pop that I could make with the kids for Easter…  the result was Carrot Cake Pops! Wouldn’t they be a fun treat for the Easter Bunny to snack on?

Step 1:  Shape your cake dough into carrot shapes!  There are two ways to do this - by hand, or with a cone mold.    To do it by hand, you'll want to take a small ball of dough and roll it into an egg shape about the size of a walnut.  

Step 4:  If you have a cake pop cone shaped mold - it's even easier.  Take your ball of dough and put it into the mold, then press and boom ... you have it!

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Step 5:  At this point, you'll need to chill your cake pops in the refrigerator for about 10-15 minutes.  You want them cool, but not completely hard (that leads to cracking later!).

Step 6:  Take your candy and cut off sections about 1 inch long. You need to do this before you start dipping because you'll apply them quickly to the wet cake pops!

Step 7:  Spread the top out a bit so it looks more like carrot tops!  I used my Xacto knife on some of them to separate the strands.

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Step 8:  Melt your candy melts.   I like to do this in the microwave in 30 second intervals until it's melted and smooth.  Stir often and avoid any contact with water!  If your candy melts are too thick or gloppy, be sure to check out my post here for How to Thin Wilton Candy Melts for Perfect Cake Pops!

Tip!I recommend using a small container for your chocolate - so that it can be deep enough to dip in without using a lot of extra chocolate.  I use a small jelly jar or a 1 cup glass measuring cup.

Step 9:   Take a lollipop stick and dip it in the chocolate, about half an inch, then insert it into the pointy end of your carrot.

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Step 10:  Next, dip your carrot into the chocolate.  You'll want to be gentle - not shaking it around too much, but turning it to coat all sides.

Step 11:  Very gently tap it on the side of the jar or tap the hand holding it to remove any excess chocolate.

Step 13:  While they're still wet, immediately add the cut stems to the top of the carrots.  Just dip the Twizzler piece in chocolate and pop it on the top!

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Step 14: At this point, you'll want to let them set up and dry for at least 10-15 minutes, or pop them in the refrigerator for a few minutes to harden.

Step 15:   Now we're going to give the cake pops dimension.  Start by laying your cake pops out on some wax paper.

Step 17:  Now pipe on the lines!   There's no right or wrong way to do this - just random stripes will do the trick! You could also hold these up and pipe the lines all the way around, but I didn't bother with that... the kids loved them either way!

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These sweet treats will be perfect for Easter parties at school, Sunday School class, or just to have at your family gathering for the little ones to snack on!

And if you don't mind a little mess  - they're also easy enough that you can let the kids help make them!  They'll have a blast and be able to eat their creations!

Rose Atwater is the founder and cake decorator behind Rose Bakes. She is baker, cake decorator, author, wife to Richy and homeschooling mommy to 6 wonderful kiddos! Her work has been featured in American Cake Decorating Magazine, Cakes Decor, Pretty Witty Cakes Magazine, Huffington Post and Cake Geek Magazine. Learn more here...Cakes are a delicious idea for any party, event, or dinner, but sometimes they can be difficult to pass out to everyone. Cupcakes are an easy way to get a single serving, yet they can also be a bit messy. Thanks to the new market for molds made of silicone, it is now a breeze to put cake in the cute, single-serving form of a cake pop!

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Unlike making them by hand, cake pops with mold units are simple to make and turn out great – so long as you know some tricks for making these beautiful treats. Let’s get started on how to make cake pops with a mold!

NOTE: This recipe uses about 1/3 of a box of cake mix in order to make a smaller batch of cake pops. If you would like to use the entire box, prepare the batter as instructed on the box, proceed with filling the mold and baking, and you will end up with about 60 cake pops or more.

Lightly oil the inside of the cake pop mold (top and bottom piece). This will make removing them easier later on. Place the bottom mold on a cookie sheet.

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Fill each of the cavities of the mold with cake batter – leaving about 1 mm between the surface of the batter and the top of the mold (this is important so the cake pops don’t overflow when baking, and also so that they don’t end up flat). Cover with the top mold, making sure to press all parts of the molds together securely.

Place the pan in the preheated oven and bake for about 20 minutes. Stick a toothpick through a hole in the mold to determine if the cake pops are done. There is no need to open the mold to check. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Open the silicone mold and let cool another 5 to 10 minutes before removing the cake balls.

Melt a little bit of chocolate. Dip one end of each cake pop stick into the melted chocolate. Then insert it into the cake pop. Repeat with the rest. Place in a stand and refrigerate for 30 minutes to seal them together.

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Melt the chocolate for the coating (you can use the microwave, mixing every 30 seconds so that it doesn’t over-cook. Or you can place a heatproof bowl over a pot of simmering water – double boiler style).

Coat the cake pops with the melted chocolate by swirling them in the chocolate and decorate with the sprinkles while they are still wet. Let the cake pops sit in a stand (we poked holes in an egg carton to use as a stand) to harden the coating at room temperature.

As you can see, while they might seem intimidating at first, it is not too difficult learning how to make cake pops with a mold. On the contrary, trying time and time again to mold your own shapes by hand is a much harder task.

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Mastering these molds makes baking so much more enjoyable. The trick to perfection each time is simply to make sure those silicone molds are lightly oiled properly before the batter is added to them and securely fitted together when baking.

If they are not overfilled, then your little dollops of cake will bake into perfect spheres, ready to be dipped in whatever topping you choose. Try not to be hard on yourself if there is some cake baked in between the mold cavities; this is still a success and very easy to remove with a small knife once the cake pops have cooled.

Some popular flavor suggestions include a butter pecan cake with a smooth vanilla icing. Try a decadent rich chocolate with a dark chocolate dip or mix that chocolate concoction with coconut to create a German chocolate cake combination. Strawberry, vanilla, and lemon are all delicious choices, as are utilizing red velvet or yellow cakes with a variety of icings and sprinkles.

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Unlike making them by hand, cake pops with mold units are simple to make and turn out great – so long as you know some tricks for making these beautiful treats.

Calories: 96 kcal Carbohydrates: 12 g Protein: 1 g Fat: 6 g Saturated Fat: 4 g Cholesterol: 8 mg Sodium: 54 mg Potassium: 36 mg Fiber: 1 g Sugar: 8 g Vitamin A: 12 IU Calcium: 19 mg Iron: 1 mg

Nutrition information on In the Kitch is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It may not include toppings and/or sauces.

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I am Joss, the creator and editor of In the Kitch. I am inviting you on this food journey with me to learn, grow and bring out that inner chef in you. I hope to inspire you to get creative in your own kitchen!Cakesicles are a fun twist on a traditional cake pop. Crafted in popsicle molds, cakesicles are an easy-to-make version of the ever-popular treat with a chocolate shell surrounding a blend of cake and frosting.

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