Moist, fudgy cake wrapped in a chocolate candy shell, these Chocolate Cake Pops are sinfully delicious. Satisfy your chocolate craving with these handheld sweet treats.
Love cake pops? You have to try these Starbucks birthday cake pops and red velvet cake pops, and this ultimate cake pop guide.
Pro Tip:If you don’t have access to the EZ thins dipping aid, you can thin out the candy coating with an equal amount of coconut oil or vegetable oil.
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You can store these Chocolate Cake Pops at room temperature for about a week, and up to 4 weeks in the refrigerator. Wrap each one first in plastic wrap and then in foil. Then place them in a lidded container to keep them from getting crushed.
Yes, these can be prepared ahead of time. You can make the cake balls and attach them to the cake pop stick, then store them in an airtight container in a single layer, with a paper towel lining the bottom. Keep them in the fridge for up to 5-7 days before you take them out to dip, sprinkle, and serve.
These Chocolate Cake Pops are rich and moist with a candy shell. They are the perfect handheld treat for the chocolate lover in your life.
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Calories: 127 kcal | Carbohydrates: 15 g | Protein: 2 g | Fat: 7 g | Saturated Fat: 4 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 18 mg | Sodium: 141 mg | Potassium: 59 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 10 g | Vitamin A: 26 IU | Calcium: 26 mg | Iron: 1 mg
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Hi, I’m Dina, so glad you stopped by! I believe life is too short for bad coffee and boring meals. With my easy to follow step-by-step recipes, you’ll be surprised at how quickly a wholesome and delicious meal can come together. I hope you find something you enjoy!These tasty chocolate cake pops only require chocolate sponge cake, heavy whipping cream, sugar & chocolate melts. A foolproof guide to cake pop glory!
Homemade Chocolate Cake Pops
Do you love a chocolate on chocolate dessert? If so, these scrumptious cake pops are right up your alley. Consider this post both a recipe and a how-to guide that will teach you all you need to know about making perfect chocolate cake pops. All you have to do is decide how many you are willing to share!
Note: You’ll need to bake a chocolate sponge cake in the oven for this recipe. You can also use boxed cake mix!
To make the cake pop process streamlined, you’ll want to invest in a couple of tools and candy melts. Here’s all you need:
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Preparing these chocolate cake pops requires that you bake a sponge cake and make homemade whipped cream. Other than that, it’s all about the assembly!
Hot Tip: Be extra careful not to over beat the heavy whipping cream. If you go past stiff peaks, it will start to turn into butter!
Decorating Tip: If you want to decorate the cake pops in sprinkles, make sure to do so immediately after you coat them in chocolate to help them stick.
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Whether you are prepping your cake pops a couple days in advance or freezing some leftovers for later, here’s all you need to know:
Wilton Candy Melts are the most readily available brand of chocolate melts, but feel free to use any kind you’d like to make cake pops. Any brand should give you that sheen and smooth coating that you’re looking for!
It’s not a good idea to use traditional chocolate chips for cake pops. Unlike candy melts, they lack the amount of vegetable oil it takes to get a smooth, candy coating.
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The chocolate on your cake pops likely cracked if you didn’t allow them to set in the refrigerator. It’s important that they are chilled so that the chocolate doesn’t melt and break at room temperature.
You can prepare you chocolate covered cake pops up to three days in advance. It’s actually best to prep them ahead of time so you give them ample time to set and become sturdy.
The best way to melt candy is on a steam bath or double-broiler. This will keep the melts liquified as you work, making the dipping process a breeze. Alternatively, you can keep nuking them in the microwave every so often.
Chocolate Cake Pops — Salt & Baker
This foolproof guide on chocolate cake pops will help you make bakery-worthy treats. With just 4 ingredients, they are super simple to make & crazy good!
Natalya founded to demonstrate that placing a homemade meal on the table is not hard at all. Natalya makes cooking easier and approachable, by simplifying the ingredients, while still producing the same great taste.Chocolate cake + chocolate frosting + cute heart sprinkles = the most adorable treat! Today we’re making chocolate cake pops because many of you request them, especially after I shared my vanilla cake pops. Your wish is my command. What I love most, however, is that you have creative control. You can decorate these cake pops in your own unique way, which makes this recipe 100x more fun.
I have plenty of step-by-step photos and lots of tips/tricks. I want you to understand every instruction so you can follow along and know what the heck you’re doing. The process isn’t difficult– you’re literally just baking a chocolate cake and making frosting then mixing them together. Things just get a little particular when it comes to rolling, lollipop-sticking, and dunking/dipping. If you can make bread bowls, you can totally handle cake pops! (They’re more fun to eat too… sprinkles!)
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By the way, if you’ve ever eaten store-bought cake pops– these taste totally different. They’re from scratch. No cake mix. No canned frosting. No preservatives. You can actually TASTE the homemade.
Quick tip: Whenever I make cake pops from scratch, I always begin the night before. I make the cake, cover it, and let it sit out at room temperature overnight. I also prepare the frosting, cover, and refrigerate. This way everything’s ready to go.
It might seem like the switch from vanilla cake pops to chocolate cake pops is easy. Replace some flour with cocoa powder, right? And vanilla frosting with chocolate frosting? I wish! Chocolate is a complicated soul and requires a little finesse, that’s why my vanilla cake and chocolate cake recipes are so different! I baked a couple single layer chocolate cakes before stopping at this one. The first few began with creamed butter + sugar. My favorite chocolate cakes and cupcakes typically rely on oil for the fat because (1) HELLO MOISTURE and (2) the flavor of butter really isn’t necessary because chocolate overpowers it anyway. My initial thought with cake pops, however, was that I needed a slightly drier cake to get the best texture for cake pops (because it will be mixed with frosting). Well this was just a huge mess from the start because dry cake is gross.
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That being said, you’ll need oil for the cake. And a few other basics like cocoa powder, sugar, flour, and eggs. Hot water is also a must. Remember why from when we made this tuxedo cake?The hot liquid encourages the cocoa powder to bloom and dissolve. When I make chocolate cake, I usually reach for hot coffee (instead of hot water) because coffee accentuates the chocolate favor—but that’s not as crucial here. Because we’re just crumbling the cake and mixing with chocolate frosting!
By the way, you can totally enjoy this chocolate cake on its own. If you ever need a single layer chocolate cake—use this guy. It’s
Like, italicize and bold good. Deep and dark chocolate flavor. Super moist. Super rich. Top with chocolate buttercream, whipped cream, peanut butter frosting, or red wine chocolate ganache.
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What was a little more difficult than testing the perfect single layer chocolate cake was figuring out how much frosting I needed. Too much frosting and the cake pops are wet and greasy. Too little frosting and you won’t have enough to bind the cake crumbles.I have the perfect amount of frosting you’ll need. It’s not much because the chocolate cake is already so moist.
Crumble the cake into the bowl of frosting and yes, you’ll feel very weird doing this. You just made this beautiful chocolate cake and will now break it up into a bowl of frosting. Because that’s what cake pops are—cake crumbs and frosting.
Once the two are mixed together, it’s time to roll the mixture into balls. This part is EASY. I found the chocolate cake pops much easier to roll into balls than my vanilla version. This mixture is just sooo smooth! Your hands will get a little sticky, but just roll with it. Hahahaha get it? get it?
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Smaller wins. If you roll the cake pops too large, they’ll wobble off the lollipop stick. They’re too heavy. You need 1 Tablespoon of the cake pop mixture per ball. No more, no less. You’ll end up with 40 of them. Quite a lot—but these babies freeze
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