Can You Make Cake Pops Without Frosting

Cake pops are bite-sized desserts traditionally made by mixing home made cake crumbs with buttercream, cream cheese frosting or even chocolate(I tend to use buttercream). The cake mix is then shaped into balls, and are coated by dipping them in melted chocolate or candy coating. They are typically served on a stick, similar to a lollipop. This makes them a fun and convenient treat for parties and special occasions.

Cake pops were popularized by baker and author Bakerella back in 2008, and have since become avery popular in many countries around the world. They can be made in a wide variety of flavours and decorated in so many different ways, making them a versatile and customizable dessert option or party treat.

There are a few reasons why you might want to make cake pops without buttercream or vanilla frosting, here are a few.

How To Make Delicious Cake Pops Without Buttercream Frosting

Sweetness- Some people don’t like the sweetness of cake pops, given they usually have cake, buttercream, and chocolate or candy coating making them very sweet. So removing the buttercream means they are less sweet.

Dietary requirements – This could be another reason, people have various allergies that can be matched in the cake and/ or the coating but buttercream could be a stumbling block. By skipping the buttercream, you can make a cake pop that is safe for more people to eat.

Convenience- making cake pops can by quite timely and adding in the extra faff of making buttercream can ease the time it takes to make. Especially if you follow the instructions below, you will see how much quicker this is.

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Yes absolutely, you can freeze cake pops! This is a great way to make them in advance and save time when preparing for a party or event. Especially if there are a lot of cake pops to be made. I generally freeze cake pops after they have been shaped and before they have been dipped in chocolate or candy.

To thaw frozen cake pops, simply remove them from the freezer and allow them to come to room temperature before decorating. Once they are thawed you can then dip them into chocolate or candy and decorate them. Frozen cake pops will typically last for up to two months in the freezer.

This is generally down to a big difference in the temperature of the cake ball and the coating, so one being very cold and the other quite hot. To avoid this make sure that you are not dipping the cake pops straight out of the fridge and allow them to come to closer to room temperature.

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When I make my cake pops, I dip the stick into chocolate and then put it into the cake ball and leave this to set in the fridge. This should help your cake pop stay on the stick when you dip the full cake pop ball later on

I have experienced this in the past and this will be down to the cake mix and depend on what type of sponge you use for the cake crumbs.

I use my vanilla cupcake recipe when making cake pops as it is less greasy so this takes away some of the grease/ oil in the cake mix.

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The obvious way to change the flavour would be to change the cake flavour. Using chocolate cake or red velvet cake for example.

You can also change the flavour of the buttercream. However, as we are making cake pops without buttercream in this tutorial then you wouldn’t be able to do it that way.

Chocolate or candy melts to coat- I like to use Belcolade chocolate. You can buy this in bulk from Henley Bridge, you can get £5 off using this link

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A blender is great for creating cake crumbs but you don’t need one following this method. However, if you don’t have a stand mixer it can be substituted for a blender, a nutribullet type mixer would do the trick. Something like this blender is great too.

Make a cake of your choice. I really recommend the cupcake recipe below. This will give you around 30 cake pops, depending on how big you make the cake pops.

Once the vanilla cake/ s have come out of the oven, leave for 5 minutes but at this point, you are going to put the cake into a bowl or stand mixer and you are going to mix.

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Start off with your mixer at a slow speed and gradually increase the speed. Eventually, you will have a dough that can be moulded into cake balls or your desired shape.

To get an even set of cake pops I use weighing scales or a melon ball maker to get the sizes all the same- you are looking at roughly 20-25 grams each.

With the cake pops cooled you can now either freeze for another day. If you are making on the same day you can add the sticks ready for the next stage.

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Use a small amount of chocolate (this does not need to be tempered) or candy melts, dip the end of the stick into the chocolate and then place the stick into the cake pop.

When you are ready to make the cake pops melt your candy melts (this is the simplest option). Or temper your chocolate and colour it. I have a great post on how to temper chocolate easily –see here.

Making sure your cake pops are not too cold, dip the cake pop into the chocolate. Ensure there is not any excess chocolate that is likely to drip down the stick. Place the stick into your stand or whatever you are using to let them set at this point.

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At this point, you can leave them as they are, or you can wrap them in cellophane wrappers to gift them or rearrange them in a different way. The ways cake pops can be decorated are endless but I suggest starting with sprinkles if this is your first attempt.

Making homemade cake pops without buttercream can be an excellent alternative for those who want a lighter or less sweet dessert, or for those who have dietary restrictions.

It isn’t the quickest process to make cake pops, but eliminating the buttercream and using a mixer to create your cake pop mix, does remove a few steps.

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Give it a try and impress your friends and family with your delicious and beautiful cake pops and as always Happy Baking!

We use cookies to give you the best experience on our website. By using this site your accept our use of cookies.Ok4-Ingredient Cake Pops are simple to make, requiring just 20-minutes hands on prep. Crumbled chocolate cake meets vanilla frosting, gets shaped into bite sized balls, dunked in chocolate and served up lollipop style.

A little known fact about Simply Sissom... I used to have help with ANY recipe that required ANY type of baking. I never specifically went out in search of a babysitter/fabulous baker situation, buuuuut, sometimes life works out in your favor and our family ended up with Miss Maty. She moved to North Carolina several years ago, but this weekend... she visited! Out of habit, we found ourselves whipping up yummy things in the kitchen (ok, I held the baby while she did the whipping). The result... these 4-ingredient cake pops that my family Can. Not. Get. Enough. Of.

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Are they sugar free and made from dates, oatmeal and maple syrup? Well, no. Things rarely are when Miss Maty comes to visit, but every single ingredient is recognizable AND with a few carefully selected store-bought purchases they became free from funky-ingredients and unwanted additives.

You could go the route of making a cake from scratch, busting out your Kitchen Aid and whipping butter + sugar into homemade frosting, but you guys.. it's really not necessary. These adorable little guys are just the right amount of sweet and jut the right amount of effort.

Step 1: Bake a cake. I used Simple Mills Chocolate Muffin and Cake Mix. It does contain sugar but I love that all the ingredients are recognizable. I feel compelled to tell you.. this is NOT sponsored. Just a brand I love and want to share with you.

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Step 6:Add sprinkles if you're feeling festive. The sprinkles pictured areNature's Colors Rainbow Mix Decorating Sugar from India Tree. They are made from all natural ingredients.

So let's review.. cake mix + frosting + melted chocolate + coconut oil. That's it. Here's a few tips to get the best results possible:

Prep: To get a jump start on this recipe, you could bake the cake ahead of time. This is especially helpful if you have tiny kitchen helpers who may get impatient while waiting for the cake to cool.

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Make Ahead:The cake pops can definitely be made ahead. They keep well in the refrigerator for several days. You can either go ahead and add the chocolate coating and sprinkles to the outside or just let them hang out in undecorated ball-form.

Freezer:The freezer is exactly where my cake balls are hanging out as I type this. I like that they last longer AND having to allow them a few minutes to thaw before eating keeps me from