Cakesicles are fast becoming a must-have for every dessert table. Easy to make and fun to decorate, these chocolate-coated cake popsicles are the latest way to jazz up your party.
Yes- you need a mould and sticks but they are cheap and easy to come by so well worth buying.
They are also a fantastic way to use cake scraps which you can freeze, so there’s never a reason to waste cake.
Equipment and Ingredients
For 8 cakesicles
Cakesicle mould and sticks
250g candy buttons or chocolate
4 cupcakes or cake offcuts
80g frosting or buttercream
Sprinkles or gold leaf for decorating
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- 1. Melt the chocolate or candy buttons in the microwave and spoon into the moulds. Take care to coat the whole surface.
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- 2. Before the chocolate is completely set, use a lolly stick to create the hole through the aperture. Leave sticks out while you set the mould in the freezer for about 10 minutes.
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- 3. Use a palette knife or scraper to clean any excess away.
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- 4.Break up the cake and use your hands to mix the cake and buttercream together.
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- 5. Compress until the mixture holds together to form cake-pop mix.
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- 6. Remove the mould from the freezer and press into each chocolate shell. Ensure it sits just below the surface level.
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- 6. Carefully insert the lolly sticks.
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- 8. The moulds have a guide to keep the sticks uniform.
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- 9. Melt more candy melts and cover each mould, smoothing away the excess with a palette knife.
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- 10. Return to the freezer for at least 1o minutes before removing the cakesicles from the mould.
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- 11. To attach sprinkles paint some melted candy melts onto the surface to adhere the decorations.
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- 12. Alternatively, gold leaf can be added with a dry brush for a classy finish.
Take a look at some of these Creative Cakesicles by my lovely friend (the Cakesicle Queen) ShaziBakes
