Cake on a Stick?!?!?! Cake Pops!!!!

I recently have been dying to make Cake Pops, but I didn't have a reason so for our Supper Club on Sunday I decided to make them. They are seriously my favorite treat right now. It just so happens that a Mom in my class made them for Valentine's Day and some of the teachers made them for a baby shower and a housewarming party too. Now, all of a sudden Starbucks has hopped on the bandwagon and they are selling them too.

Here is how you make them:

1. Buy any cake mix from the grocery store i.e. chocolate, funfetti, white cake, etc.
2. Bake the cake as directed and let it cool.
3. Break the cake up into little crumbles and mix in 3/4 of an icing container i.e. vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, etc.
4. Roll the mixture into small balls i.e. you can use an ice cream scooper
5. Put the cake balls into the freezer for about 2 hours
6. Take the cake balls out and use lollipop sticks (buy at Michael's Arts and Crafts) and dip them into melted chocolate i.e. white chocolate, milk chocolate, dark chocolate
7. You can even add sprinkles
8. You can then let the cake pops harden on wax paper or after dipping them stand them in styrofoam up right

Tips:
-When you dip them in Chocolate use a deep bowl to keep the cake pops smooth
-You can use a potato masher to dip them into the chocolate to keep it less messy (I will try this next time)

Great Websites for More Unique Cake Pops:

This one is great for step by step directions and photos:
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/03/cake-pop-lesson-1-the-cake-ball/

If you want to see some amazing Cake Pop photos go here:
http://www.bakerella.com/

So, here is a photo of the eight Cake Pops I brought to Supper Club, the rest of the Cake Pops went to school for my students to eat:

Here are some great photos from the internet:



Gluten Free Cake Pops above

St. Patrick's Day Cake Pops

Halloween Cake Pops

Starbucks Cake Pops