Holiday Cake Pops
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Ingredients and Supplies:
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box Duff Cake Mix
Duff Anodized Aluminum Pan, Oblong
Duff White or Chocolate Buttercream Icing, 3.5 lb.
Duff Nonstick Pan, 11x17" cookie sheet
You’ll Also Need:
Cornstarch
Lollipop sticks
Melting chocolates
Styrofoam blocks
Ribbon and wrapping paper
DIRECTIONS:
Making Basic Cake Pops
1. Follow Duff Cake Mix packaging instructions to
make your cake using any size pan. Let cool.
2. Crumble cake into large bowl. Add ⅓ cup icing
and mix completely. Tip: If you don’t mind getting
a little messy, push up your sleeves and use your
hands to mix the cake and icing! Be careful not to
add too much icing. You want the consistency to
be sticky, not soggy.
3. Roll the mixture into balls and place on cookie
sheet (Photo a).
4. Dip the ends of the lollipop sticks into the melting chocolate and insert into the balls Photo b).
5. Chill the pops in the freezer for 15 minutes.
6. Dip the chilled pops into the chocolate. Tip: Before you begin dipping, make sure you have enough melting chocolate on hand to
cover the entire pop without having to rotate the lollipop stick. When you lift the pop out of the melting chocolate, tap it lightly to
eliminate excess chocolate (Photo c).
7. Turn pops upright and insert into Styrofoam blocks to dry.
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DECORATING ELF POPS
What you’ll need:
Duff Sprinkles Neutral Colors
Candy hearts
Melting chocolates – orange, white, green or red
Chocolate kiss candies
a. Before chilling the cake balls (Step 5 for Basic Cakes Pops), flatten one side of the balls with the
palm of your
hand. This will be the top of the elves’ heads.
b. Chill the balls with flat side on surface.
c. Add heart candies to the side of the balls. To do so, dip the tips of the candy hearts in melting
chocolate and press to cake pop for 30 seconds so they stick.
d. Dip the pops in melted chocolate. To create the color of our elf, combine 1 ounce of orange melting chocolates with 1 pound of white.
e. Add chocolate kisses for hats. Secure them with melting chocolate.
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Let the pops dry a few minutes until they set. Dip the hats in green or red melting chocolate. Tap off any excess chocolate, turn
upright and let dry. Make a tassel and brim for the hats out of white fondant. Lastly, brush a little bit of water on the hats before
decorating them with sprinkles.
g. Give your elves friendly faces with any candies you’d like – have fun!
DECORATING SNOWMAN POPS
What you’ll need:
Duff Red Fondant
Chocolate coin candies
Peanut butter cup candies
White and brown melting chocolates
Candy sprinkles for eyes, nose and hat
Black licorice whips for mouth
a. Before chilling the cake balls, flatten one side of the balls with the palm of your
hand. This will be the top of the snowmen’s heads.
b. Chill the balls with flat side on surface in freezer for 15 minutes.
c. Dip the pops in white melting chocolate.
d. To create hats for your snowmen, use the white melting chocolate to adhere chocolate coins on top of the pops, and brown chocolate
to stack a peanut butter cup on top of the coin. Hold both in place for 30 seconds until secure.
e. Invert pop and dip the entire hat in brown chocolate for a consistent coating. Let dry.
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Wrap a ¼" strip of red fondant around hats, pinching the ends together to secure. Decorate however you’d like.
g. Use candy sprinkles for eyes and nose. A small piece of black licorice or fondant makes a great smile.
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DECORATING GIFT BOX POPS
What you’ll need:
Duff White Fondant
Candy sprinkles for wrapping paper
Green and red melting chocolates
a. Follow instructions for the Basic Cake Pops, but instead of rolling balls with the cake
mixture, form boxes by flattening the sides of the pops with the palm of your hand.
b. Chill in freezer for 15 minutes.
c. Dip the pops in green melting chocolate, tapping off any excess. Let dry.
d. Dip the tops only in red melting chocolate to create “lids” for the presents.
e. Cut two ¼" white fondant strips long enough to drape over cake pops like ribbon.
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Cut 9-10 small strips of fondant to create a bow. Fold each piece in half and place on the top of the gift box, dabbing first with
water so they’re sure to stay put.
DECORATING SWIRL AND SPRINKLE POPS
What you’ll need:
Melting chocolates – any color
Plastic squeeze bottle
a. Follow instructions for Basic Cake Pops.
b. Dress up the cake pops with swirls, stripes or any pattern at all by using the squeeze bottle
to dispense the melted chocolate.
c. Add sprinkles to the tops for a snow-like effect, and then finish with a candy star, heart or tree.
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