Get ready to elevate your festive celebrations with these delightful Christmas Cake Pops! Crafted from moist cake crumbs mixed with sweetened condensed milk and molded into adorable bite-sized balls, these pops are then coated in a luxurious chocolate shell. Drizzled with white chocolate and adorned with colorful Christmas sprinkles, these treats are both visually stunning and delicious. Whether they’re adorning your holiday dessert table or wrapped up as charming edible gifts, these Christmas Cake Pops bring joy and sweetness to every celebration.
Christmas Cake Pops
These Christmas Cake Pops are a delightful holiday treat that combines moist cake crumbs and sweetened condensed milk, rolled into small, festive balls, and coated with a rich chocolate shell. Drizzled with white chocolate and adorned with Christmas sprinkles, they make for a visually appealing and delicious addition to your holiday gatherings or as charming edible gifts. The cake pops are displayed on cake pop sticks in Styrofoam blocks for a stunning presentation.
Equipment
- 9x13-inch cake pan
- mixing bowls
- Baking sheet lined with parchment paper
- Cake pop sticks
- Styrofoam blocks
- Microwave-safe bowls
- Fork or spoon
- Oven
- Microwave
- Grease and flour
- cooling rack
- Parchment paper
- Baking spray or parchment paper for preventing cake pops from sticking
- toothpicks
- Measuring cups and spoons
Ingredients
For the Cake:
- 250 g All-purpose flour
- 400 g Granulated sugar
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- 3 Eggs
- 237 ml Buttermilk
- 237 ml Water room temperature
- 158 ml Vegetable oil
- 114 g Unsalted butter room temperature
For the Filling:
- 14 oz Sweetened condensed milk
For the Coating:
- 16 oz Chocolate candy melt
- 85 g White chocolate chips
- 1 tsp Shortening
- Christmas sprinkles
For Assembling and Display:
- Cake pop sticks
- Styrofoam blocks (4x4 inches)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease and flour a 9x13-inch cake pan.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, granulated sugar, and baking soda. In a separate bowl, mix the eggs, buttermilk, water, vegetable oil, and softened butter. Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until well combined.
- Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool completely.
- Crumble the cooled cake into fine crumbs in a large mixing bowl. Add the sweetened condensed milk and mix until the cake crumbs come together and you can form cake pop balls.
- Roll the mixture into small cake pop balls, about 1-1.5 inches in diameter, and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Insert a cake pop stick into each ball and place them on the Styrofoam blocks. Freeze the cake pops for about 15 minutes to firm them up.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate candy melts and shortening in 30-second intervals, stirring between each interval until smooth.
- Dip each cake pop into the melted chocolate, allowing any excess to drip off. You can also add Christmas sprinkles at this point for a festive touch.
- Stick the cake pops back into the Styrofoam blocks to set the chocolate coating. This will keep the cake pops upright and looking neat.
- In a separate microwave-safe bowl, melt the white chocolate chips. Use a fork or a spoon to drizzle the melted white chocolate over the cake pops to create a decorative design.
- Let the cake pops cool and harden completely before serving or gifting.
Notes
A helpful note for making Christmas Cake Pops:
- Consistency Matters: When mixing the cake crumbs with sweetened condensed milk to form the cake pop balls, ensure the mixture is moist enough to hold together but not overly wet. Add the condensed milk gradually to achieve the right consistency.
- Chilling Time: After rolling the cake pop mixture into balls and inserting the sticks, chilling or freezing them before dipping in melted chocolate helps them hold their shape and prevents them from falling off the sticks.
- Melting Chocolate: When melting the chocolate candy melts and white chocolate, use a microwave-safe bowl and heat in short intervals, stirring in between, to avoid burning the chocolate. Adding a teaspoon of shortening to the chocolate candy melts can help achieve a smoother consistency.
- Decorating Creatively: Have fun decorating your cake pops! While the recipe suggests white chocolate drizzle and Christmas sprinkles, feel free to experiment with various toppings like crushed nuts, colored sugar, or edible glitter to suit your holiday theme.
- Styrofoam Display: Placing the cake pops in Styrofoam blocks for setting the chocolate coating is convenient for display and ensures they dry evenly. Use a deep enough block to hold the sticks upright without tipping over.
- Patience is Key: Allow the chocolate coating to completely harden before serving or packaging the cake pops to ensure they maintain their shape and appearance.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Cake pop | Calories: 110kcal | Carbohydrates: 13.5g | Protein: 1.2g | Fat: 5.9g | Cholesterol: 17.2mg | Sodium: 37.7mg | Sugar: 9.7g
