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Flower cake pops
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Cake pops are THE hot baking trend and it's easy to make some at home once you know how. These simple flower pops are a good place to start
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Makes: 12
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Prep time: 30 mins
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Cooking time: 1 hr 30 mins
(approx - chilling and setting time) -
Skill level: Easy peasy
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Costs: Cheap as chips
Ingredients
If the cake ball comes off the stick, dip the end of the stick in melted chocolate and then push it back into the cake ball.
- 200g (7oz) sponge cake crumbs
- Finely grated rind of 1 small unwaxed lemon
- 200g (7oz) white chocolate
- 100g (3 1/2oz) unsalted butter
- 12 plastic lolly sticks
- 100g (3 1/2oz) milk chocolate
- 1 box ready-made flowers (such as Dr Oetker Wafer Daisies) to decorate
Method
- Make a plain sponge cake without any filling or icing and leave to cool.
- Put the cake crumbs in a bowl and mix in the lemon rind. Set aside.
- Break up half of the white chocolate and place in a small heatproof bowl. Add the butter and set the bowl above a saucepan of barely simmering water, stirring occasionally, until melted. Remove from the water and mix well. Cool for 10 minutes.
- Spoon the chocolate mixture into the cake crumbs and mix well. Bring the crumbs together using your hands and knead together to form a smooth, well blended clump.
- Divide the mixture into 12 equal portions and form each into a compact round ball. Carefully insert a lolly stick into the centre and place on a plate lined with baking parchment. Cover and chill for 1 hour until firm.
- Melt the remaining white chocolate in another small bowl as above. Carefully dip 6 of the cake pops, twirling them in the melted chocolate to cover them evenly. Keep any chocolate that is left over.
- Place the coated cake pops either on their side or top end down, back on to the lined plate and leave in a cool place for about 30 minutes until set. Melt the milk chocolate in the same way and cover the remaining cake pops. Leave to set.
- Once the cake pops are completely set, arrange them in a small jug, vase or jam jar – you may wish to use a piece of flower arranging foam in the bottom so that you can skewer the pops in place.
- To finish, re-melt any chocolate that is left in the bowls as above and use a little blob on the back of each wafer daisy to secure it in place on each cake pop. Leave for a few seconds until set in place before serving.
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Nutritional information
Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
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