Christmas cake pops are here to stay; my version uses store bought fruitcake and spicy Maya Gold chocolate.
Christmas Pudding Christmas Cake Pops
I can’t possibly wait until December 25th for my Christmas pud and with these bitesize Christmas pudding cake pops you don’t have to.
These glittery and sparkly christmas pudding cake pops only require basic skills to get a professional effect.
They’ll make an awesome centrepiece for your holiday party table or you can give them as cute gifts.
We all love Christmas pudding in our house and I thought it would be fun to make Christmas pudding christmas cake pops.
Made with fruit cake and dipped in Green & Black’s Maya Gold chocolate, they’re a bite size treat you can share with your friends throughout December.
How to make Christmas pudding Christmas cake pops
First take one bargain pre-made supermarket fruit cake.
I really don’t go in for making cakes that you’re soon going to….
…mush up and mix with buttercream. This time of year is busy enough as it is!
Boozy brandy in the buttercream is positively encouraged if you are making these for grown ups.
Roll the cake and buttercream mix into balls and pop into the freezer for 20 minutes. No longer – unless you snigger want rock hard balls.
Meanwhile melt a bar of dark chocolate in the microwave in a mug. Today I used Green & Black’s Maya Gold which has a perfect spiciness to go with Christmas pudding flavours.
That white stuff is a tablespoon of Trex or Cookeen (vegetable fat) that makes your dipping chocolate dip nice and smoothly.
Grab some sticks. I like fat wooden ones like you used to get ice lollies on rather than airy fairy coffee stirrers pilfered from coffee shops.
And go dip!
Sadly I have only one pair of hands so I couldn’t take pictures of the actual dipping process today.
Push the pops into a block of florist’s oasis wrapped in film (or polystyrene) whilst the chocolate dries.
Silverspoon Designed by Mich Turner white icing
Meanwhile you can get going on the decoration.
Take some white sugar paste. Today I’m using this new Silver Spoon Designed by Mich Turner white icing which is flavoured with Madagascan vanilla adding to the Christmassy feel.
(I have some of this range to give away below so keep your eyes peeled!)
Renshaw ready to roll icings
And for the for the holly leaves and berries I am using Renshaw green and red icings which are super for modelling without the faff of having to add your own food colour to plain sugarpaste.
How to make Christmas pudding cake pops
Take a curvy flowery blossom cutter around 2 inches across; roll out a golf ball sized ball at once. These dinky non stick rollers and a non stick mat help stop your sugarpaste sticking to the table without needing to add extra icing sugar.
Flatten the shapes with your fingers and position on top of the cake pops.
I dabbed some royal icing on the other side. You could use squeezy tube writing icing if you didn’t want to make this although I find home made icing much easier to pipe out.
Decorating Christmas cake pops
Then we make holly leaves. This holly leaf cutter was a bit big for what I needed so I turned the cutter round the other way to make smaller holly leaves.
Use a spear modelling tool to engrave a spine down the centre; or you could gently score a line with a small knife so long as you take care not to tear the leaf.
Dab more royal icing (preferably same colour) to the underside of the one end of the leaves.
Dot them on the top of the cake pops then pipe more blobs of green icing to affix the red berries on top.
So they start looking like this.
Edible red glitter on Christmas cake pops
Edible red glitter to roll your berries in isn’t compulsory but it does make your pops sparkle!
The most glittery one I’ve found is by Rainbow Dust. It’s like being at school again.
Ta-dah!
Now I’ve already said they smell great and I wish I could tell you what they taste like, really I do.
But tauntingly I’ve not been able to try one. (Well ok I did try a bit of the cake mix!)
And that’s because they’re not for me, not for anyone in my family, I’m not really sure who they’re for yet because I’ve made them to take to Let’s Make Christmas at Fortnums organised by Vanessa Kimbell taking place this Friday.
Vanessa, writer of Prepped, has cajoled and arm twisted (well probably it didn’t take that much persuading) about fifty squillion food bloggers to come the length and breadth of the country to get together at the Wombles’ favourite department store; Fortnum & Mason in Piccadilly.
And we have to arrive bearing gifts. It’s a kind of food blogger secret santa only probably without the secret bit if people have already blogged what they’re taking.
None other than baking supremo Dan Lepard himself will be judging who has made the best gift.
I can’t wait. I hope there’ll be sparkly stuff to drink.
I hope you enjoyed this Christmas pudding Christmas cake pops guide.
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Awww, those are so cute and dainty looking! I loove the fact that they are made with fruit cake…
Cheers,
Rosa
Thanks! Not sure I’d ever come across a cake pop made with fruit cake before so it seemed appropriate.
That is such a cute idea for making christmas cake pops.
And they look absloutley bautiful.
Thanks!
You’re putting the 1.4 to good use! 😉
I will bring it with me next month and you can show me how to use it properly!
See you Friday Sarah! Not sure if I should bring along my Xmas Pudding Truffles too to my favourite London store of all time….. a double whammy of Cute Delights!!
Will be great to meet you!
These look amazing! I’m really loving cake pops at the moment. I think I would like a chocolate yule log as it’s not xmas without them or maybe a trifle. Is it possible?!
Am seriously gutted I can’t make it on Friday especially when I keep seeing all the amazing things everyone is bringing. Have a great time and thanks for hosting another brillian giveaway. Fingers crossed 🙂
Oh that’s a shame. We’ll try not to taunt you too much with all the tweets and pictures afterwards!
It would have to be Yule Log for me, one of my favourite Christmas treats and they would suit this style
That’s a great idea! Log pops!
sarah ur life sounds like so much more fun 🙂
il try n drop in at f n m on 20th 🙂
Well this week maybe but there’s lot of non-fun stuff too 🙁
It’s ticket only on Friday so best tweet Vanessa and ask if any space.
So cute! Hoping to have time to make something else for tomorrow too…
Two things! Even better!
Love these Sarah. Let me know if Sainsbury’s need a an extra hand on Sunday. x
Thanks! You’d probably do a better job of it than me, I make this stuff up as I go along.
They look so yummy
Beautiful photos Sarah! I have 1.4 envy.
I’ll let you play with it if you like….
*flutter*
thanks!
these look so pretty Sarah, i’ve never been a huge fan of cake-pops but you make them looks so easy to do and so yummy, i’m really tempted to make some super-boozy ones for friends this Christmas!
Boozy pops! Wonderful!
Just found this blog its amazing will certainly be trying to make those Xmas Puds on a stick. Thank you
Great to hear that. Enjoy!
those cake pops are beautiful! I keep meaning to make some but haven’t got around to it yet! love the fact that they not only look like christmas puddings but they would taste like them too!! ok what about orange cake pops! they always remind me of xmas…used to get them in my stocking!
i can’t think of anything else the only thing that keeps popping into my head are brussel sprouts! yuck! and i don’t think anyone would fancy a brussel sprout cake pop~!!
Sprouts on a stick… the new canape…. why not?
looks deee-licious!
The cake pops look lovely I think I might have a go at making some of those, thanks for the clear instructions.
Pleased to be of help!
Oh my goodness!! I LOVE these!! I am defo making them for Christmas. They remind me of Nigella’s little mini xmas puddings she made but I much prefer the idea of using fruit cake.
I know its not technically a food but I would love to see little cake christmas trees on sticks with snow on them! It would look like such a festive forest!
Fab giveaway xxx
Ah… I know the ones, buddini bon bons or something? Yes I remember those.
uhoh going to be spending more money – these look great, can’t wait to make some this weekend.
These look fantastic, might have to have a go!
Thanks! I hope they come out ok!
pigs in blankets on a stik lol yum
Wow, these look so good and you make it look so easy. I really want to get into making cake-pops (my first attempt was really bad)I guess I just need time to practice.
What a great give away, I have been thinking about getting some lustre spray for a while, it gives cakes and cupcakes that extra special look but haven’t had a reason for buying any.
Oh and I would like to see a turky pops.
The children would love these, what a great idea. I will have to make some.
My sons love cake pops, it’s great because it stops arguments as you can make different flavoured ones and everyone’s happy
OH WOW!!
these are adorable!! so cute!!
I would love to see some chocolate cake ones!! maybe with a sneaky bit of baileys in!!
they look very nice
I can’t think of anything better than cake!
This would encourage my non loving fruit cake family to try some. I love fruit cake
great prize especially for christmas
Beautiful idea and something I will try with the kids in the run up to Xmas to get us all in the spirit of things!!
WOW what a wonderful blog, all these wonderful cakes are making me hungary!
They all look lovely mmmmmm
These cakes look too good to eat!
I would love to see mini yule logs on sticks!
little carrot cakes! yum x
Wow those cake pops are so cute my teenage daughter has already decided to try making them (but with sponge cake) to give to her friends for Christmas 🙂
If I could see any Christmas food on a stick it would have to be my favourite yule log!
@BoostieBoo
They look great, I think the only thing missing is a marzipan centre, that would be delicious!
Mmm yum I think you’re right!!!
MINI TRIFLES 🙂
Wow, they look absolutely amazing, would love this! I would try that with gingerbread, like german Lebkuchen too 🙂
Gingerbread cake pops are super – I already made some somewhere on here.
Wow, these are so gorgeous. I am only partway through making my gift and seeing as the standard of competition is so high, might just not bother 🙁
See you tomorrow at Fortnums. Can’t wait.
Oh no May! Don’t feel like that! I’ve only squished up a basic’s fruitcake and dunked it in chocolate after all!!
These are gorgeous I would like to see little mini white iced marzipaned xmas cakes with glitter topping,
A Chocolate Christmas Log
These look so scrummy
They are so lovely!!
Good idea using Christmas cake for Christmas puds! I’d love to see some mince pie cake pops.
they look so cute and yummy
pigs in blankets mmm P.S the cake pops look amazing I may have to make some and put them as a centrepiece on the party table christmas day!
Mince pies on a stick!
So very cute! I have yet to master cake pops but I will defo have to try these!
Love cupcakes
Looks good
I would like to try a cake pop with German Chocolate Cake, My Mom made it every year at Christmas, But wonder instead of the Fruit cake you crumbled how about a cookie, sugar, gingerbread. Sounds good I may have to try that.
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Wow, these are so cute and surprisingly easy to make! Cake pops are such a novel idea, I really must get into them!
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I will be making these for the school Christmas Fete. Do you think the plastic lolly sticks would work as well? I am worried about them falling off! I would love to see chocolate orange cake pops!
These are great. Thanks for the instructions. I would love to see little Penguins as cake pops.
Yummy 🙂
How long would they keep do you think, because of the buttercream? I might make some as pressies but would probably need to substitute the buttercream to make them keep, any ideas?
I’d liek to see mince pie flavoured stuff
I would like to try mince pies balls wrapped in filo pastry as cake pop – why not?
Sarah – these were delicious! So happy I picked these 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing them.
So pleased you were excited to get them!
i would go for christmas pudding! or mince pies – my two favourites!
These are so cute, I love the idea of using fruit cake & brandy buttercream, so Christmassy. I also fancy trying some kind of gingerbread & eggnog themed cake pop.
Mmm lots of the US sites do egg nog themed stuff, we don’t see it enough here.
Yule log – more of a twig I suppose
Brussels Sprout. Dare ya.
mince pies – the only thing that I don’t like about them is that I can’t eat them all year round!
love mince pies
Mini stollen cakes on sticks would be good
I’d try and do little Rudolphs, with icing antlers!
Lemon cheesecake on a stick!
Firstly they look amazing and i will be giving it a go!
I would like to see mince pies on a stick!
Brandy Snaps and cream or bailey Truffles mmmm
Angels
Sherry Trifle would be great, if a little messy!
I’d like to use gingerbread in a cake pop, as I always associate that with Christmas.
Christmas pudding ice cream dipped in chocolate yummy!
Wow these look so amazing! I’m making a christmassy cake this weekend with green holly leaves and red berries so a very timely tutorial – thanks!
I’d like a marzipan ball wrapped in sponge and dipped in dark chocolate!
Would love Egg-Nog flavour!! Yum!!! xpxp
I’d like to see tiny mince pies (though I guess they’d have to be mince BALLS to go on a stick!) in cake pop form … they’d be the perfect size and format for dunking in cream 🙂
These look great
Hmmm mince pies balls wrapped in filo pastry made as cake pops
Chritmas pudding flavour
Lovely idea, great for using up excess cake 🙂
I’d like something that just tastes like Christmas, orange, mixed spice and a bit of booze 🙂
Christmas Dinner cake pop because I don’t see how anyone could do it 😉
OMG I was just looking at a fab way of doing these for my sons school fayre next week but have never done them before…. I am so inspired that I am going to sign off now and go to the shops… I have to do them…. thank you so, so much.
Good luck! Do share how you get on!
Chocolate Yule Log on a stick would go down well with my family!
I think mini Christmas Puddings with brandy clotted cream “peaks” would be fun.
Mince pies!
mince pies if its possible.
I think it would have to be A Chocolate Yule Log sitting pretty on a stick, with sprigs of icing holly (including the berries of course) and lastly a light dusting of icing sugar.
Wow they look amazing! I love the glitter on the berries. Can’t wait to attempt these myself xx
These are beautiful! I love the red glitter. Perfect christmas treats!
Such cute cake pos they look wonderful.
Can I say beef? LOL would be so much easier than cooking it and cutting it.
I would like to see chocolate turkish delight somehow in a cake pop, as I have childhood memories of finding one in my stocking, I love the idea of the christmas cake ones too
It’s probably already been suggested, but a stollen cake pop would be awesome!
Oh, marzipan covered in good chocolate – just love marzipan.
ooh stollen would be lovely
These look amazing.Perfect gifts for teachers, that my daughter can help with too. Thanks
These look really cute. Sainsburys value christmas cake is excellent too, really good value for money and the cake is as good as one five times the price.
love mince pies
Minced pies i think would be nice.
Chipolatas wrapped in bacon, in cake pop form!
I can’t wait to try making these pud pops 🙂
These look fabulous!
I’d like to see Lebkuchen cake pops. These are my favourite Christmas treat.
what an unusual way to tempt the tastebuds…..love to test this product for you!
Those look just fantastic! I hope Dan Lepard chooses you as a winner – the appearance and idea alone is awesome! I’m going to have a go at these. I had some cake mix left and have a small (1 lbish) cake that I’ve not been sure what to do with. Now I know.
Cubes of Applewood cheese and mini pickled onions ~ Delish !
x
must be the little chipolatas
Turkish delight
trifle
cheesecake on a stick
Strawberries dipped in choclate.
christmas yule log on a stick
mince pies mmmmmmmm
Fruit cake with a centre of Wensleydale with Cranberries, match made in heaven. I don’t think the chocolate coating would work with the cheese though.
A christmas log mmm
Stuffing balls with a sausage meat centre then wrapped in bacon.
Mince pies!
mince pies
rum truffle bals with chocolate and cranberries 🙂
Stilton cake pops or perhaps ham pops with cranberry tops mmmmmm
Wow they look so cool and yummy!
Xmas pudding cake pops with a custard centre :0)
mince pie cake pops would be yummy
An old favourite of my Dad’s which I have seen for years – Tunis Cake ones 🙂 x
Mince pies!!!! Yum, yum!!!!!
xxx
A sprout would be nice :), least your ones will taste nice
Mini Mince Pies would be good. I always make a mess eating them
I’d like to see mini Stollen cakes on a stick.
Chocolate Pecan pie!
Mince pies on a stick would be funny
Wow! They look great!
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Chocolate orange on a stick would be fab!
I absolutely love your idea for the cake pops. They look amazing! I’ve never been too keen on christmas cake and since being diagnosed coeliac I could only have a gluten free version anyway. So instead of the christmas cake pops I think I’d like to make these out of something like melon balls covered in choccie….oooohhhhhh must go and give it a try to see if it works! @piperanddaisy
fab idea 🙂
roast potato turkey stuffing balls, oooooh yummy
Mince pies!!!
Stollen cake pops with a marzipan centre would be great!!
Christmas pudding, it wouldn’t need much to stick it together as it’s so moist and would be amazing covered in dark chocolate.
Pumpkin Pie
Yule Log
Christmas Chocolate Cake
Christmas Chocolate Cake yes please
the same cake
Christmas cake recipe
Oh Sarah I absolutely ADORE these pops! I especially like the glittery red berries! 😉
those cake pops are gorgeous – I would never think to use red glitter like this but it is the perfect finish
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I really want to make these!! – What do you mean by ‘buttercream’? Here in Australia that would mean buttercream icing; is that what you are referring to? Thanks 🙂
Yours looked so lovely, I thought I’d have a go (and also, because I couldn’t bear to throw away my Christmas Cake offcuts!)
http://talesofpiglingbland.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/christmas-pudding-cake-ops/
I was searching for new recipes when I found your blog. I’m pretty sure my grandchildren would love your Christmas Pudding Cake Pops!