First bash at cake pops part two. Like most things you see up here, these were pulled together in a bit of a hurry using ingredients in the cupboard and my convenient local branch of Spar. I chose lemon to match the left over buttercream in my fridge although actually the quantity used here was tiny. With hindsight, I think a lemon drizzle cake is sweet enough to mix with cream cheese for cake pops without buttercream but it depends what you have to hand. Initially I’d planned to also cover these in white chocolate but the previous batch required more than I expected and Maya Gold was the only other chocolate I had in the cupboard.
I will definitely be making more cake pops, they’ve been a huge hit with my friends who without fail delight at the explanation, “cake on a stick”. I am seeking however a block of polystyrene to stand them in for photos! These ones were even more badly behaved than the white chocolate and ginger ones.
I am a bit zonked out to say much today, following three very busy days on the trot; a trip into the West End, trotting around Canary Wharf on Saturday and then a jaunt to Brighton today for a barbecue with Beth from Dirty Kitchen Secrets and several other blogging friends. Ted has managed this all without his buggy. I don’t know where he gets his energy from, I would have gladly been wheeled about this afternoon. He goes back to pre-school tomorrow, which is fortunate because the last fortnight has worn me out. Quite how we manage the six week summer break is anyone’s guess…
When did your feet last hurt?
Lemon Cake Pops Dark Chocolate
Makes 12-14 cake pops
Ingredients:
1 bought lemon drizzle cake approx 250g weight unless you are crazy enough to blitz your own cake
2 tbsp lemon buttercream (see this post)
2 tbsp cream cheese such as Philadelphia
200g dark chocolate (I used Green and Blacks Maya Gold)
crystalised lemon slices or sprinkles to decorate
12-14 sticks
NB: You could just use Philadelphia if you don’t have or don’t want to make buttercream. The result will be less sweet but that may suit you anyway.
For more lemon cake with the touch of the dark stuff, try my lemon and poppy seed cupcakes…
I made these cake pops at the weekend but did use my own Lemon Drizzle Cake – I made it from an Avoca Cafe recipe Lemon Drizzle Cake I hadn’t put any of the berries the mention in the recipe and it worked really well. Great way to use up left over cake ;0)
What fabulous cake pops! My feet hurt a lot, I think I messed them up when I worked in retail for a while in high heels. The last time they really killed was at the Easter Show. Walking around for a whole day will do that! 😛