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Chocolate Cake Pops


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  • Author: Fadela
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 20 cake pops

Description

Make these chocolate cake pops from scratch using a moist chocolate cake and a simple chocolate frosting. Perfect for birthdays, parties, and using up leftover cake — this recipe makes about 20 cake pops.


Ingredients

Chocolate Cake

  • 75 g (2/3 cup) Cake flour
  • 27 g (1/4 cup) Cocoa powder – unsweetened
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 54 g (1/4 cup) Vegetable oil – sunflower
  • 100 g (1/2 cup) Sugar – granulated
  • 1 Egg – room temperature
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 64 g (1/4 cup) Milk
  • 57 g (2/3 cup) Black coffee – cooled

Chocolate Frosting

  • 90 g (1/3 cup) Cream cheese – or mascarpone
  • 1 tbsp Cocoa powder
  • 1 tbsp Powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract

Chocolate Coating

  • 200 g (7 oz) Chocolate – semi-sweet or bittersweet
  • Sprinkles

Instructions

Chocolate Cake

  1. Preheat oven to 329°F / 165°C and line a 6–8 inch cake pan.
  2. Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt together.
  3. In another bowl, mix milk + cooled coffee.
  4. In a mixing bowl, beat oil + sugar for 3 minutes.
  5. Add egg + vanilla, beat 3 minutes.
  6. Add dry ingredients and milk/coffee alternately, mixing gently until smooth.
  7. Pour into the pan and bake 20–25 min until a toothpick comes out with crumbs.
  8. Cool completely.

Chocolate Frosting

  1. Mix cream cheese, cocoa, powdered sugar, and vanilla until creamy.

Make the Cake Pops

  1. Crumble the cooled cake very finely with your hands.
  2. Add frosting and mix until compact and slightly sticky.
  3. Shape into balls and roll until smooth.
  4. Chill 20 minutes.

Chocolate Coating

  1. Melt chocolate until smooth.
  2. Dip the stick tip in chocolate, then insert into each cake ball.
  3. Chill 20 minutes to set.
  4. Reheat chocolate and place in a deep bowl.
  5. Dip cake pops fully, tap off excess, and decorate with sprinkles.
  6. Let them set upright or upside down on parchment.

Notes

Storage: Keep cake pops in an airtight container at room temperature for 2–3 days or in the fridge for up to 1 week.

Tips:

  • Use a kitchen scale for perfect texture.
  • Crumble the cake very finely for smooth cake balls.
  • Add frosting little by little so the mixture doesn’t get too wet.
  • Chill the balls before dipping for a cleaner coating.
  • Use deep bowls to dip easily without breaking the sticks.
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Category: Cake pop, cake
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 pop
  • Calories: 140
  • Sugar: 11.5 g
  • Sodium: 49.3 mg
  • Fat: 7.7 g
  • Carbohydrates: 18.1 g
  • Protein: 2.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 13.9 mg