Bee Cake Pops Recipe
This recipe uses a box of cake mix and some frosting to create these adorable, yummy honey bee cake pops. A yellow candy melt coating and some embellishments finish the look. They are fun to make and sure to please any bee lover.
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- 25 Dipping sticks
Ingredients
- 1 box White Cake Mix *prepared
- 1/3 cup Frosting
- 2 tbsp Honey (optional)
- 1 pkg Yellow Candy Melts
- 1 Cake Decorating Gel Icing - Black
- 1/4 cup Sliced Almonds
Instructions
- Prepare the cake mix according to the directions on the box. You will likely need, eggs, oil, water etc. They are not included in this ingredient list because the needed items will vary depending on the cake mix you choose.Bake in 13 x 9 pan in oven. Remove and let cool completely.
- Using clean hands, crumble the cooled cake into a large mixing bowl. Add 1/3 cup of frosting, and the 2 tablespoons of honey (if desired). Use your hands to combine all of the ingredients.You will have to adjust the amount of frosting until you get the consistency desired. The mixture should not be soggy but it should hold together when squeezed in your hand.
- Form the batter into small round balls. Two tablespoons is usually a good size. Do not make them too big or it will be more difficult to keep them on the sticks! Place the balls into the freezer for 10-15 minutes. Don't leave them too long - they should not freeze.
- Melt a small amount of the candy coating in a dish. Remove the balls from the freezer and start a small hole in each one.Dip one end of the stick into the melted candy and quickly insert it into the started hole until it is about 3/4 of the way through the cake pop.Place cake pops back in freezer for another 20-30 minutes.
- Melt the remaining pieces of candy melts in the microwave using 30 second intervals until melting. Keep stirring and be careful to not scorch it.Remove balls from freezer and either - dip the bee cake pop head into the melt - or- use the spoon method - dipping up candy coating and let it flow across the pop.
- One the cake mixture is covered with coating, place the stick handle in a piece of Styrofoam (or a cup filled with rice) to let the coating set.
- Once the coating is set. Use a cake decorating gel tube to give your bee cake pop eyes and a couple of stripes. Gel is messy - you might consider small strips of black fondant for the stripes if you want to get fancy.
- As a last step, give these worker bees some wings. Insert 2 pieces of sliced almonds in the candy shell of each bee cake pop.
Notes
Expert Tips:
*You will need the extra ingredients needed to bake your cake mix. Check the box.
*Use the freezer to cool - not freeze - your pops during the forming and dipping phase.
*Don't tap the pop stick on the side of the cup to shake off extra coating - let it drip.
*If your candy coating seems a bit thick after melting - don't add water - instead add just a bit of canola or vegetable oil.
You can use this method for any type of cake pop. Do they look perfect? No, if you a shaky hand they may not look like machine perfect pops. That's okay - Have Fun.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 87kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.5gTrans Fat: 0.1gSodium: 143mgPotassium: 20mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 0.01IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 48mgIron: 0.4mg
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