Cake Pops

( Hint: Stay tuned through the end of the post)

I did it.  I made me some Cake Pops.  And I loved them.  So while I am certain Bakerella will never see my little blog I want to tell her Thank You for introducing me to such deliciousness and helping me gain 5 pounds.  So here are my Cake Pops (yes I do believe Cake Pops ought to be capitalized.)

Mmmmm.  So I did 2 different types as you can see.  The first one is a rocky road flavor.  And the second is lemon flavored.  And they were both fabulous.
For the Rocky Road one I baked a dark chocolate cake mix because I believe dark chocolate and rocky road were made for each other.  Then to the crumbled cake mix I added marshmallows with chocolate frosting.  I threw the marshmallows my little food processor along with some cake crumbs so they didn't get to sticky.

I then dipped my set Cake Pops in melted chocolate chips instead of chocolate candy melts.  The only reason I did this is because I tasted a chocolate candy melt before I started, then I spit it back out.  It was not a good brand.  So I used what I had on hand which was chocolate chips.  When you use chocolate chip make sure you add a little shortening to them to make them nice and smooth.

After I dipped them in chocolate I sprinkled them with toasted almonds.  And luckily they last one fell off as I was sprinkling it so I had to eat it.

For my lemon ones, (which I must surprisingly admit I liked better than the rocky road ones) I made a lemon cake and mixed it with lemon frosting.  I then dipped them in white candy melts and then sprinkled them with this lemon sprinkle I have from the Pampered Chef.

They were so light and yummy.  I must confess I have eaten more than I can count on a hand.  I love them.

The best thing about sprinkling these with something else was my dipping didn't have to be perfect. But I was surprised how many candy melts/chocolate chips it took.  You need at least 2 bags for 1 cake mix.
I also have a bunch of other ideas to try but I couldn't make them all for one night.  So as a memory for me and a spring board for you here are some of my ideas for yummy Cake Pops.
1- Red Velvet cake with mini chocolate chips mixed in and cream cheese frosting dipped in chocolate.
2- German Chocolate cake mix, mixed with 1/4 can coconut pecan frosting and 3/4 can chocolate frosting dipped in chocolate and sprinkled with coconuts and chopped pecans.
3- Chocolate cake mix and chocolate frosting dipped in these white mint flavored candy melts from Bake it Pretty then sprinkled with either crushed grasshopper cookies or crushed andes mints.
4- Spice cake mix with cream cheese frosting. Dipped in red or green candy melts and sprinkled with this apple sprinkle.
Well the possibilities are endless.  So go be creative and make your mouth water.
Heck my mouth water too please!  Leave a comment with another idea of a delicious Cake Pop idea and I will give the the person who comes up with the yummiest sounding "recipe"  a little prize.  I am still deciding on what to give so I will update tomorrow what I have decided to give.  You will have through Friday Aug. 6th to get your recipes in.  You can enter as much as you want, and the winner will be chosen  by which recipe makes my tummy growl the loudest and my mouth water the most.
Update:  Okay I have had a moment to think about it and here are the official rules for the cake pop giveaway.  
-First off the prize will be your own bottle of the Pampered Chef Lemon Sprinkle and $5 to spend at Bake it Pretty.
-So go think about  yummy Cake Pop concotions and leave a comment with your ideas.  You can enter as much as you want.
-You have until midnight on Friday Aug 6th to enter.
I will then narrow the entries down to my top 3 favorite.  After which I will share those on Saturday and then you guys will vote for which one sounds the yummiest to you.
-I will announce the winner Monday morning.  


Go be creative!