Cake Pop Truffles {with popping candy?}
Simple. Fun. Delicious. My Cake Pop Truffles transform your leftover baking ingredients into the most "pop"-tacular mini dessert!
Ingredients
- 1-2 cups Baked Cake Pieces Store bought or homemade (Note: you can use a 1/2 batch of my chocolate cake recipe!
- 1-4 tbsp Frosting (any flavour) Store bought or homemade, such as my 5-minute Nutella Frosting
- 1 1/2 cups White Candy Melts or chocolate wafers
- 2 packets Popping Candy
Instructions
- Start by gathering your cake pieces! (note: this can be from leftover cake trims, homemade cake, or store bought pound cake!) Line a plate or baking tray with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, use your hands to crush your cake pieces into moist crumbs.
- Add 1 tbsp of frosting to your cake crumbs (note: this can be leftover frosting from your last cake or store bought). Mix together with your hands. Continue adding 1 tbsp at a time until you achieve a slightly moist, playdough consistency.
- Scoop 1 tbsp portions of cake dough and place on a baking tray.
- Roll dough portions into balls and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes (or 15 min in the freezer).
- Place your white chocolate wafers/candy melts in a small, deep bowl or glass measuring cup. Melt chocolate in the microwave (note: this is done in 15s increments until chocolate is fully melted).Add your popping candy and stir until all popping candy is coated.
- Remove cake balls from the fridge.
- Drop one cake truffle in the melted chocolate, cover completely, and remove using 2 forks (note: this will allow excess chocolate to drip off while you are removing the cake truffles).
- Allow your cake truffles to cool in the fridge for an additional 15 minutes or until their surface is hard to the touch.
- Enjoy your "pop"-tacular Cake Pop Truffles!!
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Notes
Sofia’s Tips:
- These Cake Pop Truffles are don't have to be perfect!!
- Roll them as best as you can and allow them to cool once until chilled - the popping candy exterior will add a beautiful rustic coating that will forgive imperfections!
- Try not add too much frosting! You do not want your dough to be too wet/greasy or the cake truffles will fall apart. Add 1 tbsp of frosting at a time to avoid this!
- My Cake Pop Truffles can last up to 2 weeks in an air-tight container in the fridge or 6 months in the freezer. To thaw – simply remove Cake Pop Truffles from freezer and set at room temperature for 15 minutes
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