Easter may be over but that does not mean we need to stop snacking on the tasty treats that accompany this festive holiday! Chocolate bunnies, marshmallow peeps and jellybeans are a few of the many sugary delights that we have grown accustomed to during the spring season. Many families have an annual tradition when it comes to making desserts for the big day. In my family, mom usually makes a bunny shaped cake. However, this year we decided to try something new — Easter egg shaped cake pops.
To make cake pops you will need yellow cake mix (and the accompanying ingredients: eggs, water and oil), white frosting, white chocolate, lollipop sticks and any decorations you would like. (I recommend food coloring and a wide variety of sprinkles, a miniature Easter basket, a block of Styrofoam and plastic grass).
First, make the cake as directed by the product packaging. Once the cake has baked and cooled, combine the cake and frosting in a large mixing bowl.
With your hands, mash together the frosting and the cake until they are well blended and reach a consistency similar to dough.
Roll small balls of dough in egg shapes and place them on a cookie tray. Place them in the freezer for 30 minutes or until they have hardened.
In a glass, microwavable safe container, melt the white chocolate until it is thin and runny. Meanwhile, create your desired colored frosting by adding a few drops of food coloring into the remaining white frosting to create pastel colors.
Remove the eggs from the freezer. Insert the lollipop stick as far into the bottom of each egg shaped cake as you can. Dip the cake into the white chocolate and roll it around until it is fully coated. If you are planning to decorate with sprinkles, do so quickly before the chocolate hardens. For frosting decorations, wait until the chocolate has hardened and then apply your design using pastel-colored frosting.
With this dessert, presentation is key. Place a Styrofoam block inside an Easter basket and cover it with the plastic grass. After your eggs have dried and are looking fabulous, stick them into the Styrofoam. The end-result will look something like this:
I must say that neither my mother nor I are very creative, so as sloppy as these eggs may look, they are as close to artistic culinary masterpieces as we will create. The process proved to be most difficult during the chocolate and decoration phases, but that may be attributed to our lack of artistic abilities. Regardless, these Easter egg cake pops taste absolutely delicious and are a fun and festive addition to any Easter party and are sure to satisfy your sweet tooth. Swap the egg shapes for circles and make this a fun mother-daughter activity on Mother’s day, or present this to her for an untraditional take on a flower bouquet!