Culinary School: Solar System Cake Pops

Directions

• 1

  Bake the cake as directed on the box. Cool completely.
• 2

  Crumble cake into a large bowl.
• 3

  Add 2/3 cups of frosting to the crumbled cake.
• 4

  Roll mixture into 1 1/2-inch size balls and place on wax paper. Place cake balls in the freezer for 15-20 minutes.
• 5

  Using a deep bowl or mug, microwave white candy melts (a handful or enough to be able to submerge the pop entirely) in 30-second intervals, stirring in between. Repeat until completely melted.
• 6

  Remove cake balls from the freezer. Dip the tip of the lollipop stick into the white candy melt and insert into the cake ball, no more than halfway through. Place them back in the freezer.
• 7

  Microwave each different color of candy melts separately in a tall, narrow container. Dip one cake pop into its respective color one at a time (for example, Mars would be dipped in the red candy melt). You can tap off the excess by holding the stick with one hand while tapping with your free hand.
• 8

  To make Saturn’s ring, simply microwave orange melts, create a circle on parchment paper and freeze until ready to use. Use a knife to shape and fit around the cake ball.
• 9

  Final:Mercury: Gray (Use white and black candy melts) Venus: Yellow Earth: Blue with green swirl Mars: Red Jupiter: Orange Saturn: Yellow with orange ring Uranus: Blue Neptune: Blue