I don't know about you guys, but I love desserts, especially cake pops. I also love Starbucks cake pops. So, I thought you guys might want to know how to make them at home! Here you go:
Vanilla Cake Ingredients-
1 cup butter (2 sticks), room temperature
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 tablepoons vanilla
4 eggs
3 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup whole or skim milk
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Ingredients-
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup whole or skim milk
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
3 3/4 cups confectioners sugar
White Chocolate Icing Ingredients-
2 cups white chocolate
Red food coloring, several drops to reach desired color
White sprinkles, for garnish
Vanilla Cake Recipe
Vanilla Cake Ingredients-
1 cup butter (2 sticks), room temperature
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 tablepoons vanilla
4 eggs
3 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup whole or skim milk
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Ingredients-
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup whole or skim milk
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
3 3/4 cups confectioners sugar
White Chocolate Icing Ingredients-
2 cups white chocolate
Red food coloring, several drops to reach desired color
White sprinkles, for garnish
Vanilla Cake Recipe
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 9x13 baking pan.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter, sugar, and vanilla.
- Add the eggs, one at a time; mixing after each egg to incorporate.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually add half the flour mixture to the wet ingredients; mix until smooth.
- Add approximately ½ of the milk to the batter and mix. Alternately add the remaining flour and milk to the batter; stirring after each addition.
- Mix the batter until it is smooth and contains no lumps.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a knife comes out clean when inserted into the center of the cake.
- In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream the butter, milk, and vanilla.
- Add confectioners sugar 1 cup at a time, beating until smooth after each addition.
- Using a food processor, blend the vanilla cake until it becomes fine crumbs.
- In a large bowl, combine the vanilla cake crumbs with the vanilla buttercream frosting. Add 1 cup of frosting and stir until well-combined. Add more frosting, a tablespoon at a time, until the cake is moist enough to maintain its shape when rolled into a ball.
- Taking 2 tablespoons of the cake mixture in the palm of your hand, shape the pop into a 1 ½ inch ball.[5]
- Place the cake balls onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and chill in the refrigerator or freezer for 5 – 10 minutes.[5]
- While the cake pops are chilling, prepare the icing. Melt the white chocolate in a double boiler on the stove or in the microwave. Stir the mixture continuously until the chocolate has melted. If the chocolate begins to seize (harden) add a teaspoon of boiled water to soften it and continue stirring.
- Once the white chocolate has melted, add a few drops of red food coloring to the icing until the desired color is achieved.
- Take the chilled cake pops out of the refrigerator/freezer and place a lollipop stick in each pop. To decorate the pops, dip them individually into the icing and garnish with white sprinkles. Use an upside-down colander to hold the lollipop sticks separately so that the icing hardens without loosing its shape.