Dark Chocolate Cake Pops Recipe 445

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Add in eggs, coffee, milk, oil, vinegar, and mint extract to the flour mixture. Mix well until smooth (should be a little runny). Pour into cake pop maker. Bake for 1 to 2 minutes or until toothpick comes out dry. Cool on wire racks. COATING: After the cake balls are cooled, place them in the freezer for about 15 minutes until they get a little more firm. Dip the tip of lollipop stick into the candy coating or chocolate of your choice (Candy Melts from Michael's work well), then stick into the cake balls. Place them back in the freezer for another 15 minutes to set the sticks. Then dip them into the candy coating or chocolate. If you want, you may add sprinkles, nuts, candy or other decorative toppings. Let them dry and they are ready to eat!

Steps:

• Preheat a cake pop maker and brush with oil.
• Whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl; beat in buttermilk, vegetable oil, egg, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat coffee into batter until evenly incorporated.
• Fill each reservoir of prepared cake pop maker with about 1 tablespoon batter.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake pop comes out clean, about 4 minutes; remove cake pops and allow to cool completely.

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat.
• Sift together the sugar, cocoa, flour and salt. Drizzle in the melted butter while still hot, add the vanilla and stir until combined. Use a small cookie scoop to scoop out 20 portions and use your hands to roll them into neat balls. Press a lollipop stick into each ball. Place on the prepared baking sheet and let cool at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Melt the chocolate wafers in a microwave or double boiler and let cool slightly. Dip each pop into the chocolate. Lightly tap the stick on the side of the bowl so the chocolate sheets around the sides and drips off. Sprinkle over the chocolate jimmies. Place the sticks in the florist foam and allow the pops to set at room temperature.