Cute Snowman Cake Pops
These cute snowman cake pops are a sweet Christmas treat and are so easy to make! They'll be sure to impress your guests but are deceptively simple to make using leftover cake, delicious Oreos and white chocolate.
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Small saucepan
- Greaseproof Paper
- Small Bowl
- Baking Sheet
Ingredients
- 100 grams white chocolate
- 35 mililitres double cream
- 10 vanilla muffins/equivalent leftover cake
- 8 Oreo cookies
- 400 grams white chocolate (2 1/2 cups approx)
- 50 grams dark chocolate for the decoration
- Gummies or sprinkles for the snowman nose
Instructions
- The first job is to make the chocolate ganache. Break the white chocolate into small chunks and put in a bowl. Put the double cream in a saucepan and bring to the boil before pouring over the white chocolate. Stir the mix until it's combined and then set aside. Don't let this set too hard – you want it to be the consistency of peanut butter so you can mix it into the cake crumbs
- While the ganache is cooling, place the Oreo cookies in a food processor and pulse until fine crumbs are formed. Set aside. If you don't have a food processor, you can put the cookies into a sandwich bag and bash them with a rolling pin until they're in the fine crumb stage.
- In a large bowl, crumble the vanilla muffins with your hands or a fork until they form small crumbs.
- Add the processed Oreo crumbs to the muffin crumbs. Add the ganache, a little at a time, and mix everything with your hands until a homogeneous dough forms that is easy to shape into a ball.
- Divide the mixture into 16 equal portions and shape them into balls with your hands. Pop them on a tray and into the freezer for 10 minutes to firm up.
- Thread two balls onto each stick or straw to form the snowman’s body.
- Pop them back into the freezer, and freeze for at least 1 hour, or until they are well chilled and firm.
- Melt the white chocolate in the microwave or over a double boiler (bowl over a pan of simmering water). Once melted, dip each cake pop in the white chocolate, making sure to coat the balls completely.
- Let the white chocolate dry completely before decorating.
- Melt a small amount of dark chocolate and, using a piping bag or toothpick, draw the snowman’s eyes, mouth, and buttons. Place a gummy or sprinkle for the snowman’s nose.
- Put the decorated cake pops in the refrigerator so the chocolate can fully set and harden, then you can enjoy your festive snack!