CAKE POP IDEAS RECIPES

Steps:

• First make the cake. Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Grease and line the base of a 20cm sandwich tin. Place the butter, sugar and vanilla extract into a bowl and beat well to a creamy consistency. Slowly beat in the eggs, one by one, then fold in the flour and mix well. Tip into the cake tin and bake for about 20 mins until risen and golden brown. Set aside to cool completely.
• While the cakes are cooling, make the buttercream. In a large bowl or the bowl of stand mixer, beat the butter and icing sugar together until smooth, add the vanilla extract and milk and beat again. Once the cake is cooled, crumble into large crumbs. Add the butter cream and stir together. Take chunks of the cake mixture and roll into balls, transferring each ball to a lined tray or plate, push a lollypop stick into each, then put into the fridge for an hour to set.
• Melt the white chocolate in the microwave, blasting it and stirring at 10 seconds intervals until smooth. Tip the sprinkles into another bowl. Take each of the chilled cake pops and dip into the white chocolate, allowing it to drip off a little over the bowl. Dip into the sprinkles, then stand upright in a mug to dry at room temperature for an hour, or in the fridge for 30 mins.

Steps:

• Oil spray a bundt pan, cake pan, or springform pan with an insert and set that aside.
• The baking temperature for preheating will be at 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl using an industrial mixer, add the yeast and 2 1/2 cups of flour, mix this together.
• Heat the milk, sugar, and salt to a warm touch around 120 degrees(do not boil or make it hotter it will kill the yeast)
• Add the liquid to the flour mixture for around 4 minutes using the paddle attachment then add the eggs one at a time.
• Next, on low speed, add the butter and the last cup of flour until a soft dough forms and is evenly mixed together for around 6 to 8 minutes.
• Knead the dough by hand on a floured board until smooth around 3 to 5 minutes.
• Place dough into a greased bowl. Turn once so greased surface is on top.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Make the filling by combining all the ingredients listed while the dough is chilling then set aside.
• Cut the dough into 3 even pieces.
• On a floured board, (for making a braid) roll each piece into a long rectangular shape.
• Spread some filling on the dough, roll up like a jelly roll and do the same to the next two doughs.
• Place all three on the floured board side by side.
• Pinch together at the top and braid the three pieces.
• Then make a circle with them pinching the end together.
• I place this in the prepared pan and cover it with plastic wrap for
• at least 1 - 1/2 hours.
• Note: if using the insert for the springform pan make sure you sprayed the sides of the springform pan.
• Bake the King Cake for around 25 t o30 minutes until lightly browned on top.
• Cool completely.
• Glaze and while it's wet sprinkle the colors alternating around the ring for a festive Mardi Gras colorful garnish.