They're essentially balls of dense, rich cake on lollipop sticks, coated with icing or (in this case) chocolate.
I've been meaning to make these for ages and only just got round to it today but, oh, they were worth it!
These cute little things would be ideal for birthdays or parties...or for random sundays!
They're easy to make, but time consuming, to say the least!
Basically, you bake a cake, then wait for it to cool. You then tear it up into crumbs and mix it with (for a cake of around 20cm diameter) 1-2 tablespoons of 'butter'cream icing and stir it well. Roll it into balls of a 2-3cm diameter, then leave them to chill for 20 minutes or so to solidify a little...Or just put them in the freezer for 5 minutes!
Then, dip the lollipop sticks in a little melted chocolate and push them into the cake mix. Leave them to set for a bit, ideally in the fridge. Then decorate as you wish.
Now, lollipop sticks can be hard to get hold of, so I used an easier, not to mention cheaper and more eco-friendly, alternative; cut-up bamboo skewers for barbecuing. In the UK, you can get packs of 200 from the 99p store, and you can cut each one into 2-3 lollipop sticks.
And the final product...
I displayed them like that solely for aesthetic purposes, of course! I made the 'stand' out of re-used plastic take-away boxes with holes pierced in the lid.
Jen xx
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