Impress your friends and family with our Winter Wonderland Cakesicles. They're fun to make, add a festive touch to your dessert table and sure to put you into the holiday spirit.
Prep Time40 minutesmins
Cook Time2 minutesmins
Chill/Rest Time20 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr2 minutesmins
Course: Candy, Dessert, Holiday Treats, party food
Mash the pound cake with a mixer or by hand with a potato masher until fine crumbs are achieved. Add a spoonful of frosting and stir. You want just enough frosting for the mixture to come together.
Place the candy melts/almond bark in separate, microwave-safe bowls (or silicon pots if using). Melt for 1 minute, stirring at the halfway mark. After 1 minute, stir again until smooth. Continue heating in 15 second increments until the chocolate is smooth.
Add melted candy to the molds:
Place 1 spoonful of melted chocolate into molds (or pour candy from the melting pots if using). Spread candy up the sides of the mold with the back of a spoon or a food-safe paintbrush. Make sure the sides and center are well covered. Add more chocolate if needed. For a marbled effect: place white and blue chocolate in the mold. Use a butter knife, spoon or toothpick to swirl the colors together.
Slide the popsicle sticks about a third of the way into the mold, making sure the sticks are flat and not pointing downward (the sticks should hover above the chocolate layer). Place mold in the freezer for 15 minutes, making sure the mold is flat.
Remove trays from the freezer. Add a spoonful of the cake mixture, being careful not to overfill the mold. Press gently into the mold, being careful not to break the chocolate layer. Leave a little room at the top for the final layer of chocolate.
Cover the back with a layer of melted chocolate. Smooth the layer with a bench scraper and clean up the edges as much as possible. Freeze for another 5 minutes, until the chocolate is hardened.
To remove from the mold:
Carefully loosen one of the corners. Starting at the top of the mold, gently peel the mold from the cakesicle. Carefully push the sticks up through the mold. Place cakesicles on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Decorating the cakesicles:
Melt the blue chocolate and add it to a piping bag. Cut a small hole in the bag. Draw lines and circles across the top of the cakesicle. Immediately add snowflake sprinkles and allow to dry completely (about 20-30 minutes).
Notes
We recommend using the melting pots if working with young children.
Recipe yield will vary based on the size of the mold.
See the post for tips for making and troubleshooting help for problems.
Change the cake flavor or decorations to coordinate with other holidays or celebrations.