Monday, February 10, 2014

Valentine's Day Cake Pops












   

 










Red Velvet Cake Pops

Ingredients:

Cake Pop:
-       Red Velvet Cake Mix
-       3 eggs
-       ½ cup melted butter, cooled
-       ¼ cup chocolate milk
-       ¼ cup heavy cream

-       1- 1 ½ cups of Cream Cheese Frosting

Outer Coating:

-       Red candy melts
-       Pink candy melts
-       White candy melts

Directions:

Cake pop:
1.     Preheat oven to 350ยบ. Grease and flower 13x9 pan.
2.     In the bowl of your stand mixer mix the red velvet cake mix, 3 eggs, melted butter, chocolate milk, and heavy cream. Bake for 25-30 minutes.
3.     Let the cake cook. Crumble the cake, add frosting and mix with hands until the consistency is almost like cookie dough that can be rolled into smooth balls.
4.     Freeze for 30-45 minutes.
5.     Remove from freezer and let them sit out for about 15 minutes while you melt the candy. Cover the end of the stick in melted candy and then push half way through cake ball and let harden. Repeat for all cake balls.
6.     Dip in candy melt color of your choice and decorate to your taste. Stand up straight to harden, and then enjoy!



Saturday, February 8, 2014

Red Velvet Rice Krispy Treats




























Red Velvet Rice Krispy Treats

Ingredients

Rice Krispy Treats:
5 cups of Rice Krispies Cereal
40-45 large marshmallows
4 tbsp. butter
1/3 cup red velvet cake mix

Frosting:
½ cup butter-softened
16 oz. cream cheese
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
2-3 cups of powder sugar

Directions

Rice Krispy Treats:
1.     Prepare cookie sheet or jellyroll pan by lining with parchment paper
2.    Melt butter in pan over medium heat.
3.    Once butter is melted add marshmallows stirring constantly until melted.
4.    Add in red velvet cake mix and stir well. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Stir well.
5.    Mix in cereal stirring until incorporated.
6.    Press into jellyroll pan until smooth and rectangular. Set aside to cool.
7.    Once cool frost with cream cheese frosting cut in half and place one half on the other. Cut to desired size.
Frosting:
1.     In the bowl of your stand mixer combine butter and cream cheese; beat on medium-high until smooth, scraping sides of the bowl with a spatula as needed. 
2.    Beat in the vanilla extract. Turn mixer down to low and begin adding sifted powdered sugar until desired consistency.