Description
These Easter Basket Cake Pops are charming, delicious, and perfect for celebrating spring! With their candy-coated baskets, licorice handles, and jelly bean eggs nestled in edible grass, these treats bring festive sweetness to any Easter gathering.
Ingredients
For the Cake Pops:
- 1 batch prepared cake, crumbled
- 1 batch frosting (for binding cake crumbs)
For the Coating & Decorations:
- Chocolate or candy coating, melted
- Licorice belts, cut into ¼-inch strips (~3 ½ inches long)
- White sanding sugar
- Sweetarts jelly beans (for “eggs”)
- Green candy wafers, melted
- Green candy shred or shredded coconut (tinted green)
Instructions
- Shape the Basket Base:
- Combine crumbled cake with frosting until easily moldable.
- Form into balls, flatten slightly, and shape into small basket bases.
- Create two small indentations on the top with a toothpick for handles.
- Dipping & Decorating:
- Dip each cake basket into melted chocolate or candy coating.
- Immediately insert licorice handles into indentations before the coating hardens.
- Basket Details:
- Outline the top rim of each basket with a toothpick dipped in melted candy wafers.
- Sprinkle the outline with white sanding sugar before it dries completely.
- Egg Centerpiece:
- Dip one side of jelly beans into melted green candy wafers.
- Place onto the top center of each basket, allowing eggs to set firmly.
- Grass Garnish:
- Spread additional melted green candy wafers around the jelly bean eggs.
- Sprinkle green candy shred or tinted coconut to resemble grass.
- Allow to set fully before serving.
Notes
- Customize baskets using your favorite cake flavors and frostings.
- Ensure candies and decorations are applied quickly, as melted candy coatings set rapidly.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American