carrot cake pops
March 27, 2011 § 54 Comments
I have officially jumped on the bandwagon of cake pops. A bit tardy on the trend, but better late than never. For my first endeavor in cake pop creation, I thought to start with something simply and organically shaped — the carrot. Of course, carrot cake is among my favorites. Appropriately so, these carrot cake pops are both carrot in flavor and form.
I had ambitious plans to make my own carrot cake with honey walnut cream cheese frosting. However, considering I have never developed my own carrot cake recipe (yet) and although the recipes I’ve posted here have been my own making, I decided to skip that process by sticking to the tried, tested, and true method of making cake pops — cake mix and ready-made frosting, which is what I discovered online that most people use.
Cake pops are usually in the form of balls, like a lollipop, although they are evolving with more dimension. These carrots are my take on cake pops. If you haven’t seen cake pops before, head straight over to Bakerella, who, from what I gather, is the person to thank for inventing cake pops in general.
I did face one very, very silly conundrum — which side of the carrot to insert the stick. I wanted the cake pop to be held as you would hold the wider end of the carrot when being eaten (meaning the stick is at the top of the carrot). I already knew in advance I wanted paper grass in the photo. The stick being at the top of the carrot, I had the forethought of the carrots appearing to grow upside down and above ground. So with that thought, I was stuck. I chewed it over for a while. But I thought to stick with it. Oh, the little things that confound me.
You will need: carrot cake mix, cream cheese frosting, about three cups of orange candy melts, half a cup of green candy melts, and lollipop sticks. All this stuff is about $10 and yields 20 carrot cake pops.
1. Bake your cake according to package instructions. Let cool. Crumble baked cake into a bowl and mix with 2/3 of the frosting.
2. With clean hands, take about 1/6 cup of cake and form into a carrot shape. Chill in the refrigerator for an hour. NOTE: In hindsight, I realized that I could’ve achieved great details by using the edge of a butter knife to create short horizontal creases, giving more realism and texture to the surface of the carrots. The more organic, the better. I will try this butter knife technique next time.
3. Melt green candy melts. Dip about 1-1/2″ of the lollipop stick. Insert 1″ into the chilled carrot cakes. The candy melt will automatically pool around the lollipop stick.
4. Melt orange candy melts in a tall, narrow container (I used a 6″ mug). I did a cup at a time. Dip the carrot cakes. Tap off excess by holding the stick with one hand and flicking the tip of the stick with fingers of the other hand. Stick into a Styrofoam block and let dry.
Enjoy making these carrot cake pops for Easter!
Yummy and adorable too!
Thanks, Melanie!
These are so cute!! Just 1 question, stick into a styrofoam block? I dont know what that means
She just means to stick the bottom of the stick into a Styrofoam block.Like the ones you can buy at Jo anns ,or walmart.So the pops are standing straight up to dry.I hope this helps you.=)
she did not invent cake pops the lady just got lucky making the book she even mention she saw them some where else being done
What a neat idea,and a lovely desert for Easter. I can’t wait to try it. The Great Grandkids will love it. You come up with the best and creative ideas I have seen-Keep it up
Thanks, Priscilla!
crumbled cake and frosting as a modeling compound? That is… so obvious I can’t believe I haven’t come across this idea before, and too clever for words, all at the same time. I’m going to watch the sales for the candy melts, and definitely give this one a try.
I know — crumbled cake and frosting, who would’ve thought? We all have Bakerella to thank for inventing cake pops (at least I believe she’s the mind behind the idea). This was just my take on cake pops, which are usually shaped as balls. Definitely give cake pops a try, they’re super easy and fun to do! 🙂 I’ll update my post with Bakerella’s site.
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Brilliant!!
Hm, zucchini cake as zucchinis for the late summer. Chocolate cake as chocolate bars, anytime! Coconut macaroons with brown candy melts and toasted coconut “shell”.
I can see this as a “mother” recipe, like your wonderful marshmallow-ricecrisp treats.
Hi Donni,
I ♥ zucchini!!! Mmmm. Great ideas there!!
So Fabulous!! Thanks for sharing!!!
Thanks for dropping by!
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That is so awesome! They look so yummy! Im definitely going to have to make these!
Thanks, Maria-Isabel. Enjoy making them!
Those are so darn cute! please come on over and link up to MMM 🙂
Thank you! Will do.
These are adorable! I would just have to figure out how to veganize this and have it keep together.
Thanks, Helby! Let me know how the vegan version goes!
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What a great and festive take on cake pops! Joni
Thanks, Joni!
BRILLIANT!!!! What a great idea!!!!
Hi Tricia, thank you!
These are sooooo cute! Im new to this page and how to comment, i tried commenting just a minute ago and i dont see the comment so im trying again.. I just have 1 question, “stick into a styrofoam block”? I dont know what that means
Hi Jessica,
Sorry for the late reply! You will need a styrofoam block to stick in the lollipop sticks to allow the cake pops to dry upright and to ensure the cake pop does not have a flat side. If you don’t have a styrofoam block, you can lay them flat on parchment, but when they dry, one side will be flat. Hope that helps!
Perhaps some kind of string would also make the organic creases in the carrot!! Holding the string tightly at both ends and impressing it here and there into the orange candy coating as it cools….??? Just a thought….
Oooh, sounds like a novel idea! I will have to try that out when I do my next batch for Easter. Thanks, Alicia!
One question: What is the icing for? Do you mix it with the candy melt?
Hi Anita,
The frosting gets mixed with the cake in step 1.
Too cute!!! I LOVE this idea! I’m new to the cake pop craze myself but am fully on the bandwagon. Easter Eggs were my first endeavor and am thinking your carrots will be my next. Thanks for a great unique idea!
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Such a cute idea!
LOVE how cute these are AND how easy-to-follow the directions are!!
I think you’ve inspired me to make these for my Easter holiday 😉
Thanks,
Lady Bee
http://www.beecraftyblog.com
Mmm maybe finally I can convince my family to love carrot cake as much as I do! This is an adorable way to have an easter dessert.
Where do you buy the candy melts? Just at any grocery store? I want to make some cake pops for a pot luck next friday! I love love these things so I want to share them w/ friends! 🙂
Glad you like the carrot cake pops. You can buy candy melts in the baking section at Michaels or Joann (if you’re in the U.S.) and places like Bed, Bath, and Beyond (I think), maybe regular grocery stores might have them, but I’ve never checked. In Canada, I got mine at Bulk Barn. Enjoy making them and hope your friends enjoy them! 😀
I love your idea! Where do you buy candy melts? Any grocey store?? I actually just started taking interest in cake pops because of starbucks! haha. I looked at them and thought to myself ” i bet i could make these!” I really want to make some for my pot luck next week! I love ’em so much and want to share them w/ friends!
These are absolutely adorable! I recently made vegetable cake pops on my blog, I wish I had seen these first. Good work!
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These are so cute! Every holiday I look for something different to make – this is it for Easter – Carrot Cake Pops! Thank you!
mine did not turn out right! i followed all the directions, but they keep falling apart/detaching from the stick when I dip them in the orange melts – where did I go wrong? Are they too heavy? Not chilled enough? Would love advice!
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