Preparing a Choco Cakesicle
Cakesicles are a lot of fun since they taste like cake pops but have a cool, frosty feel. You will be so happy to discover the cakesicles if you've ever attempted dipping a cake pop, only to have it shatter or fall off the stick. Cakesicles, a cross between a cake pop and a popsicle, are frozen confections that include a chocolate exterior around a cake and an icing centre. Instead of shaping the cake/frosting mix into a ball (or another shape) and dipping it in chocolate or candy melts, as is done when creating cake pops, you paint the chocolate into a popsicle mould, then fill the hard candy shell with the cake/frosting combination. The coating is thick enough to keep the candy from breaking yet thin enough to be easily chewed. It also has perfect proportions and a polished appearance. Cakesicles Cakesicles are simpler to make than their larger relatives, the cake pops. Thus it would not be very ethical to compare them to cake pops. Chocolate is microwave-tempered, then painte...