Margarita Cake Pops

Hello again! I know it's been about a month here on my cake pop blog. I'll be honest -- I kinda hit a slump as far as new ideas are concerned.  I think that's what all great artists do... take a break every now and then and come back with a whole bunch of ideas.

For Cinco de Mayo, I wanted to put a twist on my previously successful batch of Lime Cake Pops. 

I basically copied the same recipe as before, but used 1/4 cup of Lime juice, 1/4 cup of Tequila and 1/2 cup of water when it came to making the batter.

I then moulded the cake balls into Lemons and Limes, dunking them in Yellow and Green candy coating.  Sprinkled on top is a 1:4 mixture of Kosher salt and Sugar, to give a little salty kick (as this is how you should take a Tequila shot.

I think the results came out great! Happy Cinco De Mayo!

Lime Cake Pops

People at work keep requesting Mint cake pops and a couple of people specifically suggested Mint cake pops for St. Patrick's Day.  It seems Mint has a stigma attached to St. Patrick's Day due to the Shamrock Shake.  I, personally, don't like Mint very much because I think it triggers heartburn.

Anyway, I decided to shake things up this year and make Lime Cake Pops.  I have been making cake pops for about 2 months and these rank up there as one of my favorites!

There were two tricks to making these work.

Trick #1: Lime Jello Mix

Trick #2: Lemon Cake mix instead of Vanilla cake mix

Here's the breakdown:

• 1 box Betty Crocker Lemon cake mix
• 2 tbsp. Vegetable Oil (Disregard the 1/3 cup on the instructions)
• 3 Eggs
• 1 3oz packet of Lime Jello mix
• 5 tbsp. Lime Juice
• 1 cup water (Disregard the 1 1/3 cup on the instructions)
• About 10 drops Green food coloring
• Lemon frosting

Bake the cake in a 13x9 pan.  Bake per the instructions on the box.  Cool the cake.  Crumb your cake. I find that Betty Crocker cake mixes come out SUPER moist, so there might not be a need for any frosting in the mixture.  I wound up using about 1 tablespoon of frosting but I probably should have started out with only one teaspoon.  Any leftover frosting stays good in the fridge for about 1 month.

The batch yielded about 52 uniform cake balls.  I dipped them in Make N Mold light and dark green candy coating and sprinkled with seasonal Shamrock sprinkles.

These look marvelous and they really do taste like Lime!

Next Week: Cherry Cordial Cake Pops!