Josh made the fatal mistake of getting Oakley a pink cake pop from Starbucks a few days ago and now all she asks about is a “pop cake” or a “lollipop cake”. So I decided to make my own at home as my goal for 2023 is to make what I can at home. Why? I can control the ingredients, it’s less expensive, and it’s a fun activity for Oakley. Plus- I get to use some of my sourdough starter for this. You don’t have to use sourdough if you don’t want, in fact- you can use a vanilla box cake mix instead of making your own! You can buy frosting from the store if you want as well.

Cake Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 cup butter- softened
• 1 TBSP vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup active sourdough starter
• 1 cup water
• 3 whole eggs

Frosting Ingredients

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 TBSP milk
• 1 TBSP melted butter

Cake Pop Items

• Melting chocolate
• Sprinkles
• Sticks

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 and spray a 9 x 13 glass dish
• In a bowl (either stand mixer or large bowl), combine all dry cake ingredients
• Add liquid ingredients while mixer is running
• Mix until smooth without clumps
• Bake for 30 – 35 minutes until it becomes golden around the edges
• Let cake cool
• Once cake is cooled, make frosting by coming all ingredients together in a bowl
• Crumble cake with hands and add frosting (don’t add all at once, you may not need it all)
• Combine frosting and cake with hands until it becomes a doughy consistency
• Roll cake pops into small balls and insert cake pop sticks (I roll them and place them in a glass dish side by side)
• Once all sticks are inserted, melt your chocolate (follow the directions on the packaging)
• Add a small amount of chocolate to the base of the stick on the ball
• Place in freezer until chocolate hardens
• Roll cake pops in melted chocolate and add sprinkles (if desired)
• Enjoy!

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