Description

These lamb cake pops are a hit at every children's birthday party! I always like to make them because they look so cute and taste super delicious. The dough is quick to prepare and the little lambs are a real eye-catcher. The combination of cake, cream cheese and chocolate is simply irresistible. The cake pops can also be prepared well in advance and stored in the refrigerator. A great recipe that is guaranteed to bring beaming children's eyes!

Ingredients (8 ingredients)

1 piece finished light cake base

80 g Butter

140 g Cream cheese

160 g Icing sugar

1 tbsp Lemon juice

500 g White chocolate

3 Handvoll Popcorn

20 piece Pretzel sticks

Preparation (8 steps)

Chop cake base

Thermomix® Setting

10 sec/Speed 6

Break the finished light cake base into pieces and place in the mixing bowl. Chop for 10 sec./speed 6. Transfer and set aside.

Prepare butter-cream cheese cream

Thermomix® Setting

20 sec/Speed 4

Place soft butter, cream cheese, icing sugar and lemon juice in the mixing bowl. Stir for 20 sec./speed 4.

Make dough

Thermomix® Setting

30 sec/Speed 3

Add the crumbled cake base crumbs to the butter-cream cheese cream in the mixing bowl. Mix for 30 sec./speed 3 until a sticky mass is formed. If necessary, help with the spatula.

Form and cool balls

Form approx. 25 even balls from the dough and place them in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.

Melt chocolate

Thermomix® Setting

4 min/122°F/Speed 2 50

Break the white chocolate into pieces and place in the mixing bowl. Melt for 4 min./50°C/speed 2.

240

Decorate cake pops

Dip a wooden skewer finger-wide into the melted chocolate, then stick it into a dough ball and let it dry briefly. Pull the skewered ball across the liquid chocolate, let it drip off and stick it into a styrofoam block. "Glue" popcorn all around, leaving a circle free for the face.

Attach legs

For the legs, break a pretzel stick into four pieces and press them into the dough ball.

Paint face

Paint eyes and nose with sugar icing and let everything dry well. Proceed in the same way with the other balls.

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About this recipe

These lamb cake pops are a real hit at our house, especially when children's birthdays are coming up. The idea actually came about out of necessity: I had half a cake base left over and didn't want to just throw it away. So I started experimenting with different ingredients until these little, woolly friends came out. The light cake base forms the basis for the cake pops. It provides the necessary sweetness and a loose texture. The butter and cream cheese, which we stir into a creamy mass in the Thermomix®, bind everything together and give the cake pops a juicy consistency. The icing sugar adds extra sweetness, while the lemon juice adds a pleasant acidity that balances the whole thing. The white chocolate serves not only as a coating, but also as "glue" for the popcorn, which represents the woolly fur of the sheep. The popcorn provides a nice contrast in texture and a slightly salty taste that goes well with the sweetness of the chocolate. The pretzel sticks are not only decoration, but also a crunchy accent that makes the cake pops even more interesting. When preparing in the Thermomix®, it is important that the butter is really soft so that it combines well with the cream cheese and icing sugar. If the mixture seems too dry, you can add a dash of milk or cream. When mixing the cake base crumbs with the cream, make sure that everything is well mixed, but not for too long, otherwise the dough may become too sticky. The balls are best formed with slightly damp hands. The cooling time is important so that the balls become firm and can be better covered with chocolate. When melting the chocolate in the Thermomix®, you should keep a close eye on the temperature so that it does not burn. If you want to try a vegan version, you can replace the cake base with a vegan cake and use vegan alternatives instead of butter and cream cheese. The white chocolate must then also be replaced with a vegan variety. For a gluten-free version, you can use a gluten-free cake base. In terms of taste, you can also vary the cake pops by adding, for example, some vanilla extract or almond flavor to the cream. The lamb cake pops are a great eye-catcher on every buffet. You can arrange them individually on small plates or put them in a cake pop stand. They go well with other sweet treats such as muffins, cupcakes or cookies. The finished cake pops can be stored in the refrigerator. They will keep there for about 2-3 days. You can also prepare and freeze the dough balls. When needed, simply thaw and process as described.