Red Velvet Cake Pops 4th Of July Food

RED VELVET FIREWORKS CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Brush two 9-inch-round cake pans with vegetable oil; dust with flour and tap out the excess.
• Make the cake: Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Combine the granulated sugar, vegetable oil, buttermilk, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl; whisk until smooth. Whisk in the food coloring, then add the flour mixture and whisk until smooth.
• Spread 3/4 cup batter in each of the prepared pans (you'll have a very thin layer of batter); set the remaining batter aside. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake comes out clean and the top springs back when pressed, 16 to 18 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool about 5 minutes in the pans, then invert the cakes onto the rack to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, cool the pans under cold water, then wipe clean. Brush with oil and dust with flour again. Repeat to make 2 more cake layers, using 3/4 cup batter for each, then repeat again. You will have 6 layers.
• Make the frosting: Beat the cream cheese, butter and salt in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium-high speed until fluffy. Beat in the vanilla, then beat in the confectioners' sugar in three additions until smooth.
• Put 1 cake layer on a serving plate and spread evenly with a scant 1 cup frosting. Repeat with the remaining 5 cake layers, then frost the top and sides of the cake with the remaining frosting in a thin layer (just enough so the nonpareils will stick). Refrigerate until the frosting is just set but still soft, about 10 minutes.
• Put the cake (on the plate) on a rimmed baking sheet. Cover the top and sides completely with the nonpareils, reusing the ones that fall onto the baking sheet.

RED VELVET CAKE POPS

Steps:

• Prepare cake batter as directed on package; stir in food coloring. Bake as directed on package for 13x9-inch cake. Cool completely.
• Crumble cake into large bowl. Mix cream cheese and sugar until blended. Add to cake crumbs; mix well. Shape into 56 (1-inch) balls. Freeze 10 min.
• Melt semi-sweet chocolate, then white chocolate as directed on packages; pour each into separate medium bowl. Immediately add 1-1/2 tsp. shortening to chocolate in each bowl; stir until shortening is completely melted and mixture is well blended.
• Cover rimmed baking sheet with waxed paper. Remove cake balls from freezer in small batches. Insert lollipop stick into center of each ball. Dip, 1 at a time, into one of the melted chocolate mixtures, turning to evenly coat each ball with chocolate, then place, stick side up, on prepared baking sheet and top with sprinkles.
• Refrigerate 15 min. or until firm.

RED VELVET CAKE POPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil, egg whites, food color and cocoa with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour into pan.
• Bake and cool as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. Crumble cake into large bowl. Add frosting; mix well. Shape into 1 1/2-inch balls; place on cookie sheet. Freeze until firm; keep refrigerated.
• In microwavable bowl, microwave candy coating and shortening uncovered on Medium (50%) 2 minutes, then in 15-second intervals, until melted; stir until smooth. Dip tip of 1 lollipop stick about 1/2 inch into melted coating and insert stick into 1 cake ball no more than halfway. Repeat. Return cake pops to cookie sheet. Refrigerate 5 minutes. Remove from refrigerator a few at a time. Dip each cake ball into melted coating to cover; tap off excess. Poke opposite end of stick into foam block. Sprinkle with red sugar. Let stand until set.

RED VELVET CAKE POPS

Steps:

• After the cake has been cooled place it into a stand mixer.
• Add the cream cheese.
• Mix on medium until combined.
• Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
• Roll about a tablespoon into a ball. Repeat until of the mixture is finished.
• Melt the chocolate over a double boiler.
• Now, Dip a popsicle stick into the chocolate just to coat a bit of the bottom.
• Place it into the cake ball.
• Repeat until all balls have a stick.
• Dip each pop into the chocolate and let the extra chocolate drip off.
• Repeat.
• Place in freezer until ready to serve.
• Best served with coffee and frozen.

RED, WHITE AND BLUE CAKE POPS

Steps:

• Line several cookie sheets with waxed paper. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan, using water, oil and eggs. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• With fingers, crumble cake into large bowl. Add frosting; mix well with fingers until dough forms. Shape into quarter-size balls; place on cookie sheets. Freeze about 15 minutes.
• When ready to assemble, in small microwavable bowl, microwave candy melts uncovered as directed on bag. Stir in shortening until smooth and mixture runs off spoon.
• Remove cake pop balls from freezer. Dip tip of each craft stick into melted candy, then halfway into 1 cake ball; place on waxed paper-lined cookie sheet.
• When all cake balls have sticks, gently swirl 1 cake ball in melted candy to coat well; allow candy to drip back into bowl. Dip ball into candy sprinkles to decorate; place in plastic foam to allow candy to harden. Repeat with remaining cake balls and melted candy.

RED VELVET CAKE POPS (4TH OF JULY)

Steps:

• You will need a package of 50 paper sucker sticks and a styrofoam block.
• Bake cake according to directions on package. Let cool completely.
• Crumble cake mix in large bowl and mix in icing till all the cake is moist. (It's easiest to use hands).
• Refrigerate for 30 minutes to 2 hours until firm enough to roll.
• Roll filling into 1.5-inch balls and place on waxed paper. Refrigerate for another hour to chill them back up.
• Place candy coating in a small, deep dish (a short drinking glass works well) and microwave at half power for 1 minute, and then for 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between, until candy is melted. Do not over-cook candy!
• Working with 5 balls at a time (keep the rest in the refrigerator), place the tip of a sucker stick into the candy and then push into a ball, about ¾ of the way through.
• Dip ball in melted candy coating until the candy touches the stick.
• Carefully shake off excess and sprinkle with candy sprinkles.
• Stand upright in styrofoam block.
• Substitute different types of cake, frosting and candy coating for different flavors.

RED, WHITE AND BLUE ICE CREAM SANDWICH CAKE

Steps:

• Grease two 9-inch square metal cake pans with nonstick cooking spray. Prepare and bake the red velvet cake in the greased cake pans according to the package instructions. Cool the cakes in the pans on wire racks for 15 minutes, then unmold the cakes onto the racks and let cool completely. Trim off the tops of the cakes to yield two 1/2-inch-high cakes.
• Arrange 9 of the ice cream sandwiches into a 9-inch square on a platter, trimming the sandwiches as needed to form the square. Top with one of the cake layers. Arrange another layer of 9 ice cream sandwiches on top of the cake layer. Repeat with the remaining layer of cake and 9 ice cream sandwiches. Chill in the freezer while you prepare the topping.
• Combine the cream, sugar, food coloring and vanilla if using and beat until stiff peaks form. Using an offset spatula, generously frost the cake on all sides with the whipped topping. Decorate the cake with sprinkles as desired. Place in the freezer until ready to serve.