Conversation Heart Cake Pops
These conversation heart cake pops are a fun, festive twist on traditional cake pops that are super easy to make and even more yummy to eat! Grab some heart-shaped molds, fill them with freshly made vanilla cake, and cover them in pastel candy melts for the ultimate Valentine’s Day treat.
Servings: 4 large cake pops
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup canola oil
- 1 cup milk
- ½ tablespoon vanilla extract
For the molds:
- 2 tablespoon milk
- 2 bags candy melts in any color
- 4 heart shaped plastic containers or molds*
- food safe pens/markers**
Instructions
For the cakes:
- Preheat your oven to 350ºF and prepare an 8 or 9 inch cake pan.
- Mix all your ingredients together in one bowl, starting with your dry and finishing with the wet.
- End with the milk, adding ⅔ cup to start and add a little more if you need your batter to be thinner.
- Mix together until fully combined, then pour into your prepared cake pan.
- Bake for about 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool, then crumble it up and prepare to mold.
For the molds:
- With your crumbled cake in a bowl, add a few spoons of frosting or a splash of milk, just enough to hold the cake together.
- Press your cake into the molds - if you're using plastic containers like the ones pictured, you'll want to press cake into each half of the heart and then push them together tightly to combine the two halves.
- Once you're done molding or cutting out your cake hearts, wrap them in plastic wrap and place them in the freezer for about 5 minutes, just to harden slightly. this will help if you need to remove the cake from any molds or plastic hearts.
- Once your cake pops have chilled, remove them from any plastic wrap, mold, etc. and place them on a plate or tray covered with tin foil or parchment paper.
- Melt your candy melts according to package instructions, and dip your cake pops in one of two ways: either transfer the candy melts to a deep bowl and dip each cake into the melts using a thick toothpick or even a fork - or lay your cakes out on a tray and pour the candy melts evenly over each heart.***
- Let the cake pops harden on the counter or in the fridge before decorating.
Notes
*I got plastic treat containers at Michaels for about $5, but any heart-shaped mold or cookie cutter will work! you can also hand-shape them if you have a steady hand and a good eye.
**like I said, I used food coloring and a paint brush for these, which is difficult but doable! I'd recommend food markers if you can find them.
***I poured the candy melts over the cakes, and it got a little messy and uneven. if you want a smoother coating, I'd suggest dipping the cakes into the candy melts - just make sure you have a good hold on the cakes since they're heavy!