Eggnog Cake Pops

• Serves: 30 cake pops

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• Contributor: Kate

Ingredients

Cake

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1-1/4 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup eggnog

Frosting

• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1-1/2 cups eggnog
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Coating

• Sticks
• 20oz White Melting Wafers (Vanilla Flavor)
• Sprinkles

Instructions

Cake

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes.
3. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Add extracts.
5. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with eggnog, beating well after each addition.
6. Pour into 2 greased 9-in. round baking pans.
7. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes.
8. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

Frosting

Make frosting while the cake cools

1. In a small saucepan, combine flour and salt. Gradually stir in eggnog until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat whisking constantly; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, 3-4 minutes. Gradually beat in eggnog mixture and vanilla until smooth.

Cake Pops

1. Use a food processor to crumble the cake into fine crumbs. A standard 8-cup food processor works for 1 9-inch cake.
2. Add frosting until the cake forms into a smooth mixture that doesn't stick to the sides of the food processor. For this recipe it was about half of the frosting.
3. Shape the cake into balls and chill for at least 2 hours

Coating

1. Melt the coating gently on the stove top. Add glitter or other sprinkles.
2. Dip the end of the cake pop stick into the coating then insert the cake pop sticks into the cake balls.
3. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
4. Dip the cake balls into the candy melts.
5. Cool for at least 30 minutes in the refrigerator

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