How To Make Cakesicles

How To Make Cakesicles. A step by step guide to teach you how to make your own cakesicles. 

Aren’t these just the sweetest little treats you’ve ever seen? We’ve all heard of cake pops but these are called “Cakesicles”, which really means a cake pop in the shape of a popsicle. However there is a certain classy charm to Cakesicles. Maybe its the molded shape, the shiny surface or that you don’t know if its a popsicle or cake inside until you take a bite. Whatever the appeal is for you I am going to show you how to make your own. Let’s get started!

CAKESICLE TOOLS AND INGREDIENTS:

1. Cakesicle mold
2. Cakesicle sticks (these are smaller than traditional popsicle sticks and should come with the mold)
3. White chocolate or white candy coating melted (or what ever color you would like) 
4. Favorite cake baked and crumbled
5. Buttercream
6. Spoon
7. Sprinkles

CAKESICLE TIPS AND TRICKS:

1. This recipe is for (4) cakesicles. It can be adjusted to make more if needed.
2. Lay out all your tools and ingredients
3. For these cakesicles I used about 1 cup of cake crumbs and 1/2 Tbsp of buttercream
   1. Mix the two together to form a sticky yet textured mixture. The more buttercream you use the more mushy your mixture will get. I prefer a drier mixture that holds it’s shape.
4. I used about 1 cup of melted coating. For the decorating I used about 1/4 cup and colored it pink.
5. A spoon works best at filling and spreading the coating around the sides of the cakesicle mold. 
6. If using specialty sprinkles (multiple sizes and shapes) pour them into a dish and sort out the sprinkles for each cakesicle. The reason this is important is that sometimes you get too few of the larger pieces. If you notice in the pics only 3 out of 4 of my cakesicles has a large blue sprinkle on it, thats all that was in the jar 😉 . 
7. These will be popped in the fridge for a brief moment so make sure you clear a space ahead of time. 

HOW TO MAKE CAKESICLES:

1. Take a spoonful of melted coating and pour it into the first mold. 
2. Let it set for 15 seconds to thicken a little (the hotter your coating the runnier it is). Then with the back of the spoon spread it evenly around and up the sides of the cake sickle mold. Go up and around the sides of the mold about 3 times to make sure the coating is thick enough. If the coating is too thin it will crack when unfolding the cakesicles (I’m speaking from experience 😉 ). 
3. Repeat with the remaining molds.
4. Chill for 3 minutes.
5. Scoop a small portion of your cake mixture and gently press it into the prepared molds, adding or removing any extra as needed. The top of the cake mixture should be just below the top of the mold so there is room for the final coating. 
6. Repeat with remaining cakesicles. 
7. This is the time to insert your popsicle sticks. Push them through into the cake filling, press cake filling back into place if any popped up a little. When you push through the popsicle stick you will be pushing through the coating so give a gentle push to break through, once in the stick should easily push through the cake filling. 
8. Using the spoon put a small amount of melted coating on top of the cake filling. Spread it to the edges and even out the surface as best you can. You will get better at this step as you go. My first few were really uneven on top. The coating sets fast so work one cakesicle at a time. 
9. Let set completely. I like to place in refrigerator 5 minutes before removing from the mold. 
10. To remove from the mold gently start at the top of the cakesicle and gently push the cake pop our of the mold. When you get to the base gently pull the cakesicle stick through. 
    1. If you have some rough edges of extra coating take a warm knife and gently cut them off. 
11. Store in airtight container in cool place. 

IF DECORATING:

1. Color your drizzle coating as desired (I used pink gel coloring). 
2. Have sprinkles ready. 
3. Decorating one cakesicle at a time, fill a piping bag fitted with a small hole tip with your colored coating (I used wilton tip #3). Drizzle lines as desired. 
4. Place sprinkles immediately as coating sets fast. If you find your coating is already setting too fast you can dab a little coating the back of each sprinkle piece and place as you’d like on the cakesicle.
5. Repeat with remaining cakesicles. 
   1. If your drizzling leaves some thick blobs of coating around the edge of the cakesicle, gently break it off or use a warm knife to trim off the extra. 
6. Let set and store in airtight container until ready to serve. 

CAKESICLE Q&A:

1. Can I dip my cakesicles instead of coating the mold with coating? Yes, you may not get the glossy surface the silicone mold provides. They will have more of a sheen (smooth matte) finish which is just as beautiful. 
2. Do you have a cake and buttercream recipe to suggest? Yes, check these out… Classic Celebration Cake, One Bowl Chocolate Cake (Single Layer Cake), 8×8 Classic Vanilla Sheet Cake Recipe, Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
3. Can I use a cake mix and canned frosting? Yes, absolutely. The measurements should be the same for the ingredients and the technique is the same. 
4. Where to I buy cakesicle molds and sticks? See below for links. 

Enjoy these cakesicles and as always if you have questions shoot me an email, stacey@thesugarcoatedcottage.com. 

Sincerely,

Stacey

Here are the tools I used. (Please note that the below are Amazon affiliate links which means if you purchase from these links I get a small commission at no cost to you. Thanks for supporting The Sugar Coated Cottage!)

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