Rainbow Cake Pops
Don’t let these rainbows fool you. These are not the traditional rainbows made with almond paste. These are cake pops and they are amazing! Instead of making cake balls, you are laying the layers into a loaf pan. The mixture will taste amazing as it gets layered with jam. Once chilled, you dip it into melted chocolate using a microwave-safe bowl. You could even use melted white chocolate if you prefer that. I used small bowls to color each layer and tried to use the order of the rainbow. You could even make rainbow cake balls if you prefer. I used candy coating (candy melts) for the chocolates. I also made homemade vanilla frosting to combine with the cake batter once it was baked. The cake layer was easy to make right in your mixer. Chill the layers for a few hours and you have the perfect dessert. I love to add rainbow sprinkles, on top, too!
Rainbow Cake Pops
Ingredients
- Cake
- 1 and 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter softened to room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole milk or buttermilk
- Frosting
- 7 Tablespoons butter softened to room temperature
- 1 ¾ cups confectioners’ sugar
- 2 –3 teaspoons heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- raspberry jam I used with seeds
- Merckens Melting Disks
- lollipop sticks
Instructions
- Cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Line 9 inch cake pan with nonstick foil.
- Beat butter and sugar 2 mins.
- Add egg/vanilla on high to combine.
- Add dry ingredients and the milk until no lumps.
- Pour in pan and bake 30-35 mins.
- Cool completely.
- Frosting
- Beat the butter on medium speed until creamy, about 2 minutes.
- Add confectioners’ sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla on low.
- Raise to high and beat 3 mins.
- Crumble the cooled cake into the bowl on top of the frosting.
- Make sure there are no large lumps.
- Turn to low and combine the two.
- At this point you divide it into cups/bowls evenly and dye each one the color you want.
- Line a loaf pan with nonstick foil.
- Press in one color along the bottom and top with a thin layer of raspberry jam. Repeat with each color, spreading jam between each color. Cover and pop in freezer over night.
Assembly
- Cut rainbow loaf into thick slices.
- Melt disks gently and dip lollistick into chocolate then into the rainbow.
- Freeze until set.
- Remove and dip entire rainbow into chocolate.
- Garnish with sprinkles, if desired.
Cake pop recipe adapted from Sally’s Baking Addiction
Rainbow Cake pops adapted from For Goodness Cake Co.
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