Vegan cake pops
These vegan cake pops look just as great as they taste! Make them today for the perfect bite-sized treat to serve this Christmas.
Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 25 mins
Total: 45 mins
Makes 30
Ingredients
- 200ml Unsweetened soya or almond milk
- 75ml Neutral oil
- 2½ tsp Vanilla extract
- 2 tsp Cider vinegar
- 200g Self-raising flour
- 140g Golden caster sugar
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 40g Vegan butter
- 40g Vegan plain cream cheese
- 200g Icing sugar (sieved)
- 30 Cake pop sticks
- Vegan chocolate (or half white, half dark)
- Vegan white, green and red fondant icing
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/350°F/gas mark 4. Grease and line a 20cm (8in) round cake tin. In a large jug, stir together the milk, oil, 2 tsp vanilla extract and vinegar, then leave for a few minutes. In a large mixing bowl, thoroughly combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until combined (be careful not to over mix).
Step 2
Pour the cake mixture into the tin and bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly golden and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Leave to cool completely.
Step 3
For the icing, mix the butter, cream cheese, icing sugar and remaining ½ tsp of vanilla extract together until smooth. Break up the cooled sponge and crumble it into the icing. Combine until you have a smooth dough. Form into approx. 20g balls and then place them on a lined tray in the freezer for at least 30 minutes.
Step 4
Melt the chocolate in 10 second bursts in the microwave. Cool slightly. Take a cake pop stick and dip the very end into the melted chocolate then push the stick into the chilled cake ball (not all the way through). Repeat until all the cake balls are on sticks.
Step 5
Dip each cake pop into the melted chocolate, allowing it to drip off a little. Place in an upturned colander, mug, florist’s foam or similar and then place in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Step 6
Roll out the green and white fondant icing to 2mm and cut out shapes to decorate, as shown (use cutters or cut freehand). Use the red fondant icing to roll tiny red berries. Stick onto the cake pops. Cook's tip: Dust the berries with icing sugar, if liked.
