Cake Pops (MultiCultural)

Now, I'm the type of person that likes lollipops. However, I  also really do love cake. And I absolutley LOVE chocolate.  So what if we were to combine these three spectacular creation? We would form, the magnicent, marvelous, cake on a stick known as the Chocolate CAKEPOP! :) These delicious chocolate balls of goodness taste amazing and are a great way to surprise the family with a little something special. Greath for parties, special ocassions and even the ocassional, "HEY I WANNA EAT SOMETHIN' SWEET!" days. The scrumptious recipe follows below.

What you'll need-
- Cake mix or recipe below
CAKE RECIPE
2 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups white sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 cup water

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

- Milk or White Chocolate chips

- Chocolate Icing or Icing of preferance

-Coconut Shavings, Sprinkles or Nuts

-Skewers or Thick round sticks to hold cake pops

Steps-

If you are baking cake...

1. - Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 11x17 inch sheet cake pan.
2. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar and baking soda. Stir in the eggs, vanilla and buttermilk. Set aside. In a saucepan combine butter, oil, cocoa and water. Bring to a boil and stir until smooth. Slowly blend into the flour mixture. Pour into prepared pan.
3. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool. 
4. After cake has cooled, with a fork smush the cake. And will smushing cake with fork, mix in the icing until it becomes sticky.
5. After mixing and smushing the cake and icing, using the skewers, roll balls from the cake with your hands to a medium size and place on skewer. Let cool in fridge for about an hour or until firm and not falling off skewer or stick
6. Will cake pops cool in the fridge, melt in a pot or in the microwave the chocolate chips until a thin liquid, not viscous
7. After cake pops have cooled, dip the stick into the chocolate sauce we made from the chocolate chips until completley coated, then dip in shavings, sprinkles or nuts. Put on a plate face down
8. Let the balls cool in the fridge for a little to maintain firmness and to let chocolate coating to cool and harden a little
9. After cooling, Eat and ENJOY!

Cake recipe from http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chocolate-Sheet-Cake-II/Detail.aspx
Picture courtesy of http://www.lovefromtheoven.com/2011/02/09/cake-pops/