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Lemon Cake Pops

Lemon Cake Pops Recipe

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Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 24 servings
Calories: 188
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • Zest of 2 lemons
  • 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup buttermilk, room temperature
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • Pinch of salt
  • 12 oz white chocolate, chopped, or white candy melts
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil or vegetable shortening
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 to 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 24 lollipop sticks

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch round cake pan. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat butter and sugar until fluffy, then beat in eggs one at a time, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients in three additions, alternating with buttermilk. Bake 25 to 30 minutes until golden and a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.
  2. Crumble the cooled cake into fine crumbs. Beat together the ¼ cup butter, 1 ½ cups powdered sugar, 1 tbsp lemon juice, zest of 1 lemon, and salt for the buttercream. Mix into crumbs until it holds together when squeezed.
  3. Roll mixture into 1-tablespoon balls and place on a parchment-lined sheet. Chill at least 30 minutes.
  4. Melt white chocolate with coconut oil. Stir ½ cup powdered sugar and enough lemon juice to make a drizzle. Dip each stick tip in melted chocolate, insert into a cake ball, then dip the whole cake pop. Tap off excess, place stick-side up. Drizzle immediately with lemon glaze. Let set.

Notes

Cool the cake completely before crumbling, about 1 hour. The buttercream should be stiff enough to hold the mixture together; if it feels too soft, chill it a few minutes before mixing. Work quickly when dipping, and if the coating thickens, re-warm it in 10-second bursts.