When it comes to Halloween food, these guys are possibly more adorable than what they are frightening. Nonetheless, we absolutely DO want to devour a batch of mummy pops this year – it’s one of the best ways to eat cake, PLUS there’s NO baking involved. Winning at Halloween!
Halloween recipe for no-bake cake pops!
There’s no need to run screaming in the opposite direction at the mention of cake pops, this mummy pops recipe is easy peasy, no-bake, squeazy! The secret is in buying a pre-made cake and following the steps from there. These mummy pops would make for a fabulous Halloween food gift (wrapped in cellophane and tied with a ribbon) for neighbours or of course, a sweet treat for the kids.
Ready to make your very own cute-as-a-button mummy pops? Don’t be scared, it really is as simple as cut, freeze and dip – not much trick and plenty of treat. That’s my kind of trick or treat!
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Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: nil
Makes: 8
Difficulty: 2/5
Ingredients
- ½ Madeira cake (Madeira cake is sold at Woolworths!)
- 200g dark chocolate melts
- ½ cup chocolate sprinkles
- 100g white chocolate melts
- Paddle pop sticks and candy eyes, to decorate
Method
- Take the ready-made Madeira cake and cut it into four slices. From those four slices, make two 6cm discs out of each slice using a biscuit cutter.
- Insert a paddle pop stick into each of the eight cake discs and place them on a tray. Freeze them until firm.
- Place the dark chocolate into a microwave-safe bowl and using the microwave, melt the dark chocolate. Heat on High power for 20 seconds, stir with a metal spoon and place back in the microwave. Repeat until the chocolate is smooth, being careful not to overheat it.
- Using a spoon, cover the frozen cake with the melted chocolate and working quickly, add the sprinkling of chocolate sprinkles so that they stick to the dark chocolate coating. So sweet!
- Place the white chocolate into a microwave-safe bowl and using the microwave, melt the chocolate. Heat on High power for 20 seconds, stir with a metal spoon and place back in the microwave. Repeat until the chocolate is smooth, being careful not to overheat it.
- Load the melted white chocolate into a piping bag or zip-lock-bag and cutting a fine tip, pipe the chocolate onto the cake pops to make the lines look as though they are mummy bandages. Use the remaining white chocolate to sick the candy eyes on. SO CUTE!
This original recipe is from the very clever Ed Halmagyi, Mitsubishi Electric Australia Ambassador, chef, TV presenter and a Halloween enthusiastic dad of two.
How’s that for an extra sweet, not so scary and kind of adorable, cake filled Halloween food idea? What do you do for Halloween? Tell us in the comments if you dress up as a family, trick or treat or just simply celebrate at home with some spooky fun or baking Halloween themed treats, we’d love to hear all the details.
Stay tuned for even scarier – and ever so delicious – Halloween recipes coming up to whet your tastebuds. Keep your eyes peeled, we have lots of creepy and tasty Halloween food ideas brewing in our recipe cauldron to share in the lead up to the scariest night of the year. There’s so much fun to be had, including in the kitchen, who would’ve thought?!
