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“I Heart” Blog Hop – Cheerwine Chocolate Cakepops

February 14, 2014 by Kaylynn Zoe 8 Comments

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It’s that time babes! Let me tell you that for February we REALLY tried to think outside the box – skip Valentines and be original. Guess what? We failed. Miserably. So our theme for this month is “I heart”. Sorry to be so un-creative.

 

1. Flats to Flip Flops – I <3 Fashions Trends|
2. She’s Crafty – I <3 decorating with family photos|
3. The Benson Street – I <3 Nail Polish|
4. The Crafted Sparrow – I <3 DIY Jewelry|
5. Hollyhocks & Honeybees I <3 Valentines decor
 6. Among The Young – I <3 Cake Pops
7. Maybe I Will I <3 Reading
8. Free Time Frolics I <3 Oh Henry Bars 

I’ve teamed up with my AMAZING friends to give you some of the things we LOVE in this months edition. My contribution (of course) is food: Chocolate Cherry Cakepop to be precise.

Of course I love food. That’s a given. Funny story though – I HATE cake pops. I REALLY REALLY hate cake pops.

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Maybe it has something to do with the fact that it’s a box cake mix smothered in fake canned frosting and topped with waxy chocolate that just rubs me the wrong way.
So make your own cake and frosting, you say. I literally can’t bring myself to make a cake and destroy it (crumble into a gazillion pieces) and waste delicious frosting (yeah – I’m that kind of girl), just to be topped by nasty chocolate. It’s too sweet for me.

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Maybe it’s the time and energy it takes to bake a cake, crumble it, roll it into balls, and dip them. Yes, it’s tedious.

Whatever the reason, I’m not a huge fan. I don’t eat them. I hate making them. YUCK.

Are you getting a clear picture here? Hopefully I’ve painted it well enough for you…. Yet, somehow Handsome and I always end up making them.

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So WHY on earth am I ranting about cake pops when this is supposed to be an “I Heart” theme? Somewhere along the line I had this ludicrous idea to add some of my Blickenstaff’s Cheerwine soda to a box of cake mix – not sure where the inspiration came from, but I was set on it. I simply replaced the water (the box mix called for) with soda and crossed my fingers. The result? Moist, spongy, DIVINE cake with a slight hint of cherry. I’m not kidding when I said I could’ve eaten the entire pan.

I then added a secret concoction of frosting and cherry (ok fine – I’ll share :D), and to top it off? I found a cherry cordial dipping chocolate. I was actually really excited about this. Spoiler alert – the cherry cordial dipping chocolate tasted like cough medicine. NOT A FAN. I might’ve gagged a little. NASTY.

Change of plans – milk and dark chocolate would have to do and it was YUM. Again, this is coming from the cake-pop hater and I really liked them. Look – I’m actually EATING this one – that’s kind of a big deal.

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"I Heart" Blog Hop - Cheerwine Chocolate Cakepops

Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time25 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Author: Kaylynn

Ingredients

  • 1 box Devil's Food Cake
  • 1 bottle Cheerwine
  • 1 can frosting
  • 2-4 TB cherry syrup
  • 1 bag of dark or milk dipping chocolate

Instructions

  • Follow cake and required cake box ingredients together EXCEPT - substitute 1 c. water with 1 c. Cheerwine.
  • Bake as instructed on cake box.
  • Cool overnight if possible.
  • After cooling is complete, crumble cake.
  • In another bowl, pour frosting and 2-4 TB cherry syrup in and mix until desired flavor is reached.
  • Add frosting mixture to cake crumbs.
  • Stir well.
  • Form into little balls.
  • Put in fridge (or freezer if you need them fast!).
  • Melt dipping chocolate.
  • Dip your sticks in the chocolate and stick into cake balls.
  • Put cake balls back in the freezer - remove them for dipping in small groups to keep cool.
  • Dip balls and sprinkle.

 

Filed Under: Blog Hop, Dessert, Recipes, Valentines Tagged With: blog hop, cake pops, valentines

Comments

  1. Melissa says

    February 14, 2014 at 8:50 AM

    I discovered my first bottle of Cheerwine in No. Carolina a few years ago. Yum! Of coarse I brought the bottle home with me for my pop bottle collection. Happy hearts Day!!

    Reply
  2. Briton says

    February 14, 2014 at 9:13 AM

    Cheerwine!?! My husband is from North Carolina- I’ll have to make these for him and his brother since Utah is so far from home!!

    Reply
  3. Ashley says

    February 18, 2014 at 1:48 PM

    Can you just send me some of these..please?
    Ash

    Reply

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