Polka Dot Cake

​My daughter was given a cake pop pan for her birthday last year and we have had so much fun with it.  I don't always use the cake pop pan, sometimes I make cake pops by hand, like the hot air balloon cake pops.

​Sometimes, I like to bake my cake pops in the cake pop pan and sometimes I roll them by hand.  I recently ran across this recipe for a Polka Dot cake while I was doing some research for a first birthday cake.  Sounded like a match made in heaven to me, a first birthday party and a polka dot cake.

​Cake Balls
white cake mix 

I don't normally use cake mixes but I've found that they make much better cake pops than my homemade cake batters.  
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Prepare cake mix as directed using whole eggs and substituting milk for water.

Divide batter between bowls.  I separated my batter into 7 bowls, measuring out a little more than a half cup of batter into each.  

​Tint batter with food coloring.  I used Wilton color gels to make vibrant color.
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​Spoon batter into the bottom of the greased cake pop pan.

Put lid on cake pop pan and place clips on sides.

Bake 13 minutes at 350.

​I ended up with some mini volcanoes they peeled right off of the pan.

​Remove clamps and top of cake pop pan.

​Remove pops from pan and place on wire rack to cool.

Transfer pops to a ziploc bag and freeze until firm.

Prepare a white cake batter and pour a small amount in the bottom of greased cake pan.

Place cake balls on top of batter.

Spoon batter on top of cake balls.

I baked 10 inch cakes and they baked for 40 minutes.  

Cool in pan 10 minutes and then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.

​You can barely see the colorful cake balls poking through the cake while it cooled.  I filled this particular cake with a whipped cream filling and frosted it with a swiss meringue buttercream.

​Decorate.

Ciao!

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