Itsy Bitsy Foodies

These cake pops without a chocolate candy coating came about by accident.  In the middle of making cake pops we ran out of Wilton dipping chocolate but I realized that my whole family still devoured them.  When I tried one I discovered that I actually like them a bit better than a traditional Wilton chocolate-coated cake pop.  Admittedly, they are less polished looking, but they are also less sweet and we didn’t miss the chocolate coating at all.  Omitting the chocolate coating simplifies the assembly process as well so they are super quick and easy to make.

After our initial experience using white cake and buttercream frosting, my son and I used a handful of our low-fat pumpkin oatmeal muffins (regular pumpkin bread would work well, too) to make some Halloween-inspired cake pops sans chocolate candy coating.  They are plenty sweet with the pumpkin bread/cake and the cream cheese frosting and were quickly eaten with and without the Jack-o-lantern faces.  I definitely think that naked cake pops are here to stay on my family’s list of favorite treats.