Amazing New Flavor

Last night I invented a new cake pop flavor. It is really tasty. They are chocolate peanut butter cake pops. And they are scrumptious. They have layers of chocolate and peanut butter (melted peanut butter chips) on the outside of a scrumptious chocolate peanut butter cake.

I'm willing to share this pop recipe with a few of my followers here.

Supplies:
Sucker sticks
Baggies
Ties
Devils food cake mix
Eggs
Oil
Peanut butter (crunchy or creamy)
Melting chocolate (aka almond bark)
2 packages Reese's peanut butter chips
Shortening.

Directions: Bake cake according to package instructions. Cool completely.

Place chocolate in a bowl; place over a small saucepan with about 2" of water. Place on burner, set to lowest heat. In a separate bowl, melt peanut butter chips. Place the bowl over a small saucepan with about 2" of water. Place on burner st to lowest heat. Stir both frequently. Do not allow the chocolate or peanut butter chips to get too warm or the chocolate will crack on the pops. Add enough shortening to each flavor to make them thin. The chocolate will use about 2 tbsp of shortening. The peanut butter will need more, but you have to just add more until it is thin enough.

Crumble cake in a bowl. Add enough peanut butter to make the cake form a ball. Make sure the cake is not sticky or mushy. The cake needs to be just sticky enough of form balls. Form balls about 1" around. Place on a waxed paper or parchment lined cookie sheet. Chill for 15 minutes. Remove from fridge. Dip sucker sticks in chocolate and push into balls. Make sure they go at least half way through the pops. Chill for 10-15 minutes or until the chocolate is set.

Now comes the fun part.

Dip the balls in chocolate and place in styrofoam blocks to dry. Once the chocolate is dry, dip in peanut butter about halfway down the pop. Allow to dry. Dip one more time in chocolate far enough down to leave just a small strip if peanut butter showing. This give the appearance of a Reese's peanut butter cup that is cut.

Or, be creative. Dip the balls fully in chocolate, then peanut butter, then chocolate, and top with finely ground peanuts. (make sure the nuts are very finely ground or they will make the chocolate run off the pop and they won't look pretty)

 Tip: squish the balls in your hand until they form a solid ball. If you are using crunchy peanut butter, the nuts will make it more difficult to shape the balls. It can also cause the balls to break apart when you add the sticks.

 Don't be afraid to experiment a little. These are yummy pops, but rather boring to look at.