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Minecraft Cake Pops Recipe

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Minecraft Cake Pops are fun and delicious treats shaped like iconic blocks from the game, filled with chocolate cake and ganache, and decorated with fondant to resemble Creepers, TNT, and more.

Ingredients

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 cup granulated sugar

½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

1 cup buttermilk (or milk plus 1 tbsp vinegar)

½ cup vegetable oil

2 large eggs

2 tsp vanilla extract

8 oz semi-sweet chocolate, chopped

½ cup heavy cream

Pinch of salt

12 oz candy melts (green, red, and brown varieties for color-coding)

1 tbsp coconut oil or shortening (optional, for smoother dipping)

Pre-colored fondant in green, black, red, white, brown, and yellow

Cornstarch or powdered sugar (for dusting)

Edible glue or water

Small rolling pin

Sharp knife or fondant cutters

Toothpicks or small paintbrushes (for attaching details)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a 9×9-inch baking pan with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar. In a separate bowl, mix the buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla until well combined. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir until the batter is smooth. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 25–30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool completely, then crumble it into fine pieces using your hands or a fork.
  2. Heat the cream in a small saucepan over medium heat until it begins to simmer. Pour the hot cream over the chopped chocolate in a heatproof bowl and let it sit for 1–2 minutes. Stir until the chocolate is fully melted and the mixture is smooth and glossy. Allow the ganache to cool slightly until it reaches a thick but spreadable consistency.
  3. Take a small portion of the crumbled cake and flatten it in your palm. Place a small amount of ganache in the center, then wrap the cake around the ganache to form a cube shape. Repeat with the remaining mixture. Chill the shaped cubes in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to firm up.
  4. Insert a lollipop stick into each chilled cube. Melt the candy melts in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring between each, until fully melted. If needed, add coconut oil or shortening to thin the coating. Dip each cake cube into the melted coating, turning to coat evenly and tapping off any excess. Place the coated pops upright in a styrofoam block or cake pop stand and let them set completely.
  5. To make a Creeper face, roll out green fondant and cover the top of the pop. Cut small rectangles from black fondant for the eyes and mouth and attach with edible glue or a damp brush. For a TNT block, cover the pop in red fondant and add a white fondant strip across the middle. Write or stick black fondant letters spelling “TNT” on the strip. For a grass block, cover the bottom in brown fondant and the top in green fondant, letting it slightly overhang the sides. Use a knife or modeling tool to create pixel-like texture lines. Use molds or templates for clean, consistent details if desired.

Notes

Customize your cake pops to resemble different video game characters, such as Super Mario or Pokémon.

Try using white chocolate or colored chocolate chips instead of candy melts for coating.

If you don’t have fondant, you can use colored icing to decorate the cake pops.

For extra texture, sprinkle crushed candy pieces on top of the coating before it sets.

These cake pops are best served at room temperature, so allow refrigerated pops to sit out for 15–20 minutes before serving.

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