Salted Caramel Cake Pops
Caramel cake crumbs and salted caramel sauce mixed together to create a cake pop truffle. Cover that in chocolate for a salty sweet treat that is sure to impress!
Servings: 18 Truffles
Calories: 247kcal
Ingredients
Caramel Cake;
- ¼ Cup Butter, Softened (55g)
- ¾ Cup Dark Brown Sugar (130g)
- ¼ Cup Sugar (50g)
- 1 Large Egg
- 2 Tbsp. Molasses or Golden Syrup (45g)
- 1 and ¼ Cups All Purpose Flour (150g)
- ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ Cup Milk or Buttermilk
- 2 teaspoon White Vinegar
Salted Caramel Sauce;
- ¼ Cup Butter (55g)
- ½ Cup Brown Sugar (90g)
- ¼ Cup Milk or Cream
- 1-2 teaspoon Salt (Personal Taste)
- 2 Cups Dark Chocolate, Melted (360g)
Instructions
Caramel Cake;
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and line an 8"x8" square baking pan with baking paper.
- Beat the butter, sugar and dark brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add in the egg and the molasses and beat in.
- Mix the baking powder and flour together and beat in half to the butter mixture.
- Add in half of the milk or buttermilk and beat. Repeat the process.
- Dissolve the baking soda in the vinegar and mix into the cake batter.
- Pour into the prepared pan and place in the oven for 25-30 minutes.
- Allow to cool completely. While the cake is cooking and cooling, prepare the salted caramel sauce.
Salted Caramel Sauce;
- Place the butter and brown sugar in a saucepan on a medium to high heat.
- Once the butter has melted, add the milk and bring to the boil.
- Boil for at least 2 minutes before removing from the heat.
- Add the salt and allow to cool.
- Crumble the cake into cake fine crumbs and pour through the salted caramel sauce. Mix together.
- Roll into balls and place in the fridge for around an hour before melting the dark chocolate and dipping each truffle into the chocolate.
- Once each is covered in chocolate, place the cake pops back in the fridge for another hour or until set.
Notes
Optional to place each cake pop on a lollipop stick make them true 'pops'.
8x8 cake pan.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Truffle | Calories: 247kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 128mg | Potassium: 104mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 15IU | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 1mg