Pretty In Pink Push It Up Cake Pops Recipes

RAINBOW CAKE PUSH-UP POPS

Steps:

• Line as many 9x13 pans as you have with parchment, and spray with nonstick cooking spray. (I actually used 9" round cake pans, but I ended up having to split the cakes in half so all 6 colors would fit in the pops. Splitting the thin cakes was tricky, and I think just making one ultra-thin layer of each color in a 9x13 would be easier.) Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt, and sift together.
• Place the butter and the granulated sugar in the bowl of a mixer and cream on medium-high until light and fluffy. Add the egg whites one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the vanilla extract and mix it in.
• With the mixer on low speed, add a third of the flour. Once it's almost all incorporated, add half of the milk, then when that's mixed in, add half of the remaining flour. Add the last of the milk, and once that's gone, add the rest of the flour. Stop the mixer when it's almost entirely mixed in, and do the rest by hand with a spatula, scraping the bottom and sides of the bowl to make sure everything's incorporated.
• Divide the batter into 6 even portions (this is easiest to do with a kitchen scale-weigh the total amount of batter, then divide by 6). Add enough gel food coloring to each portion to make a vibrant color-don't be skimpy!
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan(s) and bake until set in the middle, about 10 minutes. (It will be closer to 15 if you are using 9" rounds instead.) Let them cool for 10 minutes, then flip them out and let them cool completely. If you need to re-use the pans to bake off more colors, wash the pans and parchment/spray them, then repeat the process until all of your cake layers have been baked.
• Combine the egg white and sugar in the metal bowl of a stand mixer. Bring an inch of water to a simmer in a saucepan that fits snugly on the bottom of your mixing bowl. Make sure that your water level is low enough that when you place the mixing bowl on top of the saucepan, the water doesn't touch the bottom of the pan.
• Whisk the egg whites/sugar over the simmering water bath until the whites are hot and the mixture has started to increase in volume and turn opaque. When you rub the egg whites between your fingers, the sugar should be completely dissolved and should not feel gritty at all.
• Transfer the mixing bowl to the stand mixer and beat with a whisk attachment on medium-high speed until the whites are voluminous, shiny, and smooth. Beat them until they are not warm at all.
• Add the soft but slightly cool butter to the whites a tablespoon at a time. As you continue to add the butter, the whites will deflate, and might even look curdled or broken. Don't worry! As long as you waited until the whites were cool, everything is fine. After all of the butter has been added, increase the mixer speed and beat for a few minutes, until the frosting smoothes out and comes together. Add the pinch of salt and vanilla extract and mix well. If for some reason it remains curdled, refrigerate the bowl for about 10 minutes, then beat on medium-high speed until it comes together.
• Spread a thin layer of frosting on top of each cooled cake layer, about the same thickness as the cake itself. Refrigerate or freeze the cake layers until firm. Freezing is much faster, but requires a large amount of freezer space! (The purpose of this step is to create a very clean, even layer of frosting between each cake round. It can be skipped in favor of just piping in frosting, see Variations below.)
• Once firm, use a round cutter slightly smaller in circumference than the push-up containers to cut 24 circles out of each color of cake/frosting. If you don't have a cutter the right size, you can use the bottom plunger to cut out circles. It's not as sharp as a metal cutter, so the cuts won't be as clean, but it will still work.
• If the frosting has softened during the cutting stage, return the cakes to the refrigerator or freezer until it is firm again.
• Now begin assembly. Push the plunger up to the top of the container, and lay a cake/frosting round in it. Lower it slightly, and put a different color on top. Continue to lower the plunger and add cake layers until all six colors have been added. Push down to compact the layers and meld them together, if necessary.
• After all of the pops are assembled, take the remaining buttercream and pipe a swirl on top of each one.

PRINCESS PUSH IT UP POPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 60 mini muffin cups with cooking spray. In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and egg whites with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on high speed 2 minutes. Tint batter with pink food color. Divide batter among muffin cups, filling three-fourths full. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely.
• Divide frosting into 3 bowls. Tint 1 bowl of frosting purple. Tint 1 bowl of frosting pink. Leave remaining frosting white. In large disposable decorating bag fitted with large star tip, place spoonfuls of each color frosting side by side, alternating colors and working up from tip of bag. Do not mix colors.
• To assemble, drop 1 cupcake into each push-it-up pop container. Pipe frosting on cupcake. Top each with second cupcake; pipe frosting on cupcake. Sprinkle with candy sprinkles. Frost remaining 36 cupcakes; sprinkle with candy sprinkles. Serve with push-up cakes, or freeze unfrosted for later use.

PRETTY IN PINK PUSH-IT-UP CAKE POPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 24 mini muffin cups with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and egg whites with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Fill muffin cups half full with batter. (Cover and refrigerate remaining batter until ready to bake; cool pan before reusing and spray again with cooking spray.)
• Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove cupcakes from pans to cooling racks; cool completely, about 15 minutes. (Repeat with remaining batter to make about 48 additional mini cupcakes. Freeze cupcakes for another use.)
• Spoon frosting into decorating bag (fitted with desired tip) or resealable food-storage plastic bag (with small corner cut off). To assemble, drop 1 cupcake into each push-up pop container; pipe desired amount of frosting on cupcake. Top each with second cupcake; pipe with frosting. Garnish with strawberry and mint sprig.

GRILLED STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE PUSH-IT-UP POPS

Steps:

• Mix grilled strawberries and brown sugar; set aside
• Heat oven to 425°F. Grease or spray 16 mini muffin cups. Mix Bisquick mix, milk, sugar and lemon peel. Spoon batter into cups. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until browning on top. Cool a few minutes before removing from muffin cups; cool completely.
• Place 1 shortcake into push-up pop. Add whipped topping and about 1 teaspoon strawberries. Repeat. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

PUMPKIN PIE PUSH-IT-UP POPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 36 mini muffin cups with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, pumpkin, water, oil, eggs and 1 teaspoon of the pumpkin pie spice with electric mixer on low speed until moistened. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Fill each muffin cup two-thirds full with batter.
• Bake about 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from muffin cups onto cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix remaining 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice into frosting.
• To assemble push-up pops, drop 1 mini cupcake into each push-up pop container. Add generous teaspoon frosting to top of each cupcake. Top each with second mini cupcake. Add dollops of frosting to tops of each. Sprinkle each with additional pumpkin pie spice. Serve.

WATERMELON PUSH-IT-UP CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 40 mini muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and egg whites. Stir in 10 to 15 drops red food color. Stir in 3/4 cup chocolate chips. Fill muffin cups two-thirds full. (Cover and refrigerate remaining batter until ready to bake; cool pan before reusing and spray again with cooking spray.)
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely. (Repeat with remaining batter to make about 32 additional mini cupcakes. Freeze cupcakes for another use.)
• In medium bowl, mix frosting and enough green food color for desired shade of green. Spoon frosting into decorating bag (fitted with desired tip) or resealable food-storage plastic bag (with small corner cut off).
• To assemble, pipe small amount of frosting in bottom of each push-up pop container. Drop 1 mini cupcake into each container; pipe frosting on cupcake. Top each with second cupcake; pipe with frosting. Add chocolate chips on top to look like watermelon seeds. Place caps on containers until ready to serve. Store in refrigerator.