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Mummy Cakesicles
The cool cousin of the cake pop - make these no-mess Halloween Mummy Cakesicles for your next Halloween party or movie night!
Servings: 8 cakesicles
Calories: 360kcal
Equipment
- 2 Cakesicle molds (also sometimes called ice cream or popsicle molds; the exact set I used is out of stock on Amazon but I've linked an almost-identical one)
- 1 piping bag, disposable (for decorating)
Ingredients
Mummy Cakesicle filling:
- 1 box Cake mix, Vanilla
- ½ cup butter (melted & cooled (or vegetable oil))
- 1 ¼ cups buttermilk (room temperature)
- 4 egg whites
Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting
- 4 ounces cream cheese (half a package; softened)
- ½ cup butter (one stick, softened)
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- ½-1 Tablespoon milk
- ½ Tablespoon clear vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon salt (if using unsalted butter)
Coating & Decorations
- 1 bag White Candy Melts (I used Wilton's Bright White candy melts; I found them cheaper on Amazon than in stores in my area)
- Small candy eyes
Instructions
Mummy Cakesicle filling:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13 pan with baker's floured cooking spray, or grease and line with parchment paper.
- Combine cooled butter, buttermilk, and egg whites in a large mixing bowl. Beat with a whisk until combined. Stir in boxed cake mix until combined, and then beat with a hand mixer or whisk for 2 minutes. Pour into prepared pans and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25-30 minutes.
- Allow cake layers to cool for 10-15 minutes on a wire cooling rack before removing from pans; set in the fridge or freezer to accelerate the cooling process if desired.
- Unless you plan on buying it, this is a great time to make your frosting!
Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting
- (Frosting is fairly easy to purchase (here’s a medium-consistency frosting from Wilton!), but it *does* taste better if you make your own!)
- Beat together softened cream cheese and butter; slowly add in powdered sugar alternating with milk until frosting reaches desired consistency. Add vanilla and salt if needed and beat until well combined.
- Once your cake has cooled, transfer it to a mixing bowl (or use a stand mixer with a paddle attachment) and mash it into crumbs with a large spoon or a couple of forks. Add a couple tablespoons of frosting and continue mashing. The mixture should begin to stick together in large clumps. Continue mixing until no longer crumbly, adding more frosting a half tablespoon at a time if needed.
Coating the cakesicle molds
- Melt about half the package of candy melts – this can be done in a double boiler, or in 30-second intervals on half power in a microwave.
- With a spoon and/or offset spatula, line the insides of the cakesicle molds with melted candy melts. Make sure the coating is at least a few millimeters thick so it doesn’t crack when you de-mold your cakesicles! Insert your cakesicle sticks part-way into the mold before the candy melts harden. Place in the fridge to chill until the candy melts have set.
- Now you’re ready to fill the molds with cakesicle mix! Fill each mold with 1-2 tablespoons of cakesicle mix, making sure the top is a few millimeters below the top of the mold so you can add more candy melts to cover it. Press the cakesicle sticks in until they're even with the guice in the mold.
- Re-melt your candy melts if they've hardened, and spread over the top of the cakesicle mix, leveling with a small offset spatula. Chill for 10 minutes, until the candy melt coating is set.
- Gently peel back the silicone mold from the top of the cakesicles, and slide them out of the molds.
Now the fun part – you’re ready to decorate!
- Melt remaining candy melts and transfer them to a piping bag. Pipe two dots onto the front of each cakesicle, and use them to secure the small candy eyes.
- Pipe the candy melts in a series of horizontal ‘strips’ across the cakesicle to resemble a mummy. I found this easiest to do holding the cakesicle in my non-dominant hand and piping with the other. Gently place onto a plate or tray, and refrigerate until set! Enjoy!
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Notes
(Please note nutrition information is an estimate and may not be exactly accurate.)
Nutrition
Serving: 1cakesicle | Calories: 360kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 20g
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Hi, these are brilliant. Sometimes when I make cakesicles there is a hole where the stick is or it isn’t smooth. Any tips for this please? Mostly happens with coloured candy melts.
Thanks
Hi!
I wish I had fool-proof tips; I’m still new-ish to cakesicles too 😉 I put the stick into the molds after coating the inside with candy melts, then put them in the fridge and took the sticks out out after the candy melts were set. I put the sticks back in after the cakesicle filling was in. Is that how you’re doing it too?