cake pops Archives - Sugar & Sparrow https://sugarandsparrow.com/tag/cake-pops/ Lifestyle and Cake from Portland Oregon Mon, 05 Jun 2023 03:56:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.3 https://sugarandsparrow.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flour/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/02212522/cropped-sparrow_favi-32x32.png cake pops Archives - Sugar & Sparrow https://sugarandsparrow.com/tag/cake-pops/ 32 32 Sprinkle Cake Truffles https://sugarandsparrow.com/sprinkle-cake-truffles/ https://sugarandsparrow.com/sprinkle-cake-truffles/#respond Mon, 05 Jun 2023 03:03:26 +0000 https://sugarandsparrow.com/?p=36364 I decided to celebrate my birthday this year with this double funfetti cake and as I was leveling the cake layers, I got this idea for using the cake scraps....

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I decided to celebrate my birthday this year with this double funfetti cake and as I was leveling the cake layers, I got this idea for using the cake scraps. I knew I wanted to incorporate even more sprinkles into the design and thought, why not transform these cake scraps into cake pop filling and just roll it right through some colorful rainbow sprinkles? Well, it WORKED and not only are these sprinkle cake balls so cute for decorating cakes, they’re so easy to make with just a little extra cake and buttercream. 

funfetti birthday cake recipe with chocolate ganache drip

Initially, I thought about making birthday cake truffles from scratch like this but after looking at the ingredients list I just wanted to keep things simple and use what I already had. Since these sprinkle cake truffles are made from baked funfetti cake and vanilla funfetti buttercream, they were already downright delicious. They taste like a little bite-sized truffle version of the double funfetti cake! 

funfetti cake truffles recipe
sprinkle cake pop balls tutorial

These sprinkle cake truffles are super versatile in the sense that you can literally use whatever flavor of cake scraps and buttercream you’re already working with. The toppings can be rainbow sprinkles or any sprinkle color palette. You could sub the sprinkles for other toppings like graham cracker crumbs, cookie crumbs, or whatever would best accent your cake design. The possibilities are totally endless!

If you need some inspiration for your next cake flavor, here are all my cake and buttercream recipes to browse. Just use the cake scraps and buttercream from any of these:

And here is the double funfetti cake recipe pictured in this post!

double funfetti birthday cake recipe by sugar and sparrow
sprinkle cake balls topper tutorial by sugar and sparrow
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Sprinkle Cake Truffles

Bite sized cake truffles made from a mixture of cake and frosting, rolled in rainbow sprinkles to make perfect edible cake toppers!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Servings 12 truffles

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup crumbled cake scraps*
  • 1/4 Cup buttercream frosting
  • 1/4 Cup rainbow sprinkles

Instructions

  • Place the crumbled cake and buttercream frosting into a medium sized bowl and combine them with a rubber spatula until the mixture sticks together. It should be tacky enough to form balls when you roll it between your hands. If it's not quite that tacky yet, add more buttercream a Tablespoon at a time until it reaches the proper consistency.
  • Use a Tablespoon to scoop the cake/buttercream mixture and then roll it between your hands to form a 1 inch ball. Place it on a lined baking sheet and continue forming balls until you have used all of the cake/buttercream mixture.
  • Pour the rainbow sprinkles (or topping of your choice) onto a small plate or into a small bowl. Roll each ball through the sprinkles until the surface is covered and place back onto the lined baking sheet. Refrigerate the sprinkle cake truffles for at least 20 minutes, after which they should be firm and ready to place on your cake (or enjoy as-is!)

Notes

*For the cake scraps, I used the leftover cake from leveling my layers and simply crumbled it up with my hands. You can feel free to use extra cupcakes or any kind of cake trimmings for this part of the recipe. 
Make ahead tips: these sprinkle cake truffles can be made ahead and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. 

Did you make these sprinkle cake balls? I want to know how it went! Let me know in the comments and feel free to tag @sugarandsparrowco on Instagram to show me. I love to see what you create with my recipes!

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Sprinkled Cactus Cupcakes Tutorial https://sugarandsparrow.com/cactus-cupcakes-tutorial/ https://sugarandsparrow.com/cactus-cupcakes-tutorial/#comments Wed, 24 Jul 2019 15:00:51 +0000 https://sugarandsparrow.com/?p=31081 A few years back, the ultra-creative Alana Jones-Mann popularized the cactus cupcake trend and it was one of the earliest cupcake projects I tried. I’ve gotten to make the design...

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A few years back, the ultra-creative Alana Jones-Mann popularized the cactus cupcake trend and it was one of the earliest cupcake projects I tried. I’ve gotten to make the design for a handful of events, and they’re so much fun to create every time. So when I saw the gorgeous Cactus Flower sprinkle mix by SprinklePop, I instantly thought of re-creating the cactus cupcake design with a more sprinkly aesthetic. They added such a celebratory element to the look:

cactus cupcakes by Sugar and Sparrow

The first time I tried this cactus cupcake design, I shaped the base of each cactus with a big hunk of fondant, then covered it with buttercream piping to add detail. While it looked great, I realized how terrible it is to bite into the cactus and end up with a mouth full of fondant. No thank you! Since then I decided that creating a cake ball base (a mix of cupcake crumbs and buttercream) is much more tasty, sturdy, and easy to mold into cactus shapes.

succulent cupcakes tutorial
succulent cupcakes by sugar and sparrow

The Cactus Flower mix is the perfect color scheme to pair with these pretty green cacti. It’s basically all the colors you’d find in a lush succulent garden and adds so much pretty texture to these cupcakes. If you’re wanting to recreate the look with this sprinkle mix, don’t forget to use my code SUGARANDSPARROW15 at checkout to get 15% off your SprinklePop order. I don’t get any kickback from that code, it’s just a little something special for you. You’re welcome!

how to make cactus cupcakes

Before you get started with the tutorial below, here’s a quick video of the process I whipped up for you visual learners:

You Will Need

  • 18 baked cupcakes (12 for decorating and 6 chopped into bits)
  • 1 batch of vanilla buttercream
  • Green food color gel
  • Purple food color gel
  • Bowls and spoons for mixing
  • Baking sheet
  • Wax paper
  • 4 oz bottle of Cactus Flower sprinkles
  • Small icing spatula
  • Piping Bags  
  • Wilton Tips 4B, 352, 3, and 109 (or any drop flower tip)

Step 1: Prep The Materials

Before you get started, it’s best to get all your materials prepped and ready to go. Divide your buttercream into three different bowls: add about ¼ cup of the buttercream to a small bowl and keep it uncolored and add another ¼ cup of buttercream into another small bowl and color it with purple buttercream. Divide the rest of the buttercream into two separate bowls and color one a darker shade of green and one a lighter shade of green. I used different amounts of Americolor Forest Green for these two shades.

ingredients for cactus cupcakes

Next, pour the Cactus Flower sprinkles into a small bowl, then chop up six of the baked cupcakes into smaller bits and add them to a medium sized bowl.

Step 2: Make The Cake/Buttercream Mixture

Add about ¼ cup of either of the green buttercreams to the bowl of chopped up cupcake bits. Then, use a rubber spatula or spoon to mix it all together until it’s uniform in consistency.

how to make cake balls

When you’re finished mixing, the result should be moldable when you try to shape it with your hands. If it’s not sticking together enough, just add a little bit more buttercream until it’s easy to mold with your hands.   

Step 3: Create The Cactus Shapes

There are two different styles I love when it comes to cactus cupcakes. The first is a traditional elongated shape and the other is more spherical. Before you start shaping, fit a piece of wax paper onto a baking sheet. Then, roll a little bit of the cake/buttercream mixture into 1 inch spheres using your hands and place them one by one onto the baking sheet. You’ll want to make 6 of these.

cake balls tutorial

To make the elongated shape, roll the cake/buttercream mixture between your hands to make more of a rod shape. They should each be about 1.5-2 inches tall and about an inch wide. Place them one by one onto the baking sheet until you have 6 of them.

cactus shaped cake balls

When you’re finished making your cactus shapes, place the baking sheet in the refrigerator to let them firm up for about 20 minutes. They’ll be much easier to work with that way!

cactus cake pops

Step 4: Create The Sprinkled Cupcake Surface

Using the bottom of one of your piping tips, create a small cutout in the center of each cupcake to give the cactus shapes a nice foundation to sit on later.

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Use a small icing spatula to frost the surface of the cupcake, excluding the small hole you created.

cupcake frosting

Then, dip the surface of the cupcakes into the Cactus Flower sprinkles. Repeat until you have all of the cupcake surfaces covered in sprinkles.

dipping cupcakes in sprinkles

Step 5: Decorate The Spherical Cacti

For the spherical cacti, add the refrigerated cake/buttercream balls to 6 of the cupcakes.

cake pops on cupcakes

Prepare a piping bag by fitting it with Wilton Tip 4B and filling it with the lighter green buttercream. Cover the surface of each spherical cactus in open stars.

buttercream succulent tutorial

Next, prepare a piping bag fitted with Wilton Tip 109 (or any drop flower tip) and fill it with purple buttercream. Pipe a drop flower onto the top of each one.

how to pipe a buttercream flower

Continue decorating with spherical sprinkles from the Cactus Flower mix wherever you’d like.

succulent cupcakes with sprinkles

Step 6: Decorate The Elongated Cacti

For the elongated cacti, add the refrigerated cake/buttercream rods to 6 of the cupcakes. Prepare a piping bag by fitting it with Wilton Tip 352 and filling it with the darker green buttercream. Then, pipe a series of vertical lines around the surface of the rods.

how to make buttercream cactus

Use the purple buttercream bag to pipe a drop flower on top of each of the cacti. Then, prepare a piping bag fitted with Wilton tip 3 and fill it with the remaining white (uncolored) buttercream. Pipe a series of dots onto every other line on the cactus. These are meant to look like the spines of a cactus.

buttercream cactus tutorial

Use your lighter green buttercream to pipe a couple open stars next to the elongated cacti, then continue decorating with spherical sprinkled from the Cactus Flower mix wherever you’d like.

buttercream cactus cupcakes

Aren’t these sprinkled cactus cupcakes the cutest thing? They’re perfect for any Summer gathering and are sure to impress.

buttercream cactus cupcakes by sugar and sparrow
buttercream succulent cupcakes by Sugar and Sparrow

If you’re inspired to make these sprinkled cactus cupcakes, be sure to tag @sugarandsparrowco on Instagram so I can see! I love seeing what you create.

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