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Whether you’re indulging in a decadent ice-cream treat or looking for an adorable way to decorate your latest cake pop creation, you just can’t go wrong with banana splits!
Ingredients & Supplies
To make banana split cake pops, you will need:
- Strawberry banana cake balls
- Lollipop sticks or colorful paper straws
- Pink, yellow, and dark chocolate candy melts (or white candy melts and candy coloring)
- LorAnn Banana Cream Flavoring
- Homemade cherry fruit candy decorations
- A cake pop stand or styrofoam block
Make Your Strawberry Banana Cake Balls
Start by following the step-by-step directions for making strawberry banana cake balls. Chill them in the fridge or freezer until you are ready to start dipping your banana split cake pops.
Helpful Hint: Keep in mind that making cake pops is a temperature sensitive process. Putting cake balls in the freezer may make them too cold for dipping, so you will need to let them sit for a few minutes after removing them.
Turn Your Cake Balls Into Banana Split Cake Pops
Microwave your yellow candy melts in a bowl on low power for 30-seconds at a time. Stop and stir after each 30-second interval then repeat until the coating is completely melted. Stir in 1/8 to 1/2 teaspoon of LorAnn Banana Cream Flavoring, depending on how strong you want the flavor.
Helpful Hint: Make sure that you use LorAnn Super Strength Flavors, which are made for flavoring candy and chocolates. If you use a water-based flavoring, such as LorAnn Baking Emulsions, your coating will seize up. Save the emulsions for when you want to make awesome sugar cookies and funfetti cake cookies!
Dip the end of a lollipop stick into the melted coating and then into a chilled cake ball, gently pushing until the stick is about half way through the cake ball. Turn your cake pops upright, set them in a cake pop stand, and place them in the fridge to chill before dipping.
Helpful Hint: Work with just a handful of cake balls at a time. Rotating them in and out of the fridge ensures that you are always working with perfectly chilled cake balls. This is where it comes in handy to have a few petite cake pop stands to rotate around!
Dip each chilled cake pop straight down into the melted coating until the cake ball is completely covered and sealed. If you need to angle the cake pop, gently tilt it in one direction and then another. Resist the temptation to stir the coating with the cake pop. If you do, your cake pop may fall off of the stick into a candy coating abyss.
Remove the cake pop from the melted coating by pulling it straight up. Then, turn the cake pop at an angle and gently tap off any excess coating.
Helpful Hint: A tall narrow bowl works best for dipping cake pops. Keeping the coating warm throughout the entire dipping process is key to having a smooth coating on your cake pops. To avoid having to repeatedly reheat your coating, a chocolate melting pot is a great tool.
Allow the yellow candy coating to cool and harden completely before continuing on to the next step.
Prepare your pink candy coating. Microwave your pink candy melts in a bowl on low power for 30-seconds at a time. Stop and stir after each 30-second interval then repeat until the coating is completely melted. If you wish to add banana flavoring, stir in 1/8 to 1/2 teaspoon of LorAnn Banana Cream Flavoring, depending on how strong you want the flavor.
Use a spoon to drizzle a small amount of pink candy coating on top of a yellow cake pop. Slowly tilt the cake pop from side to side to drip the pink coating down the sides. Working quickly, while the coating is still wet, sprinkle rainbow nonpareils on your cake pop and top it off with a homemade cherry fruit candy decoration or a few Jet-Puffed Mallow Bits.
For different colored cake pops, repeat the above steps replacing your pink candy coating with dark chocolate candy coating.
I don’t blame you if your mouth is watering for more! Check out these delicious banana split sweets I discovered…
1. Banana Split Cake Mix Cookies by taste and tell
2. Banana Split Cupcakes by Crazy for Crust
3. Banana Split Pie Pops by Grandbaby Cakes
i’m going bananas over these WONDERFUL cake pops Janine! they look so bright and yummy on those cute polka dotted sticks. you put a lot of work into this post! i LOVE it! YAY for you!
Lisa @hoopla palooza recently posted..nutty mustache father child nutter butter cookies
Thanks, Lisa! These banana split cake pops were a lot of fun!
How clever is that – love it. I’m definitely going to try these that’s for sure.
Cheers for sharing – and a great Sunday to you!
Have fun making your banana split cake pops, Helle!
Hi, Janine! I found you through I Should Be Mopping the Floor. Your banana split cake pops look AMAZING! I am now following you on FB, Twitter, and Pinterest.
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Thanks for stopping by to check out my banana split cake pops, Kendra! And thanks for all the follows!
Janine, these look so pro… and perfect! I love how you put it– bake and destroy! These would be great for part of my themed party I do for (our little) town this summer, an ice cream social! The kids would dig these! (=
Gloria @ Simply Gloria recently posted..Triple Dark Chocolate Cookies
Thanks, Gloria! The destruction is part of the fun with cake pops.
Those are too cute!! I so will have to make for a party.
Thank you so much for the idea. Stopping by from weekend-wonders.
Alexis AKA MOM recently posted..Beach Bingo … End of School Year Swim Party Food
Thanks for stopping by, Alexis! I hope you get the chance to give the banana split cake pops a try.
Oh, I love banana splits. Your cake pops are so cute, especially topped with the handmade candy cherries.
Beth @ Hungry Happenings recently posted..4th of July Dessert – Red, White, and Blue Fudge Stars
Thanks, Beth! I love the sparkly cherries on top too
Hi stopping by from the Two Cup Tuesday linky
these are sooo cute! and the tutorial is great, thanks for the helpful hints, mine always fall of the sticks
will definitely be trying them again!
Shel @ Sweet Petite recently posted..Cool Britannia: Trooping the Colour!
Thanks for your compliment about my Banana Split Cake Pops, Shel. Don’t worry, cake pops falling off their sticks is a common problem that is easily fixed. Check out my post, 5 Tricks to Stop Cake Pops From Falling Off Sticks, for some tips!
YUM! And adorable, too, thanks for all the info on how to do so! I wanted to let you know that I moved my Printabelle link party over to my site: shareatopia.com. I’d love for you to link up there! Thanks!
Michelle recently posted..Durable Paper Crafts
Thanks for stopping by to check out my Banana Split Cake Pops, Michelle! And thanks for the heads up on the move!
These are so cute!
Erin @ Making Memories recently posted..Mad Easy Macaroons {Secret Recipe Club}
Thanks, Erin!
Great tutorial and tips! I’d love for you to link up SHOWlicious Craft Showcase!! http://sewlicioushomedecor.com/
Marti
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Thanks for the invite, Marti!
where did you find those nice colorful sticks
They are white sticks wrapped in craft tape, Yolanda.
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I found this while doing a google search for cake pops! I love this. So cute! thanks for sharing. I still need working on perfecting my cake pops. I would still get cracks or sometimes it would slip of. It’s a work in progress but I hope to learn from some of your tips =) Thanks!
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The saying “practice makes perfect” definitely applies to cake pops, Arlene! Keep at it!