- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup Idahoan® Original potato flakes
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
- 3 tablespoons cocoa
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup water
- 4 eggs, slightly beaten
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Using a stand mixer, blend all dry ingredients together. Add the butter, water and eggs to the dry mixture and blend.
- To make Cake Pops: You will need a cake pop pan (can be found at Bed Bath and Beyond or ), and 6-inch sucker sticks and a foam block (like a floral block) to allow pops to cool and set while decorating.
- Spray pan release on the cake pop pan. Add cake batter to the fill line of each hole.
- Secure the top of the cake pop pan. Bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool 10-15 minutes. Remove the top of the cake pop pan and gently run a butter knife around each cake pop to help release. Set cake pops aside.
- To make candy coating: Melt a 12 ounce bag of semisweet chocolate chips, and or white chocolate chips in a microwave, stirring often. Add a tablespoon of vegetable oil if coating is too thick after microwaving.
- Prepare bowls with toppings. Dip the end of each stick in chocolate coating and press into one end of a cake pop.
- When all the cake pops have sticks, place them in a freezer for 10-15 minutes to set the chocolate (this will help hold the sticks in place while dipping into additional coating).
- When pops have chilled, dip each pop in chocolate coating, taking care to seal the chocolate around the base of the stick.
- Decorate with desired sprinkles and chocolate drizzles.
- Set each pop into the floral block to let set.