Preparation Time
45 mins
Serves
8 cake pops
Ingredients
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50g softened butter
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80g icing sugar
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150g Madeira sponge
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2 tsp milk
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A few drops of vanilla extract
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Decoration
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75g milk chocolate
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8 red M&M’s
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White and chocolate icing pens
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Chocolate covered pretzels
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Measure the butter and icing sugar into a mixing bowl. Add the milk and vanilla. Whisk until light and fluffy.
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Crumble the Madeira cake into the icing. Mix until well coated. Shape into 8 balls, then insert a pop stick into the middle of each ball. Chill for 30 minutes.
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Melt the chocolate into a bowl over a pan of simmering water until runny.
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Dip each cake pop into the melted chocolate, Swirl around until coated. Place on a stand, then put one M&M in the middle to make a nose.
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Cut a chocolate covered pretzel in half and add to the sides of the cake pop to make the antlers. Make eyes and a mouth with the white and chocolate icing pens.
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Leave to set in a cool place until firm.
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