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Donut Holes with Babycakes Cake Pop Maker!

Published: Jun 21, 2011 · Modified: Jul 15, 2017 by Ashley Phipps · 978 words. · About 5 minutes to read this article. · 39 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads and sponsored posts · This blog uses cookies · See our privacy policy for more info Filed Under: Recipes, Sponsored Post

I have been eyeing the Babycakes Cake Pop Maker for quite some time.  But to be honest, I wasn't so sure about it.  I know cake pops are so popular...but I personally have never made them because, well, they seemed like a lot of work, and I like to keep things SIMPLE!

So when I saw the Cake Pop Maker, I was intrigued.  I wondered if it really was easy to make cake pops with this.  I also was so curious about how it worked, if it worked, and what they tasted like!  My first thought when I saw the product was "You could make donut holes with this!!"  Yum!

When Select Brands offered to send me a Cake Pop Maker to try out, I jumped at the opportunity!  Literally, I was jumping and dancing...I am so glad no one could see me!

So I thought my first project I should make with this should be donut holes!  And I have to admit, I was astounded!

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I took Father's Day as an opportunity to give these a whirl!  My husband loves donut holes so I wanted to surprise him with some yummy donut holes for Father's Day breakfast!

I was slightly worried since I had never used this product before and since I had never made donuts before!  Thankfully my husband is used to me experimenting!  But I was sure hoping that this product was as easy to use as it seemed to be!

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So I unpacked my Cake Pop Maker and found a great package inside!  In the box came the cute purple cake pop maker, an easy to understand instruction booklet, pop sticks, a cake pop cooling stand and a non-scratch fork to help get the cake pops out of the maker!

I followed this donut recipe on the Babycake website.  But at this point I still wondered if they would look pretty and round like the photos.  I worried about my ability to create an end-result that looked and tasted good!

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I was AMAZED!  Look at how beautiful these look!!  Seriously!  I can't believe how perfectly round they turned out!  These are just incredible looking!!

The recipe was simple to follow and the cake pop maker was a breeze to use!  And it took mere minutes to bake 12 donut holes!!

I love love love my Cake Pop Maker!!

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The first batch I took immediately out of the cake pop maker and coated them in powdered sugar!  Yum!

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I also decided to make a batch of chocolate donut holes.  Mmmm...yum!

I coated the rest of my donuts in a simple glaze I made with powdered sugar, milk and vanilla!  These tasted incredible!
I was so amazed at how SIMPLE these were to make!  In minutes I had enough donut holes to feed a small army and they were delish!  The recipe was simple to follow and the result was an amazing donut that tasted great!  They were lighter then a "cake" baked-type of donut but not quite like a fried donut...almost like a mix of the two.  They were yummy!

 

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But most important, the Cake Pop Maker was so simple to use!!  It functions in a similar manner to a waffle iron but makes Cake Pops and Donut Holes!  How awesome is that?!

It is easy to use, simple to clean, and makes perfect round balls of deliciousness in about 3 minutes!

That's exactly what these are: Perfect Round Balls of Deliciousness!

Amazing!

Can you tell how much I LOVE my new Cake Pop Maker?!?  It is my new favorite kitchen gadget!  I love love love it!

Tomorrow I will be experimenting with making Cake Pops with my Cake Pop Maker, and Thursday I am so lucky to be able to give one of my lucky readers their own Cake Pop Maker!!  Seriously!!

So, I want to know, what is the first thing you would make if you won this Cake Pop maker??

 

***UPDATE***

It appears that the links to the cake pop recipes are no longer working.  I am including recipes below.

SOUR CREAM DONUT HOLES
1 ⅓ cups all purpose flour
½ cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
Pinch salt
1 large egg, at room temperature, lightly beaten
½ cup sour cream, at room temperature
¼ cup milk
2 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
Nonstick cooking spray
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder and salt.  Set aside.
In a small bowl, whisk together egg, sour cream, milk and butter until blended.  Stir into flour mixture just until moistened.
Spray cake pop wells with nonstick baking spray.  Fill each well as directed in the instructions.  Bake as directed or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.  Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
VANILLA GLAZE
1 ⅓ cups confectioners sugar, sifted
¼ cup butter, melted
2 tablespoon hot water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a small bowl, whisk together sugar, butter, hot water and vanilla until smooth.
CHOCOLATE DONUT HOLES
1 cup all purpose flour
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
⅔ cups granulated sugar
2 tablespoon cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 large egg at room temperature
½ cup sour cream at room temperature
nonstick baking spray
In a large bowl whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Stir in sugar.  Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.  Set aside.
In a small bowl whisk together egg and sour cream.  Stir into flour mixture just until moistened.
Spray cake pop wells with nonstick baking spray.  Fill each well as directed in the instructions.  Bake as directed or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.  Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

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Comments

  1. Kelly @livingcraftilyeverafter

    June 21, 2011 at 9:55 am

    Those look delicious!!!! YUM!<br /><br />I would probably make... cake pops! I have a couple parties coming up and it sure would save some time! 🙂

    Reply
  2. Darla

    June 21, 2011 at 10:02 am

    Those donut holes look amazing and I would love to make them!

    Reply
  3. Kylene

    June 21, 2011 at 11:26 am

    Yum! My husband is also a huge fan of donut holes, so I would have to try those first.

    Reply
  4. Stephanie

    June 21, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    Yum! Looks delicious. Found you on giggles, glitz, &amp; glam<br />mylilpumpkinpatch.blogspot.com

    Reply
  5. Maridith @ Strictly Homemade

    June 21, 2011 at 4:44 pm

    Yum!!!! Those look fun and simple enough for me to do...I would make cake pops! Chocolate!

    Reply
  6. Military Martha

    June 21, 2011 at 3:13 pm

    I have been wanting one of those FOREVER but they&#39;re still out of stock!

    Reply
  7. KimberleeYYC

    June 21, 2011 at 7:31 pm

    I would make little soccer balls for my boys soccer tournaments this summer!!!

    Reply
  8. Katie @ This Chick Cooks

    June 22, 2011 at 12:10 pm

    Wow! those little doughnuts turned out great! I just love your pictures. I&#39;d love for you to come by and show off your recipe at These Chicks Cooked Recipe Spotlight today. Have a blessed day :)<br />Katie

    Reply
  9. Eiresicilia

    June 22, 2011 at 12:39 pm

    I would make vegan donut holes 🙂

    Reply
  10. Heather

    June 22, 2011 at 5:36 pm

    so cute! so got to try to make like blueberry donuts or chocolate ones.. yummo! <br />www.itsyummytomytummy.blogspot.com

    Reply
  11. Claygirlsings

    June 22, 2011 at 5:43 pm

    Wow! I&#39;ve several ideas for cake pop variations, but seeing your donut holes...I&#39;d have to try the donuts! YUM!

    Reply
  12. crlewis

    June 22, 2011 at 10:18 pm

    Wow, the idea of making cake pops that I didn&#39;t face to mold sounds wonderful. I am a goal chocoholic so I would be making chocolate cake balls. With July soon upon us I would decorate them with red, white and blue.

    Reply
  13. Michele Alger

    June 22, 2011 at 11:44 pm

    Okay! I&#39;m buyin&#39; one!! Thanks for the tip...I didn&#39;t know they made this! lol

    Reply
  14. Allison @ House of Hepworths

    June 23, 2011 at 12:10 am

    Hey! Thanks for linking up! Would you mind coming back real quick and linking this up again under &quot;Recipes &amp; Food&quot;? I just changed my party and have a separate link now for recipes. Here&#39;s the link for ya: <a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/2011/06/22/hookin-up-with-hoh-54/&quot; rel="nofollow">Hookin Up with HoH #54</a><br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />xoxo<br /><br />Allison

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  15. Terceira Personalidade

    June 23, 2011 at 11:33 am

    Those donut holes look amazing and I would love to make them!

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  16. UKMUMINUS

    June 23, 2011 at 11:36 am

    OMG they look so good, I would love to have a go at making some and also the cake pops, I have seen so many different cake pops online but I am scared to have a go!

    Reply
  17. frillsfluffandtrucks

    June 23, 2011 at 6:12 pm

    Yum! Those look delish!<br /><br /> ~ Sarah

    Reply
  18. MamaMonki

    June 23, 2011 at 9:16 pm

    Oh wow! I&#39;ve not seen that before. I&#39;d have to make doughnut holes for my WeeMan.

    Reply
  19. Leslie

    June 23, 2011 at 9:40 pm

    I haven’t seen that little gizmo! Now I’m intrigued...thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  20. Seven Sisters

    June 24, 2011 at 9:54 am

    these look so good...yummy!<br />pinned this :)<br />♥Jaime...sevensisters

    Reply
  21. Tanya @ Greetings From the Asylum

    June 24, 2011 at 11:39 am

    What a great idea! I am intrigued! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  22. The Outlaw Mom

    June 24, 2011 at 5:10 pm

    O.M.G. Excuse me while I wipe the drool from my keyboard! Those look amazing, but even more amazing: I had no idea there was a cake pop maker- wow! Looks like it saves a LOT of time and effort. Thanks for the post 🙂

    Reply
  23. jcreviston

    June 24, 2011 at 9:27 pm

    Oh my oh my! I would be cranking out donuts and cake balls ALL the time.. I am so thankful for your great review 🙂

    Reply
  24. Tiffanee

    June 25, 2011 at 12:04 am

    That is so cool!! The donut holes look so delicious! I want about a dozen right now!

    Reply
  25. Ashlee @ I'm Topsy Turvy

    June 28, 2011 at 2:00 am

    These look GREAT I love donuts. I haven&#39;t been a fan of the cake ball craze because I don&#39;t like the way they taste mixed with all the frosting. But these look terrific! I wish I would be contacted to try the cake ball maker out. What a great idea. It reminds me of a Japanese treat we used to have in Japan. Fun memories. ANYWAY, thanks for linking up to Topsy Turvy Tuesday&#39;s!

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  26. Melanie

    June 29, 2011 at 11:05 pm

    I would make those delightful glazed donut holes you posted...

    Reply
  27. {nifty thrifty things}

    July 02, 2011 at 6:02 am

    Oh my! I would love some!! They don&#39;t make good donuts here in Germany.. :(<br />Thank you so much for linking it up to <a href="http://niftythriftythings.blogspot.com/search/label/nifty%20thrifty%20sunday&quot; rel="nofollow">{nifty thrifty sunday}</a> last week!<br />xoxo,<br />Vanessa

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  28. Simply Sammie

    July 31, 2011 at 4:11 pm

    These look delicious! I know I am a litte late on this but just found your blog and love it. I was super excited to see that there is a cake pop maker...(how did I miss this?) I love the look of cake pops but making them with crumpling cake and mixing it with frosting just makes me nauseous. I love the idea of being able to have actual baked cake inside! Super excited and will have to add this

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  29. carole

    March 06, 2012 at 12:59 pm

    like to make the donut holes...they look delicious!!

    Reply
  30. Tiffany

    January 04, 2013 at 12:18 pm

    which recipe did you use? the link takes me to the site with tons of recipes. really wanna make these this weekend cause i just got a cake pop maker and havent used it yet 🙂

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  31. Ashley Phipps

    January 04, 2013 at 1:21 pm

    Tiffany, <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by. <br /><br />I know there are several links in my post. Sorry for the confusion! <br /><br />Here it is: http://thebabycakesshop.com/tips-and-recipes/2011/02/sour-cream-donuts/<br /><br />ENJOY!!! <br /><br />Ashley

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  32. Krystal DeCoteau

    January 30, 2013 at 9:26 am

    I was very skeptical about this machine. I was just going to buy the two piece pan set, I thought it would make more at once saving me time. I am hosting a baby shower for my sister-in-law, I mentioned to my mother-in-law I was thinking about cake pops, that night she ran online and ordered herself a machine. She gave it to me to use, but I honestly didn&#39;t even plan on using it, the co-host

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  33. Susan

    July 24, 2014 at 8:19 pm

    I aall ways wanted one, and with being out of a job I just never got one, but I just want to a yard sale and got one for $5.00. My granddaughter and I made cake pops the other day, Just didn't have enough holes to put them in for i found a box and put holds in to hold them up. Every one loved them, Now i want to make donuts, These really look great, Where did you get your recipe for them and the glaze recipe? thanks

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    • Ashley Phipps

      July 25, 2014 at 12:31 pm

      I found this recipe on their site here: http://thebabycakesshop.com/tips-and-recipes/2011/02/sour-cream-donuts/

      Reply
      • emily

        May 12, 2017 at 9:33 pm

        The link you posted is no longer working--can you either post the recipe or share a corrected link ? Thanks!

        Reply
      • emily

        May 12, 2017 at 9:33 pm

        The link you posted is no longer working--can you either post the recipe or share a corrected link ? Thank you!

        Reply
  34. Sylvia

    February 08, 2017 at 9:26 am

    Is it possible for you to post the chocolate donut hole recipe? They are not available on the selectbrands website anymore. Thanks

    Reply
  35. Roxie Fisher

    October 09, 2017 at 4:04 am

    Hello can you use cream cheese instead of sour cream?

    Reply
  36. Mez

    December 21, 2019 at 8:47 pm

    Do you happen to have the recipe for the chocolate donut holes?

    Reply

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