I love making homemade treats to share around Christmas! With all the rage on Cake Pops I thought I would give them this year with a twist. You see, I love the ease of cake pops and the fact that one box of cake mix and a tub of frosting go along way, but I didn't really want to do them with actual lollipop sticks for gift giving because then I would have to buy huge tubs to put them in. So I thought why not make them the same way but instead of using the sticks freeze them with toothpicks for easier coating then take the toothpick out and cover the little hole with a little more chocolate bark and add a special touch!

Now if you have never made cake pops let me tell you how easy they are in steps.

1. Bake any boxed cake mix that you love.

2. Let the cake cool from the oven completely and demolish it into cake crumbs. You can do this by hand which is how I do it, or you can easily throw it in the food processor.

3. Mix in frosting (any brand or flavor will do)  until you get all of it moistened, I find that takes about 3/4 of a tub of frosting.

4. Put the mix into the fridge until it is chilled/firm enough to work with.

5. Roll into balls. You can make them as big or as small as you like. You may have to return the mix to the fridge if it gets too sticky and warm to work with. I also flour my hands a bit to aid in the rolling.

6. Lay the balls on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper.

7.  Put the tray into the freezer until balls are firm enough to dunk into melted chocolate, I chose to leave them in the freezer overnight to be solid enough to dunk them all without having to return them to the freezer, also so that I do not have to worry about the toothpicks coming out mid dunk.

8. Dunk into your favorite flavor/color of chocolate bark.

Once the balls have set (literally seconds because of their chilled temp) you can remove the tooth pick and cover the missing area on top with a bit more bark and add whatever decoration you chose. For this year I found the most festive holly berries and leave sprinkles at the dollar store, so couple that with the white chocolate bark I used and they turned out so cool. This is an inexpensive way to give those on your list for goodies an inexpensive yet totally posh looking treat.