Aren’t they cute? These strawberry-shaped cake pops are made with homemade marshmallows, leftover stale cake, and naturally colored with beetroot!
These strawberry marshmallow cake pops are a great little treat for Valentine’s Day or Easter – or any day! 😉
Ingredients (for 30 strawberry-sized cake pops)
Homemade Marshmallows
- 100g (1/2 cup) sugar
- 1 tbsp homemade vanilla sugar
- 50ml (1/4 cup) water
- 4 gelatin sheets (2 tsp powdered gelatin)
Strawberry Marshmallow Cake Pops
- 2 cups fine cake crumbs
Naturally Pink Icing
- 1 beetroot
- powdered sugar
- water
Strawberry Seeds (Optional)
- black sesame seeds or anise seeds
Homemade Marshmallows
Soak the gelatin sheets in water for 5 minutes. Bring sugar, vanilla sugar and water to a boil; simmer until the sugar is dissolved. Stir the squeezed gelatin sheets into the syrup. Beat the marshmallow mixture for 3 or 4 minutes with an electric mixer until it has the consistency of a white, thick, pourable paste.
Strawberry Marshmallow Cake Pops
Stir together the cake crumbs and marshmallow mixture. When it’s cool enough, knead the dough until smooth. Moisten your hands and roll the mixture into strawberry shapes.
Naturally Pink Icing
Grate a small beetroot and strain through a fine mesh sieve to extract the juice. Stir together the beetroot juice with enough powdered sugar to make a thick paste. If the icing is too dark, add one or two tablespoons water.
Strawberry Seeds
If you want, you can add faux strawberry seeds with black sesame or anise seeds.
These look so sweet.
I love how you make such vivid natural colouring, I always worry about the amount of artificial colours that get used to make bright and colourful baking.
Thanks so much, Julie!
What a great idea, they look amazing Lina. I love that you used beetroot to colour them with too – so mich nocer than a red/pink food dye. #CookBlogShare
Angela x
Thanks, Angela!
Oh these look so pretty! I love them! #CookBlogShare
Thanks, Donna!
Love the colour you have achieved, these are so pretty. Thank you for linking to #CookBlogShare
Thank you, Jacqui!
These are just lovely thanks for sharing #bloggerclubuk
Thanks for stopping by, Sarah!
these are adorable and so perfect for spring strawberry season. Love them thanks for sharing
Thanks, Angie!
These are just beautiful little strawberries!
Thanks, Crystal!
My son loves cake pops! We will have to make these soon. How fun! And, I love that you use natural food coloring, and beets are so good for you.
Thanks for sharing this recipe on Foodie Friday!
Thanks so much, Julie!
Very pretty! I’ll have to try these, thank you for sharing! From Bloggers Pitstop
Thanks, Denise!
This is so timely, just this morning I was wondering what to use for a natural food color. Thanks for the recipes and thanks for sharing with us at Celebrate Your Story and have a great weekend.
Thanks, Sandra! I’m glad it’s helpful!
These are SO perfect for a tea party <3! Pinned and shared!
Thanks so much, Laura!
These are such special little treats! I’m always looking for ways to use up leftover this or that! Here’s a recipe that has to be better than the orginal!
Thank you so much!
These are beautiful! Pinned to use this summer – Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner Party! Hope your week is great.
Thanks for pinning, Helen!
Those are lovely! Bet they are delicious, too. Thanks for sharing at Party in Your PJs!
Thanks, Donna!
These cake pops are so beautiful. Love using natural food coloring. Stop by my Thursday Favorite Things since you are being featured.
Hugs,
Bev
Thanks so much for featuring me, Beverly! 😀
Lina, I just love this!! Could you possibly add a link to Fiesta Friday in here somewhere since I’ll be featuring it tomorrow on Fiesta Friday #221? That way I won’t be violating my own rule 😀 Thanks so much for participating!
Couldn’t take my eyes off..so pretty
Thanks, Lathiya!