Name: Banana choc pops
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 95 min
Ingredients: 340 gram packet butter cake mix; 1/2 cup banana, mashed; 100 gram dark chocolate, finely chopped, plus 200 grams extra; 1/4 cup vanilla frosting; 28 wooden paddle pop sticks; 1 cup desiccated coconut

Ingredients

340 gram packet butter cake mix

1/2 cup banana, mashed

100 gram dark chocolate, finely chopped, plus 200 grams extra

1/4 cup vanilla frosting

28 wooden paddle pop sticks

1 cup desiccated coconut

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Lightly grease and line a 20cm round cake pan with baking paper.

2.Prepare cake following packet instructions. Add banana and mix well. Spoon into pan. Bake 45-50 minutes, until cooked when tested. Cool in pan 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.

3. Trim cake edges. Crumble cake into fine crumbs into a bowl. Add chocolate and frosting, mixing well. Roll mixture into walnut-sized balls. Arrange on tray and freeze 30 minutes.

4.Meanwhile, melt 50g extra chocolate. Dip the tip (about 1cm) of each wooden slick into chocolate and insert in a ball. Repeat. Freeze for further 30 minutes.

5.Melt remaining extra chocolate and pour into a mug for easy dipping. Dip each pop into chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. Insert each stick into a piece of Styrofoam or place in a glass. Set aside 10-15 minutes, until almost set, then dip one side of each pop into coconut.

6.Chill until firm, then store in an airtight container in the fridge until required.

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