Hello Kitty Cake Pops

I made these recently for a friend's 30th birthday and they went down a storm. Everyone who arrived assumed they had been shop-bought and I had to explain the process of making them about 20 times. I don't have any step by step photos but the method for decorating is as follows:

You will need:

• Cake Pops made in your machine (I have the Sweet Treats Cake Pop Maker from Lakeland) as per the instructions. I used the standard sponge but chocolate would be great too.
• 1-2 large bars of White Chocolate or White Chocolate Flavoured Cake Covering (amount varies depending on how many you need to make)
• 1-2 tablespoons of sunflower oil (if using White Chocolate)
• Cake Pop sticks
• White Chocolate Chips
• Heart-Shaped Sprinkles
• Black, Red and Yellow Writing Icing Tubes

I used a cardboard cake stand to display them (which can usually be found in larger supermarkets) and made my own holes by making a cross with a sharp knife.

1. Make your cake pops in the machine.

2. Dip your Cake Pop Sticks in a little melted White Chocolate and insert them into the cake pop taking care not to push the stick too far through and out the other side. Try to estimate 1/2 to 3/4 of the way through the cake pop.

3. Use a little melted White Chocolate to stick on the White Chocolate Chips as 'ears'.

4. Put them in the fridge to chill for around 20 minutes or until the chocolate is set hard.

5. Melt the White Chocolate and put into a tall slim container (for easy dipping). Leave it to cool so that it won't melt Kitty's ears (otherwise it's Bye-bye Kitty).

6. If you are using White Chocolate and not the cake covering you might want to add a little sunflower oil and stir in well. This stops the Chocolate from setting too soon and also thins it out slightly for a smoother covering.

7. Dip the cake pop into the White Chocolate. Try not to swirl it around too much, use a spoon to help cover it if needs be. Let all of the excess drip off while tapping it gently against the container and turning constantly. Don't be tempted to rush this bit, if you do you'll end up with Chocolate dripping all down the stick. Only stop when you're sure all of the excess has dripped off.

8. Once you've covered all of the pops, chill in the fridge until set. Repeat the covering again in step 7, it's a bit of a pain but well worth it for a professional finish. Chill again until set.

9. Use a little melted White Chocolate to stick on two Heart-Shaped Sprinkles in front of the left ear, point to point to make the shape of the bow. Dot a little of the Red Writing Icing where they meet.

10. Use the Black Writing Icing to draw your whiskers and eyes, this does take patience and a steady hand.

11. Dot the nose on with the Yellow Writing Icing.

12. Revel in the glory of having made the impressive pops and enjoy biting Kitty's head off!