Chocolate

Don’t overbeat the frosting or the texture will be grainy. Note

You can substitute glacé fruit with others of your choice. Cut the cake with a hot knife. Wipe the blade clean between cuts. Note

If you have one, use a melon baller to scoop perfectly round balls of truffle mixture. Note

This recipe makes 18 cake pops. A quick way to make cake crumbs is to break up a ready-made cake bought from the supermarket. The cake pops become quite firm, and can be placed in a bowl or basket with little or no damage to the pops. Note

You need 10 ice-block sticks. If the choc orange balls don’t stick to the cookies, secure them with a little melted chocolate. Note

This recipe can be made up to 2 days ahead; store, covered, in refrigerator. Note