Assemble: all the dry ingredients.

Measure sugar and butter/oil.

Vanilla essence..

Milk should also be at room temperature.

Sift all the dry ingredients together.

Set it aside.

Preheat oven @ 350 degree F. In a bowl cream butter and sugar together. Add vanilla essence and food color.

Keep mixing. Add dry ingredients spoon by spoon alternating in between with milk and water. Meaning - add a spoon of dry ingredient + a spoon of milk + a spoon of water. Repeat the process till you finish all the ingredients.

Grease a baking tray and spread a parchment/wax paper over it.

Spread the cake mixture evenly on the tray.

Bake for 10-15 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean.

Once done,remove from oven and allow it to cool for couple of minutes. Carefully flip it over and...

While it is still warm carefully remove the liner.

Take a heart shape cutter and start cutting the cake.

Heart shaped cakes are ready. Place them in the fridge for 30-40 minutes.

Melt chocolate on HIGH in microwave for a minute.

Mix and repeat until its soft and liquidy.

If using a stick to hold the pops, dip the tip of the stick in melted chocolate and then insert it half way into the cake pops. Put it in the refrigerator to set. Once set dip the hearts in chocolate. Dip each heart shaped cake in chocolate. Hold the cake pops over the bowl for few seconds and let the excess fall off in the bowl. Do not shake or tap the pops – it will fall in the bowl.

Set in on the parchment paper. If you have a Styrofoam sheet (thermocol ) at home then make the dipped cake pops stand on them. Add some sprinkles and refrigerate for an hour.

Heart shape cake pops are ready.

Dig in and take a bite.

Perfect homemade kids classroom treats.