Healthy and Homemade Lolly Pops Using Choco chips and Dry fruits

Homemade Chocolate lollipops /lallyrecipes

Ingredients

 Maida - 3 cups, (all purpose flour)
 Butter - 1 1/2 cups
 Sugar - 1 1/2 cups
 Brown sugar - 3/4 cup
 Vanilla essence - 2 tsps
 Eggs - 5
Cocoa powder - 3/4 cup
 Baking powder - 1 tsp
Baking soda - 1 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
 Cinnamon powder - 3/4 tsp
 Nutmeg powder - 1/2 tsp
 Clove powder - 1/2 tsp
 Buttermilk - 1 1/4 cups, (or thick yogurt)
Mixed dried fruits - 2 1/2 cups 
Glazed cherries - 1/2 cup (chopped)
Chocolate chips - 1/2 cup

 Method
  Pre-heat oven to 160 C. Grease four 7" cake pans and line with parchment paper.

  Sieve flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon powder, clove powder and   nutmeg  powder.

 Keep aside the dry ingredients.

 In a large bowl, cream the softened butter for a minute.

 Add sugar and brown sugar and beat until the sugar is well blended.

 Add lightly beaten eggs, vanilla essence and mix well.

 Add a third of the dry ingredients and mix to combine.

 Add a third of the yogurt/buttermilk and mix.

 Again add a third of the dry ingredients and mix, followed by the yogurt.

Repeat this process and end with the dry ingredients. Do not over beat.

Fold in the chocolate chips, mixed fruits, glazed cherries and chopped nuts.

Do not over mix. Pour batter into prepared pans till half full. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 160C for 55 mts and for 10 to 15 mts at 130C or until a toothpick inserted in its center comes out clean.

 Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool.

Wrap in plastic foil and leave for 12 to 24 hours at room temperature. Slice and serve.