Blood-Red Velvet Cake Pops

Ingredients

• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder (unsweetened)
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp white vinegar
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tbsp red food coloring
• ½ cup cream cheese, softened
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 7 oz white chocolate or white candy melts
• 1 tsp coconut oil (optional, for smoother coating)
• ½ cup raspberry coulis or jam (strained for smoothness)
• A few drops red food coloring (optional, for deeper blood-red effect)