NBR: Where to buy cakepops?

VMRRN23

I absolutely love penguins (weird, I know) and I wanted to do a penguin party for DS 1st birthday. I've been contemplating if I should try to make them or just buy them. Has anyone ever bought cakepops from an online store? Which one?

OctGirl80

I haven't bought them but they are so easy to make. Check out my blog (Thanksgiving post) for making them. Also, you could make them now and put them in the freezer until it's party day (they last 4-6 months in the freezer). And you will seriously save a ton of money making them yourself.

thatgrrrrl

Forget buying them. I made penguin cake pops and it's easy. A lot of fun. PM me and I'll sen you a link to my blog with the penguin pops.

VMRRN23

Hmmm, maybe I'll try it. Do you think it would be hard to make penguins? (your daughter is super cute btw). 

OctGirl80

Super easy. It's just shaping them and having the right stuff to make the beak, etc. If you start making some now, you can enjoy the 'practice' ones.

VMRRN23

thatgrrrrl:

Forget buying them. I made penguin cake pops and it's easy. A lot of fun. PM me and I'll sen you a link to my blog with the penguin pops.

(hangs head in shame) How do I PM you? 

thatgrrrrl

https://fatcatdessertarts.blogspot.com/2009/12/baby-its-cold-outside.html

 

I don't know if that's clicky. Please forgive my HORRID photos.

OctGirl80

https://fatcatdessertarts.blogspot.com/2009/12/baby-its-cold-outside.html

 

clicky

 

Edit to correct clicky

thatgrrrrl

Thank you!

OctGirl80

No prob. Feel free to come use my kitchen for your baking. I'll take the pics if you'll share some of those yummies on your blog.

thatgrrrrl

OctGirl80:

No prob. Feel free to come use my kitchen for your baking. I'll take the pics if you'll share some of those yummies on your blog.

Deal! You're only a train ride away from me.

VMRRN23

Thank you so much ladies! I think I am going to try it.

OctGirl80

Sounds good. I just read about you making 6 batches of the sugar cookies. In my excitement of making cake balls, I made 5 boxes of cakes for Christmas ones.

 

Yeah, I'll let that sink in.

 

ETA: OP, you'll have a blast and they taste so good. My DH eats them right out of the freezer so keep a count if you make them ahead of time.

thatgrrrrl

OctGirl80:

Sounds good. I just ready about you making 6 batches of the sugar cookies. In my excitement of making cake balls, I made 5 boxes of cakes for Christmas ones.

 

Yeah, I'll let that sink in.

HO-LEEEEE ***!

navgogia

For our wedding we had cakepops from a company called just a bite cake pops.  You could google them and look at their website but they were definitely pricey and if you could figure out how to make them on your own it would be way cheaper

OctGirl80

thatgrrrrl:

OctGirl80:

Sounds good. I just ready about you making 6 batches of the sugar cookies. In my excitement of making cake balls, I made 5 boxes of cakes for Christmas ones.

 

Yeah, I'll let that sink in.

HO-LEEEEE ***!

 

Yup. Add in the fact that we originally had 3 parties to go to. I figured that'd be a good way to get rid of them. Until we had all that snow last year. 2 of the parties got cancelled. I'm so glad they can be frozen.

 

 

FYI OP: 1 box of cake mix will make 40-70 cake balls depending on size. Take that into consideration. I didn't.

NewFamily09

I don't know where to buy them, but they are really hard to make.  Seriously.  I thought it would be so easy.  Basically you mix baked cake and frosting and form it into balls.  Well, making the cake pops was really hard.  First of all, I couldn't get the balls to stay on the stick.  They kept falling off.  Then, when I dipped the lollipops into white chocolate to coat them, it started to make the cake dough part melt, because the white chocolate was warm.  It was also almost impossible to coat the pops evenly and keep it on the stick.  I made them last week for a baby shower I was hosting (as favors) and needless to say, they turned out so ugly that I was too embarrassed to give them away.  If I had to do it again, I would've just bought them.

OctGirl80

NewFamily09:

I don't know where to buy them, but they are really hard to make.  Seriously.  I thought it would be so easy.  Basically you mix baked cake and frosting and form it into balls.  Well, making the cake pops was really hard.  First of all, I couldn't get the balls to stay on the stick.  They kept falling off.  Then, when I dipped the lollipops into white chocolate to coat them, it started to make the cake dough part melt, because the white chocolate was warm.  It was also almost impossible to coat the pops evenly and keep it on the stick.  I made them last week for a baby shower I was hosting (as favors) and needless to say, they turned out so ugly that I was too embarrassed to give them away.  If I had to do it again, I would've just bought them.

 

You missed a couple really important steps. First, you need to chill them. That's what stops them from falling apart when you dip them in the chocolate. Second, you need to dip the stick in the melted chocolate, then push it into the ball and give it a couple seconds to harden. This is what holds the stick in. My friend called me 2 days ago saying the exact same thing.