Cake Pops?

bprice87 · June 2012

So for DD's 1st birthday I decided that i wanted to do something fun and different for the "cake" part of the party. So I am going to attempt to make cake pops.

Has anyone made them before and had great sucess, or failure? I'm looking for any advice I can get. TIA!

Duffgurl · June 2012

Yes they are really simple to make. Also just make sure you don't burn the chocolate. I say give them a try before the party but these are great to make Smile

Youtube has some great videos.

Good luck!

etude de la vie · June 2012

I did them for DS hungry caterpillar party. They are easy in theory but difficult to execute. I followed directions watched videos on you tube and pottery barn kids but they fell apart almost every time.

After I put the crumbled cake + icing mx into the fridge I made the balls and put the sticks in (with candy melt) as soon as I went to drip them they would fall apart and I would have to start all over.

Overall I got about a dozen (from 2 cake mixes) which was fine because we had a small party but next time I'll stick with cupcakes

hlsgarcia · June 2012

Crash Into Me:
They are good, but my goodness, they are time consuming to make.

This is exaclty why I decided not to make them. Thought about buying them, but I want fun monkey shaped ones and don't want to pay out the nose for them. A basic pop runs about $3 in my area. I decided to just stick with cupcakes, but I'm thinking of doing small, medium and large cupcakes to have the "fun" I was hoping to get with the cake pops.

ladylisalt · June 2012

I saw a cakepop maker when I was in Babies R Us recently. I think it was one of those made for TV ones. Anyone have luck trying this cake mold?

aliska · June 2012

Make sure that you freeze the assembled cake pops for 10-20 minutes before dipping them in the chocolate. That will prevent them from falling apart. Also get some of the florist foam at a craft store to stick the pops in. This will work for displaying and decorating (if you're drawing something on them). Good luck!

bprice87 · June 2012

Thanks Ladies!

abegailanne · June 2012

I mostly just lurk around here but wanted to chime in with some tips I've learned from making cake pops.

They are very time consuming, especially if you are making a lot of them, and want to decorate them, too.

The biggest tip I have learned is to space out the steps over a few days, if you can. For example, bake the cake one day and allow it to cool completely. The next day, crumble it and mix it with the frosting and then roll the balls and put them on cookie sheets. You can refrigerate them over night. The next day, pop them in the freezer for about 15-20 minutes, while you are setting up the candy melts/chocolate, etc. Then dip them in small batches. Otherwise, the chocolate will start to harden too quickly and the more you put it back over the double-boiler/in the microwave to reheat, the greater risk of scorching it. So I do several small batches at a time. Keep the rest of the cake balls in the freezer because they start to fall apart if they aren't frozen. Use foam floral blocks to stand them up as they dry.

I learned all of this the hard way when I decided to make them for a Christmas party one year. I started making them the night before the party and had to stay up until 4 a.m. to finish them (I also went over the top and wrapped each one in cellophane with a little bow, lol). A lot of the time was spent waiting for things to cool/freeze/dry, though, so breaking up the steps helps a lot.

Good luck!

MrsT1024 · June 2012

In addition to chilling the pops before dipping them, make sure that you aren't making them too big. Even if you chill them first, they will still fall apart if you make them too big. Good luck!

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