I was working the other day and got this crazy itch out of nowhere to bake some CAKEPOPS! (Probably, because I'm getting ready to unveil my little Etsy shop that my younger sister and I are going to be opening soon! Stay tuned for that, by the way...Lucky me---I get to team up with my super fun, artsy sister and utilize our creative sides! What fun!!!)
Anyway, I've tried making cakepops before (almost two years ago, actually) and they were rather disastrous---mainly because I made the mistake of using chocolate bars and tried getting creative with what type of melted chocolate to go with. This time, I took the easy route and used Baker's bars which hardly need any extra attention! (Just a zap of the microwave, and voila!)
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| Ingredients: cake mix of choice, some premade frosting, styrofoam for cooling, lolli sticks and some Baker's chocolate |
I first baked up the cake mix and waited about 15 minutes for the cake to cool. |
| I realized that pink, strawberry cake looks pretty ugly after baking. But no fret--the final results were still just as fabulous! |
After cooling, I broke up my cake, threw it in a bowl...
and went to town breaking it up!
and went to town breaking it up!
Next, I spooned some of the frosting into the cake batter. (Just a little bit at a time, though, because I didn't want the dough to be too wet.)
I then used a mini ice cream scooper to scoop out dough balls, and gently rolled them together! Prior to sticking the lolli sticks into the dough balls, I made sure I melted some chocolate and dipped the tips into them to ensure a nice hold within the dough ball. (The last time I made these, I failed to do this and the sticks kept falling out!)
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| Cute, right? BUT WAIT! They're not done yet. :) |
After freezing the sticks and balls for a good 30 minute or so, I melted more chocolate and individually dipped them, and then set them back into my styrofoam block for cooling.
After testing out some different sprinkles and chocolate designs, they were ready to eat! I let Daniel have first dibs on which sprinkle cakepop he wanted....
After testing out some different sprinkles and chocolate designs, they were ready to eat! I let Daniel have first dibs on which sprinkle cakepop he wanted....
He picked the one with pink sprinkles. ;)
(Oh, and the mister says he liked them a lot...but even better when cold!)
I had the one with pearl sprinkles!
AND after some cute packaging....success!!!!
I have officially mastered the art of CAKEPOPS.
Yay!
So cute... I LOVE cake pops. Check out Bakerella.com (if you havent already). I have an extra cake pop book that this woman created that you can have. I use candy melts or candy coatings (you can get them from Michaels). Makes life easier and you can get fun colors. Love reading your blog :)
ReplyDeleteHey chica!!! Omg...I JUST discovered Bakerella the other day and am suuuuper excited for a fun source to bake other things! When are we going to do our progressive dinner? I think our S.O.'s are having separation anxiety issues. ;)
ReplyDeleteP.S. Totally gonna try the candy melts from Michaels! (Do you have to add oil/butter to them or do they melt easily, also?)
You are going to have so much fun with Bakerella. Ive made pretty much everything off that site. And yes, we need to plan a dinner. We'll just plan it so they can finally reunite. Also, let me know if you need help with anything. I like seeing your DIY adventures :)
ReplyDeleteYou dont have to add anything to the melts. I just microwaved them, but keep a close eye cause they will burn fast. They also dry really fast. It will make your cakepop process much easier.
AH! We should do a collaboration baking day since you're pretty much a pro!!!!!
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