Cake Pops

When I made them (the one and only time), I was suprised at how long they took! I found that making the balls and freezing them before dipping really helped me, otherwise they fell apart (even after being refrigerated). Also, I used a wooden skewer to hold them (my recipe said that metal reacts with the chocolate) but would have preferred two prongs, and finally, I used almond bark after my chocolate chip melting fiasco. The melted almod bark stayed creamy for a lot longer than the chocolate chips had. Good luck!

Go to the bakerella.com site for all the details you need to know. Two big things:

Cake pops should be about an inch in diameter or smaller. If you make them too big, they get too heavy and slide down the stick.

Also, you MUST get the coating to seal the base of the ball to the stick. If you don't, it will slide down.

Allow yourself plenty of time, and if you're making them for a party or an event, try several batches beforehand so you don't stress yourself out when you mess up the first few, which inevitably happens.

I make them ALL the time; they're easy and fun to make in all kinds of flavors and decorated all kinds of ways! :) Check out my blog for recipes and step-by-step instructions with pictures if you're interested: http://www.adventures-in-food.com/search/label/cake%20pop.... One of the most important tricks I've found is chilling the balls in between each step, this also makes it much more managable time-wise, especially with little ones running around. Other tips, use a small but deep plastic bowl to melt the chocolate wafers in, like a tupperware or the kids colored Munchkin bowls from Target; mix in less frosting than you think you'll need so the cake isn't too mushy- it should be like playdough; make the balls no bigger than a walnut so they don't get too heavy; and stick them in the holes of a upside- down colonder to dry. Good luck! And have fun!

I love the cake pops at starbucks. the rocky road one is the best lol. I have not tried making them but did see a book on making them at Home Depot of all places. good luck

I did it with my kids and it is not as easy as it looks. I recommend starting out with a very simple cake "ball" and decorating it (we made footballs for the superbowl). The kids loved it and it was really delicious...reminded me of hostess "ho-ho's" from years ago!!! Have fun!

Yes. I get so many compliments. I got the ideas from Bakerella. I made Hello Kitty and apples. I also google it and on youtube watched others make them to get tips. That got me watching all the fondant cakes and that is my new project. I wish i could post the pics here so you can see how the pops turned out.

1. The candy melts were too thick so I had to add oil. I watch a baker on youtube add it and was able to see how thin the candy melts got. i bought a chocolate pro melting pot by Wilton because I plan to make a lot. It has helped and I had a half off coupon for Michael's. this is not a needed item though.
2. The cake pops fell off the stick too many times. I cheated and bought donut holes since I already bought the hello kitty decorations for a project and needed to make them that day. These are not prefect shaped, but after they were dipped in the candy melts they looked cute. I think the pound cake idea as someone else mention is a good one.
3. Bakerella uses edible markers for hello kitty whiskers and eyes. These markers do not work well (for me). I used the confetti circles found in the tops of frosting for the eyes and the markers for whiskers. I would save your money and not buy the 'foodwriter' markers by Wilton and use chocolate sprinkles instead.
4. Write a list of everything you need before you go to Michael's or other craft store. It is not cheap unless you already have the items at home. You can also get creative and use a cheaper item instead. I cut green gummies into leaf shapes for the apples instead of buying the item from the bakerella list.

My aunt tried and hers ended up as cake balls, because they wouldn't stay on the stick. I tried mine as balls, and for a first time, they tasted really good, but looked kind of messy. I'm going to have to try them again.

We love cake pops! Although we have never made them. At my daughters most recent birthday party she wanted to have Brownie pops. They were very easy and tasted great. Maybe make both and see which are easier for you. Good Luck!

Do not use white chocolate, use candy melts from MIcheals, in all sorts of colors.
We have the first cake pop book.
My daughters are making them this weekend for the swim party.
From the book, Cake Pops by Bakerella

Bake the cake as directed in a 9x13, let cool
Crumble into large mixing bowl, no large pieces
Add 3/4 of a container of frosting, the whole container will make it too moist. Mix with a spoon.
mold into whatever shape you want place on wax paper
Place in fridge for several hours-if you place in freezer do not freeze, maybe 15-20 minutes
Melt candy coating-we microwave it
Dip the lollipop stick into the candy coating before sticking it into the pop.
Dip the whole pop into the candy coating
Make sure the whole cake pop to the stick is submerged.
The thinner the candy coating the better.
Try not to resubmerge, the candy coating makes the pop too heavy.

Good luck. All cake flavors work.

it's best to use something dense like brownies or a pound cake. You can make any flavor into a pound cake, you can even use a box mix & turn it into a pound cake. check online for the recipe, I thinks duncun hines has it

My friend who makes them had this to say:
don't roll your cake balls to tight so that when they start to get warm they start to expand and squirt out a hole..
you also need to make sure that the cake pops are covered completely when dipping as this helps and after you dip make sure you do a little shake to get off the excess and it also help get rid of any air bubbles which can also cause holes in the chocolate ..
a good reference is bakerella.com as she is the one that started the craze .