Cake pops are so cute, but for the longest time all they did was scare and intimidate me. Two years ago, right before Thanksgiving our oven died. And while waiting for our new one to arrive I decided to go out and buy one of those Bella cake pop makers. Making the cake part was easy but dipping and decorating those little balls was a disaster. I even yelled at Youtube video tutorials that made it look so easy. And so, basically, I lied to myself for about a year and pretended that the whole cake pop thing was over rated. Who'd want a cake pop when you could have a whole cupcake? They're not that cute. Who was I kidding!?
If you spend anytime at all on Pinterest it is impossible to ignore the plethora of adorable cake pop masterpieces out there. These things are cute, they're covered in chocolate, they're the perfect size for someone on a diet or kids, the decorating possibilities are endless, and for crying out loud they're on a stick! I don't know what it is, but a cute little dessert on a stick is just somehow even cuter.
If you spend anytime at all on Pinterest it is impossible to ignore the plethora of adorable cake pop masterpieces out there. These things are cute, they're covered in chocolate, they're the perfect size for someone on a diet or kids, the decorating possibilities are endless, and for crying out loud they're on a stick! I don't know what it is, but a cute little dessert on a stick is just somehow even cuter.
The more cute and perfect little cake pops I saw around the internet, the more I wanted to know what I had done wrong. There was obviously some kind of a way to dip those little balls of cake into chocolate and for the cake to stay on the stick and for the chocolate to dry smoothly. Thankfully I came across a great post by Homemaker Chic a couple of months ago and it had all the answers I was looking for. Her tips made all the difference for me. I'm not quite a master dipper, but I'm getting the hang of it.
Her post came into my life at the perfect time. A friend of mine asked if I could make some cake pops or cupcakes for her sons birthday. The only requirements were that they'd be blue and chocolate. With my new cake pop dipping skills under my belt I thought I'd push myself and do all of the above. I know, I'm a crazy overachiever and sometimes I stress myself out because of it. But when the results are as adorable as these cake pops, an ecstatic little birthday boy, and some new decorating skills in my arsenal I feel it is totally worth the stress.
Ta-dah! Chocolate cake balls covered in chocolate made to look like cupcakes with blue frosting, sprinkles, and a faux cherry on the top.
Her post came into my life at the perfect time. A friend of mine asked if I could make some cake pops or cupcakes for her sons birthday. The only requirements were that they'd be blue and chocolate. With my new cake pop dipping skills under my belt I thought I'd push myself and do all of the above. I know, I'm a crazy overachiever and sometimes I stress myself out because of it. But when the results are as adorable as these cake pops, an ecstatic little birthday boy, and some new decorating skills in my arsenal I feel it is totally worth the stress.
Ta-dah! Chocolate cake balls covered in chocolate made to look like cupcakes with blue frosting, sprinkles, and a faux cherry on the top.
Tutorial
To make these I used brown and blue chocolate melts, some sprinkles, and modeling chocolate for the blue cherries. Prep your cake balls and chocolate melts as suggested by Homemaker Chic and you're ready to decorate as follows.
To make these I used brown and blue chocolate melts, some sprinkles, and modeling chocolate for the blue cherries. Prep your cake balls and chocolate melts as suggested by Homemaker Chic and you're ready to decorate as follows.
1- Dip in chocolate and allow to dry completely
2-Dip the top third of the cake pop into a different colored candy melt of your choice for the frosting and allow to dry.
3-Redip top third of cake pop into the same colored candy melts and SLOWLY swirl as you life it out.
4-Quickly add sprinkles before it dries
5-Top it off with a modeling chocolate ball or other small candy for the cherry on the top before it dries as well.
6-Step back and admire your cute little cake pop cupcake!
2-Dip the top third of the cake pop into a different colored candy melt of your choice for the frosting and allow to dry.
3-Redip top third of cake pop into the same colored candy melts and SLOWLY swirl as you life it out.
4-Quickly add sprinkles before it dries
5-Top it off with a modeling chocolate ball or other small candy for the cherry on the top before it dries as well.
6-Step back and admire your cute little cake pop cupcake!
I am now in love with making cake pops! We may in fact say that I am a little obsessed with making them as many ways as possible. I mean, unless it's normal to make 300 of them in one month in 10 different varieties and give them out as Christmas gifts to a bunch of family and friends. In that case I'm not obsessed at all.
Moral of the story: Cake pops aren't evil, they are cute little cakey bites of chocolate covered happiness on a stick.
Do you love cake pops? Have you ever tried to decorate or dip them without success? Have you ever made the real fancy ones with actual crumbled cake? I'd love to know your thoughts and tips!
Moral of the story: Cake pops aren't evil, they are cute little cakey bites of chocolate covered happiness on a stick.
Do you love cake pops? Have you ever tried to decorate or dip them without success? Have you ever made the real fancy ones with actual crumbled cake? I'd love to know your thoughts and tips!