This was my first attempt at doing cakes pops. I looked on many sites for how-to guides and recipes, and for a lot of good information. But my cake pops didn’t take shape and soon became “Funfetti Cake Balls.” While I think the pictures turned out good, and the consistency of the cake and frosting mix was good, I had many issues with making them.
I go to Starbucks a couple of times a week and I have to say that their Birthday Cake Pops are delicious. So I figured, being almost done with culinary school and “thinking” I had the skills to easily replicate this particular cake pop, I’d try making them on the weekend.
Oh wow was I wrong. I made a funfetti cake, let it cool and added the whipped vanilla frosting. This turned out really good. But then everything went down hill. I scaled out and shaped the cake balls and inserted the lollipop stick and stuck them in the refrigerator for an hour. Then I melted the Wilton Pink Candy Melts, but it was soooo thick, so I followed the advice on one of the sites I found and added some oil to thin it out. It seemed to work…. “seemed” being the magic word. When I dipped my cake pops in the melts, the cake ball got stuck in it and the sticks came out. Now this presented a problem, how do I get the cake ball out? I used my freshly washed finger and tried to pick it out, but I ended up burning them since the melts were hot. Then came the fork and spoon and let me just say, it was not a pretty site! So after struggling for 30 minutes, my cake pops turn into messy looking cake balls. But I have to say, they really did taste good!
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| The box mix and the frosting I used. |
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| The finished cake mixed with the frosting |
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| Shaped cake balls |
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| Finished product |
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| An inside look |
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