Cake-Pops!

Had such a fun time at our friend's house making Cake-pops. Our Friend Rose got the idea from my Favorite Social network site, Pinterest!! Awh! (If you would like to follow me on Pinterest click here then click Follow!) Anyhow, they tasted scrumpdillyicious and here's how you make them.

You'll need...

1. A "Already-Baked" cake that has been chilled overnight.
2.A tub of frosting. (And kind depending on what taste you're going for...)
3.Candy Melts
4.Pop Sticks (You can get these at Wal-Mart in the Cake Decorating Section)
5. Sprinkles *optional 
And any other baking supplies you'd like to decorate the "Cake-Pops" with!
6. Bowl or basket with foam in it. (To poke the Completed Cake-Pops in to let them harden.)
*optional
(You could also just use a cookie sheet with wax paper on it and lay them on that, but that would cause a flat side on them.....It's up to You)

Okay, take that chilled cake outta the refrigerator and get a big mixing bowl, & Big cutting board. Now grab that cake pan and flip-it upside-down onto the cutting board. Cut cake in small sections that you can easily grab. Take the cut pieces of cake and crumble it into crumbs in the mixing bowl. Sounds weird, but that's how you do it!
Take that container of frosting, (We used cream-cheese frosting, And Ohhhhh my goodness, They tasted Ahmazing!!)
Heat up the container of frosting to where it's not running but not thick either. Then using a spatula, scoop out frosting into mixing bowl full of the cake crumbs. Now Stir up!
*Frosting should be evenly distributed in all the crumbs. Texture should be good wear you can roll the cake crumbs into little balls.*

So get out your cookie sheets and lets get rollin'! Roll, roll, roll, roll, okay that's enough. When you're finished stick those cookie sheets of cake balls into the fridge to chill. Wait ehhh, 15 minutes.

While you are waiting, get a medium sized glass or microwaveable bowl and open the "Candy Melts" bag and pour in!
(Psssssst, there's already melted candy on the side of the bowl, cause I snapped the picture after she had already heated up the melts and stirred, then she added more. I was like, Whoopsies, better get the picture now!)

Anyhow......., After you pour the melts in, heat them up. Start at 2 minutes. Take out, stir. Another 2 minutes, take out, stir; Until you get the right texture. 

When you're done with getting the melted candy ready, you should be ready to take out the pan of chilled cake balls!
...Open the package of the Pop sticks and dip an end of the Pop sticks into the melted candy bowl about 1 inch of the stick. Then stick the stick into the cake ball about half way through. Do this to all of the Round cake balls. Then lay back on the cookie sheet and stick back into the refrigerator to chill.
(This process is to help keep the cake balls on the stick while we will be dipping them into the candy-melt bowl,  kinda like a glue yet not, of course.)

Keep those Cake pops in the Fridge for about 8 to 10 minutes and while those cake-pops are chilling, you might want to stir the candy-melt bowl or re-heat it just to keep it from hardening.

After those 10 minutes are up, take them up and get ready to start dipping them!

To dip properly, stick the cake-pop in directly straight down. Don't put in side-ways and then lift-up. It'll be too heavy for the cake-pops to stay on the stick and you don't want them plopping off and into the bowl!!

As shown in the picture above, hold the cake-pop up slowly up allowing the excess candy melt to drip back into the bowl. 

When it's all dripped off a bit, turn slowly side-ways and allow it to continue dripping off.  Use your other hand to tap your palm/wrist to allow the process to go faster. Tapping stick and finger-tips directly would make the cake-pop completely fall off eventually into the candy melt bowl....Which we don't want happening. 

When all the excess candy melt has fallen off the cake-pop, begin sprinkling sprinkles on the tops of the Cake-Pops!

After you get finished putting on the sprinkles or decorations on the cake-pops, stick them in the foam and allow them to harden.

 (Or place them on the cookie-sheet with wax paper)

 

Now wait 5 to 8 minutes or until they look dry!

Then Enjoy!

Was so fun to make these, Love, love, love them! I hope you and your family and friends will enjoy making these

...and tasting them!

(If you'd like to see more pictures of Cake-pops and other great ideas, click here!)

All pictures were taken by Holly Doss: Photographer at Pocket Photography