Here's our first attempt on cake pops for a Father's Day fishing themed cake.
It was MUCH harder than I thought it would be. And is definitely NOT a project to do with kids...unless you're just doing something basic, like cake balls with sprinkles.
So here's the general concept:
•Bake a cake, any flavor.
•Crumble it into a bowl. (this part the kids did GREAT at and loved!)
•Roll into balls or whatever shape you need for your pop.
•Put sticks in them if you want them to be lollipop style.
•Stick in the freezer for a few hours.
•Cut out any add on pieces you need. (Most bakers use fondant for this, but I used rolled laffy taffy as I didn't want to mess with learning another new cake technique in the same day.)
So far....you're going to be thinking...oh this is really easy and fun! My kids could definitely do this! Then....
•Dip in melted candy wafers (this is the part where Liliana learned a new word! A colorful one. It's not so bad if you have full concentration. Just spoon the candy melt over the ball and let it drip off. The problem is with trying to get a smooth look. It drips a LOT. Some turned out better than others, and there really seemed to be no one thing that made them work. I think I would do cake pops again, but only if they didn't have to turn out smooth...Elmo- yes! Dora- no.)
•Attach the add on pieces you made to the dipped pop, you can either do this while the melted candy is still wet, or you can wait for it to dry, dip the little piece in more melted candy and then attach. Tweezers are helpful during this.
•Proudly display your cake art and fend off hungry children who will devour in seconds what it took you hours to make.
Looks cute! So adventurous.
ReplyDeleteThey look very cute, but there's NO way I'd bother with them. The whole process sounds awful and way too much work. You're one crazy woman, making the rest of us both envious and annoyed because you make the rest of us look terrible! And that's why we love you!
ReplyDeleteHaha!!! I'm not crazy, just bored! And keep in mind, we were at the grandparents house when we did this one, so we had a like 6 to 1 adult/kid ratio, making life MUCH easier.
ReplyDeleteI love the whole concept. I would love to hear how you made the fisherman and his pond also. Keep the projects coming I can't get enough!
ReplyDeleteThanks! For the fisherman's pond, we just shoved part of a round cake into the dish and then heavily frosted it, and the fisherman is a cake topper that my mom has had for years (but they still make and sell it!). The base is Styrofoam wrapped in paper. The styrofoam held the pops REALLY well...the ones that were in the cake pond though fell after 15 minutes or so. They were just too top heavy!
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