In a fit of overachieving, I got inspired to try to make these cake pops for my MOMS Club meeting this morning-
I thought I could handled this one.
Wrong.
The melted candy coating was like a ray gun that disintegrated the cake balls on contact.
It ended with me angrily dumping candy coating on my surviving cake balls, resulting in some fairly disturbing demonic cookies.
So instead of being the mom who bought the super cute cake pops, I'm the mom who bought hot mess cookies with eyes.
Cake Pops 1, Me 0.
Darn you Family Circle and your promises of easy Halloween treats.
(I doubled checked and I correctly followed the instructions in the freaking article.)
I can't let these things defeat me! There will be another round and next time I'm determined that my cake pops will actually be on sticks and will not look like evil mutants.
So...do any of you domestic divas has any suggestions? Am I missing some super secret tricks on this one? Please help me conquer the cake pops!
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Maybe one of those melon baller things? Would that work to scoop out the cake? I'm kind of hopeless in the kitchen so I'm sorry I'm not much help! Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier!
I LOVED this.
You poor thing. How frustrating. I'm not that great in the kitchen. Hubby does all the cooking and I do all the cleaning up.
I'll await your next try.
Have a terrific day. :)
I was looking at these in my Family Circle the other day and wondering if I should try it. I think not. I have to admit I did chuckle a bit while reading your tragic kitty story though.
I hate when this happens!!!
Did your frosting need more oil? To make it smoother?
I have made cake pops and they are a bitch!
I just have to ask, in the recipe that i used, I made a cake, crumbed it and then mixed the crumbs with a can of frosting. This is how the pops stay together.
Maybe that will help for next time.
Tell me you used frosting! And then, according to Bakerella since she is the goddess of cake pops, and the creative genius behind most of the cute ones you see out there, you should freeze the cake balls for a bit to help them retain their shape better before dipping. I've made them. They're messy, time consuming, and a real bitch when it comes to details, but as long as you mix the cake crumbs with frosting and freeze them, the rest is just clean up. :-)
I bet they still taste good! I've never made them, and I think now I won't try.
Yeah, I steer clear of anything that's marked "easy." Sorry it didn't work out for you.
Sandy
I guarantee you I could make some that would look WAY worse than that...if it makes you feel better! HA!
I can cook but baking is another story! I haven't attempted cake pops yet...just seem like a lot of work to be gone in a instant! Sorry your were a bust! Store bought treats are a winner every time.....let the bakers do it!
Have a wonderful day!
LOL! They're pretty spooky! :)
I've made them a few times... Make the cake, mix with frosting, form into balls... then freeze them before you dip them into the chocolate...
When they start getting melty, re-freeze.. (I have them in small batches, so I can keep them in the freezer until I'm ready for more..)
Hope that helps!
I'd still eat them no matter how they looked. I love chocolate in any form.
I have no tips though. I wouldn't even attempt these since I knew they wouldn't turn out. I cheat and buy some at Starbucks.
LOL...I was too scared to try these for exactly that reason. I have no clue how they would stay together. I think someone maybe used icing to help hold them together? I have no idea how all that would taste together though.
Nailed it! ;)
You've probably seen this, but if not, you will laugh - promise!
http://pinterest.com/pin/281189860/
You have to wonder how many attempts were made for them to get that magazine cover, don't you?
I'm scared to even attempt cake pops. Your cats are cute, I would eat them. Although I would eat anything with the word "cake" in it.
They look pretty Freaking good to me, Kim, demonic or not!! :)
I think Starbucks, and yes even that recipe author has hidden cake pop tricks known only to them.
A++++ for the baking effort.
But did they taste good????
Halloween is supposed to be scary … and your cats certainly are!! : )
This was great. I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't quite get the intended results with stuff.
ahh they look good to me...but I know I would be totally frustrated as well!!
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they still look delicious.
Too many stories in my kitchen of:
A. "easy"
B. "fun"
C. "tasty"
kid recipes that ended up being
D. none of the above.
Well at least they are supposed to look freaky for Halloween - right?
I haven't even tried to attempt these!
Did you add food coloring to the white chocolate? if you add food coloring to the melts, it seizes up the chocolate and it is no longer smooth.
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