If so, do you have a good recipe to share? I need to make some for a wedding in a few weeks. I'm thinking red velvet, but I'm open to suggestions.
Thanks!
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i tried- it did not work out. for next time i try it, a few tips i learned:
-only put a little frosting in with the cake, too much messes it up
- you can always put the cake in the freezer to harden it up
-don't swirl the pop in the melted chocolate, just dip it
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Ah, my sister makes them all the time but she just went on vacation! I'll ask her when she gets back.
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I made them once and used a recipe from Bakerella.
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@swedishfish: Thank you! I'd appreciate it. I'm not making them for a few weeks, so I have time
@lioneyes: I'm nervous-thanks for the tips!
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@LovelyPlum: I make them all the time actually. I make them look like lego heads, so they get requested a lot from J1. I melt the frosting for about 10 sec in the microwave, and mix it into the cake when it's cooling. (sheet cake broken up by hand and probably a cup of frosting) Then I roll them, stick the sticks in and put them in the freezer for a little bit so when you dip them in the chocolate it hardens faster and doesn't rip the cake off of the stick
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I haven't ever made them myself, but I second Bakerella!!
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I've done them a few times and I really recommend staying with a boxed cake mix and canned frosting because the consistency is usually the same. Unless you've done the a few times, it can be tricky using homemade cake or frosting. I started with Bakerella's recipe and they turned out great.
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Once with Bakerella's and they tasted great, but I made them too big, so they were heavy and had to be displayed upside down {like candied apples}.
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I've made them with a box mix and they turned out really well. If you don't want to use homemade frosting, use the Wilton candy melts. When I used those for the outside, they had a great look and taste.
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I've made them a couple of times before. I think Bakerella's recipe with a full cup of frosting is too sweet and the dough always turns out too sticky for me. My tip to make a less sweet version is to use a super moist cake mix and use just a couple of spoonfuls of a light (whipped) frosting from the can.
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Nowhere near that talented- just wishing you good luck!
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I have made them, it was fun but I definitely recommend a trial run, they have a bit of learning curve. Another option is doing Oreo cake balls, I think it is a pound of Oreo's minus eight cookies and a block of cream cheese thrown in the food processor together. They were easier for me to get to the right consistency and they taste amazing.
Oh, and I found a small amount of coconut oil in my dipping chocolate made it much easier to keep at a good consistency!
Good luck!
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OK, trying a version of this today...I think I may end up doing something closer to a truffle than a cake pop, but I'm still excited to do it. I'll post pics when I'm done!
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@LovelyPlum: YUM!! Please share pics!
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