If you’ve baked too much cake, you can freeze any extra and use it for more pops on another occasion; When using light-colored baked cake as filling, remove any burnt or darker portions of the cake to prevent unsightly specks in your cake pop mixture; When rolling the cake balls, do...
Take a large spoon of your cake pop mix – about the size of a golf ball and roll it into a ball. Flatten it between your palms to about 1/2” thickness and mold it with your hands to resemble a basic popsicle shape. Refrigerate for 15 minutes till firm. Tip:Don’t make it too ...
make sure to use one sponge per one child. For this reason, you will need plenty of them even at the very beginning. The best options are half-circle sponges which can be found in a multitude of different brands (they come in full circles, which you will cut...
Once the balloons are dry, use small scissors to cut off the skewer and knot end of each balloon so it pops. Use the skewer to carefully pry out the balloon. Use the scissors to trim any rough edges of the gelatin bubble(fig. C). Trim the top of each cake to make it level. Cut...
Once firm, warm the candy melts according to package directions. Use a container that is tall and narrow enough to fully submerge each cake pop into. A 2-cup pyrex measuring cup worked well. Dip each pop into the melted candy. Gently swirl the pop to remove excess candy. (Skipping the ...
Large split-cake for sponge Another optional tool that will help you achieve soft gradients in no time flat! Pearl white Last optional tool that will take your beginner’s work to a new level instantly! Pearly white is super handy to use when you need to soften any regular color and blend...
Once your dough is ready, determine what pan to use. A small cookie sheet or quarter sheet pan is ideal if your fryer is large enough. If you have a basket-type fryer, you’ll probably need a round or square cake pan. PJ Hamel A quarter sheet pan easily holds a dozen of our ...
If you plan on making bread on a regular basis, you might want to buy yeast in bulk or in the jars because it is much less expensive. When you can, add 1/2 cup to 1 cup of mashed potatoes to your bread recipe. Alternatively, you can use water you have used to cook your potatoes...
You can find oil-based candy coloring at cake decorating shops, candy-making stores, some craft stores, and online. I personally use Chefmaster Liquid Candy Coloring. The coloring is thin enough to squeeze out of the bottle in small droplets which is great when I'm coloring a small amount ...
Ice Cream Scoop: You will need a small ice cream scoop to fill the molds used to make these Halloween cake pops. Alternately, you can use a large spoon if necessary. Cakesicle Mold: You will need severalsilicone cakesicle moldsfor this recipe. As it yields about 24 cake popsicles, you ...