How to Make Cake Pops!!

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How to Make Cake Pops!!

Master the simple part... and once you do, let your creativity guide you!!

Irene Pavico

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Bake a cake like usual :) Once it's done, let it cool. Place the cake in a bowl & mush it up till it becomes crumbs. The finer the crumbs the better.

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Add 3/4 can of your choice of icing... I love using cream cheese w/carrot or red velvet cake!

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Mix icing & cake together thoroughly till it has a dough-like texture. Press the mix against the bowl & put it in the freezer for 30mins.

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Take even chunks of the cake...

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Shape them into round balls. Really push them together with your palms to make a tight/solid ball. Tip: wash hands often to prevent cake from getting stuck on your hands. Place in freezer for 10mins.

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Melt chocolate in the microwave on DEFROST or 50% power setting for 1min... then 30sec intervals till it's liquified. Dip your stick into the melted chocolate and into the cake balls.

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This reinforces the "coating" and gives the chocolate something to grab onto later.

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The trick to dipping: 4 "sides". Never dip it with the stick vertical, the chocolate is very thick and your stick could come off. Dip diagonally or horizontal!! Don't dip & roll! Dip, lift, dip..

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Sometimes I only coat it with half chocolate since some people prefer it this way. Either way, dip or sprinkle it with your choice of toppings.

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Place it in the freezer for 10mins & serve... or you can store it in the fridge if you'd like. FYI: that's oil on the foil, prevents chocolate from sticking :)

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Keep it simple at first... but get creative & have fun with it!! Once you master the basics, GO CRAZY!! ;)

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Colors are always fun! Coloured sugar crystals don't always show up on darker colors, keep that in mind!

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Strawberry cake dipped in vanilla!! The flavor options are endless!! Try out different ones and see which your favourite are!!

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Dark chocolate & coconut shavings are delicious & make for great toppings!!

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Holiday sprinkles & ideas are always fun like my bloody eyeball cake-pops and a simple sprinkle covered pop for the younger kids hehehe!!

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Dr. Mario pills anyone?? I dressed up as a doctor & handed these out at a Halloween party... they were so fun, and yummy!!

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Even a simple cake pop can be such a cute give-away when wrapped & prepared!! A little bow goes a long way!!

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Once you master the basics, your creativity has no limits!! Check out this "sushi" cake I made for a friend's birthday. It was a hit!! Good luck & enjoy creating your own cake pops!!

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Irene Pavico

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1 Cake

¾ Canned frosting

1 ½ Bags of Wilton Candy Melts

Toppings of your choice!

24 Wilton Lollipop Sticks

1 Mixing Bowl

I am totally making these today.. Well I'm in the process .. Thanks Betty Crocker :)) strawberry cake mix cream cheese icing thanks to you ;)) and white choc melts 😝😝😝can't wait thanks for your easy to follow guideee 😁

Krista Ivie last year

Hmmmm.... if it came out dry, add more icing :)

Irene Pavico (author) last year

Wow this sounds amazing! I tried it and it came out very dry, what should i do to ensure I get the moist texture everyone loves about cake pops. But thanks for the recipe! You seem very talented at this and I love the ending pictures!

Jane Ski last year

@Rochelle the number of pops from each box depends on how big the balls are :) usually I get at least 2 dozen & they're a perfect size! Aim for a size of a ping pong/golf ball :)

Irene Pavico (author) last year

@Diana Too gooey may mean that either it needs to be refrigerated longer OR put less icing in the mix :)

Irene Pavico (author) last year

how many pops did you get out of one boxed cake mix?

Rochelle Hilton last year

Made them and they came out too gooey.

Diana Lehne last year

These look fantastic!

Erica Matthews last year

Fantastic Guide! Thanks!! Looking forward to making these!

Joe Brooks last year

Awesome!!!

Bella Thorn last year

Good :)

Brandon Benavides last year

Can't wait to make them!

Mrs Smith last year

Cute and fun :)

Lori Kannak last year

Homemade baked goods are the bomb!

Estella Becerra last year

I got here from Starbucks...

Kremithi Watashi last year

Hahaha I love Starbucks but their cake pops have NOTHING on this!! ;)

Irene Pavico (author) last year

Awwww I'm so glad everyone is finding this to be super easy!! I wish there was a feature for y'all to post pictures of the ones you made using this guide :)

Irene Pavico (author) last year

You're very creative!

Tiny One last year

Such a great easy guide.... Thank you soooo much for sharing!

Sarah Weaver last year

Very neat. Looks like something fun to do with my grandson.

Brenda Christian last year

Made these today for Easter, everyone loved them ! Thanks for the guide :)

Bethany ✊ . last year

These are tons of simple. Fairly simple with lots of room to get creative. P.S I turned my back for a moment and my dog inhaled one, I think he approves as well.

Luis Reyes last year

Hahaha Anthony!! Try this out: http://candy.about.com/od/otherchocolaterecipes/r/brownie_pops.htm And make sure to post a SnapGuide on how to do it!! :) Good luck!!

Irene Pavico (author) last year

Hi Dana, like Sue mentioned above, I get them at Michael's and they're made by Wilton and are called Lollipop Sticks. The ones I use are made of paper & not plastic but I'm sure either would work. In the step by step pictures, you'll notice a brown stick, that's a BBQ skewer stick. It was before I realised how affordable the lollipop sticks were! HEHEH.

Irene Pavico (author) last year

my manhood is excited, i've never tried baking before but these badboys look too awesome not to try :o (wondering if i can substitute for brownie mix).

Anthony Rivera last year

So simple to make!! Thank you for dharing this. I can't wait to try making my own!

Brittany Harris last year

I'm unfortunately in australia :P but will look in my craft shop :)

Dana Champion de Crespigny last year

Dana, You can go to Michaels, JoAnn's or even Walmart to buy the sticks. Look by the Wilton Cake decorating area in any of the stores.

Sue Hallman last year

Just a quick question. What did you use for the sticks?

Dana Champion de Crespigny last year

I love these

Ali Buckland last year

Really pretty; I shall give it a try.

Lilly Wilson last year

I shall attempt to make some cake pops :) after the weekend... :P

Sage Benson last year

How bout you make some regular cake pops first while I save up a bucket of patience for the sushi cake bites :)

Irene Pavico (author) last year

Yay! Thankyouthankyouthankyou!!! :D can't wait!! No hurry though :)

Sage Benson last year

Noooooo, not the puppy eyes!! I can never say no to puppy eyes!! Sigh, OK. I'll do it, question is: WHEN!?!? Let's see if I can get MY a$$ in gear to make those darn sushi cake bites!! THAT is the challenge hahaha!!

Irene Pavico (author) last year

You should do a guide on the sushi ones!! I know you said you would never make them again but it would be so cool! I would probably be excited enough to get off my lazy a** and make them! (that's a big achievement, considering I never do anything!). No pressure but... Please??? *puppy eyes*

Sage Benson last year

Wow ! 🎂🍰🍡

Athena Colins last year

Hahah no problem!! ;)

Irene Pavico (author) last year

DUH. I can't believe I missed that. Thanks

David Pavlicko last year

Hi David! Please refer to step 1 :) My process here starts after you've already baked the cake hehehe.

Irene Pavico (author) last year

So you dont have to bake them at all?

David Pavlicko last year

Great!!! Am so trying this!

Samantha Bowman last year

How do I come up with themes? Usually I look around online for ideas or if I'm making it for someone, I just ask for the color & flavor they like :) The sushi one was THE hardest... didn't find any "sushi cakes" online that I liked, so I looked at an actual Tuna Sushi Roll and used that as my inspiration and it turned out to be a masterpiece!! I don't think I'd ever make em again though LOL.

Irene Pavico (author) last year

Thanks for all the comments & likes y'all!! The basics are SUPER simple, just spend time doing it well ;) each pop made with love!!

Irene Pavico (author) last year

So creative I love it

Ellen Killa-bee last year

Adorable :) and the most simple recipe I've seen for cake pops <3 ty

Christopher Mendez last year

Awesome will do that for my baby sis birthday x

Janelle Sonya Foreman last year

love this! yum

carizza last year

Wow, those sushi ones are pretty awesome. How do you think of your cake pop themes??

Brittney Riley last year

Looks super easy! Thanks! :)

Micaela Sullivan last year

OMG, I LOVE this!!

Sarah W Grant last year

Not really... you just have to keep tapping it against the edge of the bowl to get em out once it gets full or use your hands to get the crumbs out :) Once you have fine crumbs and a few big chunks, take the whisk and hold it vertical and aim for the bigger chunks to smash em!!

Irene Pavico (author) last year

Is there any way to keep the cake from clogging the inside of the whisk?

Christopher Walters last year

Sorry, typo: my mom makes these all the time!!

Sidney Hooper last year

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Sidney Hooper last year

Oh! Thank you!!!

Ella Cho last year

Sorry I meant cream cheese flavor icing :)

Irene Pavico (author) last year

Is that mean you used cream cheese as your icing?

Ella Cho last year

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Confession: I like eating em just like this sometimes... before they even get dipped in the chocolate :)

Irene Pavico (author) last year

Is it weird that I think they look amazing just like this? ;)

Sage Benson last year

Great tip.

Jane From KY last year

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Another good tip!

Jane From KY last year

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Looks so yummy

Kelly Morales last year

Those look amazing •.• *faints*

Kremithi Watashi last year

I see... Let her know that I say thanks! ;D

Sage Benson last year

Lol... a friend named Betty Crocker put it in a box for me and told me how to bake it ;)

Irene Pavico (author) last year

Did you make the strawberry cake? If so, do you have a recipe? I've never had strawberry cake before but yours looks amazing!

Sage Benson last year

Same steps as this guide... just use strawberry cake, vanilla icing & white candy melts

Irene Pavico (author) last year

You should share the steps for these ones... They look so good!

Sage Benson last year

I thought was a plunger when I first looked lol

Kelly 📶👀 last year

Ohhh!!! Never thought about red vanilla. Thank you!!

Ella Cho last year

Hi Ella! These are red velvet cake pops dipped in either dark chocolate, red vanilla and sprinkled in coconut or nuts :)

Irene Pavico (author) last year

Lol*

Ella Cho last year

Whats the cake flavor for this? Looks like the actual cherry. Lop

Ella Cho last year

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Red velvet cake w/cream cheese frosting... the coating is just red & yellow Wilton candy melts :)

Irene Pavico (author) last year

What icing did you use to make these :o amazing

Aaron Cervantes last year

I loved Dr. Mario! They need to bring it back!! :)

Irene Pavico (author) last year

I almost totally forgot about Dr. Mario until you posted this. So creative!!

Sara Burgess last year

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I want to learn how to do these! :D

Aaron Cervantes last year

For decoration/color contrast hahah!! Well you know when you eat sushi you get a bowl to put soy sauce in or whatever, that's why it's there :)

Irene Pavico (author) last year

Ohhhh... Why is there a bowl then? o_O

Sage Benson last year

Lol umm actually there's nothing in the bowl. That's just the inside of it :)

Irene Pavico (author) last year

They do!! Irene, what is the green stuff in the bowl?

Sage Benson last year

California roll cake pops sound interesting...

Kremithi Watashi last year

NEVVVVER AGAIN!! Hahah jk. Ok ok, when I have a LOT of time & enough patience to face this challenge again, I'll do a guide on this :)

Irene Pavico (author) last year

Agreed

Sage Benson last year

Please share the steps on the sushi cake :-)

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