Happy Thanksgiving!!! What wonderful weather we have had these past few days - I am extremely thankful for that!!Ever since I came across Bakerella's blog, I have been dying to try my hand at cake pops. So when I saw her book, Cake Pops, being sold for $7, I just had to have it. They looked simple enough, and I like to think of them as portion control (yeah right!!), so I thought I would try to fit them in this weekend. Well, I have never cursed so much since..., well, never.
No fault of the book, or Bakerella - I blame myself for adding too much icing to the cake crumbles, but mostly I blame the crappy candy melts (I will not name the brand for now). I tried the double boiler and the microwave techniques for melting the candies, however, the candy just did not transform to a consistency conducive to dipping. So I basically had to smear on the goop that was produced. I'll call a TKO on this one - but I like a challenge, so expect a rematch. If anyone has had luck with a particular brand, please share...
You will notice that I did not include photos of the steps where I add the sticks and dip the balls - why? complete and utter frustration. Enter my partner in crime (his work is featured at the end of this post)...
And now, the pièce de résistance - his way of making light of the situation and calming me down...
We were hysterical at this point and could not keep the camera in focus.
Surprisingly, they actually tasted good.
I've only done cake pops once. I'm not a big fan of the taste of candy melts and found that you had to work pretty fast dipping once you had heated the melts down. Love your rejects! Good to see that you have not given up on them however and will try again. Good luck and have fun.
ReplyDeleteExtremely proud of you, sunshine! Had fun creating 'the rejects'...
ReplyDeleteI like the look of the rejects, myself. They would have been nyummier to eat, as you would feel more justified in eating them, as they were not perfect, or as pretty. "Oh what a shame, I have to eat this.........what a pity....."""
ReplyDeleteLooks great Jacquee. I am gaining weight through my eyes.
Funny, before I left for Debbie's I was looking at a site with the instructions for cake pops. Great minds think alike...
ReplyDeleteLove the profile picture. Reshay and I think you look like Crystal and also Reshay.
We'll talk soon.
BTW - Miss Syah will like her own apron
my hat off to you....staying away from cake pops..sticking to Bundts!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I have the patience to make cakepops.
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