I was at Rylees Ace Hardware on Michigan Avenue recently to
demonstrate how to make Cake Pops. You
say a hardware store? Well owner Lori has an entire kitchen area in her flagship
store. It’s rather lovely, and
unique. I always tell our guests you
never know what you’ll find going on at Rylees Ace Hardware!
This time it was Cake Pops. Now this is not a particularly
difficult process, but it is time consuming.
You have to have patience. The
chocolate or coating has to be just the right consistency, you have to wait for
it to dry (unless you want sprinkles, then it has to be “tacky” enough) and you
must be organized.
There are lots of ways to go about this and there are
hundreds of “how to’s” on out there.
Let’s cut to the chase.
1. Bake a cake and
cool it completely (I used a normal box cake and got over 3 dozen cake
drops/pops). A friend suggested finding a full baked discounted cake and mixing it together, to save a few steps. Brilliant idea!
2. Mix in 1 can of
prepared frosting
3. Chill completely
4. Using a small (I
used a #70 truffle scoop) scoop – get them all out, roll them up and place them
in the refrigerator to chill – once again
5. If making “pops” – get a piece of Styrofoam and cover it
with aluminum or clear wrap – so you can
use it over and over again.
6. Melt your coating,
following package directions – I used almond candy bark and chocolate couverture,
I like the couverture because it gives a high glossy finish. If you need to “thin” out – use a bit of
Crisco. It will help melt evenly through
your coating.
7. For “pops” swirl a
bit of coating around the tip of the stick and place it into your “pop” and
once again place in the fridge for firming up.
8. Now you are ready
to coat! I always use a small amount of
coating, this way if it gets gooey, gummy or stuff in it, you’re not wasting a
lot of dollars on chocolate!
9. Once you dip the
cake drops/pops make sure that you let the excess coating drip off.
10. Place in the
Styrofoam or on parchment paper, and then wait once again for it to dry. If you’re using sprinkles, now’s the time,
before it gets hard!
11. Finally – you can
enjoy.
I placed some cake pops in individual wrappers, in a ball
jar, as a gift. They are easy to make,
and fun.
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