Um… yeah. About those cupcake pops.
March 29, 2009 at 8:46 pm 12 comments
I fail.
Maybe I should just stick to REAL cupcakes.
Me and “C.Pop” met through a mutual friend but realized quickly that it’s gonna take more than a first date to be BFF. Let’s just say that more than a few of my pops drowned a slow chocolate-y death. Who knew dipping cake into chocolate was a talent that I didn’t possess? (They are slippery suckers!)
Please take a moment of silence for the fallen.
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Don’t worry. I am not one to give up quickly. Actually my personality can quickly change failure into an obsession. Therefore the 2nd batch of cake balls is chilling in the frig as I type this blog post. Maybe I should run out to the grocery store for some lifesavers?
(That was my attempt at a joke. Just laugh dammit!)
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saoirsediarmuid | March 29, 2009 at 9:21 pm
C. Pop amd me ain’t even on a first name basis yet. There’s no proof, but I swear I heard C. making snide comments about my shoes.
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Rebecca | March 29, 2009 at 9:30 pm
For reals! First, I rolled the cake balls last night and ate a few before I went to bed. And got sick. Then I tried to use plastic cutters (instead of metal) to shape the balls, and it was an unholy mess. So, I ate another two and got sick again. And that’s when I realized the cake balls were MAKING me sick, and I threw them away. Maybe the canned frosting was bad? No idea. I had no cake pop mojo last night. FAIL.
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Natalie | March 29, 2009 at 9:31 pm
Aww, I’m sorry. I will say that the chocolate dipping stuff does take a loong time to harden!! I’ve never tried the C.Pops. Just other things. I was waiting all day for your pops.
Sundays are like the worst baking days for me — church meetings all day — so I’ll have to try another time.
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saoirsediarmuid | March 29, 2009 at 9:37 pm
Huh, every time I ate a cake ball my tummy started rolling too. Was feeling crappy so I called it the cramps and such, but nothing else I’vebeen eating has baothered my tummy.
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Caitlin | March 30, 2009 at 4:54 am
Not gonna lie – gloppy chocolate coating? I’ve been there too. And the pops falling apart in the chocolate. Lots of sad cupcake pop deaths. Hope the next batch goes better!
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stephchows | March 30, 2009 at 6:37 am
mmm cake balls :D You can do it!!!!! Dip that cake!!!!! :D
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Kristen | March 30, 2009 at 6:41 am
Skip the cupcake pops and make the cupcake bites instead: http://bakerella.blogspot.com/2008/05/cupcake-bites-made-easy.html, they’re so much easier…I promise!
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zebe912 | March 30, 2009 at 1:46 pm
I wanna see pics of the casualties. I’m one for spooning my melty chocolate onto stick-dependent objects. Or a chocolate fountain. Those come in handy for lots of things!
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Alanna | March 30, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Girl, I know what you mean. I didn’t accept your challenge, because when I tried to make those cake ball/ truffle things for Christmas, they melted into ooey gooey disgusting globs. I will never ever try anything like that again! I’ll leave it to Bakerella… :)
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Elizabeth - Cake or Death? | March 30, 2009 at 7:12 pm
Much sympathy…they can be brutal. I like to either use really good molding chocolate, or thin out the candy melts with mucho shortening, otherwise it’s just a gloopy mess.
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Bakerella | March 30, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Nooooooo. Say it isn’t so. If you have any ?s, email me.
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Holly | March 31, 2009 at 10:04 am
You know, I tried them once before and they bombed. I made them this time and they still weren’t what I wanted, but I don’t think it was the recipe, I think it was just me. These little darlings just take some practice I guess. On top of that, my pictures were all horrible for some reason so I bailed on posting it. My friends that ate them thought they were amazing though, so that is something!