My name is Michelle….and I have an addiction….
TO CAKE POPS!
I’m not even a sweets person (except for one week out of the month heehee), but I have yet to meet a cake pop that I didn’t like.
The first few times I made them, I melted the chocolate in the microwave. Then I met this bad boy and my life was changed….
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The chocolate pro is now my cake-pop-makin’ best friend!!
You just add the morsels and in a few minutes, it is melted to a smooth, even consistency. No more racing time to get everything dipped. OH THANK YOU WILTON!
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Okay…enough of my gushing…and let’s get on with the project.
Here is what you need to create this project:
Refrigerated cake pieces
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Edible decorative embellishments
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Dip the cake into the chocolate (sorry, I wasn’t coordinated enough to take a picture of the actual process). :) I only did a partial dip, but a typical cake pop is completely covered in chocolate.
These are technically called “cake balls”, but I have an issue with calling it that. ;)
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Sprinkle the decorative topping onto the cake pop.
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You can put them in mini cupcake liners for added presentation.
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Speaking of presentation – packing is an important factor in cuteness. For this project, I chose mini Chinese takeout boxes.
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For the label, I printed the phrase “A Sweet Treat for Someone Sweet” on regular white printer paper then punched it out with a 1” circle punch. The decorative background paper was punched using a 3” circle punch.
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I found these cute stickers in the dollar section at Michael’s and added them to the tags.
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With the handy dandy Paper Tagger, the labels were attached to the boxes.
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The finished product…
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