I have a babycakes pop maker, it's so easy to use, and my kids prefer the cake only pops it makes. But I feel embarrassed giving them to people because they're not 'real' cake pops, so I make those with any cake trimmings I have and save them in the freezer for when the need arises.
I personally like the ones made of cake crumbs and icing (whether a little or a lot is up to you). I don't see much difference between the cake-only ones made in cake pop makers and donut holes. And what would I do with all the trimmings from my sculpted cakes if I couldn't make cake pops/truffles from them?
I despise the cake crumbs and icing ones! Pre-chewed cake flavored balls... ICK! I have the pans.
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Hahaha! Anna, they're not pre-chewed! Do you think of mashed potatoes with butter and sour cream as pre-chewed potatoes? What I like about the cake crumb ones is their versatility - you can combine them with anything your little heart desires. That said, I don't hate the other kind, either. Life with options is nice, isn't it?
I have the cake pan that makes the cake balls of pure cake. And my customers love it! I adjust the recipe like the instructions say and I add a bag of chocolate mini morsels which add to the great texture. and they always come put perfectly round
AWhile they're not 'pre-chewed', the issue of them being all over someone's hands, even with gloves, grosses me out.
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Thanks for all your help - they're getting there!
While they're not 'pre-chewed', the issue of them being all over someone's hands, even with gloves, grosses me out
Oh yeah, there is that, too! How many times have I seen someone working with gloves on, acting like the gloves are there for the sole purpose to protect their own hands? Wiping their face, wiping with a dirty towel, scratching...Then RIGHT BACK in the food. Bleh!
Tried making both kinds. Those who ate them seem to favor the cake pop maker variety. I personally prefer it, too, because it's lighter. The cake+frosting coated with candy melt is way too sweet.
And the candy coating I had was way to hard, as well. You had to crack them on the corner of the counter, like an egg, to open them, teeth wouldn't do the trick, unless you fancied a trip to the dentist in the near future. And, with this particular ball, once it was opened, I was assaulted with the chemical smell of canned icing. 
I like the cake pops that are made with crumbs and icing ! But I would like to get the pans and try those as well !
I dislike cake pops period. I have toyed with the idea of putting a stick in different flavor donut holes and dipping them in chocolate and decorating. That appeals to me more than chummed up cake and mushed icing. Too sweet and the texture is not appealing.
Kids love them though
AI just found out my hubby got me the pans tO make them for my birthday, so I am excited to try them that way. I am not a fan of the texture of the crumb/icing combo. My question is what if you took the filler nozzle and added a hint of icig in the middle if the pop? Think it would work? Can't wait to play!
I dislike cake pops period. I have toyed with the idea of putting a stick in different flavor donut holes and dipping them in chocolate and decorating. That appeals to me more than chummed up cake and mushed icing. Too sweet and the texture is not appealing.
Kids love them though
Chummed up cake! My new way to describe them, but how many people know what chum is? And "not appealing" is the understatement of the year ;-D
I just found out my hubby got me the pans tO make them for my birthday, so I am excited to try them that way. I am not a fan of the texture of the crumb/icing combo. My question is what if you took the filler nozzle and added a hint of icig in the middle if the pop? Think it would work? Can't wait to play!
I do that with mine, with filling and all manner of things;-) I have even cut it open, and jammed frozen ball of ganache in it.
AI ended up making them with the crumbs and icing - still not the biggest fan of it that way however they were for kids so I hope they'll enjoy them.. My first time making them and I think they turned out ok :) [IMG]http://cakecentral.com/content/type/61/id/2923760/width/200/height/400[/IMG]
Those came out great! I can't get just plain round ones to look decent and I've been trying for months.
Great job.
I never get to make mine out of cake scraps because my husband eats them all before I can.
I prefer the crumbs way as I tell me husband I don't like cupcake on stick. You can do more the crumb way and a lot more variety. It will just depend kinda like some people really like a cake using a cake mix (nothing wrong with that) then those who like a bake scratch cake. My husband use to like cake mix but I stopped and went completely scratch now after eating that way for awhile he can tell the difference in cakes.
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Chummed up cake! My new way to describe them, but how many people know what chum is? And "not appealing" is the understatement of the year ;-D I do that with mine, with filling and all manner of things;-) I have even cut it open, and jammed frozen ball of ganache in it.
Ooh! Yay! Exciting!
AThe thing about the crumb method is you can make the different shapes. Sadly I have not seen a pop maker that does that yet!
Am I the only person that makes them with flavored coffee creamer instead of icing?
I sold hundreds of them made that way.
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way too sweet the crumbled and icing way. We have a limitation on them because I can't use the candy coating (contains dairy) so I always coat them in either white or dark chocolate and everyone seems to like them that way including me, but chocolate doesn't go with everything so flavor options are limited. I've tried using poured fondant, but even with the cake balls that are cooked to shape, that is way too sweet.
I'm really not a fan of cake pops in general, I hate the frosting/cake mixture, way too sweet and gummy for me... but then, I've never been a fan of really sweet things or food on a stick :)
I use jsut enough unsweetened whipped cream to hold the crumbs together, and dip them in real chocolate.
I tried the ball maker, but people seemed to get a bit thrown off if they didn't get the truffle like texture, (aka: cake mush), when they bit in. With the cream, you don't get the too sweet, overpowering flavour of frosting, just a moist bite of cake.
Candy melts are a whole other issue, lol, too thick, too sweet and too fake.
I'm a cake pop virgin. I've never had the chance to eat one and I heard they were a PITA to make, so haven't tried. If I ever see one that looks/seems reasonably 'fresh' maybe I'll try one...but so far haven't come across one yet.
ps- also candy melts sort of freak me out...it's like sugary plastic, right?
Wow, the flavored creamer and unsweetened whipped cream binders sound delicious, and like a great way to keep them from being overly sweet. Thanks for the suggestions mommachris and scrumdiddlycakes!
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