AI am making a yellow cake tonight 9x13 pan and I want to crumble and hand roll it to make cake pops. I have used this method before and it seems to work since I don't have a cake pop pan. the problem I have been having in the past and I am trying to avoid tonight is adding too much icing as the " glue" after I refrigerate then, then dip into the candy melt they are usually soft and fall off stick after the 1st bite.
I need to know how much icing do I add to make them look nice and smooth like the pic ( sorry if it doesn't upload) and not a soggy mess like mine have been in the past.
I read to use 1tbs but is that really enough to hold together a 9x13 cake? I am using American buttercream
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How much icing have you used in the past?
If the cake is nice and moist, you may not need any icing, or 1T may be plenty. For a whole cake, I only use about 1/3 of a container of icing, maybe 4T, at the most. It's easy to add 1T at a time, and try rolling one ball, until it behaves as you like.
AIm pretty much the same way, I usually use 1/3 - 1/2 cup. I normally cook 12 cup cakes and if you are using store bought icing then you don't need much. I wad told to use a one cup of icing and my mix came out really soggy and I had use all my cupcakt. But they still came out fine. You really can't go wrong , so I learn from that mistake.
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How much icing have you used in the past?
If the cake is nice and moist, you may not need any icing may be plenty. For a whole cake, I only use about 1/3 of a container of icing, maybe 4T, at the most. It's easy to add 1T at a time, and try rolling one ball, until it behaves as you like.
in the past I have used different amounts. the first time I used a whole can of frosting, the second time I made my own swiss meringue buttercream and use a couple spoonfuls . the cake recipe is very moist as I tend to wrap them when they cone out.
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Im pretty much the same way, I usually use 1/3 - 1/2 cup. I normally cook 12 cup cakes and if you are using store bought icing then you don't need much. I wad told to use a one cup of icing and my mix came out really soggy and I had use all my cupcakt. But they still came out fine. You really can't go wrong , so I learn from that mistake.
I was told the same thing too and it was a mess my hands were covered, so I really don't want that to happen again. they also were very soft to the touch.
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