This week I'd had the bright idea to make cake pops, after having some great ones at Starbucks.
I guess there's a reason they have theirs shipped in.
I used french vanilla cake mix with vanilla frosting. One recipe I used said to use 1/3 cup frosting, so I did. It didn't seem like enough, so I doubled that. This was probably my first mistake. I mixed the two together, let it chill, and used about a tablespoon of "dough". You then roll them into balls, and let them chill again in the fridge. Finally you dip them into the melted chocolate/candy, etc., and harden in the fridge again.
The next to last stop was where I got frustrated. (This is not a recipe for the easily frustrated. And I get easily frustrated.) I guess the cake balls were too heavy, and the candy coating was too thick, and when I *really* tried to dip the pops into the coating, they came apart. (And yes, I pre-dipped the sticks). I just finally gave up and rolled them- without the lollipop sticks- in the coating.
They do taste good, though. But they're kind of a hassle.
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