Cake Bite Lollipops Fail
My CFO’s birthday is today and I really wanted to make her something special instead of going to Publix and buying their normal blah cake. I really wanted to show off my baking skills (what?! some people still think I have them ;) ) and impress everyone by making some of these:
I bought chocolate cake mix and funfetti cake mix. I bought cream cheese icing, 2 bags of melting candies, almond bark (in case the melting candies were disgusting, which from tasting it, I think they’re actually melting candies in block form), kabob sticks (because I couldn’t find lollipop sticks anywhere), and powdered sugar (in case the melting chocolate and almond bark were a fail).
Good news is…
We’ll be eating chocolate cake today.
Bad news is…
We will not be eating funfetti cake lollipops.
I have no idea what went wrong. They fell down the kabobs.
They tasted like a big gob of frosting.
They looked mushed and mashed and not very “cake-like”.
I tried to cover them in frosting and just place them in cupcake liners but that was a serious no-no as well. The frosting was so thick and gooey that it was just not even edible anymore.
Talk about a serious fail. And to add to the drama, I ran out of cranberry juice so I had to drink my vodka with cherry koolaid. Agh.
There’s a reason I am not a baker!
Ever tried making these things? Ever succeeded?! What’s your trick?
Tags: cake balls, cake pops, cupcake pops, lollipop cake bites
I’m so sorry that your cake pops didn’t turn out. I’m even more sorry that you were out of cranberry juice!! I was out of tequila the other day and had to drink my orange juice with rum….
I made these a long time ago for a picnic. They turned out good. I didn’t put them on a stick. I didn’t use the candy melts. The trick to using the bark is to add some shortening to it to make it thin enough for dipping. I usually add a tablespoon at a time until it becomes the right consistency. They’re so great. I need to fix them again!
I have always wanted to try making these, since I never see them in the stores. But I guess I will wait and find a recipe to make sure they work. Sorry they didn’t turn out for you! At least you have chocolate cake to enjoy. Better get more cranberry juice cuz kool-aid isn’t too good with vodka (unless you’re desparate).
OK…I loved the “ran out of cranberry and had to drink my vodka with cherry kool-aid” That made me LOL.
I love looking at your pictures of PCB. I am originally from Dothan, AL, so PCB was the home of a lot of my high school memories, as well as growing up memories. We would ride down to PCB on Friday nights just to eat at Pizza Hut, and we had 2 in town! Since I no longer live close, I haven’t been in years, and years, and years (too long) but hope to come down in September!
I keep thinking I’ll try to make cake balls, but anything recipe that has more than 3 steps is not high on my to do list!