This is true. Cake pops are not a quick endeavour. They take a minimum, I'd say of 4-5 hours, and more like 5-6 hours when you factor in all of the waiting, decorating, wrapping etc.
I've created this post to help you understand how long it really takes to make cake pops. That way, when you tackle them the first time, you'll give yourself enough time to make them just perfect!
Here is my timeline, supposing I need a few dozen cake pops for a Saturday morning.
Thursday morning:
(2-3 hours) Bake the cake and let it cool at least 2 hours.
(20 minutes) While the cake cools, make your icing. I prefer Cream Cheese Frosting.
Thursday afternoon:
(3 hours to overnight) Refrigerate cake balls.
*Note: If you need to save time, this is where you can shave some time off. Refrigerating the cake balls is really the best way to make them. However, if you are in a time crunch, you can put them in the freezer for ONLY 30 minutes, then into the refrigerator.
Friday:
Saturday:
Enjoy!
Now, if you aren't doing anything too fancy with them, you could bake and ball them Friday and decorate them Saturday morning, but I always hate leaving anything until the last minute or same day because I get stressed out and mess them up, and then get really mad when they're not just right. So, I try to make myself feel better by making them in advance.
However, my rule is 5 days from baked to eaten. I throw out anything older than 5 days old. There's no scientific reason for this, it's just my own baking rule.
Click the Links Below to See:
How to Make Cake Pops
Cake Pop Decorating Ideas
Cake Decorating Basics
this is so cool but it will take waaaaay to long to make!!!!!! so sad :( good effort though...
ReplyDeleteand nooo i am NOT a robot
You are so right with the amount of time it takes. I am finally getting my basic pops to turn out right. Thanks for this!
ReplyDeleteGreat tips Beki!!! I've only made cake pops a few times but I do ALWAYS underestimate how long they take and before you know it, I'm up til stupid o'clock to finish them off, so this is a perfect time frame guide. Thanks a lot for sharing :-)
ReplyDeleteWhy not just use cake pop molds instead of baking a cake and making balls out of it?
ReplyDeleteBecause you have to crumb the cake and mix it with the frosting so that it sticks together, I have baked them in the mound before and it just fell apart!
DeleteActually you can make them in a mold, as long as you follow the instructions correctly. Maybe you had a bad mold.
DeleteCrumbling up the cake and making little balls is the easy part. It's messing with the chocolate and decorating that takes forever!
DeleteThis question is the equivalent of asking ”why make burgers from scratch? They have those preformed frozen pucks..."
DeleteThanks for these tips. I had no idea they would take so long.
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