It s often too thick and clumpy and i get sooooo frustrated when this happens.
Cake pop coating too thick.
Have you ever had trouble using wilton candy melts for cake pops.
Additionally huge cake balls heavy cake balls.
Melted chocolate is great to use for all kinds of desserts but it can sometimes end up being a little too thick making it hard to get the smooth coating you were hoping for.
Save yourself a headache and spend some time getting the consistency right.
Again we are avoiding any extreme temperature differences letting the coating cool for a few minutes before dipping brings it closer to the temperature of the cake pop.
Tips on dipping the cake pops.
Too thick and your cake pop will look awful too thin and you can see all the lumps and you will need to redip or the candy coating will dry super fast.
They re already colored in a whole rainbow of colors and they re very easy to find online or in craft stores or walmart.
Common issues problems with cake pops.
Whisk the flour baking powder baking soda and salt together in a medium bowl.
However i did have to tap them rather aggressively to get the excess coating off.
Stir in vegetable shortening just a few teaspoons at a time to get a thinner consistency that will make the cake pops easier to dip.
An improvement none of the cake pops i dipped in the make n mold coating fell off the sticks.
I think the most common is thick coating and it is dragging your cake pop down.
Why are they falling off the stick.
But the truth is the candy melts are sooo convenient.
Instead bring it straight down dip and slowly bring it back up so it doesn t break apart.
The resulting coating was not as thick as wilton s but was still too thick for cake pop perfection.
Using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment beat the butter and sugar together in a large bowl until creamed about 2 minutes.
Grease a 9 inch springform pan.
Getting chocolate to the right consistency is another crucial step to having great looking cake pops.
One other bit of advice i find helpful is to chill my cake pops peeps marshmallows whatever i m using prior to dipping it in the chocolate.
This helps the chocolate set up a bit quicker.
You don t want to freeze anything for too long or you can experience some cracking when your chocolate dries and the cake pop expands slightly.
Preheat oven to 350 f 177 c.
I know i have.
Luckily thinning out your melted chocolate is easy so you ll be able to get perfectly dipped cake pops a glossy chocolate drizzle or a delicious topping for your.
This can happen for a couple different reasons.
If your candy coating is too thick after melting add some kind of shortening such as crisco or coconut oil to thin it out.
When you dip the cake pop into the candy coating don t swirl the cake pop around.
