Cake Pop Coating Cracking

Do use sprinkles and nonpareils to prettify your pops.

Cake pop coating cracking.

Don t dip cold cake pops into too warm candy coating or you ll get cracks. In short the primary cause of cracked cake pops is when there is too big of a disparity between the temperatures. This method works for me and i have made dozens of cake pops at a time. Typically this is caused by the difference in temperature of the coating and the cake ball itself the coating is hot and the cake balls are too cold the cake ball expands and now you have cracks.

I like to tap and turn. The cake center will shrink in the freezer and when brought back to room temperature the pop will expand again causing the candy coating exterior to crack. After you dip each cake pop you will need to remove the excess coating. Then when you open up the fridge to check on your cake pops you will be greeted by this unfortunate surprise.

Nowadays i add the sticks and dip all at the same time. Lion king themed baby shower cake pops i made for my daughter in laws baby shower. Do not vigorously bang or shake your cake pop. Fall pumpkin spice cake pops.

Cake pops for a lisa frank rainbow themed birthday shower for my granddaughter s birthday. Don t use candies to decorate pops until you test them. Im making this video because i wish several years ago when i started making cake pops someone could of told me all this. Pumpkin flavored cake pops for a fall baby shower.

When working with cake pops i always take out a few at a time. The key to keeping your cake pop on the stick is keeping this process short and gentle. After you have dipped the cake pops and have a nice finished product avoid storing them in the freezer. First place one in the fridge for a few minutes.

Lion king cake pops. Making cake pops is incredibly fun b. If the candy melt is too hot your cake pops are going to crack. This will cause the cake batter to expand ever so slightly which will put cracks into the hardening frosting coating.

Lisa frank rainbow cake pops. Then take it out and see how it reacts as it comes to room temperature. Gently tap your cake pop on the side of your bowl and turn it a quarter of a turn to keep the coating smooth.