How To Make A Giant Cake Pop

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The idea went something like this. We should make cake pops. We should make them for Thanksgiving. Let's make a giant cake pop shaped like a turkey.  Conclusion: my husband and I are weird.

This was our first time making cake pops, but I knew the basic concept.  We started by baking two different cakes, chocolate and vanilla (for dark and light meat).

Starbucks Cake Pops Recipe

Next, we dived in and started crumbling the cake up.  I went straight in with my hands.  Once it was crumbled, I added in about 2/3 a can of frosting and worked it into a nice dough.

For the body of the turkey, I just took the entire blob of vanilla and molded it into a turkey shape.  For the drumsticks and wings, I molded smaller shapes and stuck sticks in them.  It was a little weird putting sticks in the wings but it will make it slightly easier to eat.

Now it was time for chocolate.  We used bakers chocolate.  I've heard people mention using those candy melts as well, but I don't have the experience to compare.  For the drumsticks and wings, I was able to dip it in and roll around.  Since the appendages were pretty heavy, I used a spoon to help pour chocolate over and cover it.

Vanilla Cake Pops Starbucks Copycat (video)

For the body, I just poured a bowl of melted chocolate over the top and used a spoon to help spread it around.  Be sure to do this on a non-stick surface and not your final serving platter.  The chocolate really pools at the bottom so later you will trim the excess and move it.

Once the chocolate has set (the fridge really speeds this up), you are ready to assemble your turkey.  To move the body, find a partner.  My husband lifter the entire silpat we were using and slowly peeled one edge down.  I then put a spatula under that end and we slowly moved it onto the plate. We were out of chocolate so I used frosting to attach the limbs.  Just blob a bunch on there and press the pieces on.  I recommend using a utensil to push them on because your fingers will melt into the chocolate.

To finish, we cleaned up the edges where the frosting was and added little marshmallows to the ends of the drumsticks.  Done!Today we’re going to show how to make a giant cake you can pop out of! I’m so excited. I’ve been wanting to make one of these for forrrrrrrever. I had a few requirements when I envisioned this in my head. I knew it had to have wheels and I wanted the top covered with tissue so you could break through it. We ended up using a furniture dolly and creating a platform that could be wheeled around. (They’re about $15 from the hardware store.) This would be perfect for a big party, or hiding a surprise guest you flew in from a few states away. I even love the idea of wheeling it into someone’s work for their birthday. Today we’ve got all the tips and tricks for making your very own giant cake.

Cake Pop Recipe

This is a big project! It took us about 8 hours to make. If you work on it for a few hours every day, its totally doable. The key to this project is getting the roll of corrugated paper, it is like cardboard that bends! Now that we made it I’m in love with it and never want to let it go. We would love to hear if you attempt one. Tag us on social media so we can see!

Step 1: Cut out 2 circles in the cardboard, each with a 4.5 foot diameter. Step 2: Create a hole in the middle of each that is 18 inches in diameter. Step 3: Create an edge that is 2 feet tall. We used corrugated cardboard, which easily curves with the shape of a circle. Step 4: Connect the two pieces of corrugated cardboard by cutting an extra strip and hot gluing it on the backside where the two pieces of cardboard meet. Step 5: Once you are finished, you can glue the corrugated cardboard around the side of the circle you made in step one. Step 6: Glue the other circle made in step one to the other end. Step 7: You will repeat steps 1-6 for the second layer with the following dimensions: 3 foot diameter and 1.5 feet tall. Step 8: After finishing the second shape, you will glue the smaller layer on top of the larger one creating the second tier of the cake. Step 9: To create the candles to put on top, we cut a piece of cardstock (hotdog style) then rolled it, and taped it in the back. Step 10: For the flame use yellow tissue paper. Step 11: Add extra detail by using paint.

This is a big project! It took us about 8 hours to make. If you work on it for a few hours every day, its totally doable. The key to this project is getting the roll of corrugated paper, it is like cardboard that bends! Now that we made it I’m in love with it and never want to let it go. We would love to hear if you attempt one. Tag us on social media so we can see!

Step 1: Cut out 2 circles in the cardboard, each with a 4.5 foot diameter. Step 2: Create a hole in the middle of each that is 18 inches in diameter. Step 3: Create an edge that is 2 feet tall. We used corrugated cardboard, which easily curves with the shape of a circle. Step 4: Connect the two pieces of corrugated cardboard by cutting an extra strip and hot gluing it on the backside where the two pieces of cardboard meet. Step 5: Once you are finished, you can glue the corrugated cardboard around the side of the circle you made in step one. Step 6: Glue the other circle made in step one to the other end. Step 7: You will repeat steps 1-6 for the second layer with the following dimensions: 3 foot diameter and 1.5 feet tall. Step 8: After finishing the second shape, you will glue the smaller layer on top of the larger one creating the second tier of the cake. Step 9: To create the candles to put on top, we cut a piece of cardstock (hotdog style) then rolled it, and taped it in the back. Step 10: For the flame use yellow tissue paper. Step 11: Add extra detail by using paint.