Can You Melt Chocolate Chips For Cake Pops

Cake pops can be fun and simple to make--these are even a no bake version! Halloween Cake Pops are so easy to make, fun to decorate and even better to eat! You don't have to spend hours whipping up this favorite holiday treat!

If you love, LOVE cake pops, but you are low on time and energy--this is the Halloween treat made just for you.

The secret is grabbing a fresh Angel Food Cake from the grocery bakery. You will instantly cut over an hour off your cake pop venture!

How To Make Cake Pops (easy And Fool Proof)

Too good to be true? Not at all! If you love no bake recipes, grab extra Oreos and make this simple Halloween Oreo Dirt Cake as well this season.

Fun Idea: There was only a little of each color left in the end when I was rolling into balls. I took a little of all three colors and combined them.

You could make it a cute Halloween game and have the crazy cake pop be the lucky one. Who wouldn't love a prize and a cake pop??

Simple Cake Pops Recipe

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Cake pops can be fun and simple to make--these are even a no bake version! Halloween Cake Pops are simple to make, fun to decorate and even better to eat! You don't have to spend hours whipping up this favorite holiday treat!

* To make it easier for coating with white chocolate chips, you can add about ½ teaspoon of vegetable oil to the chocolate to thin it out slightly for easier coating (Thanks Sally's Baking Addiction for the tip!

How To Make Cake Pops (crazy Easy)

Back in my day (yup, I sound old), I went back to school in the second week of August and that was still early compared to the rest of the country. Sheesh.

I can’t say I am that upset because it just reminds me how close we are to fall. I can smell the pumpkin spice and apple cider already. Mmmm.

Chocolate Chip Cake

But let’s not get too ahead of ourselves…it’s still the beginning of August so let’s celebrate with a new cookie recipe, shall we?

As always, I share a new cookie recipe at the beginning of each month. Do you have a favorite yet? If I had to guess based on what get’s the most traffic, it is definitely these cookie bites, but these funfetti whoopie pies are creeping up each day.

Those two are definitely in my top three, along with these ice cream sandwiches. They’re made with cookies so they count as a cookie recipe, mmmkay?

How To Melt Chocolate: 3 Easy Methods For Melting Chocolate

For this month’s recipe, I also took some liberties with the definition of “cookie.” This recipe tastes like a a cookie and has cookie in the name, but it’s more like cake. Without further ado…drumroll please…

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This recipe was inspired by a trip to a well-known coffee shop. They sell some incredible cake pops there, with the birthday cake being my all-time favorite.

But on this trip, I decided to give another flavor a chance. It was their cookie dough flavor. I am all about the cookie dough so I had high expectations for this treat.

Easy Brownie Cake Pops Recipe From Barbara Bakes

First, the outer coating was white chocolate, which was tinted light brown to look like cookie dough. Nice presentation, poor flavor. In my opinion, the coating HAD to be dark/semi-sweet chocolate to go along with traditional flavors of a chocolate chip cookie.

Second, the base of the cake pop did not taste like a cookie. I didn’t expect it to be the texture of a cookie, but at least it should have the flavor of one. Don’t worry guys – I made sure there was tons of brown sugar in my pop so there’d be no confusion about what flavor it was.

Before I get into the recipe, first let me explain how a cake pop is made. And no, it does not start with one of those cake pop machines.

How To Melt Chocolate Chips (microwave Or Stove Top)

To make a perfectly moist cake pop that holds up well, you need to mix cake crumbles and cake frosting together and roll it into balls. If you simply bake cake into the shape of a ball, it would be too light in texture to stay on a stick, let alone be coated in chocolate.

For the cake base, I used a vanilla cake made with brown sugar and chocolate chips scattered throughout. After cooling and crumbling the cake, I made a brown sugar frosting and added in the crumbles.

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From there, all you gotta do next is roll the mixture into little balls, chill for an hour, and then assemble the cake pops. It’s really simple to do and a fun activity to do with the kids. Who doesn’t love rolling food into balls and dipping them into chocolate?!

Melting Candy Wafers Test

There you have it – a new way to enjoy the flavors of a chocolate chip cookie. They were extremely well-received by our friends and family so I know they’ll be a favorite of yours too! What other cake pops have you tried? I need some ideas for what to make next – I cannot wait to make my next flavor!

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The classic flavors of a chocolate chip cookies smashed into a mini cake pop. Made with a brown sugar frosting and chocolate chip cake, these moist cake pops are going to satisfy both kids and adults!Chocolate that’s too thick. Chocolate that’s too runny. Chocolate challenges. Why is my chocolate so thick? How do I think out my chocolate? Why isn’t my chocolate setting up? These are very common questions.

Cookie Dough Cake Pop

I am NOT an expert and do not claim to be, but since this seems to be a challenge that so many people share, I thought I would address it and at least share what I have learned in my baking. My disclaimer is that these are my opinions and experiences, and may not hold true for everyone.

The first thing that comes to mind is what kind of chocolate I do not use, and that would be chocolate chips.

Don’t get me wrong, I love chocolate chips and use a lot of them, but not for items I’m dipping in chocolate.

How To Make Cake Pops (with Pictures)

So what chocolate do I use? I use a variety of chocolate coating products. Chocolate coatings, also referred to as candy melts, confectionery coating, almond bark, chocolate melts, candy coating, are similar to “real” chocolate but have slightly different ingredients. Chocolate coatings usually contain vegetable fats, which have a higher melting temperature and allow for easier and more forgiving chocolate melting. They melt fairly easily and harden up nicely. True chocolate is much more fickle when it comes to melting and must be tempered. It certainly tastes better, but can present some challenges which is why it’s not the most common choice for home baking.

I usually buy this chocolate from my local baking supply store, ABC Cake Decorating where they have a variety of colors and flavors.

My favorite chocolate to pick up at the grocery store is Candiquik. I find that it melts smoothly, quickly and easily, and you can melt it right in the container it comes in, which is great for clean up. I find it’s consistent to work with and has a great taste. If you haven’t, check out Miss Candiquik’s blog -(aka Sarah) where you’ll find lots of great ideas and recipes as well as tips and tricks. Sarah and I have similar dessert tastes, so if you enjoy my recipes, you really should check out her site.

Easy Chocolate Cake Balls (cake Pops)

These are probably one of the most readily available chocolate melting products. Michael’s carries them as do most Walmarts. In my opinion it’s one of the thicker chocolates, which can make it a bit harder to work with. Again, that’s just my little opinion.

Well – a lot. The ingredients. The quality. How they melt. The heating times. Personal preferences. Pretty much everything. The time and heat setting you use to melt one chocolate may scorch another chocolate and not begin to melt yet another. The flavors vary. All melting chocolate is not the same. Here are two great links discussing different chocolates…

Often this is a result of overheating your chocolate. Two words of advice to remember when heating

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