How To Make Your Own Cake Pop Stand

When kids were too small I tried cake pops for the first time. Also after that I make cake pops for most of their birthday parties without fail. Its a perfect party bite even I never mind to have two or three 🙂 Recently I made Cake Pops for a party and clicked some step by step pictures while working on it in a midnight. So today’s post is going to discuss the tips and tricks to make Perfect Cake Pops with DIY Cake Pop Holder . You wonder how this post is different from my previous cake pops posts?

I learnt cake pops has to be kept in freezer before coating with candy melts. Also used whipping cream to the crumbled cake to make cake balls now things have changed.

The cake is mixed with flavored buttercream to give smooth and perfect texture to the cake balls also it hardens fast , easy to work with and its always not necessary to chill it before inserting the sticks. For several years I stick with Candy melts and now started using chocolate wafers. I have to mention Ghirardelli Melting Wafers which is a perfect chocolate to coat or decorate your dessert. Ghirardelli is bit expensive when compared with other brands but its worth each penny.

How To Make Cake Pops (easy And Fool Proof)

If you are making shaped cake pops / customized cake pops like heart instead of regular round cake pops then the rolled cake pop needs to be firm (may be 5- 8 minutes in freezer before cutting out the shapes).

I use 4 inch pop sticks for that each round cake balls should weigh between 20 – 22 grams each. Also for shaped cake pops do ensure the thickness of it is more than 1/3 inch.

The round cake pops just needs to chill in refrigerator for 15-20 minutes before inserting the pop sticks. Since the shaped cake pops were in freezer before making shapes just 10 more minutes in refrigerator works make sure they are firm enough to hold before inserting the sticks.

How To Make A Cake Pop Holder: 9 Steps (with Pictures)

Either double broiler or defrost in microwave for first few seconds and then melt in microwave till they melt. Few tiny chunks are absolutely fine and they melt in that warm. Also once it turns smooth do chill it under regular water. If you are adding shortening do add once they are out from the microwave. They melt in that chocolate warmness. If you have narrow container do immerse directly in boiling water to melt the candy melts.

Before dipping the lolli pops sticks or cake pops in melted chocolate make sure its in lukewarm temperature. If they are medium to high hot then there are lots of chances for the chocolate melts to give crack over the cake pops. If happened so do fix the crack using melted chocolate using toothpick. All those mess gets hidden when you decorate it with sprinkles.

It has to be very smooth and shiny without any grainy texture. If they look grainy do warm it to bring to the right consistency. Always microwave fraction of seconds not to over burn the melts.

Diy Cake Pop Stand

Either Vegetable shortening or flavorless oil or mix of both works to thin the melted candies. Is it necessary to thin the coating, the candy wafer packet says once melted do dip it in strawberries so and so . But for cake pops especially when you add sprinkles do thin it otherwise the cake pop coated with undiluted melts sets very fast and you don’t get chance for further decoration.

Candy melts thinned with oil has few more seconds compared to shortening. And overall its less than a minute for each dipped cake pops, so work accordingly.

Don’t get panic when melted chocolate hardens. When you dip and remove excess from cake pops if they are not falling and hardens quick then its time to warm the mixture for fraction of seconds. If needed add shortening or oil to thin.

The Ideal Diy Cake Pop Stand Is Already In Your Fridge

You can use chocolate chips instead of candy melts but it needs extra time and care. Do melt wafers in small quantity and use a deep /narrow bowl. Just 2 minutes of time is enough for the candy melts to set on pop sticks anyways give priority to first stick inserted cake balls for dipping. .Cake pops became really popular around 2010. Everywhere you looked online you would see a new cake pop recipe, theme or ways to package them. Once Instagram became popular, the online cake pop craze was slowly replaced with other sweets like push-up pops, red velvet, cronuts and freakshakes.

But this doesn’t mean that people just stopped making cake pops! In fact, they can still be enjoyed at weddings, showers and birthday parties. They can be part of a beautiful dessert table and have many ways of being displayed.

The easiest way to display cake pops is to put them upside down like the photos above. However, many cake pops don’t look right upside down or with a flat top that would be created by the plate. You can purchase cake pop stands that hold the pops upright, but they are either too plain or too expensive. This means that creating your own cake pop stand is definitely worth the time and effort! Plus, it can be used to hold anything on a stick like lollipops, kabobs or chocolate dipped marshmallows.

Diy Cake Pop Stands

Scroll down to see all of the fun ways you can display cake pops in a DIY stand at your next event…

Although this cake pop setup looks quite impressive, it is super easy to create! Floral foam covered in hay surrounded by a popsicle stick fence.

This adorable rainbow and clouds cake pop stand is made from wood and can be used numerous times! It is shown with marshmallow pops here, but it is definitely sturdy enough for cake pops.

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This tutorial is from the same video as the rainbow and clouds shown above. The pops are inserted along the mane and up onto the head of the magical creature!

Take a chunky block of wood, drill some holes and get creative with paint for this stand. It was made for fruit kabobs at a summer BBQ, but could definitely hold cake pops!

This 2-tier stand was made using Styrofoam and streamers. It is shown with lollipops here, but it would also work well for cake pops!

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Learn how to make a cake pop holder from a wood plaque! This is such a cute idea for parties or holidays.

These sunflower cake pops are shown 'planted' in a terra cotta pot. Put a Styrofoam block in the pot and cover it with leftover cake crumbles as 'dirt'!

This is such a simple and beautiful stand! Trish wrapped a Make It Fun foam round with yarn, added the heart embellishment and then put it all on little feet.

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Kim created these fish cake pops and the fun ombre stand they are on using a cone and glitter cardstock. The pops are inserted between the layers of cardstock paper.

Find out how to make these spring flower cake pops and then arrange them as a bouquet in a vase filled with pastel candy.

I love the woodland theme of this dessert stand! Each tier is a moss covered Styrofoam disc and the dessert elements shown are sugar cookie animals and chocolate marshmallow mushrooms. However, you could make woodland themed cake pops to display as well.

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Abigail went all out with her cake pop display for the 4th of July! She used 3 galvanized pots from IKEA filled with foam and covered in rice.

Make a turkey cake pop stand for Thanksgiving (the stand is a turkey, not the pops 😉). I love the colors on this one!

Nat created this beautiful cake (and cake pop) display using cake rounds. The top is actual cake and then each layer is wrapped in ribbon and filled with cake pops!

Acrylic Cake Pop Stand With Cake Pops

Create a flag cake pop stand for your summer patriotic celebrations. It is just a piece of 2x10 board drilled with holes and block painted in red white and blue!

Jaime created this scrap wood stand and wood cake pops as toys! However, the stand can be used for real cake pops as well.

Inspired by a spice rack, Scott made this stand using scrap wood. Get the plans to make this wood cake pop stand on this site.

How To Make A Cakepop Stand

An unfinished stool, a drill, paint and a ribbon are all you need for this cute stand. I like this outside of the box thinking!

Jaime created this tower for cake pops after seeing a cupcake one on Martha Stewart. She used mdf and drilled holes on each level. If you want to use it for cupcakes instead of pops, just cover the holes with something.

There isn't a tutorial for this cake stand, but it looks like a woven strap box or basket turned upside down. The cake pops are inserted between the weaving — great upcycling idea!

Make Your Own Cake Pop Stand

When I started this list, I had no idea I would be putting a sewer lid on it! Heidi created this cake pop stand for a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles party. It was made from the top of a