Candy Coating Too Thick For Cake Pops

Hi im trying to make cake pops for my sisters wedding and i just cant get the chocolate to get thin enough its creamy.

Candy coating too thick for cake pops.

Candy melts are also often used to create a chocolate coating on almost anything. You can melt the candy melts and then dip cake pops cookies pretzel sticks or even fruit. If your candy coating is too thick after melting add some kind of shortening such as crisco or coconut oil to thin it out. If it is too thin you may see deeply colored cake ball dough through the coating.

Whisk the flour granulated sugar cocoa powder baking soda and salt together in a large bowl. Bryn kirk february 21 2012 at 11 17 am. 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. It was obvious before i even dipped my first cake pop that the coating was way too thick.

Fill lower pan with water to below level of top pan. Heat water to a simmer then remove from heat. I am using almond bark chocolate flavored coating from walmart please any advise. Anything that you want to coat in chocolate can be done using candy melts.

When you dip the cake pop into the candy coating don t swirl the cake pop around. How to melt wilton candy melts. Tips on dipping the cake pops. 2 thoughts on thinning out candy coating anna february 17 2012 at 6 28 pm.

Grease a 9 inch pan round or square or 9 inch springform pan. 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. Whisk the oil eggs and vanilla together in a medium bowl. Put candy melts in.

The thickness weighed down the cake pops resulting in a number of them falling off the sticks when i attempted to tap the excess coating off of the cake pops the thick coating clung to the cake pops. Chocolate coatings usually contain vegetable fats which have a higher melting temperature and allow for easier and more forgiving chocolate melting. 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. Getting chocolate to the right consistency is another crucial step to having great looking cake pops.

Or you can melt candy melts in a double boiler. Preheat oven to 350 f 177 c. Chocolate 1 wilton candy melts the wilton candy melts took a total of 75 seconds to melt completely.