So I am not good with making food...but I usually can't ruin a cake...at the least the kind that comes out of a box. So I've decided that this weekend, should I get the time, I'm going to try to attempt making my own cake balls (or pops should I feel really risky). You see them on pretty much every dessert bar out there now-a-days and from the tutorials I've read they also don't seem that difficult.
Pretty much you bake a cake, let it cool, rip it apart, put in a can of frosting, mix it all together, then roll into balls. Let the balls cool in a fridge for a few hours or in a freezer for 15 minutes and then pour melted chocolate over them and let them harden. Ok so this isn't as detailed as the real directions, but you get my jist. For real directions/tutorials from Bakerella, queen of cake balls and pops, click here.
So I'm taking a trip over to Michael's to buy some melting chocolate and maybe some fun accessories (because we have no great baking stores around where I live) this weekend and if my cake balls or pops turn out very good I'll definitely take some photos and post them, letting you know my advice on how it all works.
In the meantime, here are some photos of dessert bars which used cake balls or pops. I hope they serve as inspiration, whether it means you purchase them from a bakery for your event or you decide to make them yourselves to save a bit of money.
~A
PS the photos above come from the following sites: Amy Atlas Events (zebra bright pink table), Green Wedding Shoes (love sweet love table), The Sweet and Saucy Shop (cotton themed dessert bar), and Southern Weddings Magazine (pops in egg cartons, eco table), in addition to other sites. If you feel your photo has not been properly attributed please contact me and I will make sure to remedy it ASAP. Thanks.
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