i would like to lodge a complaint about cake pop

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machines.

i thought cake pops were like mushed up cake and icing in ball form on a stick with some cool icing overtop?  so all gooey and delicious?

lately, i've been assaulted at various preschool birthday parties by hard balls of dried out and overcooked cake substance on a stick, masquerading as "cake pops."  i have done some research (i.e., i googled) and have learned that there are these mini george foreman grill things that will bake ball-shaped cake for easy cake pops.

yes, you read right.  i've been assaulted by masquerading balls.


this is a pastry travesty, and i will not stand for it.

I WILL NOT STAND FOR IT.

[papie]

I agree with you. THOSE ARE NOT CAKE POPS. Cake pops are delicious, but unfortunately a major PITA to make.

[softspot]

I've used a cake pop machine. It takes some trial & error to find the perfect cooking time, but it's possible to have good pops from a machine.

[amberatkins]

Agreed. I would be pissed if I thought I was biting into a cake pop and ended up with a mouthful of crumbly dry ball. Not cool.

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Feb 6, 2013 15:58:07 GMT -5 softspot said:

I've used a cake pop machine. It takes some trial & error to find the perfect cooking time, but it's possible to have good pops from a machine.

i have yet to experience these alleged "good pops from a machine." 

[Deleted]

Yeah. Those are disgusting. Almond bark over dry cake is barftastic, even with perfectly cooked cake.

[underwaterrhymes]

I have never experienced a good cake pop period.

Clearly I'm getting them from the wrong people.

[vicky]

I got that cake pop machine for christmas. I don't like it. I rather make my balls by hand.

[MWOS]

cville has STANDARDS for the balls she wants in her mouth, people!

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Feb 6, 2013 16:00:50 GMT -5 vicky said:

I got that cake pop machine for christmas. I don't like it. I rather make my balls by hand.

Giggity

[vicky]

I was hoping someone would go there.

[melodramatic26]

Feb 6, 2013 16:01:23 GMT -5 MWOS said:

cville has STANDARDS for the balls she wants in her mouth, people!

lol!

[melodramatic26]

Feb 6, 2013 16:02:52 GMT -5 11d said:

I do not like cake pops... even the traditionally made ones.

If you insist on having them, consider just buying a cake donut hole (Timbits holla!) and use that.

dude, this is so smart. I never thought of that, but now must try!

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Feb 6, 2013 16:01:23 GMT -5 MWOS said:

cville has STANDARDS for the balls she wants in her mouth, people!

yes i do.  as should we all.

[hisno1girl]

Feb 6, 2013 16:00:50 GMT -5 vicky said:

I got that cake pop machine for christmas. I don't like it. I rather make my balls by hand.

heh heh

Balls. Hand.

[amberatkins]

I keep coming back to this post just to giggle at the ball jokes. I'm so sophisticated.

[muffin0]

Feb 6, 2013 16:00:50 GMT -5 vicky said:

I got that cake pop machine for christmas. I don't like it. I rather make my balls by hand.

DD picked it out for me for Christmas, and H added the bakerella cook book.

Both went back.

the cake ball maker is gross and I'm too lazy to make them the "old fashioned" way.

$1.50 at Starbucks works for me!

[TrickyBob]

Yah, I was all wtf at cake pop machines. Those are just round balls of cake. Cake balls are mushed up cake and frosting and awesomeness coated in chocolate.

[vicky]

Oh, I forgot I got the bakerella cookbook, too. I should look at that.

[vicky]

I <3 my cupcake pops.

[pantsparty]

Cville likes her balls moist.

[SKP82]

I was at a baby shower recently and had my eye on what I thought were delicious looking cake pops.

They turned out to be frosting covered marshmallows.

I am so glad my friend bit into one before I did. I don't really like marshmallows and would have been REALLY disappointed to bite into one thinking it was a cake pop.

It was really a cruel trick.

ETA:  At first I thought it was frosting that was covering the marshmallows.  But that doesn't make sense.  Then I thought it might be chocolate, but it was pink.  So I don't know what the hell those marshmallows were covered in.

[adhdfashion]

I'm going to confess to how lazy I am when it comes to cake pops. I buy doughtnut holes and put them on a stick with the help of a little royal icing for glue. Then I decorate them with icing. Yep...........

[mrsjuleshs]

Feb 6, 2013 16:00:27 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

I have never experienced a good cake pop period.

Clearly I'm getting them from the wrong people.

Yes, clearly you are.  Cake pops made properly are DIVINE!

[mamasaurus]

Sub-par balls annoy me, as well.

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CULINARY STOSSEL.

[lifesapeach]

I agree. A munchkin with icing on it would be better if you're feeling lazy.

[lifesapeach]

Aaaaand I see that someone already posted that. I was feeling so clever too!

[madringal]

I read it as cake pop machine - like a pop machine that dispenses cake pops. I got excited, then sad, and then sadder as I read that someone is cheapening cake pops!

[iamgrace]

Cake pops aren't baked in ball form! This is a travesty.