Cake Pops (16 page)

Draw surprised, scary, or just plain silly faces on these ghosts for a giggle.

48 uncoated
Basic Cake Balls
, formed into bell shapes

48 ounces (3 pounds) white candy coating

Deep, microwave-safe plastic bowl

48 paper lollipop sticks

Styrofoam block

Black edible-ink pen

Have the cake balls chilled and in the refrigerator.

Melt the white candy coating in a microwave-safe plastic bowl, following the instructions on the package. The coating should be about 3 inches deep for easier dipping. (I usually work with about 16 ounces of coating at a time.)

When you are ready to dip, remove a few shaped cake balls at a time from the refrigerator, keeping the rest chilled.

One at a time, dip about ½ inch of the tip of a lollipop stick into the melted candy coating, and insert the stick straight into the bottom of a shaped cake ball, pushing it no more than halfway through. Dip the cake pop into the melted coating, and tap off any excess coating, as described in
Dipping Methods
.

Place in the Styrofoam block to dry.

Draw eyes and a mouth with a black edible-ink pen, and let dry completely in the Styrofoam block.

• You can easily transform these into skulls. Just reshape the rolled cake balls into skull shapes. Visualize a light bulb as you hand-form the shapes. Then just draw on skull faces with a black edible-ink pen.
  

• The hats are delicate and may not do well if you will be transporting or wrapping the pops. These would be better served at a home Halloween gathering.
  

Cookies and candies create cute hats to top off these Halloween treats.

48 uncoated
Basic Cake Balls
, formed into oval shapes

24 Oreos

Table knife

48 ounces (3 pounds) dark green candy coating

Deep, microwave-safe plastic bowl

48 paper lollipop sticks

48 green Tic Tac mints

Licorice wheels, cut into 192 pieces, each 1½ inches long

Styrofoam block

Toothpicks

96 orange jimmies

48 Hershey’s Kisses Brand Special Dark Chocolates

Black edible-ink pen

Have the oval cake balls chilled and in the refrigerator.

Separate the Oreos, scraping off the cream center with a table knife, so that you have 48 hat pieces; set aside.

Melt the dark green candy coating in a microwave-safe plastic bowl, following the instructions on the package. The coating should be about 3 inches deep for easier dipping. (I usually work with about 16 ounces of coating at a time.)

When you are ready to dip, remove a few shaped cake balls at a time from the refrigerator, keeping the rest chilled.

One at a time, dip about ½ inch of the tip of a lollipop stick in the melted candy coating, and insert the stick straight into the bottom of a shaped cake ball, pushing it no more than halfway through. Dip the cake pop into the melted coating, and tap off any excess coating, as described in
Dipping Methods
.

Before the coating sets, attach a Tic Tac in position for the nose and an Oreo cookie half on top for the hat. Attach two 1½-inch licorice wheel sections on either side of the witch’s head for hair. Hold them in place until the candy coating sets like glue, and Place in the Styrofoam block to dry. You can add more coating on the sides to attach the pieces if the coating sets too fast.

When the pops are dry, use a toothpick to dot a small amount of melted candy coating in position for the eyes, and attach 2 orange jimmies on each cake pop.

To finish the hats, tear off the paper sticking out of each Hershey’s Kiss, and use a toothpick to apply a small amount of coating on the center of the Oreo hat bottom. Attach the wrapped chocolate candy in place and let dry.

Draw mouths with a black edible-ink pen, and let dry completely in the Styrofoam block.

Use a squeeze bottle to pipe on white candy coating for easy mummy faces.

48 uncoated
Basic Cake Balls
, formed into oval shapes

64 ounces (4 pounds) white candy coating

Deep, microwave-safe plastic bowl

48 paper lollipop sticks

Styrofoam block

Large squeeze bottle

Green candy writer

Have the cake balls chilled and in the refrigerator.

Melt the white candy coating in a microwave-safe plastic bowl, following the instructions on the package. The coating should be about 3 inches deep for easier dipping. (I usually work with about 16 ounces of coating at a time.)

When you are ready to dip, remove a few cake balls at a time from the refrigerator, keeping the rest chilled.

One at a time, dip about ½ inch of the tip of a lollipop stick into the melted candy coating, and insert the stick straight into the bottom of a shaped cake ball, pushing it no more than halfway through. Dip the cake pop into the melted coating, and tap off any excess coating, as described in
Dipping Methods
.

Let dry completely in the Styrofoam block.

Pour the remaining melted white coating into a large squeeze bottle and pipe lines across the front of each mummy face. Let dry completely in the Styrofoam block.

Use a green candy writer to pipe two dots on the front of each cake pop for the eyes.

Let dry completely.

These cake pops are a hoot with their big eyes and sprinkle feet.

48 uncoated
Basic Cake Balls
, formed into rounded triangular shapes

48 ounces (3 pounds) chocolate candy coating

Deep, microwave-safe plastic bowl

48 paper lollipop sticks

96 chocolate chips

Styrofoam block

Toothpicks

96 white candy necklace pieces

48 orange rainbow chip sprinkles

96 small pink flower sprinkles

96 brown M&M’s Minis

Have the cake balls chilled and in the refrigerator.

Melt the chocolate candy coating in a microwave-safe plastic bowl, following the instructions on the package. The coating should be about 3 inches deep for easier dipping. (I usually work with about 16 ounces at a time.)

When you are ready to dip, remove a few cake balls at a time from the refrigerator, keeping the rest chilled.

One at a time, dip about ½ inch of the tip of a lollipop stick into the melted candy coating, and insert the stick straight into the pointed tip of the triangular cake ball, pushing it no more than halfway through. Dip the bottoms of 2 chocolate chips into the melted candy coating, and attach them to the front top of the head for “ears.” Place in the Styrofoam block to dry.

Dip the cake pops into the melted candy coating, as described in
Dipping Methods
. Make sure the coating is deep enough so you can get the entire cake pop, with ears attached, submerged in one dunk. Remove and gently tap off any excess coating.

Place in the Styrofoam block to dry.

When the pops are dry, use a toothpick to dot a small amount of melted candy coating in position for the eyes and attach 2 white candy necklace pieces.

Using the same technique, dot candy coating in position for the beak, and attach an orange rainbow chip sprinkle. Then attach 2 pink flower sprinkles for the feet and 2 brown M&M’s Minis for the wings.

Let dry completely in the Styrofoam block.