Black Roses.
So Elegant, So Halloween.
Kinda lets your partner know that you’ll love them til Death!
During last week’s Cake Pop stand giveaway, I got a couple of comments about my Cake Pop Roses.
They are very easy to make because there is no cake pop shaping involved.
Before I get into making the Cake Pops, I want to review the Wilton Chocolate Pro Melting Pot.
I picked up a few of these because I’m going to be teaching a cake pop class later this month. I usually just melt my candy wafers in a ceramic mug in the microwave and have had pretty good success with it. In order to keep the candy melted and from making repeated trips to the microwave, I thought I would give this a try.
I started off with one, 10 oz bag, of Wilton’s Candy Melts. It took about 8 minutes for it to melt down, but there was just not enough depth to the pot. The cake pops were taller than the candy. So I added a second bag to the pot and all was melted in 20 minutes.
Even with 20 ounces of candy in the pot, it still was not deep enough to completely cover the cake pops. Adding more would have only resulted in mess and wasted candy.
1. This pop is touching the bottom. No good.
2.What’s worse, is that I had to move the pop around in the candy to coat it which lead to it falling OFF the stick. NO GOOD!
3. To add insult to injury, the candy was too hot. I had turned the heat off prior to dipping and removed the small pot from the heating element, but it was just too hot. The thick candy created a vacuum that pulled the pops off the stick. SO NOT GOOD!
How can you tell if the candy is too hot or too thick?
Candy melts will melt at BODY temperature. The bowl should not be hot to the touch and the melted candy should just be slightly warm on your finger.
If the temperature seems good, test it out BEFORE thinning it out.
Because the Wilton pot was too shallow, I poured my candy into a coffee mug. I was trying to accomplish two things.
1. A deeper dipping container – check!
2. Cooling off the candy to have a better dipping quality – fail.
See the top left picture? I pushed my cake pop into the candy and it did not flow over the edges and coat the pop. Instead it left a VOID, a WALL, an INDENTATION around the pop.
That’s how you can tell that it’s too thick!
To solve the problem, I add a small amount of Coconut Oil. I used to use Crisco, but no longer do.
Just add a little bit at a time, I’d guess there was about a teaspoon of coconut oil on that spoon, to about 10 ounces of candy. Stir it up until it’s smooth and falls off the spatula in a smooth ribbon and not in a thick glob.
Second pop, went in smoothly. The candy still had a slight indention, but it flowed over the cake pop and coated it.
So much better!
So…. Now that that’s done… Making the Roses.
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While the chocolate was melting in the crock pot, I melted a few green candy melts in the microwave and filled a leaf mold. It remained on the counter for almost an hour while I got the pops done.
Dip the pops and set them upright to dry.
Take a small baggie and some black candy melts to it. Snip of a tiny corner and make circles around the top half of the pop. While the lines are wet, sprinkle on some black sugar crystals.
(Sorry I don’t have any pictures, my hands were full and I was moving fast.)
I also had some Disco Dust to sprinkle on top, because sparkly things are way better!
When the pops are done, pop out the leaves from the mold and attach to the cake pop at different angles using a drop of black candy melts.
Give them to someone you LOVE to death!
Hahaha!
As for the Wilton Chocolate Pro Melter…
Pros:
– Easy to Clean
– It’ll keep the candy melted for as long as you need it
Cons:
– A bit pricy at + $30 at Michael’s (get a 40% off coupon)
– Too Shallow
– Gets too Hot
– Can only melt one color at a time
Overall, I’ll keep using it to see if I can figure out the secrets of the Wilton Chocolate Pro, but I’ll still keep melting the additional colors in my ceramic container.
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This was really informative since I see that melting pot ALL the time and always consider buying it. Now my bowls don't seem so bad 😉 These roses are gorgeous!!
These are really cute. I love your cake pop posts! Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday. Please come back Sunday and vote.
Huuuummmm!!!!!
Sempre que dou uma espiadinha em seu blog, fico com “água na boca” com todas as delicias que vejo.
Um Bom Fim de Semana, e espero a sua visita 🙂
Beijos Márcia (Rio de Janeiro – Brasil)
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Oh my goodness, I LOVE your mug idea. I have been trying to figure out a good dipping solution forever. Thank you!
These roses turned out beautifully! I <3 them!!
Thanks for sharing this at MTM Mondays!
Wow, thanks for sharing, I always wanted to know how to make cake pops. Your instructions are so simple and the outcome looks delicious.
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Ok so I'm not a big 'halloween' person, but even I would devour these in an instant! They look great, and delicious! Thanks for joining the fun at Keep Calm and Link Up! Make sure to come back next Friday to see if you were featured!
Barbara at Chase the Star
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This looks fantastic!! Anything chocolate is a great idea.
Jillian
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Gorgeous ! I found you on The DIY Dreamer. I will definitely be back, but hope I can persuade you to share this post and link up to my Blog Fest: http://fresh-eggs-daily.blogspot.com/2012/10/farm-girl-blog-fest-3.html I would love for you to join the party!
They are gorgeous. I love the way you explained where it didn't work too and how you changed it.
Karyn,
These Black Rose Cake Pops are so pretty, GREAT JOB! Hope you are having a great fall weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
Ah you need to have a cake ball class… how do you get them so smooth? The last ones I made did not come out the way I was hoping! Thanks for sharing at Pin It Thursday!