When using normal cake: Cut cake into quarters and place 1/4 into a mixing bowl. Add 2 Tablespoons of the melted chocolate and mix with a paddle attachment until smooth. There should be no cake lumps and there should be no sign of the frosting. The batter should be that of a play-doh consistency. Add more cake if there is visible frosting. Add more frosting if the batter appears dry.
Measure 1 tablespoon of the cake pop batter and place it on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper. You should get 10 – 12 cake balls from 1/4 of a cake.Roll the batter between clean, dry hands until smooth. Do not compress the batter.
Place the rolled cake balls into the fridge for 30 minutes depending on how soft your cake balls were. Do not place them into the freezer to speed things along. Getting the cake pops too cold will lead to cracked cake pops.
Melt black, orange and half of the green candy melts seperately in a deep glass bowl or ceramic mug according to directions. Lay out the other ½ cup of green melts on the waxing paper.
Remove cake balls from the fridge and layout one green candy melt disk per cake ball. Dip 1/4 inch of the stick into the black candy and then insert it halfway into the cake ball. Complete all the cake pops.
Completely dip the cake pop into the black candy and tap off the excess. Place the cake pop down onto the green candy disk and put on the cake pop stand. Complete all cake pops.
Using a toothpick, paint on the molten orange candy around the lollipop stick. It’s ok to be messy. This is the fire at the base of the cauldron. Complete all pops.
Add some Cake Mate Decorators Red Gel to the orange melts to give it a red, glowing effect.
Now carefully dip the green flat disk part of the cake pop into the melted green candy. Immediatey add the bonez and eyeballs to the wet candy and stand up on the stand to dry.
Notes
*TIP for melting candy melts: Place it in the microwave at full power for 1 minute. Stir and then place back in the microwave for 30-second intervals at 70% power. Do not overheat the candy coating. It will get thicker the hotter it gets.