Homemade Cakes thread

TryingToBeOldStyle

babyfreckles wrote: »

I have been using candy melts on cakepops and they just taste like white chocolate! Have you tried them yourself? x

Nope not tried them myself, and now im worried about wasting money on them and moulds to find out they taste 'waxy' as someone else put it.

But I like white chocolate! lol

julie03

i wouldnt say they are horrible they are quite nice but they have more of a vanilla flavour, chocolate is just that bit nicer.

cookiedough38

Here is a cake a made for my boyfriend - http://www.flickr.com/photos/cookiedough38/5813479976/in/set-72157626176286528

and a request for a golfing cake

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cookiedough38/5839629275/in/photostream/

flea72

TryingToBeOldStyle wrote: »

Nope not tried them myself, and now im worried about wasting money on them and moulds to find out they taste 'waxy' as someone else put it.

But I like white chocolate! lol

what you have to remember is candy melts are an american chocolate, and in the US the majority of their chocolate tastes more like the low-end cakeblock stuff we get in this county - it no way resembles the cadburys taste we are used to here.

i agree the taste is quite waxy, but not in a yuk way, more its just not what you were expecting (however it prob tastes weird because you expect it to be chocolate, if you were none the wiser, you wouldnt even notice it iyswim)

i would say the taste and texture is very similar to the white chocolate mice, you get in pick'n'mix, so not creamy like the white chocolate of a milky bar. its not that offensive a taste that people wouldnt eat them

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AnnieH

My new baby! She's called Molly. Isn't she beautiful!
http://www.mobypicture.com/user/HairyMcFairy/view/9834770

cherydee

Not quite what I was expecting.........but nevertheless...still beautiful

Toothfairy4

AnnieH wrote: »

My new baby! She's called Molly. Isn't she beautiful!
http://www.mobypicture.com/user/HairyMcFairy/view/9834770

I have one of these in black - great mixer!!

awesome2_2

Hi

Well made some cake pops yerrsterday for the first time to sell at work today for cancer research, goodness me it took me ages to make them. I made my own sponge and when it went cold I did the crumbs and rolled them into balls. Melted the andy melts dipped my mcdonalds stirrers in to put in the balls then left to set. I decided to make them quite big like code-a-holics but when I went to coat them they fell off the sticks :rotfl:and wouldnt stay on. So had to re roll smaller and start coating the sticks and cake all over again. By this time I was really fed up however they seemed to work and went down a storm. They sold out within 15 mins so all the palarver was worth it. The candy melts were a lot nicer than I expected, I was expecting them to have no taste but was surprised as they tasted like white choc but a lot sweeter, in fact I had 4 left over so coated them in normal choc and prefered the candy melts.

AnnieH
You made me laugh I was expecing a kitten or puppy and what did I find a mixer:D Mind you I am just as bad got excited over some cliksticks and modelling tools:D

Mamascakes

Glad your cake pops went so well! I tried them on Wednesday, but definately need to perfect the finish! :0)

AnnieH

awesome2 glad your cake pops went well. I measure mine in a tablespoon to get the right amount. Any bigger than that and I find them too top heavy