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"It's a visual treat " - TheKitchn.com
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What's cuter than a cupcake? A cake pop, of course! Wildly popular blogger Bakerella (aka Angie Dudley) has turned cake pops into an international sensation! Cute little cakes on a stick from decorated balls to more ambitious shapes such as baby chicks, ice cream cones, and even cupcakes these adorable creations are the perfect alternative to cake at any party or get-together. Martha Stewart loved the cupcake pops so much she had Bakerella appear on her show to demonstrate making them. Now Angie makes it easy and fun to recreate these amazing treats right at home with clear step-by-step instructions and photos of more than 40 featured projects, as well as clever tips for presentation, decorating, dipping, coloring and melting chocolate, and much more.
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72 of 73 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover-spiral
If you like cake balls, then you probably don't need to be told to buy this book. Bakerella is amazing and her ideas are ultra-cute. Personally, I find cake balls way too sweet for my taste (Bakerella herself describes them as "super-sweet" and I agree), but I love the book and it totally deserves 5 stars. I have already bought five as gifts as well as one for myself, for the simple reason that it's full of beautifyully photographed brilliant ideas for decorating sweet truffles. I have been making truffles by combining crushed Oreo cookies with cream cheese for almost 4 years now. The saltiness in the cream cheese cuts the sweetness of the cookies, so (in my opinion) they taste so much nicer than cake balls. Bakerella mentions the possibility of oreo truffles on page 98 of her book, and you'll find the recipe on her website as well as elsewhere (1 pack cream cheese, one pack oreos, one pack almond bark for coating - just 3 ingredients). I live in the USA and have the American version of the book. I don't know whether the British version is any different, but in case it isn't, Brits need to know that the British version of almond bark is called "chocolate flavour cake covering", brands include Silver Spoon and Tesco. I use Bakerella's ideas but with an oreo truffle filling - perfection! I don't bother with sticks though, I just put the decorated balls in paper cases - it's less hassle that way.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover-spiral
First off, I'm not sure why some people are lambasting this for not using home-made cake. Do you honestly buy a book like this for recipes? I could understand the annoyance if this book was for standard cakes or cupcakes, but these are neither, they're little novelties and as such I wouldn't expect a massive variety of recipes for it. In addition, if you are looking at this book I'd be willing to bet you have a pretty good understanding of baking, so knocking up your own cake shouldn't be an issue, especially since it states very clearly what size cake and what weight of frosting is required.
It is explained immediately that the author prefers the shop-bought mixes and frostings as a) they give standard quantities and b) it means she can get to her favourite bit, the designing, more quickly. Personally I don't like mixes so I would use my own recipes, although she does give one or two basic ones at the back of the book.
The designs themselves are very cute, and they are all explained in great detail. Despite the fact they look complex, I think these could be accomplished by anyone so please don't be put off if you're new to baking and decorating. The steps are explained from scratch on each design so you don't need to look back to the beginning for the basics which is a nice touch. I also really like the ideas she has for using sweeties like candy necklaces (robot eyes) and mini marshmallows (popcorn) - that really got my imagination running with ideas for how to create other things:)
Candy melts are available over here online - check the Wilton website for UK suppliers. Googling also brings up a few results. Failing that, use white chocolate (if you're confident with working with chocolate), or if you're not then just use white chocolate flavoured cake covering. Both can be coloured, although you must make sure you don't use water based colourings. Again, candy/chocolate colourings can be bought online or in cake decoration shops. Ebay now has a massive selection of things for the cake pop market too, and is normally a good source for the odd bits of American candy that you can't find here, such as candy corn (although I did think some of them looked very similar to our coke bottles/milkshake bottle sweets).
My one complaint, and it's a small one, is that the spiral binding is one of those that doesn't flow very well. It's only a minor niggle though and nothing that reflects poorly on the content, so this is still a five star book imo.
It is explained immediately that the author prefers the shop-bought mixes and frostings as a) they give standard quantities and b) it means she can get to her favourite bit, the designing, more quickly. Personally I don't like mixes so I would use my own recipes, although she does give one or two basic ones at the back of the book.
The designs themselves are very cute, and they are all explained in great detail. Despite the fact they look complex, I think these could be accomplished by anyone so please don't be put off if you're new to baking and decorating. The steps are explained from scratch on each design so you don't need to look back to the beginning for the basics which is a nice touch. I also really like the ideas she has for using sweeties like candy necklaces (robot eyes) and mini marshmallows (popcorn) - that really got my imagination running with ideas for how to create other things:)
Candy melts are available over here online - check the Wilton website for UK suppliers. Googling also brings up a few results. Failing that, use white chocolate (if you're confident with working with chocolate), or if you're not then just use white chocolate flavoured cake covering. Both can be coloured, although you must make sure you don't use water based colourings. Again, candy/chocolate colourings can be bought online or in cake decoration shops. Ebay now has a massive selection of things for the cake pop market too, and is normally a good source for the odd bits of American candy that you can't find here, such as candy corn (although I did think some of them looked very similar to our coke bottles/milkshake bottle sweets).
My one complaint, and it's a small one, is that the spiral binding is one of those that doesn't flow very well. It's only a minor niggle though and nothing that reflects poorly on the content, so this is still a five star book imo.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover-spiral
It's a good book for ideas but every cake pops is realized with pre-processed
ingredients and materials that you cant find in every country. I live in Italy
and it's hard if not impossibilile find the ingredients for the recipes.
ingredients and materials that you cant find in every country. I live in Italy
and it's hard if not impossibilile find the ingredients for the recipes.
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Good book
I bought this book with 2 others to learn how to make my own cake pops. Cake wise I found this the least usefull. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lulu86
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Delighted with this book! Good Price and Excellent service from Amazon.
I looked for ages for a good Cake Pop book and wasn't sure what one to start me... Read more
Delighted with this book! Good Price and Excellent service from Amazon.
I looked for ages for a good Cake Pop book and wasn't sure what one to start me... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ms. C. A. Mcleod
An Great Big Pop Cake Book Stuffed Full of Ideas
I received this book for Christmas and its perfect as I am looking for a new twist on my baking.
Firstly this is not a recipe book - this is an idea book. Read more
Firstly this is not a recipe book - this is an idea book. Read more
Published 4 months ago by E Wharram
CAKE POPS - its a taste sensation
i was so excited in get this book, great step by step guide loads of designs.
The only negative is that some of the ingridents are hard to get in uk shops, but thats not the... Read more
The only negative is that some of the ingridents are hard to get in uk shops, but thats not the... Read more
Published 5 months ago by S. A. Townsend
Disappointed
Recipes start with "you'll need an 18 oz box cake mix and candy coating". This book is merely cake pop shaping/assembling rather than cooking. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Anna
Great book and fast postage...thankyou!
This was a very easy transaction. The book is great and the postage was fast which was a pleasant surprise...thank you!
Published 6 months ago by sweetsweet
So many cakes
There are so many ideas for these lovely cakes. A book for those with plenty of cookery experience. The instructions and ingredients are often referred to in American terms and so... Read more
Published 7 months ago by annrose
Fabulous
Great book from the 'cake pops' founder. gives very detailed instructions on how to construct these cute cakes. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mra A. Goodger
Lovely book
Bought this book after discovering the delights of cake pops. I have tried to make them twice now and this book has really helped me make the cake balls. Read more
Published 9 months ago by chuckly21
Too cute to eat!!!
I am so glad I saw (and bought) this book.... Such a simple, yet effective idea and the book has step-by-step instructions that make it not so daunting for those of us who have... Read more
Published 9 months ago by AMANDA J LOWE
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