Candy Coating Too Thick For Cake Pops

Chocolate coatings also referred to as candy melts confectionery coating almond bark chocolate melts candy coating are similar to real chocolate but have slightly different ingredients.

Candy coating too thick for cake pops. You can melt the candy melts and then dip cake pops cookies pretzel sticks or even fruit. Stir in vegetable shortening just a few teaspoons at a time to get a thinner consistency that will make the cake pops easier to dip. Anything that you want to coat in chocolate can be done using candy melts. Candy melts are also often used to create a chocolate coating on almost anything.

Save yourself a headache and spend some time getting the consistency right. Heat water to a simmer then remove from heat. Hi im trying to make cake pops for my sisters wedding and i just cant get the chocolate to get thin enough its creamy. Chocolate 1 wilton candy melts the wilton candy melts took a total of 75 seconds to melt completely.

2 thoughts on thinning out candy coating anna february 17 2012 at 6 28 pm. How to melt wilton candy melts. Chocolate coatings usually contain vegetable fats which have a higher melting temperature and allow for easier and more forgiving chocolate melting. If the candy coating is too thick you will have a difficult time dipping the cake pops.

Grease a 9 inch pan round or square or 9 inch springform pan. It was obvious before i even dipped my first cake pop that the coating was way too thick. Preheat oven to 350 f 177 c. Again we are avoiding any extreme temperature differences letting the coating cool for a few minutes before dipping brings it closer to the temperature of the cake pop.

Put candy melts in. If it is too thin you may see deeply colored cake ball dough through the coating. Whisk the oil eggs and vanilla together in a medium bowl. Too thick and your cake pop will look awful too thin and you can see all the lumps and you will need to redip or the candy coating will dry super fast.

The thickness weighed down the cake pops resulting in a number of them falling off the sticks when i attempted to tap the excess coating off of the cake pops the thick coating clung to the cake pops. Tips on dipping the cake pops. When you dip the cake pop into the candy coating don t swirl the cake pop around. I am using almond bark chocolate flavored coating from walmart please any advise.

Bryn kirk february 21 2012 at 11 17 am. Whisk the flour granulated sugar cocoa powder baking soda and salt together in a large bowl. Or you can melt candy melts in a double boiler.