Has anyone made Cake Pops?

loren8, Mar 2, 3:02am
I want to make some for the School Fair for something a bit different, but I can only find American recipies that used a can of frosting.is that just like icing made with icing sugar! or then I found this http://www.marthastewart.com/332871/cream-cheese-buttercream
-frosting
which sounds nice but 1 pound of confectioners sugar, is that just icing suger and doesn't 1 pound sound like alot!

245sam, Mar 2, 3:24am
loren8, yes confectioners sugar = icing sugar.:-))

245sam, Mar 2, 3:24am
loren8, yes confectioners sugar = icing sugar.:-))

Edited to add that I have had a look at that frosting recipe and for the stated cream cheese and butter quantities IMO the stated quantity (1 pound) of icing sugar would be necessary.1 pound = 454g.:-))

245sam, Mar 2, 3:24am
loren8, yes confectioners sugar = icing sugar.:-))

Edited to add that I have had a look at that frosting recipe and for the stated cream cheese and butter quantities IMO the stated quantity (1 pound) of icing sugar would be necessary.1 pound = 454g.

For an alternative frosting recipe have a look at:-
http://tvnz.co.nz/content/1779559/2527449/article.html

Hope that helps.:-))

nunesy, Mar 2, 3:43am
You can buy cans of frosting here - also, in my opinion, cakepops are awesome and delicious but are very time consuming - you could make something similar like truffles or small 'balls' etc that would take way less time but still be very sell-able.But if you're in the mood to make some, have fun!I have also used packet cake mixes to save time, and these often come with readymade icing in a packet.I just added some until I got the right consistency to roll without being too sticky.Be careful as it's easy to add too much and then you're stuck unless you've got more cake.It's helpful to make a quarter of the cake at a time, so you can see how many balls you have.You can freeze leftover cake for another time if you have too much.