Remove your cake pops from the freezer and, one by one, dunk into the glass. In the meantime, add the rest of the candy melts to your pan and once melted add your shortening. When all are complete, place in the freezer for 15 or so minutes. It will solidify and act as a sort of ‘glue’. Working quickly and efficiently dip a popsicle stick into the melted candy and then stab it into the center of the cake pop ball. In a separate pan add around 1/3 of your candy melts and heat gently until entirely melted. #Easy cat cake free#
Feel free to roll between your hands to get a smooth outer shape.
Roll the mixture into balls, if you have a melon scoop or similar, push the mixture into it, working all around until you have a perfect globe. Then add your frosting and mix and knead well until you are able to form a ball. Using clean hands, break the cake up and crumble it until it is in medium fine breadcrumbs. Once cool trim away any dark sides or edges. Make your sponge according to the packet instructions, and then leave on a wire rack to cool completely. Your Starbucks cake pops won’t be perfectly round, but there’s nothing wrong with going for the rustic look. If you haven’t got either then two teaspoons will do the trick. If you want absolutely perfect globes you could consider using a cake pop former, put we find that using a small scoop, such as a melon baller, is just as easy. We use pure melted candy to act as a glue for your stick. To stop your cake pop heads from flying off, there is something special that you must ensure that you do. Oh, and don’t forget your popsicle sticks! You will want a baking tin, a saucepan, and a couple of mixing bowls. Even the cake mixture is taken care of, as we use a premade mix that you can buy in pretty much any store.Īlthough these cake pops look fancy, you won’t need much specialized equipment. I actually did the inside edge of the tail while it was away, then moved the tail into position and finished the top and outside edge.If you enjoy this recipe you’ll also enjoy this copycat Starbucks pink drink recipeĪnother reason that these Starbucks cake pops are easy to make at home is that you require next to no baking knowledge at all. You’ll notice I moved the tail out of the way to do the body. I will not lie, this takes a while and requires some good hand strength. The last step is to fill in the rest of the cake with the star tip and the chocolate frosting. Once I had the shapes, I filled them in with a Wilton 18 star tip. I cut out the eyes, nose, and cheeks, then placed them on the cake and used icing to trace around them and a toothpick to lift them off after I finished. I couldn’t decide on eyes, so there are two kinds there. I included a face on the cutting template to use for tracing. If you’re planning to follow along with my method, here goes! Now if you’re going your own decorating way, this is where we’ll part. Now you have your cake cut, assemble it on a cake board (mine’s part of a diaper box covered in foil). Once the cakes are completely cooled, use this template to cut one of the cakes leaving the other intact. Use frosting to decorate cake as desired. I also made a double recipe of buttercream, reserving some of the buttercream before I add the cocoa in order to do the features. Do avoid angel food or really light cakes though, as they tend to break when you cut them. I also use a doctored cake mix recipe (below) because I’m a tiny bit of a cake snob, but any standard cake recipe will work as long as you can get two rounds out of it. I use one cake mix and split it in two in order to get both cakes. So without further ado, here’s your cat cake breakdown: Cat Cut-Up Cake, Step-by-Step 
If you want to follow along with the star method, I included a decorating template along with the cutting template for those like me who can’t freehand to save their life.
I used the star method to decorate, but you could easily use candy or coconut or just straight frost this guy. This cat is made from two 9-inch circle cakes, and is this year’s Halloween cake. The idea is simple – you start with normally shaped cakes (usually squares or circles), and then cut them up, reassemble them, and create fun designs. Have you ever made a cut-up cake? This was something we used to do all the time when I was little.
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