Nonstick Baking Plates
Making cake pops couldn’t be easier. Simply spray with oil, pour the batter, close the lid, bake for a few minutes, and voila: perfect, round cake balls. Pop them out with ease, then wipe down to clean.
|
Handy Accessories
Everything you need for a cake pop extravaganza: a fork for getting the cake pops out, paper sticks, and a cake stand for parking your cake pops while you wait for the glaze to dry.
|
Delicious Cake Pops!
The recipes are endless: vanilla cake pops, chocolate, red velvet, apple cider, maraschino cherry, almond, lemon, gingerbread. And that’s just the cake. The real fun starts when you candy coat and frost ’em.
|
Happy Mom –
LOVE IT! Could love it more… UPDATED!!For $25 (at the time of my purchase) I decided to ignore the very polarizing comments and simply take a gamble on this product by myself. Prior to owning this machine I had never even TRIED a ‘cake pop’ the concept of the frosting mixed into the cake and formed into a ball sounded so gross to me. I was thrilled to come across this machine and discover that I can make cake pops out of JUST cake! Hooray! I also bought
175 Best Babycakes Cake Pop Maker Recipes
at the same time. I went with the lemon cake pop recipe and followed the recipe just as instructed. It took me a few tries to get the amount right – I tended to put less in the well than I really needed. Ultimately that bottom well pretty much needs to be totally full.In reference to those that had non-rising, non-sphere shaped cake pops all of those issues seem to me to be a baking issue and not a fault of the machine. These issue can arise due to the eggs not being room temp, the butter being too hot, or possibly the recipe wasn’t calibrated for this particular ‘oven’ and needs to be adjusted accordingly. None of the 1 or 2 stars seemed to me to be a direct result of the machine itself. However, I’m not in their kitchens to know for sure – but for me I get sphere shaped cake pops every time without issue unless I failed to fill the well full enough.In the cookbook there are also recipes for meatballs, appetizers, in addition to the cake pops – I have used this machine and I have made their Mexican Meatballs – and they were delicious! Cooked them all the way through in under 5 minutes. Made just enough for my whole family and I didn’t have to stand at the stove pushing around meatballs for 15 minutes! LOVED IT! Although when they say to use a non-stick spray they REALLY MEAN IT! Do not skip that step or cleaning your Babycakes maker will be quite a pain! **UPDATE** Now that being said they also recommend that in between each round of cooking to clean off the trays – this is realtively easy if you use a wash cloth (to avoid burning yourself or having to wait to cool it down) If you don’t – no matter how much non-stick spray you use it will STILL be a pain to clean. So is it really worth it to cook the meatballs in it? Ehh I don’t think so, BUT the recipes that are in the cookbook listed above translate just as well to a pan on your stove top!Why doesn’t it get 5 stars from me? The cord is REALLY short. Yes, if you have an electrical outlet immediately in front of your ‘work station’ it’s plenty long enough, but if you need to use an outlet that is lower on your wall or further away from your work station you need an extention cord and that seems silly. It didn’t need to be miles long, but an extra 8-10″ would have been MUCH more functional for a more universal length in home-appliances. Additionally, the light system for ready/power is a tad confusing. Ready to cook or ‘ready’ time is up? It simply means it’s hot enough based on the instructions – so you have to use a seperate timer for the pops themselves. I’d really like to see a timer built in. Or perhaps just less confusion – maybe that’s just my own issue though. :)I saw other negative reviews saying it was ‘tinny’ and not well made – I say if you’ve owned a George Foreman and think that was of good quality then you won’t be disappointed AT ALL in this product. I personally think that the metal wells that are within the device are made of better quality than a GF. I certainly will buy this again as a gift for some of my friends that have kids, like to entertain, or just for a fun whatever. I HIGHLY recommend if you are going to buy this machine that you buy the cookbook that was written specifically for this product. The recipes are great and there are a ton of tips on how to use your machine, make the pops, and clean it even! Buy it for $20-$25 you can’t go wrong – some cake pans alone are $20 and you can make a whole lot more than simply the one shape cake pop with this device!**UPDATE** I also recently gave it a go using some store-bought funfetti mix. Worked great as far as creating the sphere shape, but I have to say that the ball wasn’t as dense as the mixes that they provide in the cookbook. Not sure what the difference is specifically – but overall it still worked and was able to create a cake pop just fine. 🙂
Peaches –
Can be used for more than cake.This can be used for sweet and savory food love it.
sachopra –
Into burnt cake pops? This is the device for you!I was so excited about this cake pop maker, but holy buckets, what an epic fail! Seriously – unless you really enjoy endless amounts of frustration, run away now. Burnt cake pops every single time.I bought this cake pop maker in hopes of making a really fun treat for my daughter’s birthday. I read other reviews about burnt cake pops but was won over by the positive reviews. It’s so easy! Hah – yah right. To be on the safe side, I did my homework. I read the instruction booklet cover-to-cover not once, but twice. I googled. I watched YouTube videos. I did everything I could to prep myself for making some great cake pops. Alas, it was not meant to be.When it came time to using the cake pop maker, I did everything “by the book.” I used the recipe in the instruction booklet and didn’t start pre-heating the device until I’d make my cake pop batter. I powered up the maker, and the red light came on, but the green light never came on. I waited and waited and waited, but no such luck.By the way, the whole light thing is super confusing because the instructions say “Lower the lid to closed position and allow the cake pop maker to preheat for a few minutes. When ready, the red POWER light will be illuminated.” The immediate next instruction says “When the cake pop maker has preheated to the proper cooking temperature, the green READY light will illuminate.” So which is it? Red or green??In any case, I let mine preheat for 15 minutes, and the green light never came on. I decided, given the smell and how hot the device was, that I would go ahead and try cooking. I loaded up my cake pop batter, closed the lid and set the time for 4 minutes. Holy smokes – literally. Smoke was POURING out of the machine, and the timer still have over 3 minutes on it. When 4 minutes were up, I checked the cake pops – the bottoms were undeniably burnt. Like unsalvageable. At least they came out of the device without sticking (sigh).Destined to not show up for my daughter empty-handed, I tried another batch. Same result. I had to go through over 8 dozen batches in order to get 22 reasonable cake pops. And here’s the crazy method I had to use:1) Turn off hot cake pop maker2) Just before filling, turn back on3) Fill cake pop maker and close lid4) Bake for 2 minutes5) While still on and baking, flip closed cake pop maker upside down. This is not a joke. I literally had to turn the maker upside down to get slightly not burnt cake pops.6) Bake upside down for 1 1/2 minutes7) Flip cake pop maker back upright and check.Usually, the cake pops were (beyond) done at this point.Fingers crossed my frosting job was good enough to mask the burnt taste. I will never look at a cake pop the same again.Bonus points to whomever suggested using a piping bag to get the batter in the maker. That was a life saver.
Nonni –
Fun to use with my granddaughters.Pops didn’t bake evenly on both sides. Bottom side came out well done while top was not. It’s fun and easy to use and cleans up nicely. Kids loved making the pops, but I wouldn’t use their recipe again.
melmel –
Great Product for making cakepops quickly…I purchased this item to make cakepops the “easy” way. Prior to ordering this machine, I became impatient and made cakepops the traditional way. If you’ve ever made cakepops, this is a breeze compared to the multitude of steps you need to make them the traditional way so this was a relief…Upon receiving this, I made a batch of cakepops which came out so-so despite watching reviews/videos. I used boxed cake mix and the balls came out mostly round, some off (as others mention the top and bottoms not lining up correctly), some UFO’s and some that just weren’t round. I used some boxed cake mix and substituted milk for water as some had suggested, even let the batter sit out. I was mostly satisfied with round 1…Following, I did another round of cakepops for easter…in addition to decorating easter eggs, we decorated cakepops which was a huge hit for the kids! this time again, I used boxed cake mix and I suppose because I had the experience of round 1, these cakepops came out PERFECT. no irregular balls…all perfectly round…My suggestions:-don’t use this for the first time and expect to have perfect pops. Moreover, don’t use this the night before you are planning to have some pops for an occasion…practice a bit because this and dipping to have a clean look takes some practice…make sure whatever you’re dipping in is thin enough so that there is not too much weight/thickness in the coating. As the excess drips, it pulls on the pop and you could have a pop fatality ( i had many of these during round 1…round 2 i’m happy to report NO fatalities)! I would suggest if using chocolate, thin it down…if not, use thinned down candy melts/almondbark/non tempering chocolate…-If you are ok with just a plain cake flavor, this will be perfect for you. If you are looking for that extra moist and extra dense flavor of traditional cakepops, this is not for you…however, this will suffice for an activity with the kids or just a quick something to impress with at your next get together. most of the people I have had taste test between the two have liked traditional cakepops better taste wise…TIPS:-Cooking time…-if you are a perfectionist as I am, it doesn’t take 6 minutes for your pops to finish…so don’t even count on using that as a guide. Rather, use your own judgement. I believe waiting 6 minutes will give you dry, if not burnt pops. I used pillsbury cake mix and i’d set my timer for 3 minutes, open it and all the pops were almost done. I would then flip them over to get even coloring and leave them for about 30 seconds…voila…perfect pops…experiment though because I imagine different cake mixes and flavors will vary in cooking time…-don’t spoon in the batter because the machine gets rather hot and if you want even cooking amongst your pops, opt for piping them in. I don’t suggest a ziploc bag with the corner cut off…too messy…-fill the wells up to almost full…meaning not quite at the top of the well but just below. I’ve found that they make perfect pops. If you underfill, your pops will be lopsided, If you overfill, you may come out with saturn looking pops…-If you use boxed cake mix, substitute milk for water and so far, pilsbury has been the most successful for me…it’s thicker and holds together better than some of the more watery cake mixes…Overall, this is a GREAT product that does exactly what it says it will…wouldn’t give it anything less than 5 stars as it performs…anything less is due to the user vs the product itself…
C. Logan –
Don’t listen to the bad reviews, this thing is GREAT!Love this thing!So, got it for 80% off with Amazon Prime. Major deal which just sweetened it to me. It reminds me of one of those George Foreman grills but instead of grill lines it’s got holes and locks closed. Cute and small enough to not be some major appliance that takes up half your cabinet space. I so far have used it twice. Once to make donut holes and once to make the cake pops. I waited to review it until after I made cake in it because that’s where some of the reviews went sour so I wanted to test it myself first.Donuts were awesome. It was a package mix from the store but PERFECT for this little unit!Cake, well, I did use a box mix but did a little research first. I went onto Babycakes tips and recipes page to see what people were saying. What I did was what they advised. I used the box mix, omitted the oil, substituted the water with milk and added an instant pudding box packet. I then piped the mix into the rounds with a bag. They came out PERFECTLY!. Yes the first batch had a few saturn rings but come on, I’d never done it so it’s to be expected! I then figured out how much to put in and they were all perfectly round circles. No flat spots, no problems. AND when it did overfill, well the entire unit gets hot so it cooked outside the ring and just came right out with the ball, no mess left behind. The little “fondue” type fork is perfect for dipping in frosting/glaze. Mine came out ugly as all heck but that’s my fault for not being a decorator, not the units fault. That’s like saying the shoes you bought are horrible because they don’t fit right when you wear five pairs of socks at the same time. Come on, be fair here.Some people were complaining the cord is only two feet. Well, how big are your counters?!?! It’s the perfect length to plug in and use on the counter. If not, there is this invention called an extension cord. Maybe people want to plug it into the wall and use it on the table for the kids to help. I wouldn’t advise this. The unit gets hot and when you open it (I recommend a towel/pot holder) hot air and steam come out. You don’t let your kids open and take cookies out of the oven when they are helping you make them do you? No, you let them decorate them when they are done. Same concept here. Leave the hot stuff for the adults.All in all, I love this thing. A box mix makes a LOT of cake balls. I prefer mine without the stick, kind of like donut holes but that’s because I’m not selling/giving mine away. They are for our enjoyment only.I highly recommend this unit. Especially for $9.99!!!
Bargain Shopper –
Good productBefore I invested in the materials to make cake pops I read many reviews and looked at many options including the option to use leftover cake and frosting mixed together and form your own pops. Because I didn’t want the added sugar that the hand rolled balls give you, I thought I would give this a try. I followed the chocolate cake recipe provided in the brochure that comes with the unit. The book suggested that you use a piping bag to fill each cavity with approximately 1 tbsp of batter. I used a spoon instead of a piping bag to fill each hole which was very messy. Next time I’ll try the bag. Next I experimented with cooking times. The first time around, I oiled each cavity pretty well with vegetable oil. I cooked the first batch for 3 minutes, opened it up and turned each over as people had suggested and then closed it up and cooked for an additional 2 minutes. They came out a little hard and on the drier side. After experimenting with different timing I found, for me, cooking them for 2 1/2 min first, flipping them over and then an additional 1 1/2 min worked out perfectly. It might depend on the type of batter you use so you’ll have to experiment.For the most part that cake balls came out perfectly. They cook in just a matter of minutes and cool down very quickly. I am going to freeze half of them for later use. The batch I made according to the package instructions made almost three dozen balls.Pros:Easy to useMakes consistent size balls.Cooks in just minutes.Balls are all cake instead of half cake and half frosting as with the handmaid balls.Cons:Balls are a little small. One bite for adults and 2 bites (maybe) for kids.Clean up would be easier if the plates were removable.I hope this helps anyone who is trying to decide whether they should buy one of these or not.
AMJustice –
Easy clean-up; chintzy latchMy daughter had been begging me for a cake pop maker and after looking at the different options, I decided to get this model. I love the speed with which it bakes the cake balls (about 5 minutes at sea level), and after a bit of trial and error to get the right amount of filling, I had pretty good success getting reasonably round cake balls. The waffle-iron-like set up works very well, and the nonstick surface is wonderful. I had no trouble extracting the balls with the fork (especially after I realized it was OK to stab the balls, which are going to be frosted anyway). Clean-up was super easy–just wipe the cake pop maker with a damp dishcloth.My only complaint is that the latch is very poorly designed and chintzy. It is loose and rattles (at least on the model I received), and it doesn’t always hold the lid all the way closed. It took me a couple of batches to realize that as the cake balls rose, they were pushing against the top of the cake iron, and sometimes the pressure from the steam and the cake caused the lid to pop open. As a result, the cake balls closer to the hinge were more finished, with a rounder shape, while the ones closer to the latch were lumpy due to uneven baking. You have to keep an eye on the appliance and reclose it if you notice it popping open.In my first effort (in which I produced about 50 cake pops), I don’t think I got a single one that was perfectly round, and I don’t know if it’s possible to get a perfect globe. However, frosting covers most of the imperfections. I recommend putting the stick into the top of the cake ball, where the baking is less even and the shape may be a bit lumpy, because the bottom half of the ball is always perfectly domed (thank you gravity!). As for the “saturn rings” mentioned in some of the other reviews, which are caused by overflow, I found it very easy to trim these off (they can be basically pulled away from the cake). In a few batches I had entire mats of overflow–but I actually found these delicious! They were like very thin toasty wafers. A very creative cook could find a use for them.For frosting, I agree you MUST freeze the cake balls and get them very cold–the instructions say to leave them in the freezer for 15 minutes; I would recommend closer to an hour. Meanwhile, the frosting should be fairly thin and hot so that it hardens as soon as it hits the cold cake. I also recommend working in very small batches (
Milagros Ram –
I should have purchased this long agoThis picture i posted was literally my 1st time making cake pops ever. I had 12 cake pops ready in 5 minutes (not decorated of course) but you get the point. It’s fast and efficient. The machine itself is small and easy to clean and store away when not in use. I totally recommend it.
OkieFam –
Easy to use.My daughter loves to bake, but sometimes I just don’t have the time or want to heat up the oven during the summer.I bought this and my daughter loves it. She can make what she wants, and I don’t have to heat up my kitchen. Win Win!