Storing and Shipping Cake Pops

Storage

Cake pops made with a cake mix and ready-made frosting can be stored in an airtight container on the counter. If you wrap them individually in treat bags tied with ribbon, they can stand in the Styrofoam block until ready to serve.

Cake pops made with homemade ingredients that are perishable, such as cream cheese frosting, should be stored in the refrigerator, either in an airtight container or wrapped in treat bags.

Cake pops will last for several days and can be made a few days before an event. The finished pops can also be stored in the freezer if you need to make them further in advance.

Note: Manufacturers do not recommend storing candy coating in the refrigerator or freezer. But I have had success with storing the finished pops by wrapping in individual treat bags tied with a ribbon and placing them in an airtight container.

Shipping

Cake pops, bites, and balls are surprisingly easy to ship. Look for pastry boxes to place them in.

Cover cake pops with treat bags tied with ribbon, and then lay them in alternating directions in a small pastry or cake box. Use tissue paper to fill in any gaps and to keep the pops from sliding around in the box.

You can place cake balls and cupcake bites in paper or foil candy cups or use candy wrappers before mailing them in pastry boxes.

Tape the box shut and place it in a larger box surrounded by packing material. Ship them overnight to ensure freshness.

Supplies

Cake and Candy Making

Candy coatings, candy molds, lollipop sticks, treat bags, and more can be found at the following online sources.

· Cake Art: www.cakeart.com

· Candyland Crafts: www.candylandcrafts.com

· CK Products: www.ckproducts.com

· Confectionery House: www.confectioneryhouse.com

· Kitchenkrafts.com: www.kitchenkrafts.com

Candy

Grocery stores, drugstores, and even gas stations carry a wide assortment of candies to get your creative juices flowing. Here are a few online options as well.

· Candy Direct: www.candydirect.com

· Candy Warehouse: www.candywarehouse.com

· Dylan’s Candy Bar: www.dylanscandybar.com

· M&M’s: www.mms.com (purchase the color you want)

Candy Coatings

Chocolate, vanilla, and colored candy coatings are available from Merckens, Make ‘n Mold, and Wilton. Chocolate and vanilla varieties are also available from the Kroger grocery store chain. Other brands available: Plymouth Pantry Almond Bark, Ambrosia Bark Coating, and Clasen Confectionery Coatings.

· Kroger: www.kroger.com

· Make ‘n Mold: www.makenmold.com

· Merckens: available from cake and candy suppliers

· Wilton: www.wilton.com

Candy Coloring

· Chefmaster candy color: available from cake and candy suppliers

· Make ‘n Mold: www.makenmold.com

· Wilton: www.wilton.com

Candy Molds

· CK Products: www.ckproducts.com (medium candy cup mold, product number: 90-5607; dome truffle mold, product number: 90-5651; disc mold, product number: 90-5022)

· Life of the Party: www.lifeofthepartymolds.com (medium candy cup mold, product number: AO032 ; Square mold, product number: AO107)

Candy Oil

· LorAnn Oils: www.lorannoils.com

Edible-Ink Pens

· Americolor: www.americolorcorp.com

Date: 2016-01-14; view: 697