It started out so well, but I feel that with cakepops, most of my posts end up being about how annoying they are to make! The worst part is, I really like them! But something always goes wrong! Today started well, made the cake at 11, made the balls at 1. I thought we would be home earlier from an evening out, but we got home at about 9 and I decided I wanted to make the planned cakepos. The icing had sort of leaked out and there was lots of water pooling in the plate...but I wiped them off and started dipping. I made bees and lego men to start with...then the chickens and the hearts. I had to double dip every single one because I used Wilton's candy melts and they just melt so badly and sort of hang in every little pore of the cake balls, I don't know...anyway. Because one of the chickens fell off the stick, I left the others in the freezer-so obviously by the time I made the hearts-well they cracked! Even when I double dipped the hearts, you still see the crack from the first layer... Then I made faces with the stupid edible ink pen. Well, as you can see, there are no lego men on this picture. That's because the pen worked so badly, and I got so frustrated that I took the lego men in my hand and squeezed the cake right out of them...it was my way of not screaming. The bees look cute from afar, but making their lines was also almost impossible. I made Andy eat one to hide the evidence, and threw out a second one in another fit of frustration. All in all, I really don't know why everything always goes wrong with these. I start out so positively. I always think, oh yes, I am getting better at this, but I am not! I am not used to being so bad at something. My ego is taking quite a blow! Anyway, I am sure that the use of Merckens melts next time, and me being able to make them right after rolling them will help... and if they don't, well whatever, I just can't give up on these stupid things! I have to get them right once and for all!!!!!!!!!
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