Custom cake-maker Decorator Jen conducted a Cake Pop cooking demo at Macy's Boynton Beach for the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach, Florida.
The cake pops are a new dessert trend that has gained in mass appeal during the last four years. The cake pop design is an ode to the lollipop. Cake pops are also referred to as cake balls when prepared without the stick-holder.
Decorator Jen provided a thorough cooking presentation of sweet chocolate cake pops. The frosting design she created was so pretty her demo grew the attention of other on-lookers who were shopping in the culinary department at Macy's.
Colorful ceramic Martha Stewart Collection Mixing Bowls were used by Decorator Jen as she crumbled and mixed the cake and stirred the brightly-hued frosting.
The word "cake" is derived from "kaka" which is an Old Norse word from the North Germanic language of the Viking Age during Medieval Times. The history of "frosting" can be found in year 1769 when a recipe for "icing" first appeared in a cookbook.
The other culinary visits for the summertime tour traveled to the Urban Garden and Ocean Avenue Market/Secret Garden Cafe in Downtown Boynton (where the tour guests met three chefs); Scuola Vecchia Pizzeria in Downtown Delray Beach; and Dee Dee's Conch & Rib Shack on Historic SW 5th Avenue in Delray Beach.
Here are the photos from the May 26, 2012 food-centric tour:
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Decorator Jen demonstrated the making of cake pops at Macy's Boynton Beach for the Taste History Culinary Tour. Martha Stewart Collection Mixing Bowls were used for the cooking lesson.
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Decorator Jen crumbled and stirred the cake mix for the demonstration of the cake pops at Macy's Boynton Beach for the Taste History Culinary Tour. Martha Stewart Collection Mixing Bowls were used for the cooking lesson
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Chocolate frosting prepped for the cake pops. Decorator Jen demonstrated the making of cake pops at Macy's Boynton Beach for the Taste History Culinary Tour. Martha Stewart Collection Mixing Bowls were used for the cooking lesson.
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The next step was to melt the chocolate frosting for the cake pops. Haier Microwave at Macy's melted the chocolate for the cake pop cooking demo hosted for the Taste History Culinary Tour.
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The cake pops created by Decorator Jen at Macy's Boynton Beach for the Taste History Culinary Tours
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Frosting of the cake pops by Decorator Jen at Macy's Boynton Beach for the Taste History Culinary Tour.
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Ceramic Martha Stewart Collection Mixing Bowl used by Decorator Jen for the cake pop cooking demo at Macy's Boynton Beach for the Taste History Culinary Tour visit
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The cake pop is complete! The Taste History Culinary Tour guests were happy about Decorator Jen's cooking presentation as well as eating the cake pops for dessert.
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Cake pops by Decorator Jen prepared for the Taste History Culinary Tour
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| Decorator Jen at Macy's Boynton Beach for the Taste History Culinary Tours |
Cake Pop recipe provided by Decorator Jen:
CAKE POPS Required
ingredients/supplies/basic instructions:
1 box cake mix
9x13” pan
Large mixing bowl
1 container ready-made frosting
Large metal spoon
Wax paper
Plastic wrap
48 oz candy coating (3lb)
Deep microwave safe bowl
Paper lollipop sticks
Styrofoam block
Preparing the cake balls
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Bake cake as directed on box and let cool
completely
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Crumble cake into large mixing bowl so there are
no large pieces of cake
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Add ¾ of the container of frosting (you will not
need the remaining frosting)
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Mix into the cake using the back of a large
metal spoon until thoroughly combined.
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Roll into 1 ½ inch balls by hand. (you should wash hands frequently so they
don’t stick)
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Place the balls on a wax paper covered baking
sheet and cover in plastic wrap.
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Refrigerate several hours if you are not ready
to proceed or place in freezer for about 15 minutes.
(You don’t want
them frozen, just chilled well so they don’t fall apart.)
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Melt the candy coating following the directions
on the package in a microwaveable bowl.
I use half power
for 1 minute and then stir and 30 second intervals after that.
You want the
coating to be fluid so it may be necessary to add shortening. Start by adding 1 tsp per lb of coating. (if it’s too thick the cake pop may fall off
due to the weight of the coating)
Now you are ready to dip & decorate
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One at a time dip about 1/2 “ of the tip of a
lollipop stick into the melted coating and then insert it straight into the
cake ball, pushing it no more than halfway through.
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Holding the lollipop stick with cake ball
attached, dip the entire cake ball into the melted coating until it is
completely covered and remove it in one motion.
Make sure the coating meets at the base of the lollipop stick. This helps secure the cake ball to the stick
when the coating sets.
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When you remove the cake pop from the coating
some excess coating may start to drip.
Hold the cake pop in one hand and use the other hand to gently tap the
first wrist. Rotate the lollipop stick
if necessary to allow the excess coating to fall off evenly so one side is not
heavier than the other.
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It is now that you would add sprinkles. Do it quickly before the candy hardens. Working over a small bowl will allow you to
reuse sprinkles that don’t stick and makes less mess.)
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Place into the Styrofoam block for a few minutes
to harden. *It is wise to place the
holes in before you start and they need to be about 2” apart.
Eat right away or store the cake pops in an airtight container on the
counter or in the refrigerator for several days.
You can also cover them in small treat bags tied with a ribbon.
Remember that you can personalize these pops by using different candy
wafer colors or by adding candy coloring to white wafers. You can vary the types of cake mix and icing
flavors. You can add flavoring
oils. And you can make them in different
shapes using small cookie cutters. You
can drizzle another color candy over the first one, etc. Limitless fun!
I highly recommend the book CAKE POPS by Bakerella if you would like to
advance to the next level with these fun treats. There are also video tutorials on YouTube.
More photos continued of the May 26, 2012 culinary tour:
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The Urban Garden in Downtown Boynton Beach provides farm-to-table vegetables and fruits for the Ocean Avenue Geen Market and Secret Garden Cafe which are favorite visits for the Taste History Culinary Tour
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The Taste History Culinary Tour traveled to the Ocean Avenue Green Market and Secret Garden Cafe located in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida
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The Taste History Culinary Tour guests delighted in the cheese cake at the Secret Garden Cafe located in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida
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Farmer Sherry at the Secret Garden Cafe cut the cake for the Taste History Culinary Tour guests
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| Chef Phillip at the Secret Garden Cafe greeted the Taste History Culinary tour guests. |
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Chef William at the Secret Garden Cafe prepared cuisine samples for the Taste History Culinary Tour guests.
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| Chef Timothy at the Secret Garden Cafe in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida |
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| The Secret Garden Cafe created a salmon cuisine for the Taste History Culinary Tour |
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Quiche at the Secret Garden Cafe in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida for the Taste History Culinary Tour
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The Nacho Mama's Tacos operated a food stand on the day the Taste History Culinary Tour visited the Secret Garden Cafe in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida
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The Nacho Mama's created taco samples for the Taste History Culinary Tour visit to the Secret Garden Cafe located in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida
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Taco samples provided by Nacho Mama's at the Secret Garden Cafe in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida
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Dee Dee of Dee Dee's Conch & Rib Shack welcomed the Taste History Culinary Tours guests.
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Conch fritters, ribs and collard greens were the tasting sample for the Taste History Culinary Tour visit to Dee Dee's Conch & Rib Shack in Downtown Delray Beach, Florida
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| Scuola Vecchia is a Neapolitan Pizzeria in Downtown Delray Beach, Florida |
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The Taste History Tour guests experienced Neapolitan cuisine at the Scuola Vecchia in Downtown Delray Beach, Florida
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Pizza Margherita at Scuola Vecchia in Downtown Delray Beach, Florida was tasted for the Taste History Culinary Tour
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Prosciutto e Mozzarella at Scuola Vecchia in Downtown Delray Beach, Florida was a epicurean delight on the Taste History Culinary Tour. The mozzarella is made fresh daily at Scuola Vecchia. Prosciutto is an Italian ham that is dry-cured in salt and thinly sliced. The prosciutto at Scuola Vecchia is from Parma, Italy which is famous for their Prosciutto which can take two months to two years to cure.
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Lori, the Taste History Culinary Tour Director at the 1926 Colony Hotel in Downtown Delray Beach which is visited for the Taste History Culinary Tour. She is standing next to the original phone switchboard at the historic resort-style hotel.
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To purchase tickets on-line for the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Palm Beach County, visit tastehistoryculinarytours.org or call 561-243-2662 or 561-638-8277. Pre-payment is required. Private group tours are also available.
Due to the exceeding popularity of the Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Palm Beach County, the first seven-months sold-out. To meet the demand for the culinary tours, more dates have been added with the tours being expanded to consist of food samplings in historic Lake Worth including Lantana in Palm Beach County, Florida. Therefore, the tours are held at 11am year-round on the second, third and fourth Saturdays of each month, plus private group tours are offered. The Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach, Florida is offered on the third and fourth Saturdays of each month. And, Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Lake Worth & Lantana is held on the second Saturday of each month, year-round, effective April 14, 2012.
Due to the exceeding popularity of the Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Palm Beach County, the first seven-months sold-out. To meet the demand for the culinary tours, more dates have been added with the tours being expanded to consist of food samplings in historic Lake Worth including Lantana in Palm Beach County, Florida. Therefore, the tours are held at 11am year-round on the second, third and fourth Saturdays of each month, plus private group tours are offered. The Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach, Florida is offered on the third and fourth Saturdays of each month. And, Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Lake Worth & Lantana is held on the second Saturday of each month, year-round, effective April 14, 2012.
The Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Palm Beach County includes family-owned and locally-owned eateries, markets and urban farms in historic Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth and Lantana plus exclusive discounts at Macy’s are provided specifically for the guests on the Taste History Culinary Tour. The Taste History Culinary Tours are the first food tours of its style in Palm Beach County and are conducted by the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History (MLFH) which is a non-profit 501c3 organization. These food tours include a live guide and are 4-hours with a combination of bus riding and 4 to 6 blocks of walking tour with visits to at least 3 to 4 restaurants/eateries/cultural sites for cuisine tastings along with visiting historic districts, buildings and art galleries. There are more 20 restaurant/food partners for the culinary tour that are visited on a rotating alternate schedule which means different eateries are visited each tour. Private group tours are also available.
The culinary tours are small-format with the average capacity for the tours being 15 to 20 people.
Taste History is sponsored in part by Macy's which is famous for its culinary tools department; the Patricia Ann Ravo Fund and the Boris & Edith Rueger Fund. Sponsorship opportunities are still available.Click LIKE for the Facebook page for Taste History.
The culinary tours are small-format with the average capacity for the tours being 15 to 20 people.
Taste History is sponsored in part by Macy's which is famous for its culinary tools department; the Patricia Ann Ravo Fund and the Boris & Edith Rueger Fund. Sponsorship opportunities are still available.Click LIKE for the Facebook page for Taste History.
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Upcoming culinary tour 2012 dates:
September 2012:
Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 11am Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 11am Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
October 2012:
Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 11am Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 11am Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 11am Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
November 2012:
Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 11am Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 11am Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 11am Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
December 2012
Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 11am Boynton Beach & Boynton Harbor Marina (The December 1st tour only visits Boynton Beach)
Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 11am Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 11am Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 11am Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 11am Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Year 2013:
January 2013
Saturday, January 12, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, January 19, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, January 26, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
February 2013
Saturday, February 9, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, February 16, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, February 23, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
March 2013
Saturday, March 9, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, March 16, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, March 23, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
April 2013
Saturday, April 13, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, April 20, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, April 27, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
May 2013
Saturday, May 11, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, May 18, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, May 25, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
June 2013
Saturday, June 8, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, June 15, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, June 22, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
July 2013
Saturday, July 13, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, July 20, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, July 27, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
August 2013
Saturday, August 10, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, August 17, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, August 24, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
September 2013
Saturday, September 14, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, September 21, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, September 28, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
October 2013
Saturday, October 12, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, October 19, 2013 Delray Beach/Boyntoh Beach
Saturday, October 26, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
November 2013
Saturday, November 16, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, November 23, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
December 2013
Saturday, December 14, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, December 21, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, December 28, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
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