Babycakes or other cake pop maker?

[MomtoGKC]

Does anyone have a cake pop maker they love? I want to get one for DD for Christmas but am not sure if I should get the Babycakes or another brand?

Thanks!

 

[neodisneyfan]

I have a babycakes cupcake maker and we love it! I have looked at other brands and they dont look nearly as nice. I got ours for my daughter last christmas and it still looks new and we use it all the time. I am going to buy her the cake pop maker this christmas and I would not even consider any other brand!

 

[maggiew]

We have the babycakes cake pop maker and love it too! We've used it a lot. In fact, I am getting my DD the Whoopie Pie maker for Christmas too!

Maggie

 

[cseca]

How old is your DD?
Just a warning, I have both BCakes cake pops and mini muffin makers. As much as I love them I hate that the equipment becomes really hot during usage. And I mean the handle to open and close the machine.
The direction says to use an oven mitt to open it.

But other than that I really love them.
Oh and I always put a swipe of oil (on a paper towel) before putting my batter in to cook. It makes cleaning A LOT easier. But this needs to be done by an adult after the 1st round of baking as the machine would be really hot by then.
I wouldn't use those oil spray can because it turns into a yucky gummy mess that's almost impossible to clean.

 

[MomtoGKC]

Thanks for the replies so far. I read a ton of reviews and did see that people complained about the handle getting very hot. My daughter is almost 11 so I am not worried, gives me an excuse to get her a cute oven mitt to go with the present.

I was planning on running to BB&B to see if they had any there this afternoon, but I ended up at TJ Maxx and found the Cake Pop decorating book by Bakerella that I had looked at online last night. They were the same price as Amazon, but then I found one on the clearance rack that had a little mark on the cover for $2 less. I figured my kids are going to make a mess of it anyway so I saved $2!

 

[squirrel]

I bought one a few weeks ago at Canadian Tire. They were on sale and I used a scratch card and saved another 10% (I think that made it 50% off regular price).

I use the spray oil each time I use the cake pop maker. I have even made muffins in it.

There are some recipes and tips on the babycakes website.

I purchased some plastic forks (two prong) that were in with the toothpicks at my grocery store. I can reuse them which saves me $. I also purchased a block of the flower aranging foam and covered it in alluminum foil to stick the cake pops in to dry after coating in chocolate.

 

[dr&momto2boys]

My son just got the mini donut maker and has used it twice. I would definately recommend Babycakes brand.

 

[2littleprincesses]

My son just got the mini donut maker and has used it twice. I would definately recommend Babycakes brand.

I got this for my daughter for Christmas. She would love glazed donuts--do you have recipes? Wondering if I should get the cake pop one as well. Thought they would be too similar.

 

[squirrel]

I got this for my daughter for Christmas. She would love glazed donuts--do you have recipes? Wondering if I should get the cake pop one as well. Thought they would be too similar.

The cake pop maker I bought came with recipes. On the box however it looked like Gingerbread was one of the included recipes-it's not.

I did find recipes on the website, but no Gingerbread one.

I've made cake pops and muffin pops so far. I do have some donut recipes that I will try eventually.

http://thebabycakesshop.com/tips-and-recipes/category/community-recipes/

 

[averill94]

Sorry OT but do the donuts taste like real donuts?

Do they give you recipes or do you have to buy mixes?


Thanks!