Cake pops are great in any shape or form! This is a step by step tutorial for Homer Simpson Cake pops you can make for a party or just for fun at home!
Fondant tools1 with a sharp edge and another with a small blunt edge OR a wooden skewer
2bags of White Chocolate for Candy makingI used Ghirardelli
Cake pop sticks
Gel or powder Colouring - YellowBrown, Black
Colouring brush with narrow tip
Instructions
With a 1 inch scoop - scoop some of the cake mix and ball this in to a smooth slightly oval shape.
Make a smaller oval shape for the mouth area and curve and flatten it like a boat. Then using a sharp fondant smoothing tool or the sides of a wooden skewer, attach it to the bigger oval and smoothen it.
Use your fingers to refine the shape further. Be gentle as you don't want this to crack.
Take a small round piece and place it in the middle to form the nose.
Smoothen the edges with a fondant tool.
Use the sharp edged tool to carve the mouth and smoothen the edges.
Place this on a parchment paper. Refrigerate for a few hours to harden.
Melt about 1 oz of white chocolate candy wafers according to manufacturers instructions, this is for the stick glue
Dip 1 end of the cake pop stick in the chocolate mix and carefully skewer the hardened cake pop on to the stick (About halfway).
Let the chocolate dry. If the chocolate mix is too hot and takes too long to set, the cake might slip down the stick. So let the melted chocolate cool down a little but still remain a liquid.
Let the cake pop come to room temperature.
Meanwhile, melt about 2-3 ounces (I like to work with smaller batches) of white chocolate wafers and colour it with yellow powder or gel colouring to get the Simpsons' colour.
Dip the cake pop gently in the chocolate mix and let the excess drip. Place it on a stand to dry. If the chocolate mix is getting too thick, just microwave it a little to thin it out.
Let the chocolate completely dry up.
Use another cake pop stick and dip the end in to melted white chocolate wafers (the leftover from the stick glue). Use this chocolate at the end of the stick to form the eyes.
Also use light brown colouring (I used brown and yellow) to get the right colour for Homer's beard (test it on a "dummy" cake pop). Paint the front of the face that pops out of the larger oval for Homer's beard.
Let these dry.
Using black gel paste paint the eye balls and hair and the mouth.