How big are these cakes in diameter? They look a lot bigger than a cake pop to me and I’m wondering if that is the issue? Cake pops are usually 2/3/4cm in diameter but these look more like a ball cake size.
When I’ve made a ball cake I bake it in a ball cake tin – so it is solid cake rather than cake crumbs and buttercream mix. I’m guessing that when you go bigger than a cake pop size with this mixture that the weight of the amount of fondant you use breaks it down when you start to smooth it perhaps?
Like the other comments above, with cake pops I dip in melted chocolate rather than cover in fondant.
Not sure if this helps – but love your painting! X
Judy
