Making cake pops

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Cant find much info on british sites.

The cake can be any type but its the binding agent that I need help with - buttercream, melted chocolate etc which works the best?

I'm going to start with just basic chocolate covering - any tips on coverage.

I plan to do a simple birthday cake with pops sticking out of the top.

Can you buy the sticks on the highstreet?

I had terrible trouble with the candy melts being too thick and found that if i added a couple of spoonfuls of veg oil, it loosened it up really well and coated the cake pops really well.