Here comes Santa

Ok Well I know I am a little late in writing a Christmas cake pop blog but here it is anyways. I made candy cane cake pops with candy cane and sugar crystal sprinkles it was a big hit, I made sure that it was VERY minty because well it's candy cane so there you go. The second one I made and I thought it was cute as you can tell by the picture above, Santa Claus cake pops......that's right the big man's head, I decided to make him look old fashion like by swirling the icing for his beard and using a Hershey Kiss as his hat. They took me about 3 hours to make. In the end they all turned out great! New Years ones will be made this week and I can't wait!

Gingerbread Cake Ball samples

Ok so I was asked to make some sample cake pops, I'm trying to be "earth friendly" here so I decided instead of using sticks then have to buy more later (which can get pricey) I decided to make cake balls instead. I don't normally like making them because I think it makes more of a mess but I think I will make them for samples only.This was my first time making this specific flavor of cake pop, the result was very interesting, it's much more firmer than normal cake pops but if you use more frosting ( I used a french vanilla frosting) it obviously gets more soft ( I used a little less than normal) the pop or ball in this case came out to taste really good, like eating a gingerbread man with frosting and the sprinkles where his buttons. This is one I will make for Christmas dessert for sure.

Halloween and Fall

Now these are some pops I made for Halloween and Thanksgiving, I made a pumpkin spice cake with a cream cheese frosting, coated with milk chocolate and fall leaf candies. The bottom cake pops were made for my husbands work for Halloween, they are zombie monkey (a monkey being their work logo) with a red velvet cake and cream cheese frosting inside. I coated them using green candy coating and chocolate pieces, they turned out great and were a big hit!

Peppermint cake pops

Since it's the Christmas season, I decided to make some cake pops that have a winter feel to it. I made a white cake and a peppermint frosting and added some crushed candy canes to it for a little minty crunch, I then coated it in a vanilla chocolate coating and added sugar crystals and more crushed candy canes. When you take a bite from this you'll be craving some nice warm eggnog to go with it, it's that good. I have decided to use bamboo sticks as you can see verses the paper sticks, they are made from recycled materials and are Eco friendly.

Thanksgiving pops and more

Wow!  I had my first ever order and I think I did a great job! I made turkey shaped cake pops, there where two different flavors ordered pumpkin spice with a butter cream filling and a red velvet with a cream cheese filling. They all turned out great! (pictures to come!)  I have a couple pictures of some of the cupcakes that I made. These were for the people that I worked with, let me tell you they were gone with in two hours, one is coke cola cupcake with a vanilla frosting the other is a cupcake meant to look like a hamburger, can you guess which one was more popular?

Getting in the Cake pop game

I have always had a love for sweets, and not just the typical hard candy or the ever so popular taffy, I love the tasty pastries I see on the Food Network and all the pastry shops I walk into. I'm a sucker for creme brûlée and strawberry shortcake, but when it comes to cupcakes and cake pops I am a HUGE fan. Making them for fun, and even making them for people I worked with as a treat. Bringing my art background into this tasty hobby when I'm designing them gives me a sense of joy. Deciding to make a blog of my cake pops and cupcakes in an effort to show how I progress is just the first step in this crazy cake pop industry, so stay tuned there will be some holiday cake pops coming soon.....