Sunday, April 15, 2012
Monday, March 7, 2011
Cake Pops!
This is my newest cake project. I bought myself the Cake Pops book by Bakerella for Christmas and I have really enjoyed this project. Here are the basic steps to making cake pops:
1. Bake a cake (Got it)
2. After cooled completely, crumble into small crumbs.
3. Mix 3/4 tin of normal, store bought icing into the cake crumbs.
4. Roll into balls and either freeze for 20 min or refrigerate a few hours. I like the freezer because I'm impatient.
5. Melt candy melts of any color in microwave.
6. Dip your lollipop stick 1/2 inch in candy then no more than 1/2 through your ball
7. Dip your cake ball into the candy melt.
8. Decorate!
Decorations can include small candies, sprinkles, drawing with edible markers, all kinds of things! Here are some pictures of ones that I made with a few girlfriends. The owls are my favorites!
1. Bake a cake (Got it)
2. After cooled completely, crumble into small crumbs.
3. Mix 3/4 tin of normal, store bought icing into the cake crumbs.
4. Roll into balls and either freeze for 20 min or refrigerate a few hours. I like the freezer because I'm impatient.
5. Melt candy melts of any color in microwave.
6. Dip your lollipop stick 1/2 inch in candy then no more than 1/2 through your ball
7. Dip your cake ball into the candy melt.
8. Decorate!
Decorations can include small candies, sprinkles, drawing with edible markers, all kinds of things! Here are some pictures of ones that I made with a few girlfriends. The owls are my favorites!
Leftovers
Have tons of leftover frosting? I know the feeling. Seems like I always have leftover frosting or fondant somewhere. Mostly on my hips, but that's another story. This story is about a butter ball turkey and how he came to be in our Thanksgiving feast. In the few weeks before Thanksgiving, I had done a few cakes and my mom requested a do another cake for Thanksgiving. Isn't Thanksgiving all about pie??? Apparently not this year. Well, I didn't particularly have my heart in the project this time. So I made a small 6 inch cake and frosted it with leftover purple icing from my grandma's 75th birthday party. Then I had some leftover fondant from something or other, I can't even remember. I decided to make a little turkey out of fondant and place him on top of the cake. He actually turned out really adorable! I still had a little fondant and I can't seem to make any cakes without a border, so I cut maple leaves out with my cookie cutter and lined them up around the edge. The cake turned out so cute and everyone enjoyed it.
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