Cake Pop trials ~ Take One!
After bakin our cake
lettin it cool
crumblin it up
mixin in the frosting
rollin the balls
and freezin em…
it was finally time for dippin !
My little chicklet was SO ready to try her hand at it!! =)
we didn’t have the BOOK in our possession on Friday
with all the tips on how to properly dip a cake pop
So we tried our hand at cake pop dippin
merely on mama’s memory of what I remember reading on Bakerella’s blog!!
let me tell ya…
the memory is about as sharp as a dull tack these days!
so we had a few disasters along the way
oops…
they were sliddin down the lolly pop sticks…
b/c we pushed them in more than half way…
Whoops!
and they were fallin off the sticks…
*sigh*
b/c we pulled them all out of the freezer at once
instead of putting them in the fridge
and pulling a couple out at a time! =)
never mind that the dip was too thick for the first few
and we had to reread the packaging
to find we could “thin” it with lard
yep… lard (ew!) =)
why? why do we like things made with lard SO much??!
*cough, cough*
Anyway…
we DID have a few turn out…
Cute stuff!
please don’t mind the amazing wrinkles on my hands!
sheesh!
In the end…
we gave up and dipped most of the balls solo
which we sprinkled and just called em cake balls!
oh wait… Bakerella calls them cake balls!! =)
And We tried our hand at this…
and place them neatly on top of these
which we also dipped in the candy coating
after they hardened a bit
we dipped the whole top in to complete the ice cream cone
not bad, eh?!! =)
A happy girl with a successful cake pop “ice cream”!!!
Makes the mommy’s heart all happy inside! =)
We only used one color for the “test” ice cream pops…
but we plan on makin fancier ice cream cake pops
with white candy coating
dipped in chocolate candy coating
with sprinkles and a “cherry” on top… =)
for Abby’s birthday celebration at school this week…
Stay tuned!
Even with all our failed attempts at making the pops
and feelings of inadequacy
that I will NEVER Ever
be able to get a regular cake pop to look cute
never mind the adorable animal ones…
(they are much harder to make than you might think!!)
=)
anyway…
Even with our failed attempts at the Cake Pops…
I had to do it…
I had to try to make an owl….
just one!
not “too” bad for my first attempt…
now remember….
they won’t be blue at the “real” birthday…
we just didn’t want to waist our precious candy melts all at once!! =)
he turned out kinda cute for my first try…
WITHOUT the book!!! =)
I’d give him a name …
except I already ate him!
Whoooot Whooooot !!
Oh my word…
they are Deeeeee vine!!
DeVINE!
YUM!
I had NO idea!!
Lord help me!!
I am going to need self control this week!!
as we practice making one more round
and then make the actual ones for school party
and then the cute ones for the friend party!
OH MY!!
Wish me luck!
Jenn~
I realize I really didn’t tell ya’all about my weekend…
I just couldn’t wait to share my first cake pop experience!!
OH…
AND…
AND I am just going to keep explainin this til the sun don’t shine anymore…
I am SO SORRY my pictures are SO bad!! bad lighting… poor quality…
smudges… poor focus… blurry… you name it… just BAD pictures!
I am still heartbroken that I busted my camera!! *UGH*
I mean… I should be happy….
at least it takes photos…
I could have nothing!
Focusing would be nice…
being able to actually SEE what I am taking would be lovely!
but beggers who drop their cameras can not be choosers…
especially after spending her life savings on dental work!
I promise I am not looking for pity…
just explaining WHY my pictures have significantly gone down hill in quality!! *sigh*
I will get over it…
really
I will!
At least I can fall back on my “vintage” camera!
you know …
the kind with FILM!
for special times like Abby’s 10th birthday Party!!
alright…
really
I am done now!
Hope y’all had a great weekend!
I will tell you about mine tomorrow! ha!
September 20th, 2010 saat: 2:10 am
Those look so cute and soooo yummy!
Yeah, I would need a boatload of self-control too.
Enjoy the day
September 20th, 2010 saat: 3:14 am
The owl is adorable…and I love the color choice!
September 20th, 2010 saat: 3:30 am
Cake pops are harder than they look! I agree! Those look too cute 🙂
September 20th, 2010 saat: 3:33 am
just think of all the laughs you had and the memories you created
September 20th, 2010 saat: 4:59 am
Your owl looks really cute! I have made them before, and they are not as easy as they look!
September 20th, 2010 saat: 5:19 am
What should have been Easy Peasy turned out to be sorta Poopsy Doopsy, eh? The ice cream cone dips turned out swell looking! SWEET!
September 20th, 2010 saat: 6:42 am
I think the owl is adorable even blue! Nice for variety! Sorry about your camera, I’ve been there. ):
September 20th, 2010 saat: 8:29 am
Cute! I haven’t allowed my children to see any cake pop pictures, because then I would be doing what you are doing, and I don’t think I’d be doing a good job. So, no cake pops for my kiddos–yet. Haha! 🙂
September 20th, 2010 saat: 10:02 am
I have heard those cake pops are not that easiest thing to make. But that owl…he looked pretty darn cute!!!
September 20th, 2010 saat: 11:05 am
They are so cute! But more than that, looks like you made some incredible memories!
September 20th, 2010 saat: 12:49 pm
Those cake pops are so cute! I love the ice cream looking one! I’m not sure I would have the patience for that.
September 20th, 2010 saat: 1:21 pm
They look great! I don’t know if I could do it. I think I’d get too frustrated.
September 20th, 2010 saat: 1:39 pm
I give you credit for trying these! They are cute !
Have a pretty day!
Kristin
September 20th, 2010 saat: 2:23 pm
I just got my book in the mail. Yeah!!! They have a how-to video on Amazon’s website…FYI…you probably don’t need it anymore, though. 🙂
cute owl…and, cute cone. I’m going to try my hand at these this week. Honestly. so, so cute. i’ll be doin’ my pop post, too! imitation is the purest form of flattery, my dear…i didn’t even pretend to have the idea on my own!
September 20th, 2010 saat: 3:27 pm
Love the vintage camera. Those turned out so cute. Love the owl. Adorable.
September 20th, 2010 saat: 6:47 pm
So…do they really taste that great?? I’ve seen these on Bakerella but just thought they would be gross…but now my cool friend says the are DE-VINE!! I still don’t think I have it in me to try these!
I’m lovin’ the vintage camera! wow
September 20th, 2010 saat: 8:29 pm
Hi FRIEND!!! I’ve been gone for so long, but I’m so happy to pop back over on this post! I’ve wanted to try those for so long!!! They look so yummy, even after all of the trials 🙂
September 21st, 2010 saat: 7:22 am
Hi Jenn,
Those cake pops look great. Love the blue and pink. Messy but fun!
September 21st, 2010 saat: 11:26 am
These cake cones are adorable!!!