Thirteen: The Magic Teenager Number!

Oh the teenage years as they approach! These fun cake pops were created for a friend's son who just turned the ripe young age of 13....an official teenager!  The colors of these cake pops were selected to match the hostess' party bag selection (which I do not have a picture of), but I was told Pink & Orange and Green, with Blue & Red. So, voila! C'est magnifique!

I did my best with what I had. Wilton's makes a Royal Blue and a Light Blue Candy Melt and the Royal Blues worked perfectly here. I like to use the sugar crystals when I can, too, because they add a little crunch to the cake pop which provides a nice texture upon biting! But I also love to do little designs like the ones shown above. For the different designs, I use a squeeze bottle that Wilton's makes. I simply place the candy melts in the squeeze bottle and let the bottle sit in a coffee mug of hot water- sort of double boiler style. I'll video share that with you one day!

This was a fun project. The cake pops pictured here are Red Velvet and Carrot Cake Pops. I wrap my cake pops individually in a 4 x 5 inch cello bag, and use twisty ties to close them up. Many times I use twisty ties to identify flavors. For these ones, I used red twisty ties for Red Velvet and gold twisty ties for Carrot Cake. Thanks for checking out my blog!

Easter Cake Pop Centerpiece in Connecticut

This little assortment comes to me from my Mom's LONGTIME friend whom she has known since First Grade waaaaaaay back in the Philippines. They are childhood friends and after a reminiscent reunion, my mom bragged about my yummy treats. "Auntie" just had to take some back home with her to Connecticut and it was MY pleasure!

Pictured above are Chocoholic, Strawberry Thrill, and Red Velvet Cake Pops. Wilton's makes a Limited Edition Red Velvet Candy Melt that was available around Valentine's Day. I did NOT see them on a recent trip to Michael's, which makes me a tad sad! So if someone wants Red Velvet Cake Pops with the Red Velvet Candy Melts, you have to act fast! I think I have one bag left! The Strawberry Thrill Cake Pops are also swirled with the Bright Pink Candy Melts, another fairly new color for Wilton's. 

"Auntie" told me that she will take them home, freeze them, and use them for her Easter Centerpiece. This is totally fine! I do keep my cake pops refrigerated until they are ready for display or to serve. Personally, I feel the combination in the pictures above makes for a pretty nice centerpiece. Hope the East Coast guests like them! 

Erin Go Bragh! Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy Anniversary to the Cakepopmama and Erin Go Bragh! Today marks my 3-Year Anniversary that my first cake pop samples rolled out and started making people's tummies say "Yumm!" This entry is dedicated to the all the wonderful people who have supported my cake popping journey- most especially, my husband and children! They are the first ones to get the samples when something new rolls out and they seem to still enjoy them like it was the first time!

All of these treats have been rolled by hand, individually decorated. Pictured are Red Velvet (lime green with white signature swirl), Cherry Chip (green with gold sprinkles), and Carrot Cake (white with green sprinkles). Each cake pop is then individually wrapped. Today's order was for a friend of a friend's birthday. Just one dozen....SO....what do I do with all these other leftovers??

You guessed it! If you are reading this blog, you can text me at 702-469-2776 and ONLY if you are local, I will find a way to get you a FREE SAMPLE! Yes, I said it. The best things in life are FREE! Last year was a bit crazy busy for me, but this year I have a little time to create some cake pop samples on this anniversary date. I'll be giving out samples all week! Go Green! Erin Go Bragh! Cheers! And have a wonderful St. Patrick's Day!

Cherry Chip Cake Pops for a Milestone B-Day

In celebration of a good friend's birthday, I surprised her with some Cherry Chip Cake Pops. She deserved it! It was a 50th Birthday Celebration so I wanted to create something classy and yummy. Her favorite color is red and Wilton's now makes a "Bright White" candy melt along with other flavors, including Dark Chocolate Raspberry and Red Velvet. The feedback has been great and I appreciate everyone's continued support. (BTW, she loved them and there were extra for the fam bam!) Stay tuned for INFUSION!

Tres Leches Cake Pops...my process

Well helloooooo cake pop fans! I have taken a small hiatus from my cake popping. BUT, you'll be hearing more from me in the weeks and months to come. This week I received an order for Tres Leches Cake Pops using army green and black as my dipping/decorating colors. I think they turned out great! I have done Tres Leches Cake Pops before for my daughter's baptism 3 years ago. I used a lavender candy melt and sugar crystals mixed with white pearlized jimmies as sprinkles. Good feedback then! Hopefully better feedback this time around!

Duncan Hines makes a Tres Leches flavored cake mix. Yes, I use the boxed cake mixes. Inside the box is the cake mix and a separate tres leches pouch that you simply mix with milk. For this recipe (that yielded about 44 cake pops), I baked two cakes. Instead of using frosting, I mixed just one tres leches pouch with only 2 cups of milk. I poked holes in one cake as directed on the box, and poured this mix over the cake to chill overnight. For my cake pop mixture, I used the chilled cake and the 2nd cake together. Talk about stickyness BUT the flavor is yummy! I always chill my "dough" before rolling out. The cake balls remained moist and so before dipping, I did have to freeze the balls. Otherwise, we'd have a droopy sticky mess! Freezing them only for about 1 hour made them firm enough for dipping. For the army green color, I used the green Wilton's candy melts together with several drops of black candy melts until I felt the color was right. Yes, Wilton makes black candy melts.

The final picture shows one of the cake pops cut to see the inside. It is a yellow cake based cake, but surely is sweeter and moist the way a Tres Leches cake should be. It still does not mimic the traditional Tres Leches cake experience, but why not give it a try Tres Leches lovers?