Make your Own Cake Pops!

What are Cake pops? Cake pops are cake and frosting all balled up in one. They are hand dipped in chocolate or candy frosting and can be covered in your choice of decorations. They are easy to do, and are a big hit when it comes to being great favors at all kinds of events.

Cake Pops are cute and fun to do, and it is said that creative and expert bakers have so much fun when making them. Oh by the way, I have included cute designs of cake pops at the end of the post. :)

These treats are very easy to make, you don't need to have a very expensive baking equipment to fix yourself one of these. I was able to find a simple cake pop recipe on the blog gourmetrecipe.com, and because I want you all to try it, here it is! Hurrraaah! :))

Ingredients and Tools

You will need one box of cake mix, one can of frosting, candy melts (you’ll find them in the cake decorating section of big box stores or anywhere cake making supplies are sold), vegetable shortening (like Crisco), lollipop sticks, and decorations (like sprinkles). For packaging the cake pops, you’ll need plastic sandwich bags and twist ties.

PROCEDURE:

Begin by baking the cake according to the package directions. Allow to completely cool, then place in a large bowl and use a fork to crumble the cake. Make sure to break down any chunks.

Mix in half the frosting. Now try to make a ball from this “dough:” Squeeze the cake mixture together and roll it between your palms. If the ball falls apart or cracks, put the sample back in the bowl and add a tablespoon at a time of frosting until the “dough” easily shapes into a ball. Roll all the “batter” into 1 ¼ inch balls and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Place the melts in a double broiler and melt, or place them in a bowl in the microwave and nuke them for 30 seconds at a time until they are completely melted. Stir in tiny amounts of vegetable shortening until the chocolate is smooth.

Dip the tip of one lollipop stick into the melted chocolate, then stick it into a ball, going about ¾ of the way through the cake. Hold onto the stick until the chocolate sets a little, then move on to the other balls. Once the chocolate is set, dip the cake pops into the melted chocolate, covering the entire ball. When removing each ball, tap the lollipop stick on the side of a bowl to remove any excess chocolate. Decorate the cake pops.

Always remember to keep pops at room temperature. :)

See? You can always have fun when making Cake Pops, and there are many designs appropriate for them. 

Here are some cute designs for you. :)

Farm Animals inspired Cake PopsImage source:dailycandy.com

Easter Egg Cake Pops
Image source:natscorner.com

Mr. Potato head Cake Pops
Image source:szoosh.tumblr.com

Halloween Cake Pops
Image source:passion-for-parties.com

Cake Pops decorated with Sprinkles
Image source:elenaspantry.com

Now, are you already convinced that these treats are delicious and adorable at the same time? If you are, what are you waiting for? Go make one. :)

Chocolate Shoes, Cars and MORE!

Everyone knows that you can play with Melted Chocolate but who says you can't make them into cool designs like gadgets, and everyday stuff such as pencils and tools? 

I was bored and I was thinking of what to blog about. I came across the site crookedbrains.net, and I was in awe of the chocolate designs that were there. Allow me to share them to you :)

CHOCOLATE FERRARI

This Ferrari is made out of 4,405lbs of Belgian chocolate and it took over a year for it to be finished. It's red coating is also edible. The car's model is a Ferrari F2008 and it is reported to be amounting to £12,000!

CHOCOLATE HIGH HEELS SHOE

 This chocolate high heels shoe is so elegant that you wouldn't know it's chocolate when you look at it. The shoe is made for a Department Store in Tokyo, Japan.

CHOCOLATE SNEAKERS

Nike's AF1 is now in Dark and White Chocolate! These miniature shoes were made by +41, for Nike's AF1 25th Anniversary. 

CHOCOLATE PENCILS

These are pencils purely made out of chocolate. These pencils have a special sharpener, where in no chocolate goes to waste because you can make use of the pencil shavings for desserts or for a bite.

CHOCO SHOT GLASSES

It must be awesome to drink form a shot glass made from chocolate! Well, don't fret because it really exists. Rococo Chocolates in London produce chocolate shot glasses for everyone to enjoy. :)

CHOCOLATE MAIL

Sending letters will be fun when you these stamps from Toby Ng Design, it comes in 3 flavors, dark, milk and white chocolate. These are stamps that are sold a set of 24 and are designed to look like a bar of chocolate which is packaged in an envelope.

For more designs, you can check out crookedbrains.net :)

Cool Cake Designs!

Cakes are always present in different occasions, they are in demand because of their capacity to serve a lot of guests.

However, cakes today are not only presented in traditional designs, they are now designed and customized in a way that cakes are presented in a cool and unusual way.

Cakes based on video games and fastfood can now be made especially for you!

If you want to see what I am talking about, here are some examples of cakes with cool designs from different websites.

Xbox 360 cake
Image source:pinkcakebox.com

Plants vs. Zombies Cake
Image source:funportion.com

Teeth Design
Imagesource:theberry.com

Popcorn Tub Cake
Image source:jenny-cakes.com

Millennium Falcon Cake
Image source:geeky-gadgets.com

Indeed there are a lot of cool designs nowadays. If in case you want an unusual cake for your special occasion, you have to use your imagination :)