Personality Pops

I'm actually out in California working right now (I know, tough life I have..) but wanted to post these pops I did for my friend Rob's birthday back in March. He is an "old man" at 30 years old now, haha! and I knew I couldn't make cupcake cake pops for a dude's birthday so I tried to make these as funny as I could. They were definitely a hit and everyone got a kick out of the "witty" personality traits. :) Sorry in advance if these pops offend anyone.

bed wetter was one of my favorites...haha

hehehe...

this was at the debut of the "jersey shore" train wreck on mtv..

oh my...

you know, for that really insecure guy...

snookie..haha

ooh la la!

Tasty Gazpacho

All I can really say is that I heart gazpacho in the summer time...it's so healthy and refreshing! It makes you feel better about having those four hot dogs the day before..oh wait, was that just me?

Roughly chop up 8 plum tomatoes, and place in food processor. (be sure not to over process!) Add to large pot. Roughly chop up 1 1/2 English cucumbers, and place in food processor. Do the same with 3 red bell peppers, and a red onion. Mix all the vegetables together. Add in chopped fresh garlic, 1/2 cup white wine vinegar, 1/2 cup of GOOD extra virgin olive oil, and 46 ounces of tomato juice. Add salt and pepper to taste. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving, it allows all the flavors to come together and get happy. It tastes great the next day as it continues to combine all those flavors together. Serve cold and enjoy!

Simple Open Faced Tea Sandwhiches

My dear friend Dana just got engaged and we finally had a girl's night to toast to her happiness, here and ever after. Everyone made some great food to bring along, and I made these little tea sandwhiches that are always a SIMPLE hit.

I used a 3 inch circle cookie cutter, and cut two circles out of each piece of pumpernickle bread. I smothered the bread with some cream cheese, and topped it off with cucumbers. Simply drizzle some GOOD EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL over the top, with some cracked black pepper and some sea salt.

I also made some with tomatoes and basil, the same with the drizzle of GOOD EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL and sea salt and cracked black pepper.

YUM!

Safari Cake Pops

These are so cute! Little elephants, lions, and giraffes were made for a baby shower this past week, but I didn't want to post them till the lucky mother-to-be got to see them first! They were on her baby shower invites that Christina chose and she asked me to make them in lieu of the theme...so voila!

For the Lions, I dipped the cake balls in candy melts (orange and yellow mixed together) then sprinkled hand colored coconut (just put the coconut in a Ziplock and a few drops yellow and red food dye and shake away) for the mane, a brown m+m for the nose. The other lines I stuck circle flat sprinkles around when the candy melt was almost set. Personally, I like the coconut guys better.. :)

For the orange giraffes, I pushed in tic-tacs for the horns and THEN dipped the in the candy melts....I hand drew the giraffe's spots with a paintbrush dipped in melted chocolate.

The yellow ones I kept the tic-tacs on top of the candy melts, I just thought the contrast was cute on them.

For the elephants I just draped over a rolled piece of cake on top of the cake pop ball, and popped them in the freezer for 15 minutes before dunking them in the grey candy melts I made (combo of white and black). For the ears I used Bakerella's idea of putting melted melts on a plastic spoon and popping them in the freezer to firm up. I attached them with a bit of melted candy melts.

Stuffed French Toast Hearts

Happy Mother's Day! I've been making these the past few years for my momma dukes on Mother's Day, they're always such a hit! You don't need to cut out the shapes, obviously, but I think it just adds a little something extra, and your patrons will appreciate the added touch.

Mix together about 1/2 cup of raspberry preserves with 1 pkg of softened cream cheese.

Take your bread, and make a sandwich with the raspberry cream cheese in the middle.

Use cookie cutters to cut out fun shapes and set aside.

Whisk together 3 eggs and a glug or two of milk, with a tsp of vanilla and cinnamon.

Dunk the heart shaped pieces into the egg mixture, coating both sides.

Put your griddle on, with some melted butter on med-high heat and cook the French Toast about 3 minutes per side, till golden brown on both sides.

Serve with maple syrup and you're done!

There will never be any leftovers with this one!

Bridal Shower Cake Pops

My dear friend Kiley is getting married in COSTA RICA next month to a wonderful guy, and this past weekend was her bridal shower! What's a better way to celebrate then to make mini wedding cakes in lieu of her pending nuptials?

There's red velvet cake inside...just mix it with 3/4 container of your favorite frosting....and shape them out! and I took some photos of them before dipped in the white chocolate so you can see the shape created.

Dipped in white chocolate...still missing some glitter and love...

voila! A glitter frosting pen and some large sprinkle hearts make these babies crowd pleasers.

I made little tags that were stamped with wedding themes and covered them in a treat bag with some ribbon for the party. They were a big hit!

yum...

Cake Pups

Here are some cake pops I made for my little sister's birthday party, I can't believe she's 20 years old!! Although, everyone at any age always loves puppies.

So here are some "CAKE PUPS" that were inspired by cute little puppies. Inside was vanilla cake with vanilla frosting, and I shaped the ears by making tear drops on the inside of plastic spoons and put them in the freezer to set.

The noses are mini m+m's, and the eyes are candy eyes I stocked up on from Halloween.

So cute!

Mint Oreo Truffles

I saw this recipe online and decided to give it a try, they came out pretty darn tasty! I used candy melts in green and white in honor of St Patty's coming up.

All you need is one package of mint oreos (with the green centers) a package of cream cheese, and some chocolate or candy melts to melt down. Put the oreos in a food processor and crumble them down, you could also put them in a zip lock baggie and run a rolling pin over them too. Once the cookies are crumbled, place them in a large bowl and add the package of softened cream cheese. Work together until combined. Form little 1 inch balls and place on a baking sheet (lined with parchment paper) for about 15 minutes to firm up. Melt your chocolate or candy melts down and decorate!

These were going to be for St. Patrick's Day although they have all been gobbled up!!

Cupcake Cake Pops *New and Improved*

So, I found these candy molds for peanut butter cups and they are PERFECT for making my cupcake pops not look like mushrooms anymore.

Just pour about 1/3 of the mold full with melted chocolate, and pop a cake ball** see other posts for instructions** (no more than 1" round) in and let it set for 5 minutes. Then pop them out of the mold, add a Popsicle stick to the bottom and dip the "cupcake" into melted candy melts. Add sprinkles and an upside down M&M for the topping. So cute!

I used up my black and white ribbon on these babies too...

DELISH!!