Category Archives: Cake Pops

Bakerella comes to Minne!

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I could not be more excited to share these snapshots with y’all from this weekend. I met Bakerella, Angie Dudley!!! She signed her Cake Pops book and did a Q & A at the Williams Sonoma at the Galleria in Edina.
I even got up the courage to ask her a question during the Q & A.


I must tell y’all that now I regard her as not only a pure genuius but, also one of the nicest gals. I found out while talking with her that she is a southern girl! She is from Atlanta, Georgia. Now after learning this I of course got super excited and replied…  “well, you must love CHICK-FIL-A .”Oh dear…


Let’s get back to what I learned.

When decorating the best markers are AMERICOLOR.


One of her favorite candy coatings is MERCKENS. ( I love this too!) I have not been able to find this candy coating in Minneapolis so I have had to order mine on Amazon through the website Confectionery House.


A great tool for cleaning up and attaching decorations… Toothpicks

How has your weekend been?

Lots of Love,

Erica

4th of July funfetti!

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Any reason to celebrate means lots of sprinkles and maybe some cake balls. This time I was smart and baked the cake ahead of time. I ended up using 4th of July Funfetti cake (vanilla with red and blue sprinkles), white frosting, red candy coating and tons of sprinkles! Instead of it taking me all day (make cake, let cool, make cake balls, let freeze, dip in candy coating,let harden) it was about an hour :) I was lucky and Justin helped me finish decorating them.

What are you making for 4th of July?


(I ran out of white cake balls which ended the cute pattern.)

Lots of Love,

Erica

Green Velvet Cake Balls

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It’s March and I feel that everything is better when green. So… Why not cake balls? I have book club tonight and I’m bringing these emerald balls of joy along.

Any suggestions for future decorations and colors?

Green Velvet Cake

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 Tablespoon cocoa
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups oil
1 cup buttermilk
1 Tablespoon vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 oz. Green food coloring

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and flour two 8 inch cake pans.
Lightly stir eggs in a medium bowl with a wire whisk. Add remaining liquid ingredients and stir together with whisk until blended. Set aside.
Place all the dry ingredients in your mixing bowl and stir together really good with another wire whisk.
Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix on medium-high for about a minute or until completely combined.
Pour into cake pans and then drop the pans on the counter a few times to release any air bubbles.
Bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
After about ten minutes, remove from pans and cool completely on a wire rack.

Crumble cake in bowl and mix in 1/2 can of vanilla frosting (or cream cheese frosting). Roll into balls and place on cookie sheet lined with waxed paper. Place in freezer for 30 minutes or you can store in fridge if you are not going to dip them right away.

Melt candy coating in microwave in 30 second increments and stir after each time. Dip cake in candy coating and decorate them with sprinkles. Place on a piece of wax paper. Let harden and then place in air tight container in fridge.


:)
Surviving in a giant snow globe

Erica

Don’t Do It: Starbucks Cake Pops

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This morning was an early wake up. I had to drop Justin off at work. The best cure for an early wake up… Coffee and Chai Tea Lattes! We headed to Starbucks and as we were waiting in line I spied this sign:


I had recently heard the buzz of this via twitter and my mom. Obviously, I had to do some investigating!( I love cake pops and try to make them at least once a month for family and friends.) I ordered one that was coated in pink with white sprinkles. As we sat down to enjoy our warm drinks… I peered into the bag and the appearance of the cake pop was the start of disappointment.


Justin reminded me that these are probably mass produced but still…I think that Leo(my cocker spaniel) could do a better job dipping the cake pops into the candy coating. Now about the taste… Candy coating had no flavor and


the cake was definitely to sweet. Thanks to Justin for showing how unhappy we are with Starbucks Cake Pops.

Moral of the story: buy Bakerella’s book and make your own cake pop!


:)
Surviving in a giant snow globe

Erica

Better Late Than Ever

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What an AMAZING weekend! The Valentine’s Day party was a blast. Everyone turned out in their pink, red and white. I baked my heart out on Saturday and channeled a mix of Bakerella and my inner Betty Crocker. The menu consisted of Galina’s cookie dough truffles, heart cake pops, Oreo cookie stuffed chocolate chip cookies, funfetti Valentine’s Day Cake, Ghiradeli brownies, Valentine’s Day bark, and Amy’s sparkling punch. Great times with great friends :)

Check out the pictures:


Side note: I went to book club tonight and Dani carried the Valentine’s theme for one more day her Gouda in puff pastry was delish. I loved the heart crackers too!


How was your Valentine’s Day?
:)
Surviving in a giant snow globe

Erica

M&M’s + cake balls= best treat ever

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I wanted to make cake balls this past weekend and I wanted to jazz them up. I spied an unopened bag of mini m&ms and thought why not. This could not be easier and I would definitely suggest you make it with/ for kids. I brought half a batch to the people at work and the other half to family dinner.

Ingredients

1 nine by thirteen Betty Crocker cake ( I did a yellow cake)
1 container of frosting ( I chose chocolate)
1 bag mini m&ms
2 bags white chocolate melts.

Directions

Crumble cake into bowl and mix in 3 quarters of the container of frosting. Roll into 1 1/2 inch balls and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Melt the two packages of white chocolate in the microwave in thirty second increments. Make sure to stir with a spoon after each time.

Dip balls in white chocolate and place on wax paper or parchment paper. Carefully stick on m&ms before white chocolate dries. Store in air tight container in fridge.


What desserts have you made this month?

Any suggestions for another topping for the cake balls?

:)
Surviving in a giant snow globe

Erica

Cake Pops Rock!

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Yesterday Galina and I got together and made another batch of cake pops. I think this batch turned out better than the last. I found some Halloween Pop Rocks a couple of weeks ago that I hadn’t used yet so we decided to decorate the pops with them. It turns out that when you sprinkle the Pop Rocks on the cake that has just been dipped they kind of crackle (very entertaining to us). Justin seemed to enjoy eating the Pop Rock pops. I mean honestly who doesn’t remember the wonderful sound that Pop Rocks make?

pop rock pops

 

 

1 box Duncan Hines Cake Mix

1 Betty Crocker Chocolate Frosting

Pop Rocks

2 bag candy melts ( we used the brand Wilton but I want to try Mercken next time)

lollipop sticks

Start by making the Duncan Hines white cake ( I made a 9 by 13). Once you take it out of the oven let it cool for at least 30 minutes. Crumble cake into bowl and then mix in three quarters of the container of chocolate frosting. Take a cookie sheet and line it with parchment paper. Then roll cake balls and place on cookie sheet. Put them in the freezer for 20 minutes. Melt candy melts in microwave. ( I did it in 30 second increments and stirred till it was completely melted.) We added a teaspoon of vegetable oil to the candy melts because it seemed kind of think and we didn’t think it would be easy to dip them. Pull cake balls out of freezer. Dip a lollipop stick in the melted candy melt mixture and then stick it in the cake ball. Put cake ball back in candy melt mixture and cover ball completely. Finally sprinkle with pop rocks.

Side note: Justin and his dad went to Duluth yesterday. They brought me some interesting treats back from a place they went for breakfast. Just thought I would share with all my lovely readers!

Not sure what this is.

They also brought me this mouse. I think it is a cherry.

Hunting season has begun. Yes... you are seeing a plastic gun and deer on this cookie.