Cake Pops
When it comes to birthday celebrations, nothing seems more fun than pretty cake pops! These were the hit of Robin’s granddaughter’s 1st birthday party. Both children and adults love them because they are easy to eat and oh so yummy. Cake pops are round bits of deliciousness because they are the cake and icing mixed all together and then formed into a ball.
You can use any kind of cake and icing that suits you. They are then put on small wooden sticks and dipped in white chocolate. Some of them were tinted pale pink and all had little sugar pearls added for decoration. The finishing touch was displaying them in a bed of carnations….yes carnations. Some people mistakenly think they hate carnations and that they are only good in funeral arrangements or as cheap boutonnieres, but au contraire! Your Chums LOVE carnations and use them in a variety of ways, this was just one of them. How could you dislike anything that looks as pretty as this?
Method for Assembly
Use 2/3 cake to 1/3 icing. Crumble cake into the icing and mix together well. Using your hands form the cake/icing mixture into balls about the size of walnuts or a bit larger if you prefer. Add wooden sticks at this point in process. Place balls in the freezer on a cookie sheet lined with waxed paper. Just before removing cake pops from the freezer, melt white chocolate chips over a very low flame in a saucepan stirring constantly so as not to burn chocolate. (You can use semi-sweet chocolate for this step if you prefer but obviously your cake pops won’t be pastel in color this way). Remove the cake pops from the freezer when they are good and solid, 2 hours minimum or up to 24 hours. Holding the stick dip the cake pops in the melted chocolate.
If you want to tint the white chocolate pale pink, add a tiny bit of pink food coloring at a time to achieve desired color. The white chocolate will harden very quickly on the frozen cake pops so swirl the chocolate completely and add the sugar pearls right away. You will get better and better as you go along and develop a rhythm. Have fun and remember to save one of these yummy treats for yourself!
CONGRATULATIONS YOU TWO BEAUTIFUL CHUMS!!!!! What a delicious lovely debut, a delight to the eyes and a marvelous fare to share. Much love, am looking forward for more, Janna
Can’t wait to try this at my next family dinner
Just LOVE LOVE LOVE this CHUMS column! You two are amazing and wonderful…wishes for abundant blessings!
I can’t wait to try these with my kiddo’s. Thanks for sharing! Love to you both. Jessica
Well done lovely ladies. Where can I buy the book?!
I’m so excited! Thank you for sharing your abundant and gracious hospitality and entertaing tips!
I love the Two Chums and look forward to lots of helpful information that I can use for both everyday enjoyment and for entertaining at my dinner parties. I love the trifle and plan to make it for my Valentine Party.
These are very pretty with the flowers! I love collecting cake pop ideas! Thanks for sharing this idea with the flowers.
Love these!! Love the carnation idea 🙂 thx for sharing!!
Thanks for visiting our site JEn. Hope you come back soon and often 🙂
Love seeing you and picking up hints. My daughter Holly bought me the cake pop pans for christmas. Loved the carnation idea. I will keep reading
Love from all the family in Virginia!!!
Linda so good to hear from you too and please let us know how those cake pops turn out 🙂
omg thx so much u guys rock ttyl and btw im 10 years old
Danyelle we are thrilled to have you visiting us….enjoy those cake pops….they really are delicious!