I want to say THANK YOU!! to Kitty from Sweet Sticks by Pada Cake for these AMAZING cake pops! I told her exactly what I wanted and she did it! CLICK THIS for her facebook page!
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Easy Peazy Cake Pops
Supplies Needed:
Wilton chocolate disks (I used these because they work best in my melter)
Lollipop sticks
Box of Cake Mix
Can of frosting
INSTRUCTIONS:
Start by baking your cake as directed on the box. When it is done baking, let it cool completely. Break up the cake and crumb into a large bowl. You might want to cut off the edges if they are hard. When you crumble the cake, make sure the crumbs are FINE! Or else your cake pops will be lumpy.
Next, add in 1/2 can of frosting and mix. If it is not sticking together, add just a little bit more, but not the whole can or the cake balls will slide off the lollipop sticks.
Now it is time to get a lil messy! Make round balls out of the mix. When done, put them in the refrigerator for about an hour to chill.
While the cake balls are chilling, start melting your chocolate, and remember to stir!
After an hour, pull your cake balls out of the fridge two at a time (so they don’t get warm). Stick a lollipop stick in the chocolate and stick it half way into the cake pop. Wait about 30 seconds and dip your cake pop half way in the chocolate. Use a spoon to coat the missed spots and the chocolate drip off.
Decorate as you wish before the chocolate hardens! Refrigerate for 10 minutes and they are ready to be eaten!
Red Velvet Cookies and Cream Brownies
I had a friend have surgery recently and she loves red velvet. I found a recipe similar to the one I made. I made a couple tweaks to it. Here is my version! These do take a long time to make, but trust me my friend, very worth it, they are soo yummy!
Shopping List:
(gel coloring and whipping cream not pictured)
- 2 eggs
- butter
- sugar
- flour
- pure vanilla extract
- cocoa powder
- salt
- powdered sugar
- red gel food coloring (regular red food coloring should work too)
- white vinegar
- heavy whipping cream
- oreos
- semi sweet chocolate (4oz per batch, do NOT use chocolate chips)
- 8×8 pan
- aluminum foil
Instructions:
Pull out your butter to get soft while you are preparing everything. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line your 8×8 baking pan with foil. Do not skip this, it makes things so much easier in the end! Leave some of the foil over the edge so you can grab it easily when it is time to take them out of the pan.
We are going to start making the brownie mix. First, get your two eggs and beat them together in a small bowl. In a large bowl, melt 1/2 cup butter in the microwave so it liquifies. Add in 1 cup of sugar, 2 tsp of pure vanilla extract, a pinch of salt, red food coloring, 3/4 tsp vinegar, 1/4 cup of cocoa powder and mix well. After mixing those ingredients, whisk in your eggs. Now it is time to add in 3/4 cup of flour. After mixing thoroughly, pour your brownie batter into your 8×8 pan that you lined with foil. Bake for 22 minutes. When the brownies are down, let them cool down completely. After they are cooled down, place them in the fridge (in the pan) until you are ready to add the cookies and cream frosting.
To make the cookies and cream frosting, you will need a mixer. I used my Kitchen-Aid mixer, but a handheld mixer should work too. I am providing instructions for using a Kitchen Aid standing mixer. Use the paddle attachment on your mixer and beat 1/4 cup softener butter on medium until it is creamy. Add in 1 and 3/4 powdered sugar and 2 tablespoon of heavy whipping cream and beat until it is nice and creamy, a frosting consistency. Put 6 oreos in a baggie and roll with a rolling pin to crush. Put this into the frosting and mix.
Time to check on those brownies! Are they cooled down in the fridge yet? If so, pull those suckers out! Remember that foil I told you to leave over the edge? Grab it and carefully lift the brownies out of the pan. Frost them with the cookies and cream frosting you just made. After frosting, carefully put them back in the 8×8 pan (with the foil still on the brownies) and place in the fridge until the chocolate ganache topping is done.
To make the chocolate ganache topping, you will need your semi sweet chocolate (remember, no chips!), heavy cream, and butter. Break up your chocolate and place in a bowl. Heat 1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream in microwave until bubbling hot. Pour this carefully over the chocolate pieces and stir to melt the chocolate. Add in 2 tablespoons of butter and stir until it is completely melted. Pull your brownies out of the fridge (keep them in the 8×8 pan) and pour the chocolate ganache frosting over top of the cookies and cream layer. Optional: Crumble up some more oreos and sprinkle on top of chocolate ganache. I chose not to do this because the cookies and cream layer already had so much flavor. Place the whole pan back in the fridge for about an hour.
After an hour, I bet you are sooo ready to try one of these! Even after licking the spoon after each layer, you still have room in your belly! I found the trick to cutting these pretty nice is to wet a paper towel and wipe of your knife after each cut.
ENJOY!!
Baptism Cake from Bethel Bakery
This…cake…was…AMAZING! Bethel Bakery is THE best! I told them exactly what I wanted and they nailed it! We got a white almond batter, white chocolate mousse filling, disco dust (the rainbow sparkle dust), and scroll work.
Marshmallow Crosses for Baptism
These were another favor we used for our twins baptism.
Supplies Needed:
Bags of marshmallows (Depends on how many crosses you want to make)
Skewers
Sprinkles
Treat Bags
Ribbon
INSTRUCTIONS:
Take 4 marshmallows and place on a skewer. You will need to cut some skewers smaller and carefully for the crossbars. Place a crossbar thru the second marshmallow and place a marshmallow on each side. Using a brush, or your hand, or a paper towel, put water all over the fronts of the marshmallows. Sprinkle your decorations and tap off excess.
Bag and tie.
Just Baptized – Cute to display at Baptism!
I made the sign on the computer, taped it on, and used ribbon to attach the formula containers and bottles.
Birdcage Card Holder
Supplies Needed:
Bird Cage
Ribbon
Spray Paint
Flower
Embellishments
Hot Glue gun + glue
Instructions:
Spray paint the birdcage white. Wait a couple of hours for it to dry completely.
Wrap your ribbon around the entire cage. I chose to use a thick ribbon and a thin, sheer ribbon on top of it.
I tied them together to make a pretty bow.
I hot glued a flower to the top. Since this was for my twins baptism, I added crystal crosses to the flower and to the bow.
And here it is displayed at the Baptism:
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