St. Patrick's Day Cake Pops

This past weekend, we threw a bridal shower for my sister Katie.

Instead of cake, we once again tried the cake pops - and I'm so very excited how they turned out!

I had lots of questions on how to make them! So many different ways people have tried.  Mine is pretty easy.

First, I bought the cake pop oven.  It's like a waffle maker, but makes cake balls, or little doughnut holes.

So I bought some cake batter mix and got to work baking.  Once those cooled (and shipped from Orlando to Chicago in my suitcase) we dipped them in melted chocolate, decorated with sprinkles then popped them into the fridge!

And there's the bride-to-be with her cake pop display!

Cake Pops! An Adventure in Party Planning...

Birthday party fun means baking for me...

I decided to try the cake pop as an alternative to the traditional birthday cake - and also use this opportunity as a dry run for an upcoming bridal shower.  If they worked - perhaps we'll do them for that event!!

I cheated all the way.

I bought a cake pop oven maker.  It basically cranks out doughnut holes - six at a time.

I bought cake mix at the store and went to town!

I hate frosting.  It's complicated, messy, never really sets and is just hard to work with.  But I love chocolate.  So instead of any frosting mess, I ended up covered in head to toe chocolate and it was great.

We are having a penguin themed birthday party.  I knew there was no way I could make an actual penguin out of a pop - not yet anyway - so I went for ice/snowball look.

Here's how they came out....have to say - I'm happy with the results!

And again, thank you Pinterest for all the help in display and ideas!

See the full gallery on Posterous

Cake Pops! An Adventure in Party Planning...

Birthday party fun means baking for me...

I decided to try the cake pop as an alternative to the traditional birthday cake - and also use this opportunity as a dry run for an upcoming bridal shower.  If they worked - perhaps we'll do them for that event!!

I cheated all the way.

I bought a cake pop oven maker.  It basically cranks out doughnut holes - six at a time.

I bought cake mix at the store and went to town!

I hate frosting.  It's complicated, messy, never really sets and is just hard to work with.  But I love chocolate.  So instead of any frosting mess, I ended up covered in head to toe chocolate and it was great.

We are having a penguin themed birthday party.  I knew there was no way I could make an actual penguin out of a pop - not yet anyway - so I went for ice/snowball look.

Here's how they came out....have to say - I'm happy with the results!

And again, thank you Pinterest for all the help in display and ideas!

See the full gallery on Posterous