Jun 22 2009
How to Make Your Cupcakes Truly Pop (For Pops!)
My girlfriend Cecille was inspired to make cupcake pops for Father’s Day, even though it’s super girly! But we thought it would be cute and fun to try out this popular recipe she had found online. Instead of the typical cupcakes you normally see, we made miniature cupcakes on a stick and wrapped each one in plastic treat bags and tied them with ribbons. It makes for great presentation! However, it really isn’t as easy as it sounds…
Start by baking a cake from a box. Here we used red velvet cake. Once done, put it in the fridge to cool completely.
In a large bowl, crumble the cake into a fine consistency. Then, add a can of cream cheese frosting and combine it together until evenly distributed.
Next, using your hands, roll mixture into 1.25 - 1.5 inch balls. When complete, put formed balls into the fridge to chill (or freezer to speed up the process - 20 minutes).
Remove the chilled cake balls. Then roll into a more oval shape and using a flower-shaped cookie cutter, push it into the cake to form the bottom of the cupcake. Use your fingers to shape and mold until it starts forming into the shape of a cupcake.
Once shaped, return to the freezer to chill again for about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, melt your candy melts in the microwave, per instructions on the bag. Candy melts come in different colors, and we chose to use light blue and white.
To get to this stage, each cupcake bottom is dipped into the cake melt and a lollipop stick is inserted through the cake, as shown. The cake melt should dry completely within 15-20 minutes.
Next, dip the top of the cupcake into the other color. Use a toothpick to cover all the exposed areas.
With the top still wet, take an M&M candy and stick it in the center and add sprinkles on top. Then place the sticks upright (here we used a styrofoam ball) and let the top dry completely.
And finally, we covered each cupcake pop with plastic treat bags and tied each one with a colorful ribbon. It's ready to given away - even to Dad - and of course, to be bitten into!
This is a cute treat for any occasion, and will definitely “wow” your family and friends. But let me warn you guys – it is very time consuming and more difficult than it looks. Let’s just say we were supposed to have a batch of 30, but ended up destroying 8 of them during production! But in the end, we were proud of how it turned out, considering it was our first time. Great job, Cecille! Lookin’ forward to more baking with you in the future.
These look super cute and delicious! Good job guys!
That’s way too cool! What a marvelous idea! Love it! =D
What a cute idea!!! Last week at a party I had a chocolate truffle coated in Pop Rocks on a stick, but I think I like this better!
Good to know, thanks for the idea!
wow…these turned out great!! super cute! =)
had a lot of fun making these w/ u k2–and yes, look forward to many more baking/cooking adventures in the near future! thanks for posting these…the pictures look fantastic!
So cute. Who wouldn’t want that as a homemade gift? Yours look perfectly packaged.
We are going to try to make cheesecake pops next time! That will be super yummy and cute, and we anticipate it will be a lot easier, too. By the end of summer, I think I will be overweight.
very cool guys!! Even better then edible arrangements!
lovely creation. This is so neat but seems to be a lot of work. I’m in charge of a kid’s birthday next weekend. I’ll make these beautiful cake-sicles
Pretty nice post. I just came across your site and wanted to say
that I’ve really liked browsing your posts. In any case
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Very cute…it looks like the work was worth it! Yum…
I’ve seen various variations on this, but yours are the cutest by far! It does look like quite a production though. I know I want to eat one, but I’m not sure I want to make it! LOL
Great job, Addicts!
My father’s face lit up on Sunday as he ate one of these thanks to Cecille. I enjoyed these myself and recommend that everyone try one out. Btw, my b-day is only 7 months away (hint hint).
Ravenouscouple: Edible Arrangements is definitely the more healthier alternative! Our cake pops were really sweet!
Jackie: If you end up making these, please let me know!!! I want to see!
April: Thanks so much for subscribing – you rock!!
Danielle: Cecille said you’d like to join us in our baking adventures – you are more than welcomed to!! It’ll be a lot of fun.
Diva on a Diet: Thanks for the sweet compliment… we did our best, and tried to hide all the flaws with the sprinkles. Haha!
Foodaddict Buddy (Aki): We’ll make sure we make you the cutest pink cupcake pops for your birthday, adorned with pink sprinkles and pink ribbons! Can’t wait!!!
hey all…LOVE this site.shout outs to cecille how helped make this!
this is prob one of my fav entries…great job foodaddicts!
would love to help decorate the next baking job!
diane yoo aka cecille’s roomie
Loved your latest post, by the way.
Adorable!!! I love these little pops:)
Oh my gosh, these are so darn cute! How creative…not sure I would make them, but i would buy them, lol!
Elizabeth, we’re taking orders! Hehe.
I love these cute little guys, I orginally saw them created by Bakerella – they are adorable!
yumy
Super beau tes mini cupcake/ball avec une jolie décoration.
Bonne idee pour offrir
Je viens d’en faire des simples au chocolat mais je suis à la recherche des choses plus recherchées.
Chez nous en france ils conaissent pas ca !!
Joyeux Noel
.-= Muriel´s last blog ..Joyeux Noël à tous =-.
verry cutte:D