Ever since I first saw this blog by Bakerella, I was hooked on these little cake pops that she makes. They are just so stinkin' adorable!! I've wanted to make them for the longest time but kept putting it off. Well...she just came out with her first cookbook titled Cake Pops and I bought it at my local Barnes and Noble (got the last copy on the release day too). Her cake pops are adorable and her photography of them is even more fascinating. Everything is just perfect about them. I was just in awe as I sat flipping through the cookbook on that first day. I REALLY wanted to try to make these now. I was going to start with just the basic cake pop round shape and just coat them and see how they turned out. But, Evan celebrated Apple Week last week at school and they were allowed to bring in a homemade treat (this never happens at school). I was SO excited because I remembered seeing apple cake pops in the cookbook. I bought all of my items, having to substitute some items because I couldn't find the right sprinkles for the leaves but I was happy. I made 48 of these little pops. Evan had enough for his 1st grade class and we delivered some to each of the other 1st grade teachers as they were all celebrating Apple Week, the kindergarten teachers as they will always hold a special place in our hearts, Max's teacher and Max's teacher last year! They got RAVE reviews. Nobody wanted to eat them as they were too pretty they kept saying. They were quite delicious. To keep with the apple theme, I used a spice cake and substituted apple sauce for the oil in addition to making them look like apples. I have to say that these were pretty easy to make. They were time consuming but so worth it to see everyone's faces when we delivered them. Evan took them in to his class in this little basket that I lined with tissue paper. So, what do you think...good enough to eat?
7 comments:
Sweetie Heart! You SO outdid yourself! These are amazing...I was reading quickly to see if you had actually made those yourself (LOL) cookbook or not...I am not sure I could have done something so fantastic! My sister did something similar but with these fudgey brownie bits for my baby shower and I STILL think of them! LOL!
I can not imagine the excitement from everyone in receiving such a wonderful little gift!!!!
I love Bakerella too...but I enjoy looking at her stuff...never one to cook or bake much, I've never considered trying them. Your little pops turned out SO CUTE!! Great job, Jennifer! I'm sure the boys loved showing them off, too!
Oh my word!! These are darling!! I can see why they would be a great hit!! I'm sure all the teachers were raving about them.. and all the other moms were wishing they had thought of it! lol!!! These really are too cute!!
bArb :)
OMGosh Jennifer! These are so cute! I have never heard about cake pops before. But they definitely sound like something I need to try. LOL You did a great job. Thanks for sharing and for sharing the information about Bakerella!
Those look like fun. I will have to check into the cookbook as well. My oldest son's class only has 7 kids in it, so I maybe doing things for the holidays.
Kristin
Your apple pops look great! I may have to check out that recipe book to see what all it has!
When I first saw the basket of apples, I thought Jennifer has made a Snow White craft.
These turned out great! Feel free to Fed Ex some anytime to me.
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