Cake Pops (part II) - Final installment.

Jill & I made them again! This time we made them for back-to-school teacher gifts. Remember a few weeks ago we made some cupcake cake pops and then some ladybug pops. Since we had done it before, we thought - No Problem. They are so cute... we can do it. It would only take a couple of hours. You can go to Bakerella's website for more specific directions, but here are the basics.

First, you bake a cake-any kind you want.  We made one chocolate and one red velvet. ( I would insert a lovely picture here if I had remembered to take one)

Next, crumble it up or use a food processor on it. (next picture goes here)

Then you blend the crumbled cake with one jar of icing. What do you know?! I remembered! This was the red velvet with cream cheese icing.

Then you form the little apples and poke a small hole on top for the pretzel stem. Doesn't Jill have lovely hands?

Then you freeze them for about 15 minutes and you talk about how you can't believe your babies are going to kindergarten and a lot of other things.

Then you get the red chip things melting on the stove (double-boiler). Flip those babies over and dip your lollipop stick in the melted stuff then put them about a third of the way down in the apples. (insert picture)

Then they go back in the freezer for 10 minutes or so. Talk about some frenamies.

I'm going to have to give you a quick description of the rest of the process, because it was painful and involved some cussing. And it got so bad picture taking was the last thing on our minds.

You dip them in the melted stuff and spin and tap and spin and tap and pray the stupid thing doesn't fall off of the stick. When it does falls in use a spoon to get it out and the crumbs and eat it. Then once you manage a fairly smooth one that hasn't fallen off the stick, put a tiny piece of pretzel on top for the stem and a piece of a sour straw cut at an angle for the leaf.

Repeat; cuss; throw some in the trash; eat some more that look bad; threaten any child or husband who comes near the half-way decent ones; then cuss some more at the process.

Once you have enough to fill up a flower pot, stick styrofoam and tissue paper in the bottom. Cover up the pops with a baggie & tie with cute ribbon. Then put a raffia bow around the pot because it looks cute. Now go have a drink, because you have just spent 5-6 hours of your life trying to bribe someone into liking your kid. And because you deserve it for loving your kid so much. 

While you're drinking, swear you will never make these things again, no matter how cute or yummy they are.

small sidnote: Their teachers loved them.