cake pop job!

Some updates on cake pops... because boy do I love them...

I recently got a new "warmer"... it's definitely helped out the cake pop production as I don't have to keep running back and forth from the microwave...

yummmmm baby blue candy melts!

I made a bunch over superbowl weekend... I made some for a co-worker... she hired me HOW exciting! My dad made coffee cups wayyyy back when and gave Richie and I each a set... who knew that they would be the perfect size for cake pops!

Don't these cake pops look naked!

I totally feel in love with these sprinkles they really made the cake pops look fantastic. Thank you, sprinkles!

Ah! Now, how awesome are these sprinkles.

Every cake pop needs a stage! So I made cake pop stands (two of them) for the 50 cake pops I was making!

Look at the progress.

I made some with swirls!

And here is the finished product!

I also made some cake pops for the superbowl party we were going to. I knot it is a bit hard to see what is going on with these.... but they are little helmets! And Tomas helped me make fake paper grass!

cake pops in houston

Had my first trial of making cake pops in Houston (thanks mom and dad for shipping down the machine)... I think they turned out pretty swell!

This time I even wrapped them so they would look like they came from a candy shop!

new year's day celebration

Ah! 

The Niemer Family New Year's Day Celebration....

We have been having this annually, for quite some time now. Even through our Kitchen remodel. 

It all starts with my mom doing a lot of cooking... some strange decorations that we all put up... some trips to our favorite South Side grocery store "El Rey's" and a lot of wonderful family and friends!

This is my mom and dad at El Rey's. We first ate at their in store lunch place and then went shopping!

YUMMM YUMMM. My mom made this one gluten free...And doesn't it look like it could come out of a cooking magazine! Hats off to the chef!

This cake pop my mom sent me a few days after the Fiesta... I tried a new technique and it didn't go so well.... so some of them looked a little wonky.

cake pops

You probably know that I don't have too many talents when it comes to working in the Kitchen... But when it comes to the artsier-bakier- things... well then count me in. 

Two new gadgets have now joined our apartment Kitchen. 

The first was a cupcake maker I received at our staff Christmas Party white elephant gift exchange. I truly love it and I have already made some fun treats...

AND for Christmas I got this SUPER neat CAKE POP maker! I have made some pretty awesome treats and have had a lot of fun experimenting with the recipe suggestions and decorating techniques. I made a bunch on Christmas Day and some more for New Years and I thought I would break down the Process a bit for you. 

First I made the batter. Ive tried out a French Breakfast Roll... it was incredible... It was basically a warm doughnut that I rolled in butter and then cinnamon sugar. I made a red velvet cake ball and then for new years I tried out vanilla and wacky cake (family recipe) too. 

After I made the batter I put it in a ziplock bag and cut the corner to make it easier to get the batter into the cake pop openings!

See it looks just like a waffle maker!

Then they cook! It kinda varies in time but usually between 5-7 minutes. And voila they are done!I take them out with this little prong thing that came with the kit (they are pretty hot) and put them on a plate to cool. 

These are the red velvet ones I made for Christmas.

After I was done cake-pop-ing away I put the pop balls into the refrigerator for awhile to make sure they were cool. The next step is the fun part! The actual decorating... !!!

To decorate I used various things... Sometimes I used frosting (warmed it up a bit) but then I discovered Candy Melts which are little candies that you can melt in the microwave to then use to dip the cake balls in!

But before any of this decorating goes down I had to put the lollipop stick in the cake pop... Over time I learned a great trick to first dab the stick into candy melt THEN put the stick into the cake pop.... After letting it sit for a minute or two (maybe in the cold)... I then decorated!

This was the red velvet cake pop being dipped in cream cheese frosting!

See look how neat they look!