A friend of mine at school asked me if I could bake something for his girlfriend’s sister’s birthday. He basically left it up to me and let me make whatever I wanted since he trusted my taste. Ahh, the beauty of boys getting girls gifts… they always let the girls figure it out for them! Nevertheless, I was excited because I had another reason to make Bakerella’s cupcake pops once again!
This time, instead of making a red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting, I made a devil’s chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting. The result? I think these were better than the red velvet, if I do say so myself. The only thing missing was that I didn’t have the mini m&m’s to top them all off. I used a styrofoam base to stick all the lollipops in and to keep them from tipping over (you can find these bases at a crafts store in the planting section). I made the cupcake pops just like before, but stuck a lollipop stick through them once they hardened and were completely dry. If the chocolate was too thick to poke the stick through, I used the tip of a knife to carve out a tiny hole so that the stick would go in easier.
I haven’t been able to bake this weekend because of my wisdom teeth surgery, but I lucked out and only had 2 wisdom teeth instead of the usual 4 (both of mine were on the bottom)! The operation was definitely not as terrible as I thought it would be since they knocked me out. The last thing I remember was the doctor telling me, “You’re probably freaking out and wondering ‘Why haven’t I passed out yet?'” The next thing I knew, I was waking up and the procedure was done. Amazing how that works. I’ve been living off of tomato bisque, mashed potatoes, yogurt, ice cream, and macaroni and cheese for the past couple of days. Man, what I would do for a chili cheeseburger! I’m seriously craving some REAL food. Thank goodness I have a nice boyfriend who’s about to pick me up some creme brulee and caramel flan (my favorite desserts of all time) right now. :]
My family & friends have been amazing since I’ve basically been stuck in bed all weekend and I just want to say thank you! I even woke up from my nap today to find this from my boyfriend’s mom & grandma:
…a “feel better” bouquet (sorry for the crappy picture quality, it was taken on my phone)! How sweet is that?! They’re so precious. I’m recovering quite quickly compared to my friends’ horror stories about their experiences with wisdom teeth pulling, and I should be up and about in no time. Thanks for all your concerns and words of advice! :]
Wow..superB and very beautiful….!!
gosh those are cute; what a great gift idea!
Glad to hear you are recovering well from the wisdom teeth extraction! Lucky you only had to have two out!
I think you have done a great job of the cupcake pops, and I love the colours you chose to use, they combine really well! 🙂
Those are too cute!!
Super beautiful! What a great present!!
Your cake pops look great! I love the picture with the bite taken out of it 🙂
I’m getting my last two wisdom teeth out this Friday…I had the bottom two removed over a year ago and it’s time for the last two to go!
How sweet of your BF’s mom and grandma to give you flowers 🙂
Omg! I got my wisdom teeth out last week as well! Only two though, one on top and one on the bottom on my left side. They didnt knock me out though, they just gave me five anesthetic shots!
OH ! they look so YUMMY! any instructions??
so cute!! I never bother to actually make them into pops though because they get eaten so fast haha, funfetti and classic vanilla frosting is a simple but great combination
I’ve been wanting to know, where can you get those plastic bags to wrap over the cupcake pops?
Nom nom nom. Those were delish!
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I am going to try my hand at these. They are too cute not to! Any tips you have that you’ve found as making them?
Those came out great! Thanks for the lolipop stick trick, ha, canyou say that three times fast.
Hope you’re feeling better soon!
~ingrid
mamaella- thank you!
xcinminspiderx- thanks 🙂
apparentlyjessy- thanks for your concern and kind words!
screaminmama- thank you!
tfl- thanks
jaymeduke- good luck with your last wisdom tooth! you’ll be happy once it’s all over and you can eat normal food again. taking two out won’t be that bad; you can still chew on the other side of your mouth 😉
culinary couture- 5 anesthetic shots?!?! my goodness i don’t know how you did that. it’s so much easier when you’re put asleep for the process. but hope you’re recovering well from your surgery!
candy- yes! if you click on the link in this post, it will have another link to bakerella’s site. bakerella’s website has detailed instructions on how to make the pops.
hannabanana- haha i know, they sure disappear quite quickly and are a lot more work than necessary. but it makes a great gift with all the time and effort put into it!
anon- i bought them at micheal’s int he baking aisle. you can probably find them at most local craft stores.
erin- my tip would be to work fast when molding the chocolate! the faster you work, the better they look. that way, the chocolate stays tempered and doesn’t clump up. it takes a lot of time/practice, but once you start, you’ll get the hang of it. have fun and good luck!
ingrid- sure thing, thanks!
Hi, these look wonderful, just wondered what cutter you used to make the bottom part to make it look like a cupcake, as these look different (i think better!) than bakerellas cupcake pops, shape wise
Lewis