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Because Mommy Needs a Time-Out Too
Yes, I realize that Halloween is 6 weeks away – but I’ve been itching to design some new Cake Pops using my Babycakes Cake Pop Maker, so I seized the opportunity! Here is a step by step for one of the easiest – and cutest – cake pops I have ever made!
This week I began practicing my Easter Cake Pops with my Babycakes Cake Pop Maker- making Easter Bunnies, Chicks, Sheep, and even Easter Baskets. They were all relatively easy – which surprised me – though some took many more steps than the others. My favorite – or the ones I think turned out the cutest – were the Easter Bunnies.
Ingredients:
Begin by making your cake pops as usual with the Babycakes Cake Pop Maker. Pillsbury mixes work best – my favorite being the Funfetti style. Mix your cake batter as usual by the directions on the box, and spoon a teaspoon of mix into each hole and cook for four minutes. Place cooked cake pops on a cookie sheet and run into the freezer for no less than an hour. Then “stick” your cake pops using a bit of candy melts on the tips of your sticks and run into the freezer for another hour. Now your cake pops are ready to decorate.
I have seen pictures of these guys where the baker had used Spring Candy Corn for the ears… I looked at four different stores and was unable to find them. I was about to give up and ditch the entire idea when I saw these near the marshmallows in Walmart. I decided to give them a try, and I was pleasantly surprised with the results. I did use scissors to snip the very ends off – both to make the proper size for “ears” but also to give some added “stickiness” to help them stay on the bunnies heads.
For the Easter Bunny Cake Pops you will use the white candy melts which can be found in just about any grocery store. Almond Bark works as well but I have found it to be a bit thinner than the candy melts so it doesn’t stay smooth quite as well. Do NOT try to use cake icing – its a totally different consistency when heated. Melt the white candy melts in 30 second increments and stir – making sure you do not burn it.
Dip your Easter Bunny Cake Pop gently into the white candy melts and place in your cake pop holder. While the coating is still good and warm, stick the Marshmallow Confetti with the snipped ends into the melts in the place for ears. Hold for a few seconds until the candy begins to set and the ears and secure.
Let the candy coating set for about 20 minutes or until completely cooled and hardened. Do not put into the freezer or refrigerator as that will cause the candy coating to “sweat” – making the next steps virtually impossible. Simply let the cake pops sit room temperature.
Using your piping bad and icing, put a tiny dollop of icing onto a pink candy heart sprinkle and place your “nose” in the center of the Easter Bunny Cake Pop leaving room for both eyes above and the mouth below. I found that since I have acrylic nails that it was easier to lower the cake pop onto the sprinkle than trying to hold on to the teeny little heart and stick it on there. I think I dropped about 15 of them before figuring this out. Then pipe on eyes and a mouth to complete your Easter Bunny Cake Pop. The finished result:
These were not just the cutest, but by far the easiest as well. This one was great to let the girls help with – whether it was placing and holding the “ears” or the “nose.” They also love helping me with the Babycakes Cake Pop Maker – I put the batter in, Taylor is in charge of the timer, and Sami pops the cake pops out onto the cookie sheet when they are finished. It’s like we have our own little assembly line… and it is CLEAN!! No messy hands!
The closer we get to school starting, the more I am testing out my Baby Cakes Cake Pop Maker to see what kind of amazing FRESH breakfast goodies I can prepare in just 4 minutes flat! (I have mentioned I love this machine, right?!)
This week I put it to the test with one of my all time favorites - BLUEBERRY MUFFINS!
Because of the little “blueberry bits” in the Martha White Blueberry Muffin mix, I was worried I was going to end up with “crunchy” muffin pops. So the first thing I did was crush all of the little “blueberries” into the batter to make it as smooth as possible. This would prove to be futile later but it did make for some pretty purpley-blue batter!
I loaded my Baby Cakes Cake Pop Maker just like every other time – filling each little “hole” to just under the rim. As you can see, by the time I snatched up the camera, my little muffins had already begun to rise. That’s ok though, as they turned out perfect anyway!
I cooked my Blueberry Muffin Cake Pops for about three minutes – fearful they were going to burn. And though it looked great on the outside in three minutes, the inside told a different story.
I left the rest of them in for another minute or so, and they turned out absolutely perfect!
The only downfall to making Blueberry Muffin Cake Pops… they are very hard to BUTTER! 
I don’t know if there is a way to mix butter into the batter… but you know I am going to try it!
These turned out so well, I am certain that this will be a common breakfast here at the Moscato Household. Every single one of these little pops – the mix makes about 30 – were gobbled up before they even had a chance to get cool. Both girls – and the Hubbly – just loved them. And I admit, I even had a few of my own.
Just make this #3,482 reason I believe EVERYONE needs a Baby Cakes Cake Pop Maker….
A couple weeks ago I got the idea of making Pancake Cake Pops using the Baby Cakes Cake Pop Maker. It was a huge hit and we have made them several times since then. But The Toddler kept asking for sausage, as she prefers it to bacon, so this morning as a surprise I got up early to make her some of her very own Pancake Pops with Sausage.
The ingredients are super simple – Hungry Jack Complete Buttermilk Pancake mix, Jimmy Dean Sausage and your syrup of choice – this one I choice obviously because of the deal that was offered (high five Winn Dixie!) I also wanted to check out this Hashbrown Casserole as we are huge fans of Cracker Barrel’s version.
Fry the sausage first very gently to make sure it doesnt get “crispy.” You want it DONE but still soft. Set aside and let cool while you mix the Pancake Mix with water to a bit thicker of a consistency than it calls for – like cake batter. This time instead of sprinkling the sausage on top like I did with the bacon, I mixed the cooked sausage directly into the mixed up batter and stirred it all together.
The Pancake Sausage Cake Pops cooked up perfectly in just four minutes – just like everything else in the Baby Cakes Cake Pop Maker. I also microwaved the Hashbrown Casserole – I have to admit it was pretty tasty! – and cut up a green apple to have some “fruit” with this “well balanced meal.” Pour some syrup on top, serve with an ice cold glass of milk and VOILA! The perfect breakfast -in only 10 minutes- thanks to the Baby Cakes Cake Pop Maker!
Bite sized perfection.
My recent Cake Pop addiction took on a whole new level this morning at breakfast. Two weeks ago when I discovered the Baby Cakes Cake Pop Maker I had no idea I was going to fall in love with this little machine so deeply. I am not sure a day has gone by that I haven’t either made cake pops, or wish I was! It is just so fun to make a little creation in just four minutes. I am hooked.
While talking about it on Facebook, my friend Jonee had the idea of making corn bread balls to use with chili. It started a conversation about what ELSE I could make in my little Baby Cakes Cake Pop Maker… biscuits, dinner rolls.. and this morning it hit me – PANCAKES!
So I did what I do with every good idea… I posted to Facebook.
Between the threats of calling Dr Drew and offering support in my 12 Step Program, one dear friend said I could crumble up sausage in the mix and make it a sausage pancake pop! Well, I didnt have any sausage (adding it to next weeks grocery list now) but I DID have bacon!
I fried up the bacon extra crispy first and let it cool. I crumbled them up into little pieces and set aside. Then I mixed the pancake mix to the consistency of cake mix… not all watery like most pancake mixes are. My first batch I filled the Cake Pop Maker about 1/3 full – since I wasnt sure just how high a pancake would “rise”… then I sprinkled my crumbled bacon on top.
I let them cook for four minutes – just like with cake batter – but they weren’t quite finished (so I thought) so I left them in a bit longer. What I discovered though was that they were finished – they just had not risen all the way to the top, so they looked uncooked. They were still yummy though – I ate this batch!
The next batch I did exactly like I was using cake batter – I filled the cups half full, sprinkled in the bacon on a couple of them, and waited for four minutes… what we came out with was pure perfection:
I mixed about a cup and a half of mix, and used only about 3 strips of bacon, and it made 2 dozen Pancake Cake Pops – the perfect amount for one breakfast for three!
I can totally see us getting even more use out of our Baby Cakes Cake Pop Maker with this discovery! The Tween has learned how to safely use this, and has already asked if she can make Pancake Cake Pops for breakfast when school starts. We added just a touch of syrup to the Pancake Cake Balls and voila… a fantastic breakfast in just a few minutes – I even got the Toddler to eat bacon!! Needless to say, she absolutely loved them!
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