I was first introduced to cake pops by a good friend of mine, Lisa. She had her own bakery in Kansas. I originally bought a dozen from her and when I got them in the mail 3 days later....I fell in love! Yes, I really did! My kids and I enjoyed them so much. For Easter I bout a few more dozen from her to include in the kids baskets and I made a candy bar cake with some of them also. With that holiday over, it was time for me to learn how to make them on my own.
I was real curious as how to make them. I could have went to my friend, Google, but instead I wanted to learn from someone who had experience in making them. She literally gave me the directions step by step; easy enough for a 3rd grader. Simple enough...cake mix, cake icing and almond bark.
Like any anxious person, I ran to my local WalMart and bought everything I would need! Again, I over bought. That's alright, cause I ended up using every bit of what I bought!
So I began to practice and practice. You should have seen some of the cake pops I made. OMgoodness! What a sight! I wish I would have taken pictures to post on here. Well, I can say this, it was a real learning experience. Fun, but I was in my learning stages.
For the life of me, I can't get the stick to stay on the pop. So I stopped using the sticks and just made the bites. I was so excited that I finally made something worth talking about, I instantly messaged her on FB. I talked with Lisa some more about how to decorate them and dip in chocolate. She referred me to a book by the name of Bakerella. Bakerella is a subject all of it own! Yes, it's that good.
So I went to Hobby Lobby and racked up on Wilton cake products. Lisa sent me some oil chocolate coloring and I began my next step of coloring my chocolate....Now, that was FUN! I have made every color of the rainbow and some colors that proably don't even really exist! LOL....
Now that I have learned to color my chocolate, I am ready to learn how to flavor my chocolate. I searched the internet and spoke to a few decorators and found that LorAnn Oils is the best to use. So again, I went on a LorAnn Oils shopping spree. I have ordered every single flavor. That way I can try, try again, then try one more time. I flopped on the first few times, but I finally got after about 20 bottles later. It takes times and a good palate to find the right taste for the chocolate. With that same flavoring, I also flavor my cake mixes and icings. So when I say Cotton Candy or Pina Coloda....it is REALLY that flavor!!! Now, I want to learn what flavors go best so I can mix them up and find the perfect flavors for my cake bites.
From here on out, I will make sure I take pictures of my cake bites and a short description. That way I can share my success and failures with all of you.
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Welcome to Southern Sweet Cakes and Bites. I make homemade Candy Bar Cakes and other sweet treats that just blow your taste buds away! Eye catching and breath taking little edible pieces of bliss right at your finger tips.
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- Southern Sweet Bites and Cakes
- St. Landry Parish, United States
- A touch of Southern love mixed in with the Sweetness of Cakes and Bites
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