Baby Shower Cake Pops

In case you haven't noticed, I've got a new hobby--making cake pops. 

Inspired by Bakerella's book, Cake Pops, I've been having a lot of fun! 

Recently, I googled "Baby Shower Cake Pops" and found a super-cute baby cake pop photo 

(which I can no longer find, of course). 

My colleague, Tina, is about to "pop," so what better treat to bring to her baby shower 

at school tomorrow!  I had so much fun making these!

I used Bakerella's Basic Cake Pops recipe and used the following ingredients to finish my them off:

Dark Chocolate Cake

Milk Chocolate Frosting

Wilton white/vanilla candy melts

Dark Chocolate Candy Coating purchased at my local cake decorating store

a black "candy marker"

cupcake liners

tiny fabric ribbon

a Styrofoam base on which to display the cake pops

cotton candy for the "bed" of my display

Obviously, I went with white candy melts for some of these. I have to admit; they're not my favorite, 

but I didn't know where to find "white" chocolate on short notice. 

I also used dark chocolate candy coating, because that's my favorite, 

and I love the results...soooo cute! 

(It's hard to see in the photos, but they are adorable in normal lighting.

Sadly, I had one "crack baby."

And this one is the first one I made (and my favorite)...

It was a messy job at times, but the process was fun and not hard at all (just lots of steps).

How could it not be fun, with these little cuties staring at you all night?

For what it's worth, they are easy to make; it's just time-consuming. You can easily make the dough and roll the pops ahead of time.  You can also keep them in the fridge (air-tight container or foil covered) for days;
I've eaten week-old pops that are still fantastic.

So, don't you wish you were pregnant?

(Me neither.)

But I'm pretty sure Tina's gonna be glad she is!

Note: Making these took me five hours (I told you it's a hobby!) If I make them again, it will probably go a little quicker.  If I were to sell these cake pops, I wouldn't make them for less than $100, considering the labor and materials. (That's about $2.40 each.) So, yeah; it's not something I'd do every day, but I'm really glad I made them, because I know they'll be a hit tomorrow at the shower!