Butterfly Birthday Cupcake Cake Pops

What a tongue twister.....these fluttery cake pops were for a special little girl's sixth birthday party.  Their garage was turned into a dance studio (disco ball and all) where an instructor taught the girls various dances (what a cute idea).  The family already had a Tinkerbell cake, so I decided to make whimsical cake pops.

 For these butter cake flavored cake pops, I used a cupcake mold to achieve the shape.  I first dipped the bottom into chocolate candy melt, and when it dried, I dipped the top into pale pink candy melt.

Here they are before any embellishments: 

I needed to "jazz" them up so I dusted each cupcake with pink shimmer dust (look closely):

They still weren't jazzy enough for me so I added lavender sugar sprinkles:

Next, I marbleized pink fondant, stamped out butterflies, and shaped the wings.

Once the butterflies were allowed to set, I gave each butterfly a white sugar-pearl head.  All the butterflies also received a coating of glimmering pixie dust:

I attached the butterflies to the cake pops using pink candy melt and arranged all of them in a wooden basket with a bright pink bow.

And since I had one butterfly left, I placed it in the middle of the bow.

I really just wanted the butterflies to be able to fly away on their own.....

Butterflies drink nectar, but nectar comes from flowers, so I add a ring of pink and yellow orchids around the outside of the cupcake bouquet.  When I showed up to deliver the butterfly cake pop basket, all the young girls swarmed me.  I was so happy to see their delighted faces since I don't usually don't get to see the reactions!  :D

HAPPY BIRTHDAY IVY!!!

*Rock Star Diva*

Cakes for this Rock Star Diva themed birthday party were a blast to make!  The inside of each oval truffle boasts moist chocolate cake on top of a thin chocolate wafer, creating the perfect symphony of textures.

For the stars, thin strips of black fondant had to be carefully placed on top of pink fondant so each star would have the perfect zebra pattern when cut out with a cookie cutter.  The guitar was drawn freehand and each piece meticulously cut out.  Each star and guitar was then "glitterized" to the max, and a sprinkle of pink sugar crystals set the stage smashingly!  We hope the lovely young ladies have a rockin' good time. Happy 8th Birthday, Alexis!

Crazy-for-Oreos!

One of our favorite cake flavors is Cookies 'n Cream.  There's just something really special about an Oreo and the way it tastes, which is exactly why this post is solely dedicated to Oreos.  The top picture features Oreo cake truffles (crushed Oreo with cream cheese frosting), and the bottom two pictures are my sister's Crazy-for-Oreo creations.  These scrumptious treats start with an Oreo cookie topped with a layer of Oreo cake truffle (crushed Oreo with cream cheese), and then the entire thing is dipped in cocoa candy melt and topped with crushed Oreos for the perfect little crunch.  The cropped picture on the right looks so yummy I want to take a bite every time I look at it! 

 
 

Happy Notes at Home

Here are the Happy Notes again, but this time displayed on a platter with a treble clef and staff piped directly on the plate.  You'd have to be a pretty good pianist to play this!

Happy Notes

A symphony of sixteenth and eighth notes for a preschool paino recital.  Doo-doo-dee-dee-da-da.....