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I happened to be looking for something else on CraftGossip and accidentally lingered looking at some lovelies. So even though I rarely have time to post Quick Bites anymore (since they turned out not to be very quick on my end!), here are a few gems:
- How to make clever tulip-shaped cake pops by Strawberry Chic.
- Operation Game cookies by Oh,Sugar! Events. (And yes, for those who saw the great Burton Farnsworth at our cake show in Austin last weekend wearing an Operation Game shirt, I just emailled him about these cookies!)
- An epic peacock cupcake by No Ordinary Cake. Indeed!
Looks like I was so busy this weekend I missed Applesauce Cake Day on June 4 and National Gingerbread Day on June 5. Who comes up with all of these holidays anyway?
Today on Quick Bites, some fun small edibles:
- Cake balls are awesome but also becoming pretty common, so it takes an impressive technique or design to catch my eye. That’s definitely the case with these watermelon cake pops by NataliesCakePops as featured on the Cupcakes Take the Cake blog. Natalie uses chocolate chips inside the cake ball to simulate watermelon seeds. Such an awesome effect from a basic ingredient! Genius!
- Another nifty cake pop that hardly looks like a cake pop at all: Mustache Cake Pops by 1 Fine Cookie. These are so funny and awesome! I want to make a batch for my daughter and her friends because I’m entirely cracked up at the thought of a bunch of five-year-olds goofing off with these treats.
- If you haven’t seen it already, check out this video of a prototype multiple cake ball roller machine by Heavenly Cake Pops. Definitely something that could end up being very cool if they can get it to a mass-market distribution and price!
- If you want to go small but cake balls aren’t your thing, check out this tutorial on Micro-Cupcakes baked in thimbles by kristylynn84 on Instructables.
And a last note: while the items on Minnie Kitchen’s blog aren’t actually edible (I assume), they’re mind-blowingly gorgeous recreations of food in dollhouse scale. Go spend a good long time looking at her stuff and be prepared to be amazed!
Today on Quick Bites: Memorial Day cakes that do not use strawberries and blueberries to make a US flag. That’s what half the internet will show you today, but at Capital Confectioners, we like to be topical and different at the same time!
- US flag cakes are fairly common, especially on Memorial Day, but this one by Spring Lake Cake is very classy and elegant the way it translates the stripes into a bow atop a rich blue background with nicely-placed white stars. Even the surrounding cupcakes come across as respectful accents.
- Kim C. (no relation to me but I dig her name!) posted three Memorial Day cake ball ideas: arranged as a flag, sprinkles, and drizzled. She’s also got some adorable Navy-themed cupcakes.
- If you want to add some flag flair to you Memorial Day cake stand, or save it for the 4th of July later, check out these simple directions by Better Homes and Gardens. Also works for Bastille Day, Australia Day, or any other day celebrated by a nation with a red, white, and blue flag. Or use different coloured streamers to suit your needs. It’s all good! Via CraftGossip
- Need to put together a quick cake for a pool party today? Got some candies on hand? Go for this easy and cute pool cake from Taste of Home. If you’re just hanging at home with the kids, get them involved and use it as an excuse to use up some of that leftover Easter candy to make your own version. Or if you’re like me and limit your kids’ candy, you might even have a stockpile going back to Halloween. Make a multi-holiday pool-party extravaganza cake and enjoy the day with creative cakey fun!
Today on Quick Bites: yummy-looking recipes I want to try soon. Here they are arranged in a convenient daily meal plan:
- For breakfast I’ll have these Mini Cinnamon Streusel Pancake Muffins by Bakingdom.
- Of course, after a breakfast like that, I’d have to go out for a morning jog, just like I do every day that ends with the letter “J”. To quench my inevitable thirst, I’ll need some of Firefly Confections’ new Pink Lemonade Cake and/or Cake Balls.
- Pie is good for you, right? Good. For lunch I’ll have Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie by Our Best Bites.
- All of that baking is going to be a lot of work, so I’ll need an afternoon snack. Think I’ll try some Homemade Fudge Rounds by Confessions of a Cookbook Queen.
- I’ll then get some shells to plate this elegant dinner of Dessert on the Half Shell: Gâteau au Chocolat with Sea Salt and Olive Oil by SprinkleBakes.
- Lastly, as a palate-cleansing dessert (because what’s a cake blog menu without dessert?!) I’ll go for some of AmazingMoms’ Junior Mints Chocolate Cupcakes. And by “some” I mean “most.” I’d share a couple with my family, if they were kind and did the dishes from my day of baking joy!
If you’ve made any of these, let us know how they turned out! What recipes have you seen online that you’re dying to try?
And seriously, I’m considering trying that pie sometime soon to bring to one of Capital Confectioners’ monthly meetings. That’s right, if you come to our meetings, one of our members always brings a dessert to share! We meet the second Tuesday of every month, so check the calendar on our Meetup page to find out where the next meeting will be and come join us!
Today on quick bites, some fantastic ideas for parties coming up over the next couple of weeks as the school year wraps up:
- Hungry Happenings shows you how to make a great teacher goodbye gift with these chocolate chalkboards and edible chalk that really work! Wow! Via CraftGossip.
- Bring these teacher appreciation apple cupcakes with “Oreo truffles” by Sarah Baker to an end-of-the-year party to impress the whole class.
- Or treat your kids to a special goodie in their lunches: not just Hostess Cupcakes, but Hostess Cupcake Cakeballs! by SugarDerby. Also via CraftGossip.
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