TA-DA!! A Kitchenaid Artisan mixer!!No more hand mixing icing, cake batter, or cookie dough for me!
It's time to step into the 21st century... er, the 20th century.
Ahem.
Okay, so I know I've already featured a Bakerella recipe, but as a new follower I am continually inspired to try some of her recipes/ideas. So, when I started seeing more and more cupcake pops on her site... it was only a matter of time before I would make them. And since Christmas Eve sneaked up on me and I still needed to make gifts for our neighbors, I decided the time had come:
I was surprised at how much easier they were than the bon bons - the sticks really make them easier to dip (and that you're only dipping half of the bon bon at a time). The only thing to remember: make sure to insert sticks while the chocolate on the bottom is still unset - since your bon bons have been in the fridge prior to dipping, the melted chocolate doesn't take very long at all. But if you DO make the mistake of forgetting to insert sticks (or if you don't have any), you can just make little cupcake bites, like so:
Either way, you can finish them off by using small candy bags and ribbon to gussy them up and they are ready to give away (or eat them yourself, whatever). :)
Bakerella also has other incredibly cute designs for these cupcake pops (themed for holidays, like Thanksgiving turkeys and reindeer pops), so check them out and get popping!
you are going to LOVE your kitchenaid mixer!! a friend recently asked what i actually use it for b/c she didn't think she would use one for much. i wanted to laugh!! i use mine all the time!
ReplyDeleteand it's nice to hear the pops are easier than the bon bons. the bon bons are easy and really cute (and yummy!), but man they are time consuming and tedius! at first, ryan and i both thought - not worth it. but then they were yummy and everyone loved them (we gave them out as part of our christmas goody packages), so maybe they are.... hard to do with a baby around, though. it just took so long b/c the steps had to be so spread out. i'm going to try to get the little scoop so i don't have to use my hands to shape the balls. maybe that would make it quicker? and soon i'm getting a new food processor. maybe that will make it quicker to get the cake crumbled. we'll see. i want to try out german choc bon bons.......
(oh - we couldn't find the almond flavored bark. but maybe a michael's would have that. we didn't have time to look at other stores other than groceries around us.)
enjoy the mixer!! i know you will!!! and the cupcake pops look great!