Thursday, March 10, 2011

800 Cake Pops!


Recently, I was asked to donate a certificate for cupcakes to a charity auction. The event was for the Bal Swan school here, where my friend's son attends. It's a yearly event, and they raise tons of money. So of course, I was happy to donate my services for a good cause!


I also inquired about desserts for the event, and offered to make cake pops and balls to have out in dishes for everyone to munch on throughout the evening. Since they expected about 500 people to attend, they asked for 800 pops and balls, a mixture of both. So I got dipping!


It was a fun project, although time consuming and exhausting. I did everything in stages, first baking the cakes, then forming the balls, then dipping and decorating, all while bopping to the music of the 80s.
They turned out great! I did half pops, half balls, both chocolate and vanilla with lots of fun sprinkles. And everyone said how wonderful they were at the ball. It was a great experience for me, and great exposure to a new community. Although I'd rather not see a cake pop for a while :)

PS- speaking of cake pops, I hear Starbucks has them now, 3 different flavors. Must try them out!

3 comments:

Joanne said...

What a wonderful donation! 800! I'm tired just reading about it! they came out beautiful. Blessings, Joanne

Lirena said...

Wow, they look amazing! What a great idea! Cupcakes on a stick! I love it!

AKA Jane Random said...

Cake Pops! Yum! I blogged about them the other day:
http://akajanerandom.blogspot.com/2011/03/late-night-at-target.html