Say it with cake pops!

If you are having a party to celebrate something, cake pops can make the perfect centrepiece to your event. You can write a letter on each cake pop to make a message - from anniversaries to retirement parties, it's easy to make cake pops that not only look amazing but taste good too!

You will need:

• Basic cake pops
• A Cake Pop Heaven Melt (whichever colour you want!)
• A Cake Pop Heaven Food Pen (or more than one if you want a range of colours!)
• A display stand

Method:

1. Decide on your message and count how many letters there are
2. Make the same amount of cake pops as there are letters in your message.
3. Melt your cake pop heaven melt.
4. Dip each cake pop into the melt, ensuring each is fully covered.
5. Leave the cake pops to dry.
6. Write a letter on each cake pop using the food pen.
7. Place the cake pops in order into the display stand.

Enjoy your cake pops!

How to make a Valentine's Heart Shaped Sweet Tree

It's almost Valentine's day and Cake Pop Heaven have a variety of products perfect for the special day! This week's blog tells you how to make a heart shaped sweet tree.

You will need:

• A Valentine's Sweet Tree Heart Kit from Cake Pop Heaven (includes bag of plaster, bucket, red tissue paper, dowel and polystyrene heart)
• Sweets e.g. heart shaped marshmallows, heart chocolates
• A glue gun
• Red Wonder Melts

1. Place two big cupfuls of plaster and one cupful of water in a plastic bag (with no holes in!).
2. Seal the top of the bag by tying a knot.
3. Mix the plaster and water by squeezing the bag.
4. Cut a small hole in the bottom corner of the bag.
5. Squeeze the mixture into the bucket.
6. Tap the bucket to get rid of air bubbles.
7. Place the dowel upright in the centre of the bucket. The plaster sets in seconds.
8. Cut a groove in the back of the polystyrene heart with a knife.
9. Fill the groove with glue from the glue gun.
10. Stick the heart to the dowel, placing the dowel inside the groove.
11. Cover the heart in red tissue paper.
12. Melt the red wonder melts.
13. Stick your sweets to the heart using the red melts, not glue!
14. You can put sweets in the bucket to cover the plaster.

These heart shaped trees are not only great gifts, they are also great fun to make! They can be used at weddings or as anniversary gifts too.

Our Television Appearance!

This week has been an exciting one for everyone at Cake Pop Heaven - on Monday we were on TV!
You may have seen our appearance at 3pm on the Create and Craft channel, demonstrating some of Cake Pop Heaven's products. Initially I was a bit nervous - our slot was for an hour, which seems like quite a long time to be on camera. However as soon as I got there I forgot my nerves - everybody from Create and Craft was lovely, and Dawn Bibby made me feel so welcome!

Once we got started on the product demonstrations I really started to enjoy myself. We showed how to use the melting pots and melts, the new sweet tree heart kit and the cake pop press as well. The time flew by, and I was surprised when our time was up!

It was a fantastic experience and I'm grateful to the Create and Craft channel for having me. I'm looking forward to next time!

You can watch clips of the show:

• Click here to see the sweet tree heart kit video
• Click here to see a demonstration of cake pop sprinkles
• Click here to see the cake pop press video

Kid's Party Cake Pops

Last week's blog looked at wedding cake pops - this week we look at the idea of cake pops at kid's parties! There are many advantages of cake pops over traditional birthday cake - instead of getting a messy slice of cake in a paper napkin, you can give your guests individually wrapped cake pops, which as well as looking much better also make less mess and are more likely to get eaten!

In addition, baking cake pops is a much more satisfying experience than buying a shop-made cake. You can decorate the cake pops in any way you like - if your party has a theme you can get creative with your cake pops!

Once you have finished making your cake pops, package them using wraps and twist ties. You can then put them in a display stand to show off your creations!

Your guests are sure to be excited by your cake pops and they will really make your kid's party memorable!

If you have any questions, ask us via our Facebook page.

Wedding Cake Pops

Weddings have a great number of traditions that come with them: the white dress, bridesmaids, photos, rings, ushers... there are so many elements of a wedding that we feel can't be changed, so when it comes to the parts where the traditions are less strict, it's time to have some fun!

A recent craze is instead of having a traditional wedding cake, which is not to everyone's taste, couples can choose to have cake pops on their big day. Although this is a bit different from normal, there are many advantages to choosing cake pops:

1) Cake pops can be decorated to match your colour scheme exactly

2) Cake pops make a beautiful and interesting centrepiece on the tables

3) Different and exciting flavours can be created

4) Cake pops will make your wedding more memorable to your guests

5) They are a talking point - everyone will be impressed with the original designs!

If you are interested in the idea of wedding cake pops, take a look at our website and get in touch to discuss designs! www.cakepopheaven.co.uk

Beginners' Guide to Cake Pops

For anyone new to the world of cake pops, making cake pops can seem like a tricky process. We've put together a picture guide to show what a simple and fun process cake pop baking is. Hope you enjoy it!

1. Make the cake using the Cake Pop Chocolate Mix.
2. Cook the cake in your Cake Pop Maker.
3. Push a stick into each cake pop.
4. Melt your cake pop melt.
5. Dip each cake pop in the melt
6. Decorate however you want!

See the Cake Pop Heaven website for our full range of products.
Post pictures of your cake pop creations on our Facebook page.

Have fun!

Christmas Pudding Cake Pops

The Christmas holidays have arrived! Whether you are looking for something to entertain the kids or just fancy doing some creative baking, these Christmas pudding cake pops are perfect to make in the run up to Christmas. They make fun gifts too!

Ingredients for the Decoration

In addition to your basic cake pop ingredients you will need:

• Red Cake Pop Sticks
• 200g Brown Wonder Melts
• 200g White Wonder Melts
• Green Food Pen
• 100g Tutti Frutti Fudge

Method

1. Make your basic cake pops and leave to cool.
2. Push the sticks into the cake pops.
3. Melt the Brown Wonder Melt. For best results use a Cake Pop Heaven Melting Pot.
4. Dip each cake pop into the Melt, ensuring that it is completely covered.
5. Leave to set.
6. Melt the White Wonder Melt.
7. Dip the top half of the cake pops into the White Melt.
8. Place two pieces of Tutti Frutti fudge on top of each cake pop as the holly berries.
9. Leave to set.
10. Draw holly leaves on the top of each cake pop using the food pen.

Post a picture of your Christmas cake pops on our Facebook page.

Merry Christmas from Cake Pop Heaven!