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Congrats, Emily!

Um, I am in LOVE with the little guys holding MY name. I could get used to this!!!

Thanks, Bakerella! An email is already in your inbox!

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congrats emily!!

Alright Emily! Good buttercream is GREAT!

They are adorable.

Congrats Emily and YAY to all us kids who love the messy cakes! :)

Congrats Emily – that’s great!

Hi Bakerella! I made the ADORABLE “Turkey Pops” and the chocolate cracked as they cooled. On some poor little guys, the heads even popped off as they awaited decorations! It was as if the cold cake expanded when warmed by the melted chocolate. Have you ever had this happen before??? Even the cake that got dipped later on (not right out of the freezer and had warmed up a bit) cracked. This has not happened when I made the cupcake pops and I did everything the same! danielle

That sliced cake looks so freaking moist and delicious! Which recipes did you use for the cake and the icing?

I love how creative you are with giving the results. So cute!

Thanks for thanking Emily!

danielle – That has happened before to me too, but not with the turkeys. I do think it has something to do with chocolate too hot and balls too cold. Also, If you are sticking the decorations in while the chocolate is wet, that can affect it. I did all my gluing after they had dried. As far as the heads falling off, try using a little more chocolate and let it set up for a while before you use it as the glue. And you’re right, I haven’t had any issues with the cupcake pops, either. If they do crack, before you decorate, you can also try redipping them and or covering the cracks with your decorations.

Morena – Just a lemon cake mix and canned frosting.

Hi! First time commenter and as of this weekend, first time cake ball maker. I brought them to work yesterday and everyone loved them, they tasted so good. I did red velvet cake and white Log House Candi Quik coating for the outside and drizzled it with some semisweet chocolate. I’ve got a crappy pic from my cell phone here.
I was wondering if I did something wrong though, because I had so much trouble working with the candy/chocolate. I eventually added some shortening to make it easier to work with. Any idea what was wrong?
Thanks so much for sharing your recipes and creations, they inspire me to try new things. I look forward to doing even more in the future!

Wait, Random.org was wrong again–I was supposed to win!!

Ok, ok (slightly sullen)–Congratulations Emily! :-)

WAAAAA! LOL
Congrats Emily!!

Looks like we’re one messy bunch ;)

Maybe the cracking only happens when you dip the whole pop (ball) at a time. When you do the cupcakes, you did the bottoms and the tops, maybe that makes room or something for expansion. And I was attaching heads to warm chocolate and not dry, I’ll try that next time! Thanks for your expertise!!! danielle

Hi! I love your blog, and congrats to the winner. I do have a question. On the fondant, do you add a layer of buttercream to your cake first? I’ve been trying to research how to do a fondant decorated cake! I just love the smoothness of them! Thanks!

These cake’s are great, I like the size, more personalized. You have a feel for baking that is nice!
Now with some help from you my wife can advance in her baking skills. Can you give her a pointer on baking?
Thanks for sharing, Chef Chuck

Congratulations Emily

Kim – the chocolate takes practice to work with. But, I’ve never used the brand you mentioned, so that could be part of it.

Cakespy – I know. Random just won’t get specific will it?

Wendy – Yep!

danielle@bakers-cakes.com – you may be on to somehting

Sarah – I sure do. And I try to get it really smooth.

Chef Chuck – thanks chuck. Tell your wife to come and visit the site, too

Tasha – thanks for thanking emily

Hi Emily, I am Chucks wife Patty and like the small cake, where could I purchase a cake cutter?
Thanks

Hi Patty

Here are the ones I use:

http://www.amazon.com/Round-Cookie-Cutter-Set-Double-Sided/dp/B0000VLOYA/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1229570478&sr=1-16

Bakerella

Thank You, Emily
Patty

congrats!!