Baby Faces

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I made Baby Face Cake Pops for someone special today.

Her name is Jenny and she’s about to have a baby boy. Her third. She’s also giving birth to her first cookbook ^[2] this year, and I’m very excited for her and the whole family.

You may already know Jenny. She is the light and love behind Picky Palate ^[3] and she’s a cherished friend of mine.

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• We first met at a blogger event in Minnesota ^[5] a few years ago and we hit it off right away.
• Then on a trip I took to LA, I asked her at the last minute to stop everything and go eat cupcakes with me. She did and we had a blast ^[6].
• A few months later we met up at a Blogher Party that Pioneer Woman was hosting in San Francisco.
• And then we were roomies this past October in Orlando for Food Blog Forum ^[7].

I love how blogging brings people together and I’m happy to call Jenny my friend.

And even happier to be a part of this virtual shower for her with some other friends today.

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Baby Faces.

I’ve made them before (they’re in the book), but I’ve been wanting to play around with different faces to make them better and I think these guys came out pretty cute.

These have smaller noses. Bigger smiles. Confetti sprinkle cheeks and simpler eyes. And now I wish I could update them in the book.

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Here are some basic cake pop instructions ^[10].

For these baby heads, I mixed white candy coating with a little butterscotch and peach colored candy coating. Add them in small amounts until you get a shade you like. You can also just use peach or brown with white. Whatever works for you.

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The faces are easy to decorate.

• Draw on mouths with a brown edible ink pen.
• Dot on a small amount of tinted coating for the nose with a toothpick.
• Dot on coating for the cheeks and attach a pink confetti sprinkle.
• Draw eyes with a black edible ink pen.
• Draw a curly hair with a brown edible ink pen or use some of the melted butterscotch coating to draw on the pop with a toothpick.
• Dot on coating for the pacifier and attach a candy necklace piece.
• Then squish a marshmallow bit into the opening of the pacifier. Totally not necessary, but I thought it made them cuter.

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Candy necklace pieces, confetti sprinkles and marshmallow bits. These help make the baby faces look as cute as can be.

But I thought they needed a little something more.

So I dressed them up a little.

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Baby bibs. Eeeeek! I may never be able to make baby cake pops without bibs again. So cute. And so customizable!

These are basically cake pop tags ^[14], but with one hole punched, placed right under the pop and curled a bit to hang down.

……And for girls, check out how Pop Star Veronika ^[15] made bonnets. So clever.

Then I made some more bibs … just for Jenny this time.

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If you know Jenny, you know her little one is destined to be a cookie lover. How could he not be with all the yummy cookie creations she comes up with over at Picky Palate ^[17].

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Hey Jenny! Hope you like these little guys.

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These are more generic bibs I made in blue. And I made some pink ones for you guys, too.

Here’s a pdf you can download ^[20] if you’d like to use them.

And here’s a pdf of just the cookie bibs ^[21] if you’d like those.

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Just use a 1.5 inch paper punch to cut them out and then use a small hole punch at the top and you can slip them right on the sticks.

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P.S. – Jenny, I’m sorry, but I bit your baby.

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For more fun and yummy shower wishes for Jenny, visit these blogs and see what some of her other friends are cooking up today to surprise her.

Add a Pinch Blue Velvet Cake ^[25]

Averie Cooks Chocolate Banana and Biscoff Graham Bars ^[26]

Bake at 350 Cute as a Button Cupcakes ^[27]

Bakers Royale Chocolate and Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Trifles ^[28]

Bev Cooks Horseradish Deviled Eggs ^[29]

Brown Eyed Baker Shrimp Nacho Bites ^[30]

Confessions of a Cookbook Queen Homemade Animal Crackers ^[31]

Cookies and Cups Oreo Pop Baby Rattles ^[32]

Family Fresh Cooking Blueberry Mint Agua Fresca ^[33]

Food For My Family Ginger Plum Preserves ^[34]

Heather’s Dish Perfect Pancake Bites ^[35]

i am baker Special Cake for a “Picky Palate” ^[36]

Kevin and Amanda Cinnamon Blueberry Biscoff Breakfast Cookies ^[37]

Lauren’s Latest Mini Chocolate Lava Cakes ^[38]

Panini Happy Baby Oreo Ice Cream Pies ^[39]

Recipe Boy: Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cup Stuffed Oreos ^[40]

Recipe Girl Oreo and Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars ^[41]

Sweetopia Baby Shower Cookie Favors ^[42]

The Little Kitchen Mixed Berry Mint Slushies ^[43]

TidyMom Salted Caramel Cupcakes ^[44]

Two Peas and Their Pod Cookies ‘n Cream Sheet Cake ^[45]

Whats Gaby Cooking Blueberry Buttermilk Cake ^[46]

Thanks Marla ^[47] & Amanda ^[48] for putting this all together!