Monday, December 8, 2008

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

And, what’s a better way to start the season than with Christmas Cake Pops!

First up… Reindeers. Super cute.

Reindeer Cake Pops

But wait, I think they need red noses.

Reindeer Cake Pops

No, still not right.

Santa's Reindeer Pops

Okay, that’s better. One Rudolph and Santa’s eight tiny reindeer. (Okay, six.)

Now, how about some Santa Pops!

Santa Hat Cake Pops

Santa Hat Cake Pops

And, of course, things wouldn’t be complete without these…

Christmas Tree Cake Pops

Christmas Tree Cake Pops

Hope you like them. And, of course they are red velvet cake inside for Christmas.

Here’s what I used to decorate:

Reindeer
Heads: Chocolate Candy Melts
Antlers: ABC Pretzels I found at the World Market chain. The E, F, and Y letters work great. (If you can’t find these, just use regular or mini pretzel twists and break them in half for a pair of antlers.)
Noses: Red lemon heads, red m&ms, or anything red and round will work, brown m&ms
Eyes: Mini Confetti Sprinkles (the white ones)
Expressions: Americolor Edible Ink Pens (Black)
Paper Lollipop Sticks

Make the reindeers: Make regular cake pops using the chocolate candy melts. You can adhere the antlers while the reindeer pops are still wet or wait until they are dry and then apply a small dab of chocolate to the head to glue the antlers on. Once dry, you can also add the eyes and noses by gluing. Then using the edible ink pen, draw the mouths and dot your eyes.

Santa Hats
Hats: Red Candy Melts and White Candy Melts
Fur: white sugar crystal sprinkles
Balls: white coated expresso beans, gumballs, yogurt covered peanuts will work
Paper Lollipop Sticks

Make the Hats: Make a cone shape instead of a ball. Put in the freezer until firm. Then, holding the top part of the hat, dip the bottoms in white candy melts, insert the lollipop stick and set in a styrofoam block to dry. Once dry, dip the tops in red candy melts so that it meets where the white ends. Gently place the balls to the top of the hat while still wet. Let them dry. Then, use a toothpick to generously dab more white candy melts all around the bottom of the hat. While still wet, sprinkle the sugar crystals on.

Christmas Trees
Trees: Green Candy Melts
Stars: Jumbo Star Sprinkles
Ornaments: Rainbow chip sprinkles
Paper Lollipop Sticks

Decorate the trees: Make a cone shape instead of a ball and insert the lollipop sticks as usual. Place in the freezer until firm. Dip the entire tree in green candy melts. While still wet, you can use a toothpick to create the branches. When the trees are dry, you can also use toothpicks to apply a drop of green melted candy to the tree in the places you want the ornaments to be.

Now, if you haven’t made the regular Cake Pops before, then read this Cake Pop How-to for help.

Happy Holidays!

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Joy said...

I have had a lot of fun making these. Wish mine looked as great as yours, but I’m getting better. Did you see the gorgeous ones in Sandra Lee’s Semi-Homemade magazine? They’re on page 53 of her December/January issue. It will get you inspired all over again. She calls them cake bites, and apparently doesn’t know your trick of running a toothpick around the bottoms. Nonetheless, very pretty.

December 9, 2009 08:40 PM
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Mandi said...

I’m planning on making these as gifts to give out to several people on my list this year… do you have any suggestions as to how to package them? I’d love to come up with something as adorable as these are, but I’m having trouble… Have you (or anyone else on here) ever come up with a good gift-presentation for cake pops / brownie pops?

December 10, 2009 02:51 PM
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christy said...

You are OUT OF CONTROL with these cake pops and I am so glad you are!!! WOW! You make me smile…:)

December 11, 2009 04:46 PM
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Renee said...

I’m going to make these for my daughter’s class Christmas party and wrap them individually! I’m so excited! What a great idea! My cake balls are in the freezer as I type!! :) I used a family favorite choc. cake from scratch and my homemade buttercream! I couldn’t help but sample as I scooped and rolled! I had no problem with the consistency of cake/ icing ratio, I was a little nervous trying it for the first time and not using a box mix! Thank you for the GREAT ideas!!

December 13, 2009 04:26 PM
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Lyn said...

I love the cake pops! How far ahead can you make them? Can you freeze them after they’re dipped? I have so many ideas to make them for but not enough time to do it all so I’m trying to plan ahead. Great ideas!

December 14, 2009 08:51 AM
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mom2clo said...

Bakerella,
I LUV LUV LUV your site! I’ve tried a few of your creations with always great reviews!…you truly are an inspiration!
I tried the Rudolphs and when I put the pretzel sticks in (we don’t have a World Market in Minnesota anymore), they cracked after sitting for a while. What can i do to prevent this??

December 14, 2009 09:55 AM
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Indali Benitez said...

How do I make this cake pops? I think are so cute…. my little ones will love to make and eat them for x-mas. But it will look great on a x-mas birthday cake..

December 14, 2009 03:33 PM
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Jen said...

Hoe cute- I wish I had more time… maybe next year

December 15, 2009 01:59 PM
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Eden said...

I attempted to make these! They were not even close to being as cute as yours, but it was a blast making them! You have such clever ideas.

Here’s how mine turned out:
http://edenmarie44.blogspot.com/2009/12/holiday-baking.html

:)

December 15, 2009 08:41 PM
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Aubrey said...

I love all of your cake pops. Can’t wait for your book to come out. I posted a link on my blog…www.craftychicka.blogspot.com. Thanks for all of your wonderfully creative ideas!!

December 16, 2009 02:18 PM
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Tina said...

I made the reindeer and the trees ….so much fun and they turned out great!!! whats best is the taste…they almost have a mousy consistency just fab!! thanks so much for you creative ideas

December 17, 2009 12:04 AM
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Tina said...

Here r a few of my creations… I just had 2 post em =0)

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/piggiesdofly/cakepops021.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/piggiesdofly/cakepops028.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/piggiesdofly/cakepops026.jpg[/IMG]

December 18, 2009 03:01 AM
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Tina (Chilliwack B.C.) said...

Here r a few of my creations… I just had 2 post em =0)


December 18, 2009 03:03 AM
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Tina (Chilliwack B.C.) said... December 18, 2009 03:05 AM
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Amy said...

I made the trees and Santa hats yesterday for my son’s Christmas Concert at his French school. They were a hit with all the French kiddos and their parents. I had to make a few adjustments because finding the supplies here in France is a little challenging. Thanks so much for the ideas! I hope to make more in the future. Now to translate that receipe to French…

December 18, 2009 04:50 AM
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Courtney Smith said...

How do you get get your christmas hats to look so perfect? I can’t seem to shape mine as well as yours. Please help. Any suggestions would be great. I’m making these for Christmas Eve and want them to look better than my first attempt.

December 18, 2009 09:42 AM
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Kysha said...

I loved the reindeer pops! I made some for my 4 year olds Christmas party this past week and they were a big hit! I couldn’t get the pretzel antlers to stick well, so they were “baby reindeer” LOL and I didn’t have any sucker sticks so I just used pretzel sticks instead, which worked out pretty well :)
Thanks for sharing this recipe… I think cake pops/balls are gonna be a permanent recipe in my household.

December 19, 2009 05:32 PM
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Nanette Thornton said...

I just love your website, you come up with the cutest ideas. Thanks for sharing. I’m going to have to try the cake balls soon.

December 22, 2009 01:52 AM
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Debbie said...

I made the Rudolf and the eight reindeer this past weekend and they turned out great! I used half the batch of cake mix to make several reindeer and the other half to make regular cake balls. Do you have any tricks with the cake pops to keep the chocolate from craking once dry? The chocolate on the regular cake balls was fine. Thanks!

December 23, 2009 01:19 PM
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Indali said...

I made them for my whole family…. They all loved them I can’t wait for my little daughters birthday. This really was a great idea !!! Great work !!

December 27, 2009 01:31 PM
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Maggie said...

AWW how cute!

April 5, 2010 02:42 PM
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Coley said...

OMG! you’re amazing! I can’t believe I just found your website, I will definately be trying these cupcake pops and all things cake ball related now. Thanks so much, you are an inspiration :0) Have a great day!

May 16, 2010 12:25 PM
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Gina Stickley said...

OMG…where is the actual recipe for the Reindeer’s?

G

June 11, 2010 01:30 AM
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william said...

I like the Christmas tree

July 14, 2010 08:25 AM
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