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In two previous posts, I shared my excitement at some incredible Wilton baking supplies I received and my first attempt at making cake pops , in which I created adorable princesses, tigers and lions . I used many of those supplies again, today, to create some cake pops for the Wilton Pops in a Post contest. I love the Wilton Chocolate Pro Melting Pot. Not only does it melt chocolate and candy melts without scorching, it has a warmer that keeps the candy melted and perfect as you work on longer projects. I definitely put it to good use, today.
Wilton Chocolate Pro Melting Pot
To begin making cake pops, I used a yellow cake mix, a box of instant butterscotch pudding, 4 eggs, 1 cup of water and 1/3 cup of vegetable oil. I mixed them all together, poured the batter into a greased 9×13 cake pan and baked it in a 350° oven for 35 minutes.
Once the cake cooled, I crumbled the entire cake into a large bowl.
Crumbled 9x13 cake.
I mixed an 8 0z block of cream cheese, 1 stick of butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/4 cup of milk and enough powdered sugar (around 2 lbs.) to make a creamy icing.
Homemade Icing
I measured 1 cup of the icing and mixed it into the cake crumbs.
Add 1 cup frosting to cake crumbs.
Once the crumbs and icing were thoroughly mixed, I shaped the resulting “dough” into 36 balls about the size of walnuts. I chilled the spheres overnight.
Roll cake balls and chill.
The next day, I melted white Wilton Candy Melts and dipped the ends of pop sticks into the candy.
Dip the end of pop sticks into candy melt.
Then I inserted the prepared sticks into the rolled cake and icing balls. At this point, I refrigerated the pops again, in order to decide what form my cake pops were going to take. I knew that I would need a unique and original design to enter into the Wilton Pops in a Post contest.
Insert dipped sticks into cake balls. Chill to set.
One of our daughters will be married, in April, and so I first decided to play around with some flower ideas. I made two. One of them was so embarrassing, I can’t bring myself to show it to you. The second, a daisy, turned out okay, but wasn’t really contest-worthy. I used fondant to make the petals and a half-cakeball for the center. I affixed the pop stick to the back of the daisy with fondant and candy melt, but in reality the pop was too heavy for that. The stick would have done better, inserted directly into the cake.
Daisy Cake Pop.
After having spent quite a bit of time on the first two flowers, I decided to take a break and just make something cute from Wilton’s “Pops: Sweets on a Stick” book. This cute little chick was quick and easy and re-motivated me to try and come up with something for the contest.
Chick Cake Pop
I finally came up with an idea that I hoped would work; and so I started snipping miniature marshmallows into quarters.
Mini Marshmallows snipped into quarters.
I dipped the edge of each marshmallow quarter into white Wilton Candy Melts and then “glued” them to a cake pop.
Dip Marshmallow bits in Wilton Candy Melts.
I applied the quartered marshmallows, until the entire cake pop surface was covered.
Apply dipped marshmallow bits to cake pop.
Once all the marshmallow bits were secured to the cake pop, I dipped the entire pop into the white Wilton Candy Melts.
Dip marshmallow covered cake pop in Wilton Candy Melts.
I placed the dipped pop into a block of floral foam to set up, while I started forming a sheep head from white Wilton Fondant. I rolled a ball and then shaped the head, adding flattened tear-drop ears. I broke a toothpick in half, dipped it into the candy melts and inserted it into the back of the sculpted sheep head. (Be sure to remove that toothpick before eating. ) I poked a hole into the sheep body with another toothpick, at the place where I wanted to attach the head. Then I applied a small amount of candy melt to the back of the sheep head and “glued it to the body, inserting the toothpick into the hole I had made.
Shape sheep's head from fondant.
I also “glued” whole miniature marshmallows over the entire surface of another cake pop, and dipped it in white Wilton Candy Melts that I had tinted green with gel food coloring. With the addition of some pink candy flower sprinkles, it became a shrub. In total, I made four sheep; three with white faces, one with brown.
A flock of Cake Pop Sheep.
Once the heads were applied to the sheep bodies, I carefully dipped the heads into either Wilton white candy melts or Wilton melting chocolate, to give them the smooth finish I wanted. I used tiny purple candy sprinkles from Wilton, for the sheep eyes, affixing them with a tiny dot of white candy melt.
Sheep gathered in the fold.
I’m not giving up on creating some flower cake pops in the future, but for tonight, I am pleased to have these butterscotch, marshmallow sheep cake pops to enter in the contest.
Sheep Cake Pops from another angle.
These would be so much fun at a kid’s birthday party or even at an Easter celebration. I love the way the marshmallows created the “woolly” coats on my yummy Cake Pop Sheep. So, now we wait for Wilton to select their 10 favorite pop creations. If I am fortunate enough to be counted in that number, I will be asking for your votes in the final.
Cake Pop Sheep for the Pops in a Post Contest.
Thanks so much for putting up with all my “pops posts” as I learn this fun new baking skill. It should be noted that besides just being downright cute, cake pops are delicious! I’m hoping as the contest continues, you’ll see lots of designs and ideas that may inspire you to create your own. Wilton has an impressive array of supplies to make you a master cake pop chef!
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A huge thank you goes out to Wilton, who provided a fantastic kit, that included many of the items I used to complete these pops. I have entered their pops in a post contest for a chance at the $500 first prize or one of 9 $100 second prizes.
This post is linked to Beauty and Bedlam’s Tasty Tuesday and Tempt My Tummy Tuesday at the Well.
Wow. These are really cute! I don’t think I could ever have come up with something like this….and then been able to actually DO it! I’ve tried a couple of recipes with melted frosting/chocolate…and let’s just say it didn’t go over well.
These are great! Good luck!
~Teresa
Thanks for stopping by, Teresa!
Those are too cute! The twins and I are having some difficulties with our original idea so we have to come up with something else by Monday, yikes!
Sophie, thank you and I’m sending good cake pop vibes your way, this weekend. I can’t wait to see your creations! Stop by and post a link.
I LOVE these sheep. Katie said she’s going to eat a white one.
Thank you! Tell Katie, she can definitely have a white one and she needs to come help me make the rest of them.
Very, very creative and cute!!
Thank you, Elaine!
You should win, these are so cute!
That would be a great surprise, for sure! Thanks for stopping by, Cathy!
They turned out so good Glenda!!
You’re a peach!
CUTE!!!! I am posting mine right now!
Oh! I can’t wait to see them, Jess! Be sure to come post a link.
These came out super darlling! Good luck!
Thanks so much! Just visited your blog, Heather and yours are so cute, too. I can’t believe how many different kinds you’ve made! Thanks for stopping by!
I adore the sheep! They were lots of fun to make. Just posted mine as well!
Thanks so much! I’m gonna go look at yours, right now.
That is too funny I came across this post. I was just getting ready to do some cake pops and noticed the Wilton Pops book doesn’t really utilize marshmallows and I started thinking of what would look good with them and thought of sheep. So I googled it and came across your post. Great minds think a like!
I LOVE your idea with the flower and definitely think you can make it work right next time. It is so pretty!
Good luck in the contest! You have some great ideas and I’ll be surprised if you don’t make the top 10. I can’t enter because I’m a Wilton Mom Ambassador but that isn’t going to stop me from making some cake pops to share!
Those are just too adorable! I love your how you used the marshmallows under the white chocolate. My husband got me Bakerella’s Cake Pop book for Christmas, but I have yet to be brave enough to try making any. Maybe for Valentine’s Day
Oh, Jen, go for it. You’ll be your kids’ biggest hero! They are so fun!
I loveee your sheep! Too cute
Thank you!
Absolutely too cute! I am so impressed! I will be looking for your post to vote, cause there is no way you wont get chosen!
That’s really sweet. Thanks so much!
Very creative! Almost too cute to eat!
Gosh you guys are really making this hard for me to pick a favorite, these are so sweet and genius with the little cut up marshmallows though.
Congrats on making the top 10 in the cake pop contest! I adore you sheep! Good luck!
You made the top 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How fun is that!!!!????
Your cake pops turned out great!
Thank you! I’m glad you stopped by.
Glenda, you are so creative. Far cry from my cake decorating days. Good luck and keep up the unique adventures with cakes.
Aunt Florene, thanks so much, but I remember those cakes you and mom used to do when we were little. They were fantastic!
congrats on making top 10
Thanks, Nan!
do they let you know how the voting is coming along?
No, I think we won’t know until they announce it. Voting ends at midnight on Wednesday. I’m guessing we’ll here Thursday or Friday.
Wow you did an amazing job! They look wonderful! Have a blessed week!
Ann, thanks so much! I’m enjoying your website. I’m glad you stopped by.
Those are amazing! So creative! Glad I found your blog, I will definitely be exploring more.