Christmas Cupcakes & Cupcake Bites!

Delicious Christmas Treats that are fun to eat and easy to make :)

A yummy spread consisting of Red Velvet cake bites, Red Velvet cupcakes with fondant toppers, Christmas tree cake pops, and white chocolate cake pops!

 The most loved red velvet cupcake is a favorite at holidays!  The red velvet recipe I use is the McCormick's  Red velvet cake recipe.

Here is my version of a Cake Pop!  I call it a Cupcake bite and its a cake ball ( cake and frosting infusion) in a chocolate cup and then dipped in melted chocolate and then holiday sprinkles with a M&M topper or a candy drop.  It looks like a mini cupcake but it is really a cake bite!

A classic favorite for the holidays that are easy to make, the cake pops!  Here I have a Vanilla cake infused with cream cheese and fresh lime curd.   Then the it is dipped in white chocolate and sprinkled with christmas nonpareils! Great Christmas favor for parties!

Lastly, my favorite sweet this year is a Christmas tree Pop!  Its so fun to make!  You make cake pops shaped in a cone shape on a stick dip it in green melted Merckens chocolate and then use a toothpick to fray out the chocolate to look like a tree!  Then top it with nerds or small pearl candies and a star confetti!  SO CUTE! I also put my pops on this really nifty cake pop tower tier made by The Cupcake Tower.  This tower is awesome presentation for cupcakes and cake pops!  

Wishing you a  very happy happy Christmas!  

Please come and visit my blog again soon! :)

Cute Cupcake Pops Mold Giveaway! :)

 Make your very own little Cupcake pops or cupcake bites! :)  

You can do it really easily with this uber cute Little Cupcake Pop mold! 

A definite must for those cake pop lovers and a great party favor!  Yummers! 

CUPCAKE POP MOLD GIVEAWAY!!! 

I'm giving away one of these uber cute Cupcake pop mold to one lucky winner!!  Just leave me a comment on this Cupcake Pop post! 

Also will annouce another winner on my Cakebee Facebook too! :)

I will message you through your Blogspot and let you know if you have won at end of April and get your contact info to mail it to you!! Hooray! :)  I will pick the lucky winner at the end on April 30th!  
 Happy Spring!

 

Here is how you make the cupcake pops!  

For the Cupcake bites or Cupcake pops:

1. You just bake one (1) box of cake box mix of any flavor you like - such as "Duncan Hines Red velvet" as instructed on the box
2. Let the cake cool, once cooled you can just break the cake into pieces in a mixing bowl and then use a fork or your hands to mush the cake into crumbs... until its all little crumbles.
3. Then mix it with 1 jar of store bought cupcake frosting ( my fave is Cream cheese)  
4. You can also use one cake recipe of your choice of flavor mixed with about 16 oz. of frosting recipe and it will create the same texture.  I love red velvet mixed with cream cheese..lol.. this is the only time I will ever use a box mix and  already pre-made frosting mixes!  It makes a good cupcake pop!  Go Bakerella!  She is the queen who created this cupcake treat phenomena!

•  Then scoop a spoonful of the mixture into your hands and roll the small amount of cake mixture into about a 1" inch ball.
• Then repeat for all of the cake mixture and then place in a lined baking pan and refrigerate the balls for about 20 minutes until firm.

• Then take out the cake balls and then press in into the mold tightly. It will look like a mini cupcake! 

• Then gently peel out the cupcake mixture from the tip out of the mold.  It will come out easily with this mold!
• Place the cupcake right side up and then refrigerate for about 30 minutes and then you can begin by dipping the bottom part of the cupcake and then insert a lollipop stick.
• Then  place them stick up on the lined baking sheet until bottom chocolate is firm.
• Then once firm you can pick up by the lollipop stick handle and then dipping them into a different color like pink or purple. 
• While the chocolate is still shiny make sure to gently sprinkle the top and place a Mini M&M or a Yogo as a topper! :)
• Then get a styrofoam block from Micheals and gently push the end of the lollipop stick into the styrofoam right side up to dry!

Color combinations I love for these cake pops are:

• Any pastel color like Pink, Baby blue, Mint green, Lavender with brown chocolate bottom
• White on top with Hot pink bottom
• Hot pink tops with brown bottom
• White chocolate top with Teal bottom :)

Here are cupcake bites with dark chocolate bottom and hot pink top with mini polka dot sprinkles and a brown mini M&M!  Hope you enjoy! 
Check back end of April to see if you won a cupcake mold! :) Yippeee!

Tis not a truffle

Here are some more pictures! By request of my wonderful supporting friends, I decided to add pictures of this Cupcake Bites recipe.
OH YEAH!









These were my pictures of when I had already dipped the bottoms of the cupcakes and then I inserted the lollipop sticks. Then I placed them into the refrigerator for them to chill.










Hooray! The completion of my FIRST one..hehe!

**Tip - to speed up the process place them in the freezer for about 20 minutes, then continue to dipping the tips in pink chocolate or white chocolate.





















Thanks to my lovely friends for supporting the "Dreams of a Aspiring Bakist" ~~


Keep posted on more things to come.Email me if you would like to get your hands on any of these delectables :)