Cake Pops Galore

I've got a bunch of cake pop orders coming up.  One of which is for a Red Egg and Ginger Party.  Its a celebration in the Chinese culture when parents hold a celebration to introduce their latest addition to friends and relatives. The eggs are a symbol of fertility, renewal of life, unity and harmony.  They are dyed red as a symbol of good luck.  The ginger adds a bit of hot spice to the yin and yang because of traditional Chinese food.  The baby's mother is thought to need this yang after the tiring process of giving birth. 

Chris and Fred are ordering a total of 200 cake pops.  They really liked my hello kitty cake pops and wanted me to make them baby tiger cake pops since their daughter Taylor is born in the year of the tiger.  I was able to make a sample for them and they were happy with how they came out. As soon as I complete the order, I'll upload the pics...but here's a pic of how the tiger cake pops will look like.  Raawr. 

 I also have another huge cake pop order the following weekend.  Joanna and Glenn are throwing their daughters, Gennesys and Gianna a combined birthday celebration and they asked me if I would make Hello Kitty cake pops.  I'm so excited since I love sharing my sweets and seeing the family.  Its always a great time with the Mandapats and Barlaans. :)  

I'll be posting pics as I continue to work on the orders and blog about helpful tips when making the cake pops too.  Its taken me about a year to get a technique down with these cake pops and I'm happy to share the tips I've learned along the way. Til then, happy baking. 

Movin' on Up

Hey folks.  Sorry for the lack of posts this week.  I underwent surgery the beginning of the week and am in the process of moving to our new place.    

Here is my favorite lemon bar recipe courtesy of Tita Terry.  She made a batch and I've been addicted ever since.  BEST LEMON BARS EVER!  The bf's mom loves them and since she's been helping us decorate and move our things into the condo, I'm baking her a big batch this weekend.  ;) 




Lemon Bars
-Tita Terry's recipe

Crust
1/2 c butter
1 1/3 c unsifted flour
1/4 c sugar

Filling
2 eggs
3/4 c sugar
2 tbsp flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
3 tbsp lemon juice

Mix crust ingredients low speed til blended.  Pat into greased 8" square pan.  Bake at 350 near center open rack for 15-20 min. 

Pour filling over crust, return to oven 18-20 min or til set.  Sprinkle with powdered sugar and enjoy.

Paul Frank Cupcakes

These adorable Paul Frank cupcakes were for my girlfriend's neice, Ryanne.  It was my first fondant cupcake order and I can't believe how well they turned out.  I searched the internet for ideas and finally came up with this.  The cupcakes were a double chocolate chip and a whipped cream frosting.  :)  

Hello Kitty Cake Pops

I made these Hello Kitty Cake Pops as favors for my daughter, Kylie's 5th birthday party in December.  It took me about 6 hours for around 55 red velvet and oreo cake pops.  There was a lot of detail involved. Baking, molding, chilling, dipping, and decorating. SIGH. I was able to find the rainbow sprinkles, heart shaped sprinkles, and red circles at Sugar and Spice in Daly City.  I am a frequent shopper there; I make purchases every week!  Good for them, bad for my bank account.  LOL.  The pictures are a bit pixelated because they were taken with my Blackberry.  As soon as I upload the party pics from my camera, I'll post them on here.  :) You can find instructions on how to make your own Hello Kitty cake pops at Bakerella's site.  Enjoy!  

Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Update

Thank you to all of those who came to support our fundraiser event at Bliss Bar!  We got the place packed by 10pm and for all of you who have been there, its pretty small.  We had drink specials for Effen Vodka and my yummy cupcake pops.  :)  The Effen Vodka and cupcake pop sales went directly to the fund and we collected almost $2,000 by the end of the night.  A special shout out to Scott, Chris, Anuj, and Peter who came by to support me.  :)  

P.S .  I was able to market my cupcake pops at the event so hopefully this will get the ball rolling for more orders.  Yay! 

Happy St. Patty's Day

What a better way to share the good ol' luck of the Irish with green and white cake pops?  My name twin placed an order of green and white cake pops for her office.  Here are some pics from my phone.  I'm still learning how to use my camera so until I get more savvy with it, these blackberry pics will have to do.  Half are coated with white with a green vanilla drizzle and the other half are coated with green with a white drizzle.  :)

                                             My bouquet of white and green cake pops

Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief

...because this could happen to us at any given time.

Please join us in raising money for the victims affected by the recent natural disasters in Japan. Besides working in Hepatology research, I also work at Bliss Bar in SF.  I will be working that nite and will have cupcake pops on hand.  

All proceeds to go to the Japanese Red Cross Society (matching by salesforce.com). Cash and checks accepted. If you are not able to attend, you can also text the word REDCROSS to 90999 or visit redcross.org.

Bliss Bar 

4026 24th St. SF, CA

8:00 pm -2:00 am

Music by DJ Phleck - Hit n Run/M.O.M.
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Little appetizers provided by Chef Tim Luym of the Attic Restaurant