Happy Valentines Day!
Truth be told, V-day is not something that Mountain Man and I really celebrate...we don't have big dinner plans, I definitely won't be getting flowers or a box of chocolates and I will absolutely not be getting any jewelry- MM made it very clear I'd reached my diamond quota this year ;)
Despite the fact that I'm not particularly keen on a holiday that could potentially make some people feel pretty darn sad, I'll take any excuse to make cute and delicious treats.
This Valentine's Day I decided to go back to the good old days when it didn't matter if you had a significant other to get you something sweet and I set out to put a smile on everyone's face in the office with a little something special.
One of the girls in the office can't have gluten and I wanted to make something that everyone could enjoy, so as I browsed the aisles of Michael's I picked up some candy molds, a few bags of candy melts and lollipop sticks.
But I didn't stop there.. I had a ton of cake left over from some projects over of the weekend (I can't wait to show you the final products!) so cake balls seemed the perfect choice.
With all the extra lollipop sticks I thought I'd give cake pops a go...
Lets just say that didn't go as planned... I have already admitted my cake balls need work- they never look as good as they should and I can never get them smooth! And now, with cake pops...well, put it this way, I'm no Bakerella and I should have read Carolyn's tips a little more closely to get them to work.
I couldn't get the sticks to stay in the cake balls for the life of me and the silly little things just kept falling apart so a few wasted cake balls later, I gave up and just went back to making cake balls. After my epic fail I went back and researched all thing cake pops (which I should have done from the beginning) and now I know where I went wrong.. so next time those cake pops are mine!
No matter what your plans today, flowers or not, I hope everyone has a lovely day full of sweets and treats :)
Happy Baking!
24 comments:
How sweet of you to bring a little extra cheer into your office today! Happy Valentine's Day :o)
Your so great to try and please everyone concerned. I hope you have a great day at work. Happy valentine's day!
Super cute... and so nice of you to take treats in to your office! I came empty handed like a valentine's grinch ;] But in all fairness i was out of town all weekend and didn't get back until the evening yesterday.
A Big happy valentines day to you and mountain man!!!
They look great! I haven't made chocolates in a long time, i think i might pick up some stuff and give it a go again!
I have yet to make successful cake balls, so my hat is off to anyone who makes them....smooth or no. I love the cute candy pops you made. I am sure you brightened everyone's day at work.
My guy and I are the same way. We don't celebrate the whole Valentine's Day thing. We are more of a year round showing your affection kind of couple, so I completely understand. I, however, also completely agree that I still wanted to make a treat for the holiday! Your treats are adorable! I brought my leftover cupcakes to all my co-workers today as well ;-)
Yum! and so pretty!!
Ooo, I love those candy molds! My labmates were sad that I didn't bring anything in today, I was busy! :) Happy V-day!
Being an old married couple, I don't remember the last time I received flowers for Valentines but it's totally okay. We also eschew the traditional VD celebrations. However, I think it's still sweet that this is your first VD as an engaged couple. Your candy treats are beautiful. :-)
So cute...great little treats. On my blog there are several gluten free recipes....
http://mywanderingspoon.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/happy-valentines-day-marzipan-meringues-chocolate-hearts/
Your coworkers must hug you when you walk in on a holiday. Those lollipops are so cute! Happy Valentine's Day Evan!xo
These cake pops look so cute and delicious! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful sweets, Evan! Happy Valentine's Day~~~
Sweet. Even the pops are a fantastic little treat.
Sweet. Even the pops are a fantastic little treat.
Ha! I love lollipops! That just made my day. And yes, I'm totally cool with being a 30-year-old man and shouting "Ha! I love lollipops!"
What fun treats! I'm sure your co-workers loved them!
I love all those sweets! Great job, Evan. I am still working on making a good looking cake pop :).
These candy pops are adorable :) Hope you had a wonderful valentines day...
I bet everyone loved your cute little lollipops! And cake balls are one of my favorite things on earth!
I love cake balls! While my husband and I aren't big Valentine's Day celebrators either, I'm always up for an excuse to make these...and funny he never complains when they're around :)
Hi beautiful girl! I wish I could have seen you on Saturday...but I know we will connect soon! Maybe we can work on cakeballs too? I've had no luck with mine! You and your sweet man are just adorable. Thanks for sharing, lovely lady. Many blessing to you as the week unfolds.
The treats are so cute! I know everyone was tickled to death with them. :)
The cake balls are so cute. Love the sprinkles.
If you are dipping your goodies in chocolate and want a smoother coating...thin the chocolate with a tbls or so of shortening. This always works nicely for me.
Happy belated Valentine's day! I am curious about cake balls, I think they're an interesting twist on cake and maybe truffles? Anyway, it's great to be young and in love also great to be older and in love;-). Have a nice week!
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