My Hand At Creativity

Just like My Cousin Brianna I am going to post about cake pops. In the picture above, they dont really look like much other then malt balls with sticks. But they are YUMMY. My Sister-in-Law, Dawnelle, is getting married and Brianna and I both had our hand in helping with her bridal shower. Brianna reads this blog Bakerella and told me to go on there and see this "cake pop" that Bakerella invented. She said they look really easy to make, and as a treat for guests to take with them, we should try and make them. So here is the basic recipe for cake pops. Obviously, Bakerella is MUCH more experienced with them and does some creative stuff. Brianna and I stuck to the basics for our first time.

Being that it was our first time, we have learned some must do's and dont's. First- the do's- use a really deep bowl to melt the candy melts in, because as you keep dipping the liquid gets lower and it gets harder to cover the entire bowl. If you are going to use the recipe above buy more then one bag of candy melts, because one was not adequate to dip the entire ball, top to bottom (once you try it you will know exactly what I mean). Do stick the sucker stick in more then it feels like you should. Once the candy melts start to harden we found that the balls tend to fall of if you dont stick the stick in deep enough. If the candy melts start to get hard DO re-heat them in the microwave or else you will have a lot of cake pops fall to there tragic death in the bowl. Now with the dont's- Dont start to late in the afternoon. We started at about 6:30 and did not finish until... well... I am not sure when, because I left Brianna in the kitchen and went to bed, SOOOO SORRY BRI. I just could not stay up anymore. She stayed up until 2AM. If you plan on making 50+ give yourself at least 5 hours of free time to do it (as a beginner). Dont be scared to mix the cake and frosting with your hands. While it is messy, it is fun! And I think you get better balls and and squares. I think that is it for the dont's... for now.

Here all the cake pops ready to be partially frozen before dipping...

And here is our finished product- how preety- we make a good team Brianna!

Busy, busy, busy...

Just thought I would throw this picture in...

So, it looks like this is going to be a VERY busy weekend for the Lucero household. Lots of things going on. To start, Brianna is coming over Friday night and we are baking. What are we baking? Cake Pops. Brianna found a REALLY cute idea on another blog about making cake pops. They are like cake balls on a stick. They look really easy to make and super cute. So, why are we making cake pops? Well, I am partial hosting a  bridal shower on Saturday for my Sister in Law, Dawnelle. We thought it would be a really cute idea to make these cake pops to put by the door so people can take them as they leave. We are decorating then the color of Dawnelle's wedding. At the same time I am also making TWO 20lb briskets for this shower. So I am going to be a busy bee Friday night.

Then on Saturday is the bridal shower. I will post pictures this weekend of the cake pops, and the bridal shower! Lots of fun things planned for that- so it should be LOTS of fun. Then Saturday night we are going over to some friends house for dinner. Sometime this day (maybe Saturday morning) I am going to make biscochitos for my Grandpa. He is still in the hospital, its been two months, but he seems to have a new liking for biscochitos. So I will be baking them as well.

And last but not least on Sunday its church, then off to deliver the biscochitos to my Grandpa and then back home to take down my Christmas Tree. Yes, I said it... I still have ALL my Christmas decorations up. You know, with a 10 month old, who is VERRRY mobile, you do not have time to "un-decorate" your house. So I am hoping I can recruit my husband to help!

When is he going to crawl?????

I am getting antsy. REALLY ANTSY. Over the last two months Liam has learned how to do so many new things. He has learned how to roll a ball back and forth, he can go from laying on his stomach to sitting on his butt, he can say mama, dada and baba. He knows what the word "no" means, he can play patty cake, throw a fit, grind his teeth, cluck his tongue, pull himself up into a standing position, throw a fit, feed himself, and oh yeah... throw a fit. BUT, he is still NOT crawling. I am getting sooo anxious for him. I have a feeling within the next month he will be crawling, but he is advancing in every area other then crawling.

Once my son starts to crawl I will post A LOT more pictures (of everything). Oh yeah, and I am hoping I get the camera I reallllly want for Valentines Day.

Start your bets now... When will Liam start crawling? My bet is by February 9th.

Thats all for now.