Yesterday, I had a fun, crafty get-together with some friends. We made these letters with our last initial. It was very similar to the wreaths I was putting together last year (Which I'm planning on doing again this fall..which reminds me...anyone want to order a wreath? Custom-made!).
Anyway. What a great group of wives! I'm so grateful to have found such a community here..and it seems like I meet someone new everyday. It's a nice change of pace from the last year or so..when all my friends PCSed before we did.
I made some cake pops to take along. I even went all out and used sticks. In two years of making cake pops (i.e. cake balls), I've never used sticks. There's a first time for everything.
Lemon Cake Pops
makes approximately 4 dozen
1 Lemon Cake (from a mix), baked and cooled
1 can vanilla or cream cheese frosting
White candy melts
Sprinkles, for decorating
Lollipop sticks (found in the cake decorating section of Wal-Mart)
After baking your cake according to the package directions, allow to cool completely.
In a large pan, crumble the cake and mix in the frosting (I also added a teaspoon of freshly grated lemon zest.) You will have one big sticky mess.
Refrigerate for a few hours so the mixture will firm up and be easier to roll. (You can skip this step if you're in a time crunch.)
Roll into 1-inch balls and place in a covered pan in the refrigerator or freezer for a few hours or over night.
Melt the candy melts in the microwave. Do this at 30 second intervals, stirring in between. It usually take a minute or two. Put a stick into each cake ball, and then dip in the candy melts. I thought the yellow was pretty so I didn't cover it the whole way. Add the sprinkles immediately. Allow to dry/cool on wax paper. I like to store them in the fridge or freezer because I think they taste better cold.
