Summer Cake Pops!

I love summer.  Warm weather, no school, water fun in the backyard, pool days, flowers.....so I thought I would put together a little post with all of the summer themed pops I have made so far.  I have more in the works too, so stay tuned!

These cute little sunshine pops just scream SUMMER!!!!

Sunshine pops

A SusAnna's Sweets original, "Starfish in the sand".

Starfish in the sand Pops

I have had a lot of interest in the beach ball pops lately.

Beach Ball Pops in Pastel

The very first time I made the beach balls, the only color sprinkles I had on hand were the pastels.  I decided to go ahead and try it with these colors even though I figured not many would like them as much as the primary colors.  

To my surprise, once summertime hit this year, I have had a ton of interest in them on my Etsy site.  

Here they are in the primary colors, which are pretty darn cute, if I do say so.  :)

Beach Ball Pops in Primary

Do keep in mind that these delicious sweets are temperature sensitive!  During the summer months, if left outside in temperatures of high 70s or hotter, they can melt!  It is best to keep them at room temperature or if you are having an outside event, kept in a cooler to keep them intact!

The flower pops are always a favorite.

If you are crazy about ice cream like I am, you know that EVERY season is the perfect season to enjoy it, but even I will admit there is something extra special about having some on a hot summer day.

These ice cream pops are great for an ice cream theme or summer time party.  They can be made with sticks..

...or without!

So if you are planning a summer party or event, think about SusAnna's Sweets to make it the sweetest summer party ever!

My summer is filling up so please contact me today to reserve your summer pops!

Happy Summer!

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Creating Ice Cream Sundae Pops

These ice cream sundae pops have been a huge hit!  A lot of people can't believe how much they look like an actual ice cream cone.  So here is a simple picture guide to the process:

Get some ice cream cones and saw the bottom off with a serrated knife.  These were about 2.5" or so.  You want the top to be the right width so that the cake ball will sit lightly on top, like a real ice cream cone.

Prepare your styrofoam block.  These cones won't fit into regular holes made by cake pop sticks.  Take a stick, put it in one of the holes (or make a new hole if you have new styrofoam), and move the stick around in a circle creating a bigger opening at the top of the hole.

Poke your cake ball with a stick (do not dip your stick in the candy melt first), then dip your cake ball into the melted candy.  Shake off most of the excess candy melts, but not all of it.  You want a little bit left on so that it will run down the cone a little.  Place the cake ball on the cone and gently slide the stick out of the cake ball.  If you have enough excess on it the hole will be covered up by the drips.  If you don't have enough you can use the stick to put more candy melts on it.  Don't worry about it being messy.  You can always cover it up with sprinkles or the dark melts in the next step.  Don't forget to put the sprinkles on before the candy hardens!

Next drop just a little bit of melted dark chocolate melts.  I usually use a toothpick to help along the drippage.  :)  Add a red peanut butter M&M (peanut M&Ms work too) for a cherry, and you're done!

Don't forget to take pictures!  I place my pops on a white poster board and set one up behind them too.  This with natural lighting makes great photos!  Of course, when editing this photo I added too much exposure and then couldn't undo it when I finally noticed.  I guess that's what happens when you're a mommy and trying to do 10 things all at once.  :)

Ice cream sundae pops are $30/dozen.  Contact us today for your next party or event!

Candyland Party Treats!

My daughter recently turned four, and for her party she wanted Candyland.  While it was a lot of work, I had a lot of fun doing it.  It was a relatively small party, so instead of going crazy with candy I tried to do a lot with the decorations, but I still ended up with a ton of candy left over!  The treats that weren't long for the taking, however, were the cake and cake pops!

We love seeing the different ways that cake pops can be displayed.  I loved this this jelly bean display turned out!  Do you have a picture of our treats at your party or event?  We would love to see it!  You can either email it to us at SusAnnasSweets@gmail.com, or post it to our Facebook Page!

One of the things I love about cake pops is how they can also be cake bites!  Just take the stick away and there you have it!

I love how these party pops turned out!  They were a favorite at the party.  Party pops start at $16/dozen and are a great, especially for kid parties.  No messy cake to cut up.  Or if you want the cake too, they are so fun to make complement each other.  The cupcake pops, for example, go great with this cake!

I put a couple of the cupcake bites on the cake.  I think it turned out pretty good!

And what party is complete without ice cream?  Cake pop ice cream, that is!  We recently posted these on our Facebook page and they were a hit!  Ice cream sundae pops are $30/dozen.  Great for a summertime birthday party!  Contact us soon for yours!