Who invented cake pops

Without your zeal and care, this would not have been as successful. I remember the first day time I saw that at the so-called world dominating coffee shop. It is true testament to the idea that doing what you love will bring you great success. And Bakerella, I really, truly hope that it has! I have been following your blog immensely since , and eating your little goodies with my eyes has been nothing but a true treat.

I know it has lifted my spirits in times that were not so happy. Never stop. Keep on going. Thank you for your love in baking, and for sharing that with all of us. I do have to giggle as I have held some cake pop classes for some friends of mine and most of them gave up half way through.

People do not realize how much work goes into these delicious little bites! I think that is why can can appreciate so many that show their talent off on your facebook page. I have been a Pop Star once so far on your site for my 4th of July pops. I add my pictures to your flickr page in hopes you will pick one of my cake pops again.

You truly have been an inspiration to me as a woman and a business woman. I would have been one in line. Please keep up the wonderful job so I can keep being inspired by such a wonderful, amazing, creative, and talented woman! Wow — what an amazing journey cake pops have taken you on! You have been a true inspiration to me! A friend at work showed me your book one day and we decided to try to make cake pops.

I have only tried cake pops a few times I usually do a regular cake but I have used them for sculpting! Keep it up — I look forward to your blog :. First of all for sharing your experience with us!!! I read your blog almost every day, looking for the new one and reading some past blogs.

Angie, You are such a blessing to many people, especially me. My first cake pops were Mr. Potato Head and Ham for my nephews birthday…and this was a year ago on February 6th I still feel like such a newbie, but I enjoy this as a stress reliever and a way to give back to special people in my life. I follow you on your blog and on facebook, and love to see your ideas. In my thoughts and prayers …. God Bless! Your work is awesome. You are so creative!! I gave my sister the Dutch version of the book and she made cakepops for the Christmas family gathering :.

I have been following you for about 3 years, and have made many, many cake pops. Thank you for your blog! I love, love eating cakepops. They are my daughters favorite treat of all time. I actually requested and received your book for Christmas. Though we have never met you are a part of my life and my kids lives. I will tell your story, about how you did something you loved, were great at it and changed the world, all with a mini cupcake on a stick.

Kitty Cake Pops were my first entry on my baking blog over a year ago. My grandma loved making them with us and we even managed to drag my brother out of his room to help. My mother was so impressed with your book and even more impressed that I was able to meet you in Toronto during your book signing in Such a cool story and I think that underneath it all is that you love what you do and it shows in the treats that you make.

It seems tather than copying others you were just making stuff you thought was fun. I love to make pops, as well as other treats as well and have a blog which is a journey of my baking as well as a book — A lot of what I do is inspired by my 3 kids and what they enjoy. You are a true inspiration! Not only with your creative ability but what you have accomplished with it. Cake Pops have made it possible for me to be a stay at home mom and having a thriving business as well.

I only hope to some day make it as BIG as you have. Thanks for you Sweetness! I do love your cakepops. You have inspired me to take the plunge and make some really cute…. My family requests that I make them for every occasion!

We even made them for Christmas gifts in …shaped them like presents and trees. You know, they make me happy because they are nummy, super adorable and fun to make. Thank you for taking the time to inspire us all to make these treats! I started with the Oreo truffles and made snowmen and trees with the reindeer cake balls in Dec Congratulations on your success, you come across as such a wonderfully bubbly, happy person and deserve all your success.

Everyone just loved them! I topped them with little candied hearts. Happy Bakerella Cake Pop day! Love to follow your site, admire all the pop stars, watch my own daughters awesome pops and my husband and I love to make and eat them too! Your success story is one of my favorites! I admit I have not yet tried making any cake pops… but I can see the design ideas are endless!

They were a huge hit! Hello Wonderful Bakerella!! All thanks to you!! Happy Cake pop day! I posted Cake Pops to my blog today in honor of it. Because I happent to post my first pops photo on my blog.

I sell brownie pops which were adapted from YOUR cake pops. I also did a blog post on cookie pops. You can find the link here.

Your creativity have traveled overseas all the way to Sweden. I have put up the very first cake pops ever made by me in my blog. Hapyy International Cake Pop Day! I anxiously awaited, and preordered, your book, and continue to bake them constantly! Whenever I come to school with a box of baked goods, they expect cake pops! Thanks Bakerella! You are SO inspiring — and have provided so many of us stay-at-home-Moms with a fun, tasty, creative outlet!

Yes, I make and sometimes even sell cake pops. Thank you!! Yes, I have been a Pop Star — Thank you!! Yes, I have lots of cake pop pictures on Facebook! No, I do not have a book — yet! When are you coming to Florida so I can get a signed copy??? I live in a Tasmania that is in Australia and not many people had heard of pops until I started making them and now I have people asking for them all the time!

Thanks for sharing your wonderful pops and keeping us updated with all the wonderful things you do! Bakerella, Happy Cake Pop Day! I was honored when I found my Cake Pops featured in your pop star section, it seriously made my day! And to answer your questions, YES to pretty much all of them.

Your Facebook page has become THE cake pop forum! And one of my favorite designs has to be either the chicks or the penguins, or the …. Oh Bakerella, where do I even begin. You gave me the courage and push I needed to start this wonderful Cake Pop journey of mine. You are amazing! Congratulations on all your success! Happy Anniversary! I found your blog two years ago and was so inspired by your creative ideas.

I made your Snowman Pops first, and then I was hooked! Thank you for sharing with us. Hope to meet you someday. I love your site and the creative things you have been able to come up with.

I was sad when you werent able to come to MIami for the book signings but im hoping you will do some more in the future. I have made many many many cakepops and they are very popular with every one i make them for.

I even spiked some of them with kahlua and rum. I volunteered at a homeless shelters school for a while and i made them cake pops and cupcakes from your blog. It truly is national cake pop day! Funny timing… I just made cake pops for the first time this past weekend and blogged about it. You… of course… were featured in the post! Congratulations on the success that you very well deserve.

I truly love that you shared your cake pops with us. I love that cake pops are such a hit. I know my family, friends and church members love them too.

I have never made them, but I admire and eat them. There is just something so incredibly appealing about cute little cakes on a lollipop stick. Thank you for introducing us to them. One of my clients made Mr. Potato Head cake pops for her sons Toy Story themed third birthday party.

And I finally blogged about the cupcake cake pops here:. You are so inspiring! Thank you for sharing! Hey bakerella! That is amazing congrats! All I need are the sticks and the melts… So pretty much everything. I have eaten them before they are SO good. I had a rocky road one yum! Once I make them which will probably be within the next few weeks you can check out my blog to see the results!

Btw I love your blog!!!!!!!!! I have so much admiration for you, Angie. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I finally had the guts to attempt making cake pops for the first time as Christmas gifts last year. Tears of frustration might have been shed but after several tries, I felt like I got the hang of it.

Again, thank you! Where to begin? You are such an inspiration. I came across your blog one day and have been hooked since. I practiced and practiced which lead to eating and eating…. I even expanded my horizens from cake bites and pops to other things on a stick.

I try to take every opportunity to share with others and find inspiration in your work, and now my fellow baking friends. Following your blog has turned into following your Facebook which I love to check on almost daily! Thank you for sharing your talent with your readers. I wish you well, Bakerella. Every time I read your blog I think I am reading a letter from a best friend.

Your book changed my life. Fall of I purchased your book and read it in one afternoon. I found such joy creating cakepops that I decided to make them as holiday gifts.

A few weeks later I needed to either sharpen up my resume or go into a cakepop business. It has been about one year since I started customcakebites llc I have had a wonderful year. I can only see growth at this point which is an incredible feeling.

Thank you Bakerella, you truly changed the course of my career and I could not be more grateful. Soon after seeing you do the demo for Pioneer Woman, I catered a baby shower using cake pop cupcakes as one of the desserts. They were a HUGE hit! Good luck with all your endeavors, congratulations and thanks for the inspiration!

First off… you are definitely the queen of cake pops! I am always amazed by your work and you definitely deserve every bit of credit! You are so inspiring and bring so much joy to everyone that sees your flawless work! Happy Cake Pops Day! I went to your cake pop class when you were at the Oregon Coast in October Since then I have made cake pops several times and now my friends call me to come over whenever they make them…since I learned some neat tricks from you as to how to per-fect them!

You are amazing- Thank you for sharing your life with us! Cake Pops have changed MY life…. Finding your site really made me think that I could do THIS…you are SO generous and your inspiration connects all of us that have been bitten by the Cake Pop BUG ; Making Cake Pops eventually led to me being able to leave my full time job to stay home with my kiddos and bake….

Thank you so much for sharing! I owe a lot to you; thanks again for all of your sweet inspiration!!!!!!!! I started following your blog last year, and have been having fun making and eating Cake Pops ever since. Thank you for the hours of delight and deliciousness! I got you book for my 12th birthday because I love to bake. I went on your blog and have followed it ever since. Your the reason that I decided to make my own blog for baking. I made a blog and each week I make a new treat. Your blog inspired me a lot.

I publish all the recipes on my blog. Please check it out! I got so many compliments and encouragement, that I recently began selling them. Thanks again!!! I saw them on tumblr and wonder what the heck were those weird things. Then my sister gave me the book and now everyone ask for different flavors and designs in large quantities for special ocassions. I have met many cake celebrities, but meeting and talking with you at Food Blog Forum ATL was one of my career highlights.

You were not the first person to come up with cake balls. You may have been one of the pioneers in putting a stick in them but the original cake ball has been around much longer than this blog. You totally rock!! I remember seeing this post 4 years ago and fell in love. I knew instantly this would be something great. I was so excited when you started on your book and I pre-ordered and screamed with delight when I finally had it in my hands.

I wish you nothing but continued success and Im excited to know what else is in store…Keep being blessed…. Congratulations to you! I attempted plain cake balls just before Christmas. They came out looking more like cake bombs, but they tasted great!!

Thanks for the inspiration! Your story is so very amazing. Which only pushed me to try them again and again until I got it right. It was those darn cute cupcake pops that got my little home based biz started too. I made those cupcake pops and sent a pic to my friend who said I needed to get serious and sell them. It definetly has changed my life!! Yes I following your facebook pages, and have posted many of my work on there. Yours are always absolutely perfect!

You have paved the way for many of us, who have opened a business just selling cake pops. A lot of people still never heard of them, and they go crazy for them! I would love to be a pop star! My journey has started just over a year ago when I made my first cake pop. Six months after I was featured in the local newspaper, and just last month was on a local TV show, doing a mini demo!

I am making this Cake Pop Day for sure! I cried when I read your post because cakepops have changed my life as well! I stumbled on to your blog about three years ago and fell in love with something that I never heard of but knew instantly was brilliant. I debuted cupcake pops to my town at a friends birthday party knowing that it would start a sensation. I have a cakepop business in my home now and love making them because they make me and the people I make them for so happy!

I shared with my family wen you went through your surgery this year and they all prayed for you because I told them how much you meant to me! May the Lord continue to bless you as you are such a blessing to others! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! Wow, how time flies. He even got to try one. And to think, it all started with you! Thanks for sharing your vision. Making Cake Pops is really quite therapeutic. I do not have a blog-maybe some day.

Amy is doing a Benefit this Saturday to help with the cost. I would like to learn how to mae it look so easy. Happy Cake Pop Day!!! I am so glad to be a reader and a fan of you, Bakerella! You have inspired so many of us. I started out making them for fun and sharing them with people, soon after you shared your technique on here, and that turned into making them by the dozen and selling them.

Last October I had a big order for a wedding pops! They are great, and I must say your technique is the best all around. It seems almost every week I have someone placing an order for a dozen or more. Thanks so much for being such an inspiration!

I came across your blog about 18 months ago. I was looking for a fun back-to-school treat to make my kids and found your apples. I was instantly challenged by and hooked on cake pops! Your experiment has changed my life. I have gone from a stay at home mother of three to owning my own business, selling my cake pops all over Chicagoland and out of a bakery store front in town.

It is so exciting! I am forever thankful for your blog, creativity, inspiration and guidance! Happy Anniversary, Bakerella!!! I have been following you for a little while now. I came across your site awhile back and fell in love with it.

I love to tune in every week to see the new posts and look at your recipes for other desserts. I actually had a conversation about you and your website to my male coworker. I was telling him about your cake pops and the post you made last week. I told him also that maybe I might start making a little blog one day. You have been such an inspiration for me!

The first time I made cake pops, they failed miserably. I tried again, and success! I got so good at them that I made pops for a charity event. It was a lot of work, but I had so much fun doing it.

You inspired me to make cake pops for my daughters 3rd birthday last February and have since set up my own cake pop bakery business here in the UK! So thank you, thank you, thank you! I will be making cakepops tonight to celebrate the 4 year anniversary of your cleverness :. I bought your book for several months ago and it was very difficult for me to find candy melts here in Belgium until last week :o.

Some shops have begun to sell it. Thank God! Happy Cake Pop Day everybody and thank you Bakerella for all your ideas. You have an amazing talent!! Happy National Cake Pop Day!! Everyone loved them!! I have been following you for about three years, trying all kinds of different pops and other baked goods.

I have made pops to sell at an auction for disadvantaged kids, I have made them as a fundraiser for the spouses association here and I have made them for my kids as favors on their birthday and a million times in between. I forgot to add.

Your Cake Pops were definitely an inspiration! LOVE you, your book, and your ideas :. You gave me a new reason and a new way to create sweet things. It was a privilege to meet you via internet. You are so creative, so sweet, so generous, so… Well, I thin you have a very very very big heart. I loved reading this! I made beach ball cakepops last week for my daughters 1st birthday… And have made tons of varieties before then.

Hard to believe it all started just 4 years ago! Cake pops certainly have made a mark on the baking world. Thanks for sharing your inspirational story. Happy Pops-aversary!!! I only make them for myself, my family and friends, and share them on the blog sometimes. You should be very proud of your accomplishments, and to know what a great impact, and how many lives you have touched because of you and your creations!

Congrats on the anniversary! The first time I visited your blog was after seeing a tweet you sent to someone I was following same way I found Pioneer Woman — lucky day for me! She gets requests for them all the time.

Good luck to you on your future endeavors! Hi Bakerella! We loved them but really loved the cupcake bites. I have 4 daughters and they have all requested cupcake bites for their birthday parties — at least 2 years running. Yay for Bakerella! Oh thanks Bakerella for this post. Thanks for charing with us your ideas…and I wish you the best.

Yes you have definitely changed the world with Cake Pops…I do it for fun and creativity…my kids love them and people I make them for. I am a stay at home Mom who started my own cake business 3 years ago. I found your recipe for cake pops last Summer and have made them several times. My goodness, how quickly four years can go and how much can happen in that time!! Once in a while someone is touched with true inspiration…. There is a danger with most instances I guess that the moment passes and nothing comes of it, but you took the inspiration and ran with it.

Congratulations on your continued success and long may it continue. Congrats on four successful and fun years of cake pops! You have created a revolution in sweets and started this new trend! Thanks so much for sharing your inspirations and creations in your blog. Crumble each cupcake until they are fine crumbs of the same size. In a small bowl, mix shortening and butter together. Then add the vanilla and sugar. Mix well. Use a mixer to mix frosting in well.

Make a small ball or whatever shape you want with the dough. Place them in the freezer for 10 mins so they can harden a little. While the dough is cooling, melt the white chocolate in a bowl. Take the dough out and dip one stick in the white chocolate, just a little. She started dunking them in candy coating and decorating them with sprinkles, nuts, candies and mini cookies.

She inserted a lollipop stick and a trend was born. She began turning out holiday-themed cake pops, as well as pops in the shape of pandas and bumble bees.

When a photo of one of her cake pops fashioned into a cupcake was featured on a cupcake website, the image went viral and landed her on the "Martha Stewart Show.

As Dudley posted recipes and photos of her newest treats for her growing legion of followers around the world, the popularity of cake pops popped around the nation. Starbucks got into the pop act this year, with a nod to Bakerella.