I recently learned about Cake Pops on Bakerella’s website, and had to try them myself!!! They are so adorable!!! I can’t wait to get her book (Cake Pops: Tips, Tricks, and Recipes for More Than 40 Irresistible Mini Treats
), and try some different designs!! Here are a couple photos of the ones Sammy and I did for a family reunion that was a couple days before the 4th of July.
This picture really doesn’t do them justice. They are quite an impressive site all set out together…. especially when there are 100 of them! LOL Not bad for our first time, huh?
The cuteness is just killing me!!!! LOL
The really cool thing about them is they are soooo easy to make! They are nothing but cake, icing, and those melting “chocolates” that they make molded lollipops out of. They are a bit time consuming, but you definitely get that “WOW!!!” factor. And when they are made to look like tiny cupcakes, panda bears, or frogs, people just get way impressed. LOL For now, though, I’m happy with my little balls of cake.
Have you ever made Cake Pops? If so, leave a link to your photos, and tell us about them!
This year is the first year I get to do Thanksgiving at my own home! We usually go to one in-law or the other, but this year, my grown and moved out daughters requested I do Thanksgiving, so THEY could go home for Thanksgiving! Wasn’t that just the sweetest??? I have the best kids in the world!!!
So, I wanted to not just share that, but also the menu I have planned, and some recipes! And because I am in love with them, I am making this post part of a Blog Hop/Linky Party. :-) Click the link (button) below to go to the main site of the Hop, and see what other people have shared for Thanksgiving this year. And please feel free to add your own post to the linky!
Ok, here we go!
Thanksgiving Menu
Turkey
Dressing
Mashed Potatoes
Gravy
Hot Rolls
Cranberry Sauce
Vegetable Pizza
Pumpkin Roll
Pumpkin Pudding/Molasses Cookie Trifle
And that’s just what I’m making. My girls are making dishes to bring, also! So, we should all be good and stuffed! LOL Below, you’ll find a couple of the recipes I’ll be using. Please feel free to share recipes or menus in the comments!
Oh, and what holiday would be right without a Charlie Brown Special??? I love these shows, even now! LOL If you don’t already have them, you can click below and get them on Amazon! :-)
To me this is what a peach cobbler should look like.
My daughter and I were having a conversation over her failed attempt to make a peach cobbler. I’m not sure what her problem was, but we’re trying to figure that out. It brought up the topic, though, of the difference between a cobbler and a crumble, or crisp, or several other similar creations. Just what are the differences???
I’ve done some research, and would like to share my findings with you!
Peach cobbler and apple crisp are just two of the many great fruit desserts that are similar to each other in that they are basically fruit baked with dough either under or on top of them. Many of these desserts were named for how they look after being baked. They are made with fruits, such as apples, peaches, blueberries, raspberries, black berries, nectarines, and plums.
A cobbler is a type of deep-dish fruit dessert with a thick biscuit or pie dough crust that is prepared and then served warmed to guests. It is very similar to a pie except that the crust is thicker and it is traditionally placed only on top. However, over the years, ingredients and preparation methods have been created that bake the cobbler crust on the top for some recipes and on the bottom for others. The consensus is that the dish got its name because the lumps of cooked dough resembled cobblestones.
In the United States a cobbler is typically made with fruit or berries but in the United Kingdom it is typically a meat dish. In the United States, peach, blueberry and cherry cobblers are among the most popular varieties.
A crumble is a dessert with a crumb topping made from flour, sugar, and butter combined into a mixture that is sprinkled on top and baked. The topping is made up of basically the same ingredients as a pastry except it doesn’t contain any liquid. When the crumble bakes the butter melts and mixes with the flour and sugar to create a crunchy, crumbly topping. A crumble is very similar to a crisp except that the topping for a crisp generally contains oats and often nuts, giving it a coarser texture that the crumbles toppings.
The traditional crumble topping contains flour, sugar, and butter but there are many variations, which some include ingredients such as oats, nuts, and spices. As more of these ingredients are added, the crumble becomes even more similar to a crisp. A crumble also resembles a cobbler, which has a fruit filling with a top crust and no bottom crust. The difference being that top crust of the cobbler contains a leavening agent such as baking powder with gives it more of a smooth bread type texture rather than crumbly. One of the most common crumble desserts is “apple crumble”, but it is also common to use blueberries, strawberries, peaches, rhubarb, and plums.
And when they are made to look like tiny cupcakes, panda bears, or frogs, people just get way impressed. LOL For now, though, I’m happy with my little balls of cake. 
