Royal wedding cakepops have arrived!

Well it has been a week of things all happening in the wrong order; Easter soooooooo late, Summer poking through a bit keenly... just when you thought the chocolate-fest was over for another year, along come Little Cake Factory's Royal Wedding cakepops.

If you're having a street party this Friday and would like to place an order for your red, white and blue cakepops then get in touch!

Royal wedding cakepops have arrived!

Well it has been a week of things all happening in the wrong order; Easter soooooooo late, Summer poking through a bit keenly... just when you thought the chocolate-fest was over for another year, along come Little Cake Factory's Royal Wedding cakepops.

If you're having a street party this Friday and would like to place an order for your red, white and blue cakepops then get in touch!

More Easter egg cake pops

I told you they were coming!  Gone mad with the sprinkles...

Easter cake pop alert!

Take a peek at my Bakerella-inspired Easter cake pops (in case it isn't obvious they are supposed to be chicks!)

And for my next trick, Easter Egg cake pops...

Easter cupcakes, Mother's Day cupcakes, Royal Wedding cupcakes - too many excuses for a cupcake!

Today marked the official start of Easter at Little Cake Factory, (well it is Ash Wednesday).  We've given ourselves a good talking-to and have decided that it most definitely isn't too early to get egg-cited.  Sorry.

Coming soon...

Little Cake Factory will be busy this month making sure you have the perfect Mother's Day cupcakes and whilst we're at it, Royal Wedding themed cupcakes (but we draw the line at Halloween cupcakes this early).

Stay tuned!

What the... Starbucks do cake pops.

Yes, you read it right, Starbucks are SELLING CAKE POPS.

After a big *sigh* this morning, I decided that rather than form an opinion that might be not necessarily deserved, I would purchase said cake pops and review. So here you go:

I bought the Rocky Road and er "pink" one (I think it was vanilla). I have to 'fess up to having a cold at the moment so my senses aren't 100% accurate however I gave it my best shot.

Looks-wise, they are somewhat larger than other homemade cake pops. As another blogger points out, they look a little golf-club like but I put that down to them being more mass-produced than anything else. The coating did seem to be all over the sticks so they did look a little messier than they ought to.

Now for the tasting.  The rocky road one tasted a bit like cardboard.  I'm trying not to be harsh but I can't think of any other way of describing it.  The mini marshmallows just didn't really work as a coating and I couldn't identify any real chocolate "shell".  The cakey part just tasted like dried-out uncooked cake dough with chopped nuts in it.  Sorry Starbucks but you've got a lot to live up to - ask Bakerella for advice!
The pink one faired a little better on the outside, the coating seemed to taste quite nice but again, I have absolutely no idea what the cake part was supposed to be - I am guessing it was pre-made dried cake mix with a bit of water?  Now I'm not claiming to be the world's best cake-pop maker however I think Starbucks have gone for style (and £££ generation) over substance which is a real shame.  Yeah they look good in the shop but I felt quite disappointed!

Nevertheless, despite my protestations at how cardboard-like they were, I still managed to scoff both of them and left only crumbs so they can't have been THAT bad.

It is nice to see that Starbucks are ahead of the game on this but I feel quite relieved that the outcome won't be much to worry about.  If you want something sweet to go with your on-the-go coffee then there's nothing wrong with these but I wouldn't go out of my way to get one!  If you want a delicious homemade tasty treat which looks AND tastes great then get in touch with Little Cake Factory and order your cake pops today!

Red Nose Day / Comic Relief cake pops!

Yes - possibly the first cake pops made for Red Nose Day 2011!

If you'd like them as a fund-raiser for your event on 18th March, please contact orders@littlecakefactory.co.uk

Cool or what!

Cake pops III

You may well be asking what happened to cake pops II...  Truth is that they didn't work out quite so well and I am too ashamed of the results to display them on this blog BUT it was all good testing because I think this last batch look pretty neat!

The secret lies in actually following the advice given in the cake pops book "pop bakery" by Claire O'Connell

Cake pops require patience, practice and a steady hand (and a sweet tooth), I hope to add them to my online cupcake store menu very soon!

Cake pops - cake splops!

Be warned, the following blog contains images of cake pops that some readers may find disturbing...

Starting with crumbed chocolate cake, then added the "glue" (cream cheese, butter, icing sugar = frosting), mulched up into a gooey mix!

Rolled into truffle-sized cake balls...

Dipped in melted chocolate (VERY MESSY - I need to perfect this part!) and sprinkled with colourful er, "sprinkles".  Left to harden off in a cool place...

No they're not supposed to have the excess bit of chocolate around the top but as I said, it is work in progress!

Despite appearances I can confirm first hand that these are by far one of the tastiest, yummiest treats I have made and I can't really take the credit - it is all thanks to Bakerella!  I have a few supplies coming by parcel tomorrow so I shall continue the quest for the perfect cake pop before I unleash them on the paying public.  In fact, I don't normally eat the cupcakes I make (simply because too much of a good thing never did anyone's waistline any good) BUT I have just been into the kitchen and snaffled one - yum!

Cake Pops come to Guildford!

Okay well not quite yet BUT I am experimenting...  Someone pointed me in the direction of Bakerella - how cool/cute are they?!  So I've baked my basic chocolate cake and it can't cool fast enough - I wanna get cake popping!  I hope to add them to my regulars in time for Easter, maybe before so stay tuned.

Little Cake Factory is open again following maternity leave!

Dear cupcake-blog readers,

I'm sure some of you will have seen the tumbleweed gathering outside Little Cake Factory's front door over the last 4 months - well, it has blown away and Little Cake Factory is once again baking!

With Valentine's Day fast approaching (and various supermarkets skipping Valentine's and going straight into Easter...), we are offering our signature Raspberry and White Chocolate Valentine's cupcakes once again - back by popular demand.

I have a few exciting additions to make to the regular menu and will post them here when they become available.  I have been perfecting the art of the Whoopie Pie - stay tuned...

That's it for now, thanks for reading,
LCF Girl