sushi cake pops!

[vip0802]

i always bake something for BF's family members' birthdays, and since his brother is a huge fan of sushi, i thought it would be neat to make cupcakes that resembled it. i got inspired by the very talented Bakerella to make them into bite-sized "pops" instead.

i used basic yellow cake with cream cheese frosting, and molded them to resemble sushi. i stuck some lollipop sticks into them, chilled overnight and then dipped them in melted chocolate. after the chocolate firmed up, i frosted the tops with a little icing and dipped them in white nonpareils. i then topped them off with some cut up sour gummy worms and voila - sushi cake pops!

 

[vip0802]

these were really fun to make and were a huge hit with his family...not to mention delicious! i recommend trying them out.

 

[cellentani]

Those are AMAZING!!!! You''re so talented vip, and what a lovely way to honor BF''s brother! What did you use for the molds?

BTW, are you going to Intergem next week?

 

[rhbgirl24]

I had "sushi" dessert at my bridal shower last summer. They were spectacular!!

The little pieces of "fish" you see are really dried mango and pineapple!

BTW I want some of yours now too! They look great!

 

[PumpkinPie]

you`re talented Vip! I`m impressed - they look delicious too

 

[Tuckins1]

Oh wow, you are so creative! They look delicious!

 

[tyty333]

OMGosh...those are the cutest! If I tried to make them they would end up as lumps of gooey icing and cakes sitting at the
bottom of the sticks.

I dont have much luck with baking.

 

[princesss]

Great. Now I have the cake pop urge again. Mine never turn out that pretty!

Guess I''ll be baking soon...

 

[Bella_mezzo]

YUM!!! and so cute!!!

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

That is way too cute and so clever! Love the idea!!! And they look super yummy too!

 

[that_someone_special]

That is way too cute!!!

 

[jill_s]

Those are so adorable! I love that cake lollipop recipe, don''t you? It''s so easy and so yummy. I actually just made a batch of these this week. Chocolate cake and chocolate icing, dipped in pink chocolate with white sugar glitter sprinkles...yummy! I will definitely steal your idea for these sushi ones, those are just too adorable!

 

[Porridge]

Those are amaaazing!! Nice work as usual vip!

 

[iheartscience]

Whoa, impressive! Those look awesome and I bet they''re delicious!

 

[vip0802]

Maevie, Tuckins1, princesss, Bella_mezzo, Brown.Eyed.Girl(btw, how are your kitties??) swedish bean, Porridge and thing2of2 - thank you all for the lovely comments!

cellentani - thank you! i didn''t use any molds...i just shaped them myself. they actually ended up looking like big marshmallows, but that was as close as "sushi-shaped" as i could get.

wow, i didn''t even know Intergem was next week! i would love to go, but i just don''t have the funds at the moment. i guess i could go just to browse, but that''s just torture. i believe i have a high school reunion to go to that Friday so if i do go, i might have to go on Saturday (which is kind of a pain since it''s so crowded). i''ll let you know if i''m definitely going or not this week for sure! thanks for the heads up!

rhbgirl24 - OMG they look amazing!!! the dried mango really looks like sliced up salmon! did you make them yourself? it looks so delicious!

tyty333 - aww, don''t be so hard on yourself. out of the 20 or so that i made, only those 12 came out decent enough. that melting chocolate i used was definitely very tricky to get even coated and some of them just fell straight through the stick. the mistakes were great to eat though!

jill_s - yes, i LOVE that recipe! i usually prefer making the cake and frosting from scratch, but i think it''s a super convenient way to used the boxed stuff. you can hardly tell the difference! my favorite part is mashing up the cake...it''s a great stress reliever! i actually only ended up using only half of the frosting the recipe called for, and i''m so glad that i did. i think it would''ve been way too sweet if i used it all. chocolate cake+chocolate icing AND pink chocolate?!?! ok, i think i''m going to have to try that soon.

 

[yssie]

So cute vip!!!

 

[lightningbug]

SO CUTE!!! You''re really talented!

 

[monarch64]

vip--those look phenomenal. You are indeed very talented! Hope your BF''s brother loves/loved them!

 

[doodle]

Very cute, and I freaking LOOOOOOOOOVE bakerella! I''ve been stalking that site for ideas for my BFF''s bridal shower in a few weeks. She''s amazing!

 

[marcy]

When I saw the title I thought "ewe" but these look great.