Sunday, May 6, 2012

Dr. Seuss

So I got this idea when the new movie The Lorax came out.  I was thinking I would have a Dr. Seuss party for Paiglee.  I thought I would make cake pops that were Truffula trees.  I began to wonder if any one had thought of doing cake pop Truffula trees.  I looked and found like one but it was different than what I was thinking of doing.  I figured I would try it out before I actually decided to do the whole party.  Well I did them and I don't know it was a lot of work and I wouldn't be thrilled to do it all for a party.  Who knows though I still might.  Give me time to recover from this round and I will see.  It took a long time, it was my first time making cake balls, and then to add something so detail oriented to it.  Yeah I was over it after the first hour.  I didn't want all this sugar in my house so I delivered as many as I could.  I only have three left.

The whole time making them I kept asking D if they looked like Truffula trees, he was like I guess.  So I wasn't even sure if people would know what they were.  I thought they did, I liked them and so did the girls.  But when I delivered them to people they knew right away what they were.  My colors aren't exact but really I can't be that exact.  They are huge and so top heavy when if I ever make them again I will make them a little smaller. 






















These are the only other cake pop Truffula trees I have found.  The look professionally done.  Mine are not. 


http://luxefinds.com/LuxeLiving/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/truffula-tree-cake-pops-the-lorax-movie-baking-ideas.jpg

2 comments:

Jules said...

Did you just use the Wilton grass tip 233? What icing consistency did you use? I'm surprising a friend with a Horton Hatches An Egg cake and piping the trees around the cake. Any help would be great!

Em said...

Yes i used the 233 grass tip and the consistency of the frosting was just right out of the jar. I didn't make my own I just bought it. It did soften up a bit which made it a little difficult but if the frosting is cool then it is much more desirable to pipe on the cake pops.