Happy Cake Pop Days

If you have any children or you are a media student the chances are you have seen the animated film Despicable me? The main character 'Gru' is a villain, but he's pretty rubbish at it. A track by Pharrell titled 'Despicable Me' from film was probably my theme tune yesterday.

Anyone that makes cakes, cupcakes and of course cake pops will be familiar with sugar pearls.  If you have never seen them they are precisely that, a pearl made of sugar.  I've dropped maybe one or two on the floor countless times in the past.  However the other day, I dropped a whole tub full... onto a laminate floor.  It seemed to take about ten minutes for the 'plink plink' sound to stop.  I'll still be finding those at christmas.
Yesterday was worse.  Yesterday, despite being very happy with my work on my 1950's beehive ladies for a customer organising a hen night, I managed to be a complete klutz.  I spilt one tub of red luster powder into the white... had to start that again. I may have uttered a naughty word.
Then I didn't realise I had the red powder on my hands and went to open a white cupboard door and of course covered the door in red powder... had to wipe that off before it stained.  I may have spoken a naughty word.
For the finale a full mug of melted chocolate literally leapt off the counter and threw itself, not only all over me but spilt itself all down the entire set of white drawers and handles.  I admit, I may have slightly shouted a number of rather strong naughty words.
Grrrrr  these things are sent to try us so 'they' say.  I say they're sent to really pee us off!!!
Despite yesterdays minor incidents these were completely un-affected.

Some of the 1950s Ladies Cake Pops with Beehives for 'Hairspray' movie

 Good job last week was more productive and less accident prone.  I had a lovely surprise when I discovered I was on the front page of the local paper 'The Barnsley Chronicle' I had been interviewed by the papers' bridal magazine 'Mosiac' features editor about my wedding favours to be featured in May in the summer edition.  She sent me an email asking if I would like to be featured in the papers' business page too and they would send a photographer the next day.  Delighted I agreed a time.  On friday she emailed me to say had I seen the paper? if not, did I know I was on the front page.  I'm really thrilled to be in print and I can't wait to see the magazine in May.  Lets hope the 'klutz' in me keeps out of the way.

Its on with Easter Cake pops now, which you can see on the website.  I have all sorts of work coming up including being involved in a really romantic story that I wish I could share.  Hopefully after the event the customer will allow me to reveal all.  I'm looking forward to meeting all the people on my cake pop workshop on April 28th.  I'll be covering lots of Dos' and Donts' when cake popping.  I don't think I'll need to say 'don't throw melted chocolate all over yourself, its probably a given!?

Creative Cake Pop Workshop for Mummies who love cake!

To celebrate the first year anniversary of My Honeybunch Cake Pops I am inviting you to a fabulous Cake Pop Workshop.
Wether you have never made Cake Pops before, tried them and had a few stumbles or you've never even heard of them and are wondering what on earth I'm talking about, come and join The Cake Pop Workshop.

This will be the first ever My Honeybunch Cake Pop Workshop and I can promise you are in for more than one treat.  We will be having an emphasis on fun and no matter what your skill set you WILL come away with a whole load of Cake Pops handmade by your own fare hands.  You will learn step by step how to make gorgeous cake pops and learn the do's and dont's of successful cake popping.
You will also come away with fact sheets and tips for you to take away with you so that you can make cake pops whenever you like at home.  Tea, coffee, cold drinks and of course CAKE will also be provided for at break time.

During the workshop you will learn:

• How to process every day cake into cake balls
• How to then make them into Cake Pops
• The correct methods to colour, melt and then dip your pops
• Sugar Paste work inc colouring and storing.
• Types of coatings and decorations.
• How to eat them... not really, that bit I think you can mange your self! Lol

You will be able to learn and make 4 different designs that you can easily and confidently develop at home. You can also take away information on follow up, more advanced workshops in the future to learn how to utilise your new skill.

Where: The Rockingham Centre, Tankersley A6135 (just off Jnct 36 M1)
When: 28th April 2012 @10.00am till 1pm
Cost: £35.00
How to Book:  by email (wareings@hotmail.co.uk)
or contact me via Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/MyHoneybunchcom
or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/My-Honeybunch-cake-pops/196012607101612

Would chicken wear false eyelashes if they could?

People ask me why ask me why I paint on eye lashes on my cake pop animals.  I'm not entirely sure how this started.  When I first started making cake pops and decided to try to sell them into stores and cafes I was really only aiming to sell the pretty floral or sprinkled designs.  I began to start to include a few of my little characters and found that the customers loved them as much as I loved to make them. One of my first customers 'The Walled Garden Cafe' at http://www.wentworthgardencentre.co.uk/ have a farm on site it seemed appropriate to include a few sheep and pigs.  As I first painted on their little faces I just drew a simple dot for eyes, but being of a mischievous nature they soon developed their own characters and the faces became more elaborate.

Goat Cake Pop

 They developed a rather rye grin which was just something that came quite naturally.  Perhaps it represents the way that they amuse me?

The first Sheep Cake Pop

Poodle Cake Pop

Mr & Mrs Ghost Cake Pop

Baby Boys and Baby Girls Cake pops

Not wanting to be a sexist cake popper I was keen (and still am) to develop a female counterpart.  And so the glamour false lash was born.  I'd like to think that in an ideal world and were farm animals equipped with opposable thumbs they would of course apply false lashes on a daily basis... who wouldn't right? (if it weren't so ridiculously fiddly)
The sleeping lashes look is very popular so I wanted to find a way to make my own statement.  A way that my own work would be easily reckognised as a My Honeybunch Cake Pop.

As a kid I loved Penelope Pit stop and Scooby Doo.  Sadly Penelope is no longer around on the box but the new Scooby Doo has a look that I love and drew inspiration from (yes really!)

Daphne

I Love the flick of the eyeliner.

Penelope Pitstop 'Heylp Heylp'

Even Poultry needs eyeliner.

Mrs Chicken Cake Pops

Thanks Giving Turkey Cake pops

I like a bit of good old fashioned 50s' glamour too

Love Bird Cake Pops

How My Honeybunch Cake pops Look all finished and packaged up.

So you get the picture.  I don't think I could make a 'lady' cake pop that had a face without giving her a bit of glamour.... and really, why would I?