I made cake pops for my bestie’s baby shower this past weekend… I was also the game coordinator but I was WAY more stoked at how well-received my little cake pops were! I did a trial run a few weeks ago and really perfected them this time around. I’ve had a few requests for the recipe so here it goes…

For cake pops you can make any cake/icing combo you’d like… chocolate with chocolate, devil’s food with strawberry, etc. For the shower I did two kinds: vanilla confetti cake with French vanilla icing and spice cake with cream cheese frosting.

Start by baking a 9×13 rectangular cake and allowing it to cool. Cut into cubes and put in big mixing bowl. Add one cup of icing (maybe a little more, maybe a little less – the best way to figure it out is to taste it!). Then mash is all together with a potato masher (or you can do it in a food processor).

Mold into balls and place on a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. Freeze for at least one hour.

Melt chocolate wafers in a bowl (I used a wide-mouthed glass). Then, one at a time, put a lollipop stick in each ball, dunk into melted chocolate until completely submerged, tap off access, and stand up on the same parchment-lined cookie sheet. Allow to dry completely.

My bestie Jackie is prego and due on June 5th – we hosted her baby shower yesterday. Fifty amazing women from all facets of her life (family, work, school) turned out to shower her with love and an incredible amount of prezzies. There were slews of other pregos, not to mention loads of bouncing babies and kiddies. Me and my friends are at such an interesting point in our lives – we’re all getting married and having children of our own and buying houses… we’re like actual GROWN-UPS. It’s crazy but true!

There are so many times in life that we belly-ache (no pun intended) about the little things… bills, family/friend squabbles, our kids, our spouses, etc., etc., etc… But a baby shower is such a fun and wonderful occasion- women coming together despite life’s little hiccups to play silly games, gorge on sweets and toss diets to the wind, and spoil the mommy-to-be with everything she’ll need once her new bundle arrives. Just as the new mommy has done for her pregnant friends, everyone “returns the favour” with diaper cakes stacked with necessities (and niceties), gift bags overflowing with ahh-inducing onesies and hooded towels, gift cards, registry items, and special keepsakes. Showers and celebrations like this should never be missed… you should always make a point to RSVP with a big ol’ YES each and every time you receive an invitation in the mail. We don’t choose the curveballs that get thrown at us in life, but we CAN take advantage of the good things… like baby showers.

To my Jackie – you deserved all the love and good things that came and are still to come! I cannot wait to meet your baby boy! xxoo…