When I made my niece her camera cake a few weeks ago, I forgot to grease the pan properly the first go around like a dummy and so it came out in big messy pieces. So I made a second one and had this one all to myself. And in an effort not to eat the whole darn extra cake with a fork, popsicle cakes were born! See folks, making something awesome out of a mistake! I think these are so perfect for summer birthday parties. Wouldn’t it be fun to spell out “Happy Birthday” on them!? Yes, yes it would.
To make these cakes, I made a popsicle shape template out of cardstock and “traced” around it with my knife to cut out the cake shapes. I recommend sticking the cake in the fridge before you cut, makes it easier! Then I did a crumb coat of frosting and popped them back in the fridge. And finally! I dyed my frosting a few different colors and iced the cakes in a couple patterns! I really didn’t use any fancy techniques, just the edge of my icing spatula! As a finishing touch I popped these cute popsicle sticks from Sucre Shop into each one! (By the way, I used this cake recipe from Lulu the Baker and this frosting recipe from Sprinklebakes. Both are AWESOME. These are meant to be treated like cakes, not “cake pops” so they do lay flat rather than being held upright like real popsicles!)
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Who else is ready for summer out there!? It’s sure felt like summer here in LA lately temperature-wise, but I’m ready for everyone to be on the pool dipping, beach ball tossing, sunglass wearing bandwagon! Ah, summer. You are the best season of them all.
Super cute “Hello” and Stripe popsicle sticks c/o Sucre Shop! And for more edible projects, head on over here!
Nana says
Love these! So festive and perfect for the summer. http://www.bylafeliz.com
dana says
these are the stinking cutest thing Kelly! Love! Chomp.
Jessica says
These are SO FUN! I had a total fail with meringue kisses the other day and totally didn’t manage to rescue them, top work with turning your something bad into something AWESOME! Yay for summer! xoxo
Laura | Baking Outside the Box says
You are a clever lady! Way beyond saving a disaster to an a+ project that would be adorable treats for a summer birthday party.
Claireabellemakes says
Great idea Kelly! I think I would probably scoff the leftover cake too quickly to make them though 😉
Roxy says
These are amazing! I’ve been burning a lot of cookies lately (gosh I just get so distracted by the pretty things on Instagram!) so I’m going to give these a try with cookies! Thank you for the inspiration! x
Jhanis says
These are just awesome! Clever!
Jamie says
Sick popsicles, bro. But really, these are awesome!
tanya says
hi! stupid question from a beginner – how do you serve these without destroying the cream on one side of the popsicles??
Kelly says
Not a stupid question at all! I iced these on a cooling rack and then used a spatula (slipping it underneath the pop) to move them. If possible, you could move them straight from wherever you frost them right onto individual plates and serve that way! But the spatula definitely does the trick! =) Hope that helps!
Kelly
tanya says
ps: they look so amazing!!
Isabella says
I love this. I can’t wait to try this out . I am probably going to try all of these diyz
Evie {Domestic Whimsy} says
This totally “takes the cake”!! I want one right now 🙂
tara says
These are so cute! Now I want a popsicle. And cake.
Vanessa says
OMG I love making cake pops and these are such a cute idea 🙂
celyn says
this is such a cute idea!!!
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Melissa says
Kelly, these are darling!!