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It was my two daughter’s joined birthday party where it all began.  I decided I was going to create one over the top party instead of two (my girls are 14 months apart), obviously I did it in the month in between them!

At the time, I was managing an office where I had my staff multitasking between answering calls, cutting felt and gluing paper snowflakes.  We were going to throw the best Frozen themed party ever and it would take a village.

With 40 kids RSVP’d, (this was pre covid), I had accomplished the unimaginable. Each child had a custom cape (wait til you see them), a custom necklace with their favorite character and created a scene any 4 and 5 year old would dream about.  We had both Elsa and Anna come, snowflakes EVERYWHERE, photographers, a vendor that supplied deep fried oreos, twinkies, corn dogs, the works, (yes we also had adult juice).

Well! I had everything but the actual desserts!! I couldn’t get myself to spend the money on them at the time.  They seemed so expensive and I figured, “I can make that.”

Man oh man did I learn how much work came with creating these little edible pieces of art.  I had tried a cake pop only one time before, pregnant with my 3rd, I remember it being the most magical thing that I had ever put in my mouth. So soft and flavorful, they literally melted in my mouth, so eating 7 was no mean feat.

I looked up countless tutorials on how to make them myself! I got all the supplies, baked my cake, added my frosting, melted my chocolate and started dipping!

Bahahahahaha it was a mess! I was able to pull them off for the party (hid them in arrangements) and went to my local grocery store for 2 larger sized cupcakes for my two princesses to blow out their candle.

During the party, one of the moms told me that I needed to start blogging. I laughed and shut that down quick, there is no way I would ever!

Fast forward a month, I made cake pops again for my daughter’s actual day! I made them in bright colors, arranged them in a sand bucket with brown sugar as the sand and added a pin wheel.  I strutted those cake pops around that school as if it were a Chanel bag!!

I started getting better at them, but to be honest, I never intended to make it a business.  I had a family member who could use the income. I thought, I can teach her to make them and she could do this for extra money!

Well in the end, after putting my creations online, there was a huge demand! I started having fun with them, got better, learned more, and it just wasn’t the right fit for her. But for me, I ran!!

After doing the late nights and early mornings for years (with three kids), I decided to pull back a little and share what I have learned. 

Trust me, it is a lot!