Sock Monkey Cake Pops

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My sister-in-law hired me to make cake pops for her friend’s baby shower a few months ago. The mom-to-be loves all things sock monkey, so my sister-in-law sent me this picture from Sewell Photography for inspiration:

sockmonkeycakepopThis project was a ton of fun, because I LOVE using candy to decorate baked goods. I always have Merckins melts on hand, and I thought this was a great idea for the muzzle and hat. I also loved the Raisinets for the ears, because I think sock monkey ears should be lumpy and goofy looking. The main change I made from the inspiration picture was that I used Twizzlers Bites for the pom pom on top of the hat. I sliced off a thick piece and glued it on using melted chocolate. The eyes and smile were royal icing.

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Since these were party favors, I placed them in bags and wrapped them with red ribbon. I found this great ribbon that had white stitching on the edges and matched the sock monkey theme really well.

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The reason why I’m posting this almost two months after making them is because the baby shower happened only a few days ago! First it was canceled due to Hurricane Sandy when people couldn’t get enough gas to make it to the shower. Then, mom had the baby 3 weeks early! They finally had the shower, now with two guests of honor, which makes it even more special. Amazingly, the cake pops held up great in the freezer in a Tupperware container.

Congratulations to Jen and Craig, and welcome to Baby Faith!!

 

*** Wanted to add that I found these great cake pop holders that really make it easy for the pops to dry. Originally I was using Styrofoam blocks, but after a while they fall apart and I was getting Styrofoam everywhere. These are plastic, washable, and hold 19 pops.

 

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