27.4.08

daring bakers: cheesecake pops

can i tell you the truth? when i first read this month's challenge, i was kinda like meh. i just wasn't that into it. which is weird because i love me some new york cheesecake. but the whole "pops" part wasn't doing it for me, pops-shmops, whatever.

well darn it if i didn't tell you now that these are not only delish, but so fun to make! (yeah, okay a bit messy but isn't that what made it fun?!) i halved the recipe and still came out with tons. i used the dark chocolate dip, with the usual sprinkles, dots, and some chopped almonds.


so a real thanks to elle at feeding my enthusiasms and deborah at taste and tell for picking this gem! i love to be given a chance to push beyond what i think i would like and find out how very wrong my assumptions can be.


i've only just recently joined the daring bakers, but each and every time i am so impressed by how drop dead gorgeous and creative they make these challenges. all they need is one single recipe and you get hundreds of different, beautiful treats to enjoy. so please, go visit everyone else and have a truly terrific poptastic daring baker sunday!



30 comments:

Bakerette said...

these look so colorful...mine are the exact same boring pink :)

HoneyB said...

They look great!!! AND they are perfectly round! Congrats!

Laurie said...

So lovely and perfectly round..Great photo's too! :)

The Irreverent Cook said...

Oh my, these are absolutely darling! Great job!

Deborah said...

Great job! I'm glad this challenge exceeded your expectations!

Sarah said...

They look so perfect! I couldn't get mine that symmetrical. Great job!

Dianne's Dishes said...

Your pops look great! I love your various embellishments. Great job!

sunita said...

Such colourful pops...great job :-)

Aran said...

Oddly, I love the first shot of the lollipops before they are dipped. I love the white on white. Cute!

Gretchen Noelle said...

Oh GOODNESS look at ALL those pops! They are so perfect, uniform and gorgeous! I would have a hard time choosing which one I'd want and would end up eating one of each!!! Lovely job!

Zakia / The Frosted Bake Shop said...

gorgeous!!! they look perfect!

Passionate baker...& beyond said...

Mimi...yours pops are gorgeous!! The most perfect ones I've seen so far; each one of them is a masterpiece, dressed up or before! I'm glad you tried the challenge.......simply super!! xoxo

Christine said...

These pops are perfect! Love the colors!

maybelles mom said...

yours came out gorgeous. good job.

Lunch Buckets said...

I don't think I've ever congratulated an adult on their ability to make nice spheres, but .... Great Spheres! Your pops are beautiful.

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

What extremely pretty pops! I love the decorations! Wonderful!

Cheers,

Rosa

April said...

Those are some really cute pops!

Susan said...

I was struck by the perfect roundness of your balls also. What's your secret? They are all cuties!

Jen Yu said...

My word, you have the most gorgeous round pops I've seen. What a fabulous job you did with them. They are so damn cute!!

Sara said...

excellent! perfectly shaped and perfectly decorated. i love those little circles.

steph- whisk/spoon said...

these are so freakin' cute! i love your sprinkles collection!

Barbara said...

Your pops are so cute!

mimi said...

i never thought i'd be thanking you all for the nice comments about my round balls ... but here i am! :)

Lis said...

I think you win the award for most colorful pops :) They are gorgeous! I love all those cute lil sprinkles!

And I'm just tickled that you ended up having so much fun.. yay!

xoxo

Julia said...

Wow, your pops looks so professional! I LOVE the colorful sprinkles too. Awesome job!

Sonri said...

Hi, I'm having a party for Memorial Day and I thought these would be a hit! Would you mind sharing the recipe, please? Thanks,
Sonri

sonri.porfavor@gmail.com

Dolores said...

How neat that April's challenge turned out to be more appealing than you'd anticipated. You did a great job... what did you use to get your pops so uniform in size and shape?!? Mine came out... like snowflakes (no two alike).

About Megan said...

Wow your cheesecake pops look awesome. Would you mind sharing the recipe? Thanks a bunch!!

Megan

Kristen Benk said...

Hi!! I am having a dessert reception at my wedding and would love to do a rendition of your cheese cake pops. Would you mind sharing the recipe with me? My email is nytxn53@yahoo.com

Julie said...

This is so adorable! I'd like to make these for my daughters birthday. Would you mind sharing the recipe? My email is jeweliekang@gmail.com. Thanks!!