bunny topiary cake pops

spring has sprung!

spring has sprung!

let's have some fun with that little extra bounce in your step knowing the winter blues are either headed out the door soon or already gone.

but first,

a gazillion thank you's go out to janine of sugarkissed who asked me if i wanted to join in on a spring cake pop group collaboration.

i had to pick myself off the floor from fainting happiness and when i revived, i joined in faster than the energizer bunny!

i absolutely love winter (i know you can kill me now) but it's probably cuz i never get snow here. living in FL means a lot of sun and no snow so hopefully these will bring some sun into your life.

it's spring fever time!

wanna make some of your own?

first i used chocolate cake and vanilla icing to make my cake pops. janine has a fantastic tute on how to make cake pops if you've never made them before if you need to get the basic recipe. cuz if i went into detail on how to make them, this post would be 10 miles long and i'd lose you at mile 2...

anyway, let's start.

i purposely shaped mine into 4 different pots for variety.

i just did it freehand, there's no rhyme or reason.

now you need your sticks.

you can get the cake pop kit here which have the green polka dot sticks.(save the candy melts and cake mix in the kit for another project.) or try here or here for plain green sticks.

so now you need peanut butter candy melts. i found mine at michael's and joann's. man, these things are deeelish! i almost didn't have any left to continue the project. 

(btw i chose pb candy because their color resembles terra cotta pots.)

the thick candy will allow you to make grass form instead of melting flat and smooth.

now that your pots are done, it's time to add the bunny.

at first i thought of making bunny cookies but that was waaaay too much work.

then i thought of cutting out bunnies from rice krispies but that was waaay too much work.

then i thought of making another cake pop bunny shape but...well you get the idea!

so when my bright idea seemed like waaay too much work for this lazy butt of mine, 

i went to walmart and eureka! i saw bunny marshmallows that were the PERFECT size! 

YAHOO! it was like it was meant to be.

you can leave it like this or go crazy like me 

and continue the madness.

still here?

yay! let's grab your green candy melt and:

here it is real close:

note that i just took the brush and went crazy with the candy and then added a candy eye.

 let's continue the madness shall we?

 if you are not liking the ribbon directly on the pot, just tie it on the stick part. or you can also make fondant ribbons if you want more madness. i added the ribbon at different levels to get this for my little garden:

i think that's all the madness for now...

oh wait!

never mind.

i gotta take the bazillion pics now!

i definitively got the spring fever!

hope you like these :)

and to make more wonderful treats to celebrate spring, you gotta check out all of these! c'mon you owe it to yourself for braving the below freezing temps and wearing a hundred layers of clothing.

1. Bunny Cake Bites by Miss CandiQuik

2. Kite Cake Pops by Party Pinching

3. Chocolate Terra Cotta Pots with Marshmallow Topiary Bunnies by Hoopla Palooza

4. Fondant Daisies with Yellow Cake Pop Centers by The Partiologist

5. Chick Cake Pops with Bonnets by sugarkissed.net

6. Easter Cake Pops for Your Dessert Table by niner bakes

7. Springtime Cake Pop Nests by Munchkin Munchies

8. Elegant Spring Flower Cake Pops by Pint Sized Baker

9. Butterfly Kisses Cake Pops by Bubble and Sweet

10. Pastel Sparkle Cake Pops by Heavenly Cake Pops

they are totally awesome and i am totally privileged and honored to be a part of this totally special group post.

like totally!!!

heehee

and that's not all-check out our pinterest board for more cake pop fun here.

let the spring fever madness begin!