Our Hawaiian Theme Party

Yesterday, we celebrated my 23 year old's birthday in a Hawaiian theme.  We lived there for nine months and I had my youngest, 4, there.  I didn't have a lot of time to plan because we just recently made a cross country move for the Army and with getting settled in and so forth, it was hard to do.  With the help of Silhouette SD, I was able to help with my party decor.  I LOVE the Silhouette for all my parties.

Here is what I came up with:

The cookie cake provided the perfect decor for the theme but didn't taste that good:

This pineapple fruit bowl was easy to make and with a flower lei, I used the petals to decorate the platter:

I used flower theme decorations for the cake pops.  I was going to make small pineapples but didn't have the fondant to make the tops so I opted out.  The water bottles were decorated with a grass skirt and a coconut bra.  I used the lei for decorating combined with Elmer Glue sticky tape and a hot glue gun.  The very cool cake pop stands came from KC Bakes.  They are so handy to use!

I decorated my KC Bakes cake pop stand with more flowers and a banner I created and printed.  My pops weren't doing too well in the heat as you can see them sliding ...

The Sixlets were actually two layers of colors but the tag hid the colors.

Winnie the Pooh's Pooh's Note and Winnie Cake Pops

Winnie the Pooh is coming out in theaters July 15th with Pooh, his friends and the Hundred Acres Woods.  Who doesn't love Winnie?  He's been around for as long as I can remember and he's just as timeless.  My kids have all grown up with something of Winnie and I suspect it will keep going in our family.  Winnie the Pooh is adorable and his friends are fun and whimsical.

Catch a glimpse here:



Like Winnie the Pooh on Facebook here.


Check out these really cool Winnie the Pooh Cake Pops!



Winnie the Pooh Cake Pops by Bakerella




Materials:

• 1 box cake mix (bake as directed on box for 13 X 9 cake) 
• 1 16 oz can of ready-made frosting 
• Wax paper 
• Baking sheets 
• Yellow candy coating 
• Red candy coating (optional for shirt collar) 
• Chocolate coated sunflower seeds in yellow, white or another light color (nose) 
• Black non-pareils (eyes) 
• Brown rainbow chip sprinkles 
• Pink confetti sprinkles (tongue) 
• Black edible ink pen (eyebrows, mouth) 
• Red edible ink pen (mouth) 
• Toothpicks 
• Paper lollipop sticks 
• Styrofoam block

Instructions:

1. After cake is cooked and cooled completely, crumble into a large bowl.
2. With a large spoon, mix thoroughly with about 3/4 of the can of frosting. You won't need the rest.
3. Roll mixture into quarter size cake balls and place on a wax paper covered baking sheet.
4. Place cake balls in the freezer for about 15 minutes to firm up. You can transfer them to the refrigerator to keep chilled and avoid freezing.
5. When they are firm, shape half of the cake balls to resemble Winnie's head. The top of the ball should be smaller than the bottom. Try to shape them so the nose protrudes in the front. 
6. To practice getting the shape right, place candies in position for ears and nose and use a lollipop stick to mark the eyes to see if the shape is looking right.
7. You can use a picture of Winnie as a guide to shape the cake ball. You can also use a lollipop stick to help shape the nose.
8. Return the cake pops to the refrigerator to maintain firmness.
9. Melt yellow candy coating in a heat-proof plastic bowl so that the coating is at three to four inches deep for easier dipping. 
10. Melt in the microwave in 30 second intervals on low, stirring in between. 
11. Repeat until melted and smooth.
12. Remove a couple of cake balls from the refrigerator at a time to work with.
13. Dip the tip of a lollipop stick into the melted coating and insert into the bottom of Winnie's head. Then, grab two sunflower seed ears and dip the pointed side into the melted candy coating. Attach the ears to the top/back of the cake pop and the coating will set like glue.
14. Place in a styrofoam block to dry. 
15. After a few minutes you can carefully dip the entire cake pop with ears attached into the bowl of melted candy coating. Dip and remove in one motion without stirring. Make sure the entire cake ball is covered. Using a deep bowl is helpful here.  If your coating is too thick, you can add a few drops of vegetable oil or shortening to help thin it and make it easier to work with.
16. Remove and allow any excess coating to fall off the pop and back into the bowl.
17. Before the coating sets, attach one brown rainbow chip sprinkle in position for the nose. Repeat with the remaining Winnie the Pooh Pops.