Cake Pop Obsession

Now, I'm not a baker. I've only just started to get a handle on cooking, and I didn't have the proper equipment during my first two years after college to do it without spending hours preparing doughs, etc. I'd love to say that I'm tough and I don't need appliances to do what bakers have been doing since the first loaf of bread, but I'm not, and I do.

But living in the semi-headquarters of a cake company all summer has gotten me really excited to start baking once T and I have settled at Camp Lejeune. My registry is pretty heavy on the kitchen side, and I've already received the Cuisinart and Kitchen-Aid mixer that will make baking a lot more pleasant.

The first thing I'm making? CAKE POPS!

http://www.bakerella.com/wedding-cake-pops/

I have some idea of how to make cake pops, but it definitely feels like the type of thing I'll need to try a few times before it comes out looking like something you'd want to eat. There's also a lot of multitasking involved, because I'll have to make the cake, temper the chocolate, etc. at roughly the same time. And I think we all know multitasking is something I'm working on.

The first cake pop recipe I found was from The Kitchn, and I kept meaning to make some for my lacrosse team, but always got bogged down reading essays (ugh). I don't foresee having the time to learn to make cake pops before the wedding happens (37 days asd;lkfadf;aos), but they'll be the first thing on my list for when T's Marines need a pick me up this fall.