When my sister-in-law, Shayla, was about to have my nephew, Caleb, we threw a baby shower for her. Since her nursery was going to have a jungle theme, we naturally decided to make the shower jungle themed as well. I was brand new to making cake pops, having only made some once before. So what did we pick for her party favors?
Lion cake pops, probably the most time-consuming pops I will ever make. Pretty ambitious for a beginner, but boy, did they turn out darn cute.
Since Shayla loves Reese's, she picked chocolate cake for the core of her pops which were then coated in peanut butter candy coating. For the mane, peanut butter chips were laid in a line around the pop. Candy eyes started the face. Originally, the nose was half an m&m and the mouth was drawn on with a food coloring marker. I wasn't happy with how the marker worked; it didn't write on very thick, and the tip ended up gouging the candy coating. In the end, I ended up using bits of tootsie roll and was much happier with the result. It took a while to glue on all those individual chips, and shaping all the little noses and mouths. But they were so worth it. Two dozen pops later and I think the Lions made a memorable impression at my sister-in-law's baby shower.
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