May 11, 2020

I just wanted to take a moment and talk about the importance of Pinterest Templates. Pinterest is a platform I didn’t really use or pay much attention to until recently. Huge Mistake! There is an insane number of users here! I was just sort of adding a picture and link when I had something new to share (if I got around to it).

Recently I have discovered these Pinterest Templates through a class I was taking! Wow! Game Changer. My content is really starting to reach people! I am using Canva to create these “fancy new pins” that are getting some traction. For now I am using the free version they offer to get to know the software and I was also was spending some time to create new pins. Its relatively simple but being new to the program I was struggling to get the look I wanted in a reasonable amount of time. Who has hours to create 1 pin… Oh Wait, Quarantine;)!

Well, I also have Easy Rollers to ship, Facebook to manage, cake pops to make/ photograph, home-school during this Covid-19 time, a million meals to cook for the 5 us (which means a sink full of dishes that never end)! So I needed a bit of a short cut here! What I found were 103 Canva Pinterest templates! These templates were designed by a Pinterest Super Star & have the look I was trying to create! But it was taking me FOREVER to do by myself!!

I am a DIY girl, but prioritizing my time in order to get through my workflow is essential! I mean, that is what the Easy Roller is all about! How else can you roll 500 balls in less than an hour? Without paying a few people to help you, anyway? These employee cost or if you are lucky, exploiting a friends kindness, gets old fast! That is how value is found in this “plastic, hand powered tool.” You will pay for the Easy Roller in a busy 8 hour day!

I feel the same about these Pinterest Templates I found! What took hours, now takes minutes! This give me more and ultimate adds to my bottom line! Far and away worth the $97 fee to have over 100 templates available to customize at a moments notice!

I would also like to share with you some progress photos. Who doesn’t love progress photos! You can see just how important it is to put some effort into the pin’s you are pinning!

OK, Here is where I started from. This was just February 15, 2020!

This is just shy of 3 months later, today May 11, 2020!

Just LOOK at those numbers!! That is crazy! Impressions from 27k to 210k!! Audience 21k to 161k and engagements from under 1,ooo to almost 6,000!! Incredible!! Take all my money right now!! And this is just the beginning! I have only really just started updating my pins!!!

I have a few more “in between” screenshots if you are curious. The growth from using these Templates have been nothing short of amazing, in my opinion!

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I hope you give these new Templates a try! I’d love to see your progress as well! You can send me a message on Facebook or Pinterest! I will see them there first:).  Also, don’t forget to check out my Easy Roller too! Because that’s how we keep these posts coming 🙂

April 16, 2020

Slutty Brownie Pops! Have you ever heard of Slutty Brownies? How about Cake Pops? Well this is the Cake Pop twist on this popular new desert trend.

Here is what you need:

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• Brownie Mix (eggs, water and oil)
• Oreo’s
• Butter
• Sugar
• Vanilla
• Brown Sugar
• Flour
• Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
• Salt
• White Candy Melts
• Cake Pop Sticks

I started with the brownie mix! Followed the directions on the box and within about 20 minutes I had Brownies!!

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While the brownies were cooling a bit I moved on to the No Bake Cookie dough recipe.

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OMG, This stuff is so good, its hard to stay out of it!! But I knew the payoff would be worth it;)!! So set this side for just a second!

Now for the OREOS!! Lets prep the Oreos so everything is ready to go! For this step I just put a few generous handfuls into the food processor to crumble them up!

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Now it was time to make the brownie dough! Don’t even worry about cleaning out any Oreo Crumbs! A few crumbs wont be noticeable here, so save the step! So Brownie dough… I make this just like I make cake dough. Just stick it into the food processor!

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This is how it happens! Just put it in and turn it on until it looks like the picture on the right :).

OK now we have all the pieces, its time to put them together!! Take Both the Brownie Dough and the No bake chocolate chip cookie dough…

I am going to squish these together, and spread it out into the frame here. The bottom half will be brownie and the top half, cookie dough. Just like this:

Hard to tell, but under that cookie dough is a layer of Brownie Dough 🙂

Next I use the Easy Roller to make a bunch of balls all at once! Here is how that works:

Remove the frame and place the dough onto the Easy Roller.

The lid is then used to cut the dough into “logs.” Remove “logs from Easy Roller.

Replace three of the “Logs” onto the Easy Roller. One at the bottom, one in the middle of the board, and one in-between the two!

Next with the lid covering all three “logs” slide back and forth 3-4 times swiftly and remove the lid!

Voila!! 21 at a time!!

Remove these little balls of deliciousness into a holding dish so you can roll out the rest with the Easy Roller!

Supplies for this next step: Lollipop Sticks, Candy Melts, Oreo Crumbs, and these amazingly delicious doughy rounds!

Melt the white chocolate candy melts in the microwave on defrost or 50% power in 30 second increments. Stirring each time. It will probably take 2-3 times into the microwave to melt.

Dip the lollipop sticks into the candy melts and then into the dough balls.

Then dip the entire ball into the candy melts and tap off any excess.

Next, immediately roll the pop into the crushed Oreos!

Place these either in a cake pop stand or on to wax paper (upside down) to set up! As soon as the outer shell hardens it is time to enjoy these little “Slutty Brownie Pops”

I hope you give these New Slutty Brownie Pops a try! I’d love to see them! You can send me a message on Facebook or Pinterest! I will see them there first:).  Also, don’t forget to check out my Easy Roller too! Because that’s how we keep these posts coming 🙂

April 3, 2017

I was asked to recreate this baseball wedding cake & to add some matching cake pops! I was sent this Pinterest Image:

From the Pinterest album: Peter & Renee’s Baseball & Bling Wedding   Lets take a look at how to do this Step by Step.

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December 8, 2016

These are adorable holiday string light cakepops and perfect for your next Holiday Party!

Have you ever used CakePlay Isomalt? You can use it to decorate all your cakes, cupcakes and cake pops! Because it is like a hard candy you can shape, pour or mold.  There are so many colors available and you can flavor them to your liking as well! All you need to do is microwave it until it melts down and gets all bubbly, wait for the bubbles to dissipate and then pour it into your favorite molds – like this one for holiday lights!! It also sets super fast! For these incredibility cute holiday string light cake pops I am using the Mini Light Bulb Mold! Check out this short video to see how easy!!

Wait! Did you see that cake pop roller;)!? The Mini Easy Roller is new and rolls 9 cake pop balls (..or cookies, and even meatballs) at a time!  Just think, its like having 9 of your friends helping you roll all your holiday balls;)!! There is also a larger version that rolls 21 at once! You can check both of these Easy Rollers out here!

Next you are going to say, but my cake pop mixture looks much different than yours!  How did you make that? Well, I make it the easiest way possible!! I bake a box cake, per the directions on the box and knead it down to a doughy consistency.  To do this really fast I just pop the baked cake – after it is cool to the touch – into the food processor and turn it on! Yep, just cake, no icing and turn it on!

Do you like the icing part? No worries!! The Easy Roller will work even better if you add the icing (just add it all at once to the processor)! All I am saying is you don’t need it to bind the cake into cake pop dough. The food processor will break down that cake for you in a matter of minutes.  If you don’t have a food processor, you don’t need to go out and buy one! Therefore, just knead the cake by hand!

Most importantly, when using the Easy Roller you’ll need to knead it just a little longer than you normally would if you were going to roll those cake balls by hand.  When you roll the cake balls by hand, you are basically kneading a smaller portion into the ball shape. When you use the Easy Roller it can only roll what you give it, it cannot knead at all. This is why we say knead it a bit more on the front end (until it looks like one giant cake ball) and save hours rolling!!

I hope you enjoyed making these Holiday String Light Cakepops, and if you would like to share them with me, I’d love to see them! Reply on Facebook or Pinterest! I will see them there 🙂  Dont forget to check out my Easy Roller too! It’s how we keep these posts coming to you 🙂

November 30, 2016

These “Floating” Snowflake Cake Pops were so easy and fun to make!

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