Apple Pop!

Is it a Granny Smith on a huge stick? Nope. Is it an un-candied candy/toffee apple? Nope...because that would just be a Granny Smith on a big stick...(for those of you not familiar with what a 'Granny Smith' is, rest assured I am not referring to the act of seeking out Granny's with the second name 'Smith' and sticking said 'Granny Smith' elderly ladies on a Giant pointed stick, such acts are now frowned upon. I am in fact referring to the classic Granny Smith apple! So don't think I've taken to Granny smith hunting and spearing please, those days are behind me...

Anyway! Enough of the rambling if you've read this far and are not reporting me to the police. I have created the Apple Pop! An ingenious Cake Pop that resembles that of an apple! The tasty way to get your 5 a day!

Created using a stick, cake, buttercream, fondant and a chocolate sprinkle!

Cake as far as the eye can see...

I done a fair! I had me my little cupcake stall at my local fair and I baked a ton of cakes; over 200 to be precise...i think. 1 day solid cake baking, 1 day and night solid icing (who knew swirling buttercream on to cakes could take so long?!) Admittedly, I did bake way too many cakes after my optimistic estimation of how many people would be lured to my cakes like moths to flames. Unfortunatley everyone these days is 'watching their figure' despite my cries of 'they're low calorie!' and 'you only live once so eat as much cake as you can, when you can'.

However! Do not despair dear cake lovers, my little children/cakes did not end up in cakey heaven (the bin) I held my head high and marched off to some car boot sales to send my left overs to other homes and also pitched up down by the river to lure runners and children to my cakes for where children run to cakes, parents follow with lots of money to spend on cake :D That's why I love children. (Except for when they shout 'CAKE!' and proceed to plunge their little fists into my perfect buttercream swirls...at which point I smile sweetly and pray the mother is decent enough to pay for the injured cake, I don't have the goolies to demand payment upon enthusiastic child's actions, I just hand the bruised cake to my cake depository (my dad) where it vanishes in seconds to go to a better place. (I'll leave the image of what that 'better place' might be up to you...)

SO! 'PICTURES!!!' I hear you cry! Well, I was so swamped with all that is cake this weekend that I must admit I didn't take many of the cakes actually being sold, but I do have a couple of 'in the making shots' for your enjoyment, so enjoy...

Dark chocolate melting into butter for my delicious brownies.

And I don't know what's wrong with me readers, but I didn't lick the spoon...

I think something's wrong with me.

Tudaaah! The cakes of my labours!

Blood sweat and tears went into making them (not literally, although...I'm thinking there could be an interesting flavour sensation in that...shall report back when I've drunk enough to think making cakes using my own blood, sweat and tears would be a fantastic idea)

They're Croissants, honest...

Ok, as usual, things are not as they should be, and quite rightly so! Who says croissants have to look how they've always looked?! Time for a lil' change in the croissant world...

So, without further ado, I present to you...Chocolate Croissant Sticks! Ok granted, they don't sound as glamorous as an old school 'Croissant', and if you really want me to french things up a lil' I'll translate my creation to 'Croissant Batons' (don't judge me if my french is wrong, I've only been twice, and even then I just spoke English but loudly...) but lets face it, 'Croissant Batons' sounds more violent than delicious...

So enjoy my Croissant Sticks! Milk Chocolate encased in a length of buttery Puff Pastry for that light, buttery crisp pastry we all know and love as The Croissant...but in my twisted, chocolate style :D