Cakewalk Desserts breaks new ground with their sweets! I’m sure I’m not the only
one who has never heard of pie pops, and founder/baker Andrea Smetona
wants to change that.
Founded
in 2010 just as a side hobby, Cakewalk Desserts has grown immensely and
has been featured in countless bridal magazines and blogs. These
adorable little pies on a stick add a touch not found by any other
pastry.
I was
sent a box overnight filled with 12 yummy pie pops, and their recently
released full color cookbook. When I opened the box I saw it had some
brown packing paper crumpled on top of the pops, which were lying loose
in the box.
Unfortunately, a few of the pie pops were crushed already, and more crumbled as soon as I took them out of their plastic.
That
could easily be a problem with local postal service delivery, so I wont
hold that against Cakewalk based on one delivery. However, I do think
the box was a little big for the amount, which left a lot of empty space
for moving around.
The
taste more than made up for it! There were 3 different varieties, four
of each one. I could visually tell that there was apple and cherry, but
there was star shaped pops that gave no indication of flavor. That was
the first one to try! I tasted some kind of berry like fruit, as well as
a crunch of walnuts. Using the cookbook I was able to determine that I
was eating Cranberry Walnut Crisp pie pops thanks to the glorious photos
and descriptions in the book.
I love
the presentation of the pops. Each one of them were individually wrapped
in cellophane with a colored ribbon around the stick.
The
Cranberry Walnut Crisp was really good! It was quite festive. The crust
was a little dryer than I would have liked, though. The apple was really
cute as well, and had a Christmas tree shape cut out of the center. The
crust was a little better than the Cranberry, but there was only a
small bite of apple filling. The cherry was by far the best! My husband,
daughter and I all were in agreement that this one was amazing. These
weren’t crumbling; the sticks stayed put through most of it and it had a
wonderful flavor and soft buttery crust.
I could really see these being a staple at wedding or barbeques.
The
other great thing included was Andrea’s cookbook, Easy As Pie Pops. It
is 175 full color pages. The book includes 5 sections; fresh and fruity
pie pops, sweet and sophisticated pie pops, scrumptious and savory pie
pops, cake pops, and tea time mini loafs. Before you get to any recipes,
there is a section introducing you to pie pops, telling you what tools
you need, and explaining the technique for both crust and filling.
I have
not had a chance to try out any of the recipes but I have taken to the
time to bookmark the ones I will try first! I am most looking forward to
the savory pops. How unique! I can only hope that these recipes will
come out as good as the ones she made.
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I tried some of the recipes in the book. I didnt get them to come out nearly as pretty, but they were super tasty!
ReplyDeleteThese are super fun! This sounds like a nice book to have. I know mine would not be as pretty as the ones in the pic.
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