"Pushing" the Envelope

Here at KC Bakes, our goal is to create high-quality cake pop stands for bakers to use to decorate, display and transport their cake pops.  And while cake pops are our #1 market, we've been creating custom stands for quite a few other items lately!

One of our newest stand projects has been for Cake Push Pops... have you heard of these? They are these nifty plastic cylinders that are filled with layers of cake and frosting - check out these Patriotic Push Pops from Love from the Oven. They make great party favors and are a cool way to mix n' match brightly colored frosting with various flavors of cake. 

Given their unique shape, they can be tricky to display on counters or at parties... so check out this custom Skinny Mini Stand that we created for Go Cakes NYC!

This got me thinking... what else can our cake pop stands be used for other than cake pops?  I was so surprised by what I found, I created a new section on our website... Fun with Sticks!  Pie Pops, Pizza Pops & more?  Trust me, you don't want to miss this...

xoxo,
  Kim

Birthday, Barbecue & Boards

Some Labor Day weekends I've had have been relaxing, lazy and casual... not so much this year!  My weekend can be summed up in three words... birthday, barbecue & boards.  I mean come on, who doesn't love a good alliteration? :-) 

Birthday
On Saturday, hubby and I headed to my best friend's house for her hubby's birthday party.  I'll be honest, at first it was slightly awkward because there were so many groups of people there - his coworkers, Army buddies, family, friends and then friends of friends. We know most of their coworkers and family, but still, the party hadn't quite gelled yet and everyone seemed to be sticking to their own groups.  But then the food came out and everyone seemed to start to mingle and the party really got underway. One of the "friends of a friend" brought this Whipped Cream vodka - I was pleasantly surprised, it was really good. We mixed it with orange juice so it was like a nice lil' adult creamsicle!  (Pinnacle also has a Cake flavor, hmmm, may have to try that next time.)  Of course I madencake pops for the party dessert, and everyone loved them, which is always fun to see.

Barbecue
On Sunday, hubby and I headed west to Lancaster to visit my parents for a little family Labor Day barbecue.  Unfortunately, my brother and his fiance were out of town, so there was just a few of us, but it was still fun nonetheless.  Mom made her famous pulled pork, and they also had grilled vegetables as well as fresh and grilled peaches.  They went to a farmers market on Saturday and found these little baby eggplants - so cute, I had never even heard of them before!  (Confession: I didn't care for them personally, but everyone else seemed to like them.)

Boards
Today, Dad and I were down in the KC Bakes workshop and having fun with some chalkboard paint I picked up.  Check out our newest stand!
 

Create your own detailing...



... then it wipes clean with a damp rag!

I think these may become a big hit!   How was your holiday weekend?

xoxo,
  Kim

Mega Monsters

Our Mega Stands are here, and these monsters are big!  Given their size, I figured they needed some good intro-music to get everyone excited...

Ah, that song gets me pumped!  Can you guess what my favorite sport is?  I'm really really hoping the owners and players hug it out, because if there is an NFL strike, I will be one miserable Eagles fan come Fall.  But enough about that...

Here they are... our Mega Stands!  They measure 10" x 12" x 1.25" and hold fifty (50) pops! 

Just think of all of the money you will save on styrofoam... heck, money aside, think of the positive effect you'll have on the environment by no longer having to use styrofoam! 

What do you guys think?

xoxo,
  Kim