Daring Baker #5 Cheesecake on a Stick
>> Sunday, April 27, 2008
This month's challenge is brought to you by Elle, Deborah and the letter P. P as in precious. As in just too, too precious. Oh and T, for tedious. Seriously. Now you guys know I dig cute food, but this was a bit much, even for me. Of course prior to actually making these things this would have been brought to you by the letters E and C. As in exciting and clever. But that was then.
They are kinda cute though aren't they? I had to decorate them with some buttercream. There was NO butter in this recipe! I know, I know!
This is what happened when I got bored with the buttercream. And when one fell off the stick. And into my mouth.
Did I mention how many of these things there were? We were supposed to make 2 ounce sized pops. I'm not sure if that's weight ounces or volume ounces but either way my big scoop made them way too freakin' big. They just popped right off the sticks. So these are a little smaller, about golf ball sized. And there are lots of them. Lots and lots and lots. And another full pan still in the fridge. Though as the boy reminded me, "having lots of cheesecake isn't really a bad thing". Smart boy that one. Taught him everything he knows.
Don't get me wrong, this isn't a bad recipe. I'm just not sure that taking a perfectly good cheese cake and mushing it into balls and impaling it on a stick and them covering it in chocolate really adds anything to the whole cheesecake eating experience. You have a cheesecake, you have a spoon. End of story, right?
I haven't looked at any of the other DB's creations, but past experience tells me there will be some mighty fine lookin' cheesecake pops out there. Check them out here at the Daring Bakers Blogroll.
80 comments:
I love the flower ones--very festive.
Your pops are too cute. I love the buttercream decorations. YUM!
Get outta town! Your pops are too adorable for words!
don't leave town until i get me some of those!!! They're great!!!
Love your vase of pops, very fun!
And I agree, the whole act of putting them on sticks was tedious and in the end it was just cheesecake, but look at how fun they are! It's really all about the presentation this month.
Mine were about golf ball sized too. I got exactly 50. That freaked me out!
OMG I love the little flowers so cute!! I'm with you however all I need for good cheesecake is a spoon!
I adore the ones with flowers piped on top - they are just gorgeous! (Though the chocolate drizzle ones are pretty good too.)
wow, so pretty. they are too pretty to eat!
Those are adorable. And that first picture is just awesome!
Mmmmmm...buttercream. Now there's an idea!
Wow! Talk about gettin' creative! Awesome job!
I agree with everyone - the buttercream flowers were stunning! So cute...and worth it for the yummy and impressive treat, don't you think?
i completely agree with you! Yeah they're yummy but I didn't think it added anything to the cheesecake experience. In fact, I like my cheesecake better with more graham cracker and less chocolate. Yours look really beautiful with the flowers.
Very cute!! Love the "flowers" in the vase. Perfect photo!
Your little pops are precious. Congratulations on making it through the entire batch. I got seven made and that was enough for me.
How absolutely adoreable to ice flowers onto pops!! Very nice & very different...that must have been a lot of extra! Good job!! (Yes, I'm glad too the ladybird didnt land up on mine as embellishment!! Phew!!) Cheers!!
Oh, how pretty! Your pops look gorgeous! Wonderful!
Cheers,
Rosa
I think i agree with you. We don't need the fuss with the decorations and the toppings, all we need is a spoon!! heehee =P -kk..beautiful flowers!!
One of the prettiest vases I've ever seen :)
Very original touch with the buttercream decor. A big bunch of those flowers would certainly make a really good gift for a cheesecake lover :)
awesome pops~
Oh my those are SO cute - well done :)
Rosie x
LOL, yes, perhaps the "piercing" was a bit over the top but as they say, "life imitates art" or in this case vice versa. Speaking of art, that first photo, of the 3 pops in a vase is really gorgeous. Great work!!
Too too cute! :)
Very cute idea! I still have half a cheesecake in the refer. I'll be dipping more tonight and giving them away. I've made alot, I mean alot of people happy!
Great idea! They look very cute!
oh your flowers are just so sweet!
The flowers are adorable! Love them!
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The little daisies certainly are cute!
I agree that they are perhaps a bit too cutesy, but I also have to say that I am enjoying having a nice supply of pops to snack on.
I love your idea of the buttercream frosting! I am giving my daughter-in-law a baby shower this summer and will use your idea for the pops using white chocolate. Thanks!
Do you have an extra spoon? Cause as cute as these were (and tasty), I'm with you, lets just dig in and enjoy!
I love the piping detail!
Heh, yeah, that's why I cut the recipe in half. I'd probably have gone a bit insane if I had do decorate an entire batch!
It was a bit labor intensive, so I think I'd reserve it for a special party or occasion. But they are just so cute! The flower ones are sooo cute!
The flower ones really are adorable. Are they in a vase in that first picture? It sort of looks like a 3 headed mushroom with flowers on the caps...very cute though!! So a weird mutated fungus but in a good way... :)
I agree with your assessment of th project 100%.
they are all beautiful and i esp love the brown on white/white on brown ones. great job!
Ooo, how cute! :D
absolutely - expected it to come out like ice cream - smooth and creamy and did I mention I expected it to be smooth? I was flabberghasted - - and while it said NOWHERE in the directions to roll it it my hands I just KNEW I had to if I wanted them to be cute. cute with a C. YOURS are A for Adorable...
I cheated with a few of them and didn't chocolate them (I don't care for it) and just rolled them in crushed graham crackers... YUM.
Sh
don't tell anyone though!
OMG love the flowers, I know I had a hard time using a perfectly good cheesecake this way, but gotta love food on a stick!
DANGGG.......... I don't even like cheesecake... and yummy!
Gorgeous pops! I love the buttercream flowers on top!
haha! You're hilarious about the 'cheesecake, spoon, end of story' part! :) Your pops turned out great - so cute!
They look gorgeous! Great idea using butter cream to decorate!
oh my gosh~ you are just way too freaking funny. I can't believe you said it out loud... you questioned a recipe's merits. Beware the Daring Baker backlash, heh. I have to say tho, the buttercream flowers would have made a great kid's birthday treat. I know my monkey would have totally digged that.
I love the little ones with the buttercream flowers on top. So cute! I think I need to take myself to the next level with the next challenge and make whatever we are baking more visually appealing.
I really like your blog, and those cheesecake pops are adorable.
So pretty!
I am loving the flowers!! They all look great though!
hi! Love the decorations, truly inspired! I totally agree with you about the whole concept of this recipe being really weird! Why in the world would you want to squash up a perfectly baked cheesecake and squeeze them into balls? =P but it was really fun to have an excuse to mash them up anyways! Wouldn't dream of doing it otherwise, haha
Thanks for stopping by... I cannot wait to check out your blog! I adore bento and cute food!
Your pops turned out so cute! Love the flowers. We made half batches and that was MUCH easier to manage. I am not sure what I would have done with more, ya know, besides eat them.
Your pops definitely deserve the P for precious!
That is something I have not seen anywhere!! Very creative, very cute :)
So pretty! I'm sure everyone else already said this, but the flower ones are so cute.
Your pops are really cute! I think you're right about them not needing the stick - how about bon bons?
these are adorable :)
Your piped flowers are a great way to decorate the pops! Great idea, and great job!
Piped flowers? Whoa!
They look great.
I love your flowers they are so pretty! Like how you made the pops smaller! I wish we had done that but I would have kept popping them in my mouth! Great job.
Such a great idea, piping little flowers onto the pops. They are so pretty.
the pops with the flowers are cute! great idea!
The flowers are great. Hmmm, I don't know, chocolate covered cheesecake is definitely a winner in my books!
I love your flowery pops! And I can agree with you about taking a perfectly good cheesecake and mushing it into a ball. I think I will make the cheesecake again and leave it intact.
These are beyond cute! I love the bouquet. Very exciting and clever, indeed. Libby
Great job with your decoration!
What beautiful "flowers". Very creative!
Yes, tedious is definitely a word I'd use to describe this. :) I still have 20 more pops in my freezer awaiting dipping, but I couldn't handle any more dipping. Yours are gorgeous and I think buttercream is a beautiful thing.
I love the flower ones and they look really yummy! Good idea about lying them down instead of sticking up...I didn't think of that.
The flowers are really cute. I agree, I'm not sure they needed to be made into pops, but I might make the cheesecake recipe again.
oh, goodness. These are so yummy!! Thanks for your comment on my blog...I am new here and I love the encouragement!! Such a great group! I love it. I cannot wait to make myself some more of these, forget sharing!!!
The lovely flower cheesecake pops are the standard I would like to get to. They are beautiful. Yes, mine bombed, but I think I'll try again, with half the quantities. I am pretty sure the problem was one lurking non-fat cheesecake block amongst the five; it made it watery.
Wonderful flowers with the buttercream . . . and your dark and white chocolate are wow!
Dropped off the stick and fell in your mouth ummm interesting. I really liked these as just the right serving size.
These ARE so cute :) You did a great job on making the pops. BTW I love the name of your blog.
gorgeous little (or big) pops! love the buttercream flowers on top!
Lovely flowers on the pops; I agree about leaving a cheesecake as is, personally, I prefer it that way. Thankfully, I halved the recipe and still had plenty too!
Love the buttercream flowers! Very cute pops, indeed :)
The flower ones are super cute. :)
Even though these were not your cup of tea (your slice of cheesecake?), you made them really cute. I've enjoyed seeing everyone's decorating ideas.
Precious and tedious... yeah, that about sums it up. Your floral take is also a for adorable.
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