Valentine Bear Hugs Cake Pops

Bear hugs are welcome any time - no reasons needed. 

 Although Valentine's Day does inspire hugs to come in different forms. 

Like in the form of a vanilla bean . . .

pink swirled cake pop.

With a royal icing bear on top . . .

 hugging a sweet icing heart . . .

and sharing the love with a bunch of friends!

Now that's a cake pop we can all embrace!

 These two would be perfect for my twin nephews.

I made the cake using a French Vanilla cake mix and adding vanilla beans to the batter.  Easy and full of flavor.

 For the pink swirled effect . . .

 Just dip a toothpick into hot pink gel food color . . .

And gently knead into the cake ball.

Your hands fingers and palms will turn hot pink for a few hours . . .

 but hey, it's all in good fun!

Have a coffee cup filled 1/4 of the way up with the sparkling sugar sprinkles.

After you dip the cake balls into the candy coating, give them a dip in the sparkling sugar.

 Add your Wilton royal icing bears on top and let it set up.

Wrap these up in a treat bag and give someone a big Valentine Bear Hug . . . 

. . . cake pop style. 

 

Happy Baking and Making!