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100

Today is my 100th post! I know I’ve been slacking for the past few weeks, but its been (as usual) crazy busy for us. We have so many exciting things going on right now with the business that blogging has been on the back burner. I’ll be back on the blogwagon soon, as the South Florida wedding season is almost at an end.

Anyway, this Daring Baker challenge, Cheesecake Pops, was so much fun to make. It was hosted by Deborah from Taste and Tell and Elle of Feeding My Enthusiasms, and you can find the recipe at either of their blogs. It really turned out fabulously… creamy dreamy cheesecake enrobed with chocolate… on a stick! It just doesn’t get any better than that! I had really only one minor issue with the recipe… the cheesecake was very soft. I followed the recipe, and actually baked it about 20-30 minutes longer than it called for. We were supposed to scoop it into balls, but it just didn’t work for me. Then I started to think about enrobing the misshapen balls with chocolate and had an awful image of poop on a stick. :P


So instead of scooping, I had to deviate a bit and scraped the baked cheesecake mixture into molds. For the triangle shapes, I had a flexible triangular ice cube tray which was the perfect size. I planned the square ones ahead of time, and baked some of the batter in a small loaf pan and then cut with a large knife when they were frozen solid. I was bummed when I could not find lollipop sticks at my local grocery store until I found these really cool multi-colored stirrers instead. In the wise words of Borat… Great Success!

I flavored the cheesecake with vanilla bean paste and almond extract, and used both dark and white chocolate for dipping. At the last minute, I remembered I had some red food coloring paste that I added to the white chocolate to make a nice pale pink. Finely ground piscachios finished off the Cheesecake Pops. I’m looking forward to next month’s Daring Baker Challenge!

64 Critiques to “100” ... Read them below and/or add one!
  1. amy Jurist says:

    Just beautiful. the stick idea is brilliant. i’m so stealing this for my next catering job! thanks! :)

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  2. JoEllen says:

    I also made these pops last year. I decided not to put a crust on the cheese cake. (I used my own cheese cake recipe) I use parchment paper instead because I decided the best way to make the pops was with a pastry bag. They came out nice and round and easy to dip in the different chocolates.

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    Sharon Hillman on March 21st, 2011 at 11:59 am

    Would you mind sharing your cheese cake recipe with me? Also, can you give me more instructions on how you used the pastry bag? Oops, another question — do you have any ideas on how to display the pops? I volunteered to make the pops for my friend’s wedding. Thank you!!

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  3. Dolores says:

    Your pops are some of the most elegant interpretations of this month’s theme I’ve seen yet. Great job… I LOVE the idea of using a silicon ice cube tray to create the triangles. And the stir-sticks add a pop of festive color to the mix.

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  4. whaow ! a huge success for fantastic pops ! congratulations :)

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  5. Ivonne says:

    Gorgeous! And congratulations on your 100th post!

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  6. Texana says:

    Happy 100th Post. Your pops look spectacular–love those metallic sticks!

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  7. Heather says:

    I love your shapes! They look so good!

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  8. ashley says:

    as usual… simply beautiful! :-)

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  9. Christina says:

    One word: perfection!

    Congrats on 100 posts!

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  10. edamame says:

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  11. melissa says:

    congratulations on 100! and thank you for being an inspiration and for introducing me to new things (especially the osso buco fantasticness).

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  12. Happy 100th post! Your photos are certainly worthy of a grand occasion. Gorgeous lollies!

    Reply to Dana McCauley

  13. Aaron Kautz says:

    …..oppps meant to say “when are we gonna take over the WORLD!”

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  14. Aaron Kautz says:

    I love the different shapes Candace! When are we gonna take over the word? :)

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  15. Luki says:

    WOW! yours are so gorgeous they put mine to shame!

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  16. Sandicita says:

    I am super-impressed. The shapes and the dipping are beautiful. Looks totally professional. Nice job!

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  17. JennyBakes says:

    The multiple shapes really add elegance to this dish (much better than my turd-balls, hehe).

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  18. katrina says:

    Those are lovely! I love the geometric shapes!

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  19. Congratulations!
    The pops look fabulous, too.

    Reply to Patricia Scarpin

  20. Namratha says:

    Wow, yours are so perfectly done, bravo!!

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  21. Sheltie Girl says:

    Your pops are very elegant and beautiful. Wonderful job!

    Natalie @ Gluten A Go Go

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  22. These are so cool – very stylish! I like the idea of using molds. I want to pick some up myself to help with plating. Great job as always!

    Reply to TaratheFoodie

  23. Renee says:

    Wow, your pops look wonderful! I love the shapes. They are so elegant!

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  24. Jen Yu says:

    I’m so glad the balls didn’t work out for ya because what you ended up making is far far more gorgeous! They are beautiful!!! I love how you got those pretty colored sticks too. I am visually in love with those pops!

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  25. Tracy says:

    Putting the cheesecake in molds was a great idea! Yours look great. Love that last picture in the curvy plate.

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  26. Molding the cheesecake was brilliant. I could not get mine round. impressive pictures.

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  27. Barbara says:

    Your pictures as well as your pops are amazing! One of my favorites so for of all the cheesecake pops I’ve seen.

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  28. Michelle says:

    I just love the shapes! Beautiful!

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  29. Wow, they turned out great! Love the different shapes you did!

    Reply to My Sweet & Saucy

  30. veron says:

    This is so classy! I love the pictures , they are so well composed!

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  31. farida says:

    Wow, your pops look perfect! Compared to my sloppy poor little things:)) Great decorations. And your pictures are great (kudos to your talented photographer!) I need one too!:))

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  32. Kaykat says:

    Woooo! Congratulations on #100! This is the perfectly festive recipe to mark the occasion :)

    I love those shapes and the toppings!

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  33. Chez US says:

    I love the different shapes – they look like adorable little truffles!

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  34. Susan says:

    Beautiful elegant pops and fantastic photos! The ice cube trays were a great idea. Congratulations on #100!

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  35. maria~ says:

    Simply beautiful! I also had the problem of the cheesecake being too soft. I love that you dipped them in different chocolate and nuts! I can’t believe I didn’t think of chopped nuts and I love love love nuts :)

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  36. Tarah says:

    Those are beautiful!!

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  37. Kim says:

    stunning! Great shapes and images.

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  38. Amber says:

    Congratulations on your 100th post. Your cheesecake pops look absolutely wonderful. :)

    Reply to Amber

  39. Those are fancy, and beautiful! Excellent job!

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  40. Bumblebutton says:

    Love the geometrics, and the artful dark/light chocolate. Beautiful job!

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  41. Rolanda (mom) says:

    Congrats on 100 posts!Your cheesecake are beautiful !I missed your blog …

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  42. Rosa says:

    Ooooohhhh, they look gorgeous! Very pretty and delicate! Great job!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  43. Mandy says:

    nice substitute for the sticks. Your cheesecake pops are beautiful.

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  44. Katie B. says:

    Congrats on 100 posts!! Your pops are dainty and adorable! I love that you moved the cheesecake to ice cube trays – very creative!

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  45. TERESA says:

    Beautiful, The color is a very good idea¡¡¡¡¡
    Nicely¡¡¡¡

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  46. Tartelette says:

    Obviously, no post of mine is complete without a typo…arghh!

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  47. Tartelette says:

    Beautifully executed and photographed! You two are one talented couple! Happt 100th post!

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  48. Phoebe says:

    *gawks* I am seriously f-l-o-o-r-e-d! Your pops are perfect!

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  49. Bakerette says:

    wow! these are amazing. So elegant and sophisticated! I totally understand why you used the flexible ice-cube trays, my exact idea ;)

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  50. laurie says:

    As I was waiting for the page to download, the first thing I saw was the brilliance of blue in the stirrer and the pistachio against the chocolate. Stunning was my first thought! As the full page finally revealed the rest of your post..I was impressed with the elegance of your display..great Job!!

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  51. Mrs Ergül says:

    you did a really neat job with the coating! the photography too! you two are a brilliant match :)

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  52. Tanya says:

    These are beautiful and so professional looking. Amazing job!

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  53. HoneyB says:

    Vanilla Bean Paste and Almond flavoring – How YUM! Great idea on how to shape your pops!

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  54. Gabi says:

    I love your shapes and decoration- your pops are gorgeous!

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  55. hornedfroggy says:

    Love your pics – the pops look delicious!! :)

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  56. Lisa says:

    Very elegant looking balls :)

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  57. Jerry says:

    Lovely! Love that you mixed them!

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  58. Rebecca says:

    I’m jealous. Yours look so nice!

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  59. Deborah says:

    They are absolutely gorgeous! And yay for 100 posts!!

    Reply to Deborah

  60. peabody says:

    A lovely job on dipping your pops…the two tone is nice.

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  61. Aran says:

    Beautiful work and beautiful photos once again.. you are so lucky to have a photographer at your command!

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