Wine-themed Grape Cake Pops

After a short cake pop hiatus (my Babycake maker needed a break), we ramped up quickly for my roomie's wedding in Laguna Beach. Their "Wine and Hippos" wedding theme reflected two of her favorite things. These grape cake pops were the perfect accompaniment to the hippo-etched stemless wine glasses given away at the reception.



There are two iterations of this pop - the first, pictured at the top, consistents of fondant leaves and stems. While pretty, the time and work it takes is WAY beyond our capacity. Instead, we opted for a second method using green royal icing to pipe the vine and leaves (second picture) - prettier and a lot less time-consuming than the original fondant one. You can't skimp on the fondant grapes though - using any other method (royal icing, colored chocolate) just didn't look right to us. We rolled out colored fondant into triangles and then used a circular Wilton 4 tip to imprint the circular grape design. The grapes were then brushed with a mixture of water and glucose to produce the shiny finish. While we don't intend to ever recreate the grapes, it's always fun to get creative orders like this.

Congrats Alice and Justin!