Stork Baby Shower Cake Pops

Baby shower cake pops are always fun to make- there are tons of great designs and creative ideas out there. The last baby shower I did was for an "Under the Sea" theme so we went with fishbowls and Goldfish crackers for the fish. This time around, I stumbled upon the cutest stork candy decorations. The storks are made of royal icing and harden into a crunchy disc of sugar. I decided to experiment with piping my own decorations to save some money. And also because the parents-to-be did not want to know the sex of their baby so the super cute "boy" and "girl" pieces from Cupcake Swirl were out of the question.



It definitely wasn't the easiest thing to do and required almost a week to complete. I had to pipe the stork the first night, the bundles the second night, the beaks and eyes the third night and then had to wait for everything to dry completely (another 2-3 days) before I wrote on the bundles with an edible marker. My royal icing consistency was too thin so the pieces came out more fragile than I would have liked. Otherwise, it was well worth the effort and this royal icing technique is a great way to explore an alternative method to decorating cake pops.