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{Bakerellas Cake Pops Set, $19.99}

A long, long time ago, in 2008, I stumbled awkwardly upon a blog that introduced me to cake pops. Icing and cake rolled together in the shape of a cupcake and dunked in chocolate and various colored candy melts and served on a stick??? My life would never be the same. I would check this blog religiously to see what this magic blogger lady would whip up next: butterscotch cake; pumpkin pie bites; strawberry Oreo panda cupcakes!!! I just couldnt get enough. By this time, I already had a healthy obsession with cupcakes, but I knew far less about baking them. Id like to think that blog had a lot to do with initiating my interest in learning to bake them on my own, even if she does end up using boxed cake mix from time to time, but Ill let that one slide. This time.

That blog (in case you havent picked up on it) was Bakerella. I know its nearly impossible to have an original idea anymore, but dammit, I would fight to the death to uphold the legacy of Bakerella having single-handedly invented cake pops, because Im pretty sure she did. I mean, she literally wrote the book on it. Its because of her that you can know buy lollipop sticks at Safeway! Back in 2008, though, it was a different story. Bakerella had to get her supplies from specialty baking supply stores, and in some cases, just figure shit out on her own. 

But just as weve done since the dawn of time, weve taken something beautiful, pure, artistic, and devoid of commercialism, and molested it beyond recognition for the purpose of mass production. What Im saying is, Bakerella sold out and now has a Cake Pop set, hitting a Toys R Us near you in September.

Bygones, you guys. I actually think this is totally effing brilliant and cant wait to get my grubby hands on one of these sets, that is ironically being marketed as a toy for kids despite the fact that many adults I know can barely manage to make cake pops on their own, let alone kids with their underdeveloped frontal lobed brains. But whatever.

The set comes with a nesting plate for the pops to hang out while the candy shell hardens, various molds (including the coveted cupcake shape), a few bowls, and a cake grater. Its pretty much the best thing since sliced bread, and despite the fact that the set doesnt hit shelves for a couple more weeks, so many of you were intrigued by the cake pops I made for the book club a couple weekends ago (a commenter even left my a link to this set--even though Id already seen it--sometimes Im a hipster, and yes, I hate myself for it), that Ive decided to make this my Friday Fun Find of the week!