Aren't they ADORABLE? Okay, they look very similar to the Derangedeers I made for Christmas, but are a little less crazy in the eyes.
These were made using Bakerella's cake pop recipe. Notice that these aren't pops. They started out as pops but were too heavy. The chocolate started cracking under the pressure. Here's a basic materials list and rundown on the assembly once you've reached the ball rolling phase:
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Chocolate Melts
Brown M&M's or Reese's Pieces (paws and cut in half for ears)
Pearl Mints (eyes) (I don't know what these are actually called but they were in the wedding supply aisle of Wal-Mart
Strawberry Daiquiri Jelly Belly's (cut in half for noses)
Candy Hearts
Edible Ink Pen
1. Roll cake/frosting mixture into two sizes of balls, one for the head and one for the body. Use your thumb to make an indent in the tops of the bigger ones.
2. Place balls on wax paper covered pan and freeze for 30 minutes to an hour to firm them up.
3. Melt some chocolate (I used chocolate melts of the bulk candy variety mixed with some melted butter) Take cake out of freezer. Push lollipop stick all the way through a bigger ball making sure the indentation is on top.
4. Spoon a little melted chocolate into the indentation and push a smaller ball on top. Don't push the stick all the way through the head. Move the body ball up if you need to. The chocolate should dry pretty fast but you can put them in the fridge or freezer for a minute to speed it up. This should bond the body and head together pretty well.
5. Once the body and head are secure, roll them in some melted chocolate until they are fully coated. Turn bear to let excess drip off.
6. You can attach the eyes, ears, noses, heart and feet before they dry if you're super quick, but I did if after each bear dried using a dab of melted chocolate to attach them.
7. This is where you'll notice your bears might be cracking. If this happens, or you want to avoid it happening, remove the sticks in a twisting motion as not to crack the chocolate.
I feel like I'm forgetting to mention something, but this will at least give you an idea of what to do if that's the case.
