Craving cake pops, but can't find lollipop sticks? Want some edible glitter for the perfect Fairy Princess Birthday Cake? Friends, the internet is a wonderful place, indeed! Here's where to find every kind of candy-making, cupcake-decorating, or cake-topping item you could wish for.
It's really probably better that all these stores are online. Our virtual shopping carts get full enough whenever we visit the sites - we can't imagine what our real shopping cart would look like if we had a whole store to browse through!
• Leeners - A good source for basic supplies like lollipop molds and cellophane candy wrappers. They also sell lots of kits to get you started (like homemade bubblegum)!
• Cake Art - This is Bakerella's very favorite source for all her cake pop supplies, and we can see why! You can find literally everything here, from food-safe markers for drawing on fondant to mulit-colored candy melts. This is also a great place to find special candy-making tools like dipping forks, molds, pastry bags.
• Bake It Pretty - Here's where we go to get inspired. Everything they have here is adorable, colorful, and perfect. We love their quirky cake-toppers (a tiny can of Pabst?!) and colorful cupcake liners.
Are there any decorating supplies you've had trouble finding? Or excellent finds that you've come across?
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Ha! At a glance, those are some phallic little castles
What month at TheKitchn is erotic baking month?
Second on those little castles.... setting off some very dirty thoughts in MY mind. Erotic baking month! Ha!
thebakerskitchen.net
Great for most cake/cookie/cupcake type supplies. Cheap prices and fast shipping.
sugarcraft.com
Where lots of pros shop. Good for hard to find fondant, chocolate, decorating tools. TONS of gumpaste supplies. Pricier but lots of hard to find stuff.
countrykitchensa.com
Great all around decorating site with lots of good ideas to build from. They sell a lot of candy supplies as well.
For cupcakes supplies, Bake it Pretty is the best. They rock.
As for hard to find stuff, the hardest was those small silver or gold super shiny non-pareils. Turns out, they're illegal in a ton of states (not so much illegal as many states just don't allow them to be sold since the metal coating is thought to be linked to cancer) I think Bakers Kitchen had them.
When I have made cake pops I just used skewers instead of the sucker sticks. I use the pointed end to stick into foam core, or a pizza box to dry. I like the wood look as a different option on the cake pops.
Haha I wondered if I was the only one who thought 'hmmm!'.
Haha glad I'm not the only one who's slightly pervy. Pink turrets, really? : P