Those who follow via Twitter will have seen me post this, but I wanted to post it again here because it’s quite fun. I’m also a bit behind in some puppetry news: that recently Sesame Street celebrated its 40th birthday, and naturally there have been celebrations all over the place. They were even featured as logos for Google several days in a row. So in the spirit of celebration came a really cool post about turning "cake pops" into characters from Sesame Street.

What’s a cake pop you’re asking? Well, basically it’s cake on a lollipop stick. But it’s even better than that - trust me, I’ve tried them. The cake is made moist with melted icing mixed in, and so it stays firm on the stick. You can use any cake recipe, but the one I tried was chocolate. You push a stick into the ball of cake - a small ball - and then decorate with icing, sprinkles, or whatever else. 

If you’re not familiar with cake pops, you can learn all about them at Bakerella, where free tutorials (and awesome photos) can be found on a variety of styles, from holiday to birthdays and with different flavours and decorations. Including, of course, making your very own Big Bird, Oscar, Elmo, and Cookie Monster. (My favourites are Big Bird, for its sugar-crystal ‘feathering’, and Oscar. Cookie Monster and Elmo appear a little weird, but hey, it is cake)

My sister turned me on to this site, even though I’m not into food blogs, but honestly, Bakerella does some of the coolest bite sized food ever. And now that I’ve had a taste, I know these will be on my "to make" list for any party or celebration. Plus, they are just so much fun to make, especially with other people helping you, which fits right in with the puppetry temperament. I’m very tempted to make a batch of these for afternoon tea at my classes next year; how cool would they be for sale at interval at shows, festivals, or street theatre?

… On a slightly related note, my sister has begun a food blog of her own, which features places she’s been to in Melbourne and some reviews/pics. She just started it a few days ago, so check it out. It’s called the Buttonwood Tree, apparently because it’s a type of fig, and she likes figs… Sigh, I’m sure it makes sense to her 

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