I have a birthday cake that I have to deliver tomorrow (actual party is on Friday). It's a 2 tiered cake (6 in and 10 in rounds). The birthday girl wants "lollipops" sticking out of the cake that say Happy Birthday. I made sugar cookies with sticks coming out to look like lollipops. I wanted to decorate them with fondant to make them look more like candy. I'm afraid that will be too heavy though. I'm just not sure they will hold up for 2 days. Does anyone have any suggestions for what I can do to make "lollipops?"

I've made them out of MMF on sticks. You can probably use gum paste too.
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I forgot to add one other thing. She wants them to be edible. I know fondant is edible, but I doubt she'll want to eat it.

Do they have to be edible? You could just use real lollipops or cover styrofoam. If you want to use the cookie pops, just put them on at the last minute after the cake is delivered.

I made a flowerpot cake a few years ago and used cookie flowers to fill it. I don't remember having to reinforce the sticks, but if you're worried about it, here's what I'd try: If you have skewers, you could use them to brace your cookies. Use white chocolate to adhere the skewer to the back of the cookie. The skewer is also long enough to go into the board of the 6" cake and help hold the weight.

what about decorating your cookies with toba's glace or RI? they dry with a hard shiny finish but aren't as heavy as fondant. i would also suggest not adding them to the cake until after delivery.

Or what about just chocolate or candy melts ( I know you can buy the lolli sticks and molds right by them at the stores)- that would taste good!

Can you make the lollipops, but wait to put them in the cake until you deliver it? That would work as long as you think they'll hold up for a t least a few hours until the cake is served.

Could you put them into drinking straws that have already been placed into the cake. You could place the straws, show the customer how to assemble them when you arrive, and let the customer finish assemble before the party. if the cookies arn't hugh, it should work fine. HTH

Can the mom put them in?

Lu

lainalee's suggestion is perfect. If the straws are thicker than the stick, just fill the straw w/b'cream to hold the stick.

Have you seen this cake? Maybe you could just lie them on the cake instead...

edited to add: This cake was made by Cakes By Ashley, from flickr

Check this out... these were made from fondant.

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OK why can't you just buy, or make big lollipops, and write happy birthday on them.

Mike

Thanks for your help, everyone! I've attached a pic of the cake (minus the final decorations on top to cover the holes - oops!).

That's adorable! Great work!

Did you end up putting the straws in the cake?

I'll bet the birthday girl loved it

It came out sooo cute!!

It came out sooo cute!!

It came out sooo cute!!

It came out sooo cute!!

Yes, I did end up using the straws. Stellar idea!!!