Bella Bowl V is over now… Bella was a good hostess, as usual. By the end of the night, she was rather exhausted from all of her hostessing duties:
Anyway, the party was a success… lots of good friends and good food. In addition to the usual football fare like buffalo chicken dip and white chicken chili, we offered quite the dessert selection. Nostalgia ruled the day – the Rice Krispie treats were a big hit, as were the butterscotch haystacks. (My friend’s mom used to make these and I loved them! If you’ve never had them, I recommend giving them a try.)
I also ordered cupcakes from Hey Love. They were both adorable and delicious! (In addition to yummy sweets, she also provides a host of other design and party services – go visit and say hi! She even has a puppy connection – her pup Nico came from the same rescue group as Bella – that means they’re related, right?)
Not only did Michelle from Hey Love deliver some fantastic cupcakes, she was also kind enough to come over the night before the big game for a cake pop date! We took inspiration from Bakerella and made football cake pops. Unfortunately, while taking the (not yet coated) pops out of the freezer, I managed to drop half of them on the floor. Luckily there was no puppy nearby to sneak a chocolate treat!
Anyway, below you can see the finished product… they’re not the prettiest, but they were delicious. I found these tougher to make than the basic pops I made last year. Oh well, practice makes perfect, right?
What did you guys do for Super Puppy Bowl weekend?
Boy, that's some spread of food you've got there. I think the cake pops look delicious! We just hung out at the house and watched the game. My plans for Super Bowl Sunday fell through, but I definitely enjoyed being home for it…I'm a bit of a homebody anyway.
Elyse (and Riley)
That food looks really yummy, and now I'm hungry for something sweet! I've never heard of butterscotch haystacks, so I have no idea how to make them. I'm sure my good friend Mr. Google will help me out, though.
Wow, you're making me hungry! Very creative food display. Bet it was a crowd pleaser!
Pat
http://www.critteralley.blogspot.com
I had so much fun making the pops with you! I'm glad you guys had fun and what a beautiful spread 🙂 xoxo
What a delicious spread of goodies to eat!! It sounds like you had lots of fun this past weekend! Lots of love, Holly and mom
No wonder Bella is exhausted, look at that spread! I've tried to make Bakerella's pops, so I know those things are not easy to make!
Heehee! Look at those cupcakes! We have silly mommas!
Licks,
Ruthie
You gots me all in a quiver…those recipes look like they need to be tried…chili especially! The sweets look pretty fancy yet easy to make…cool! Tks!
WOW wish we were at your house.. Those treats look fantastic!! Glad you all had a great time.
What a great party! You really pulled out the stops!
Look at all those treats! I have become obsessed with baking and cupcakes in particular. Even started a blog about it 🙂
http://whatcupcake.blogspot.com
I have yet to try cake pops, but I definitely plan on it!
Question about the butterscotch haystacks. I checked out the recipe and it calls for one CAN of noodles. Does this mean that the noodles are cooked or that they are just soft and pliable?
I wish I could share the food with all of you through the computer screen!
Michelle – I couldn't have done it without you. Your cupcakes were delicious and having company to help with the cake pops was the best!
Stacy and Ellie – I didn't know you had a baking blog! I'm headed that way… 🙂
Karen – It's actually a can of crispy chow mein noodles. They don't need to be cooked and they aren't soft – so it's super easy! I use La Choy: http://www.lachoy.com/products/noodles.jsp
your party looked just fabulous! Those cupcakes and the football pops are making my mouth water!
I want to come next year! (hint, hint!!)
Cake Pops look fantastic! Congrats on a good job to you and and Bella! Really fancy the Butterscotch Haystacks, yum 🙂
Love the football cake pops! All the desserts sound yummy and look good. I'm afraid that we have nothing interesting to report about our weekend – we usually take advantage of everyone else watching the game to go out and have fun in the less-crowded-than-usual world!
Wow Bella, no wonder you're tired, look at all those goodies you had to keep track of! Naps, plenty of naps, you've earned them!!!
Ok – that's it…Next year I want an invite!! That spread looks awesome. I could make a football pop fumble joke here, but you'd see it coming from a mile away 😉
I'd be snoozing, too if I'd gone all out. We had a quiet night here – I'm really the only one interested in "foozeball" so I watched with the girls – they're the snuggle and snooze kind of fans 🙂
Amazing photos. And all making me very hungry! Hahah. Give us a woof and I'll give Bella a special discount for her all-natural pet needs at http://www.naturalk9supplies.com/