Hello and welcome to Cupcake Addiction’s Giraffe
Cakepop Tutorial where I’ll be showing you how to make this gorgeous little giraffe cakepop.
Tools and equipment that we will be using today:
I have some scissors. I have 2 paintbrushes.
I have a lollipop stick. I have 2 there. A couple of toothpicks.
I’ve got my pre-rolled cakepop ball, ready to go. Now if you don’t have a great recipe
for getting your cakepop balls to this stage, we do have a good tutorial on our channel
and I will leave a link to that in the description box below.
I’ve got some melted yellow chocolate. I’ve got some melted orange chocolate. You
can either tint a little bit of white chocolate with some powdered color or color paste or
you can use candy melts. I’ve got some mini marshmallows, a little
baking mallows, and I’ve got those ones in pink.
A pretzel stick. Some black, just food color.
And some orange M&Ms. Let’s get started.
Now the first thing we want to do is prepare our giraffe’s ears. So we’re going to take
those scissors and one of those little marshmallows. And you want to cut it across on a diagonal.
So when you cut it across, you’re going to get these 2 great little ear shapes. And these
little inside bits are going to make the actual inside pink of the ears. You want to do this
first so they got a good time to dry. So I’m going to hold it by the flat side which is
going to be the bottom. And I’m going to dip it into that yellow chocolate. And I’m just
going to dip it so that the yellow comes all the way around the front to that nice little
pink. So you should have something that looks like that. Place it face down on the table
and that can dry while we make the rest of our giraffe.
Alright, while our ears are sitting there, I’ve got my cakepop ball. Now this is not
as firm. This one here has been pre-shaped and refrigerated just for the speed of the
tutorial. So you want your ball just in a nice ball shape as it was. And we’re going
to just… From the ball, we’re just going to rock it in the palm just a little bit.
Now with the giraffe, you don’t want his nose too pointy so just make sure that it’s quite
a fat nose. And we’re really just shaping this into a bit of a big strawberry shape.
You can see there. That’s going to be your giraffe’s head.
So as I mentioned, I’ve refrigerated this one. You should pop that one into the fridge
for about 15 minutes so it’s really firm before we start decorating and dipping.
Now with your giraffe head, you want to take that pretzel stick and I’m just going to snap
off about that much, so about a centimeter and a half in our measurements. And it doesn’t
matter if they’re not perfectly even. Dip the bottom of those pretzel sticks into a
little bit of that melted yellow chocolate and we’re just going to push them into that
cakepop ball. In about the middle of the head is great. And if you do notice, you can see
there just a little crack in the cakepop. If you do notice anything like that appearing
whenever you put something into your cakepop balls just round that chocolate down just
to seal it up because that will actually lead to cracking into your cakepop once it’s finished
if you’re not careful. So if you see any little cracks appearing just blend that chocolate
in. And that one can sit waiting for our stick. Now with the stick, we could just do the giraffe’s
head here. But at My Cupcake Addiction, we do like to go a little bit over the top. So
I’m going to take the whole stick and I’m just going to dip it right into that ball.
So it’s quite a deep bowl. This is going to form our giraffe’s neck. So you can see there,
we’ve actually come quite a ways down the stick.
Now, taking your giraffe’s head, we’re going to insert our candy stick or our lollipop
stick into the bottom of his head about a centimeter of the way — like so. And if you
do find that your chocolate [bunge] is up, just take a toothpick and just push down the
sticks. So you’re really just evening it out. And don’t worry if this is not incredibly
neat because we’re going to be putting spots and M&Ms and [stuff] all over it so you’re
not going to notice if it’s not absolutely perfect. Once you’re happy with the length
of your giraffe’s neck, you can just run your finger around the bottom and wipe off any
excess. Now, while that’s drying, so we’re allowing
our seal to set in the bottom of the giraffe’s head, you want to take your M&Ms. And this
does require a little bit of balancing and just balance them on the back of the neck
here. So don’t go all the way up to the base of the giraffe’s head because you do want
to leave a little bit of room for when we actually dip his head into the yellow chocolate,
and holding him like so. We’re just going to balance those M&Ms. And you will have to
hold them on there for a couple of minutes just until that chocolate starts to set and
then you’ll know they’re safe and they’re going to stay in place.
Alright, so my giraffe’s completely set. I actually ended up putting him in the freezer
for a few minutes just to make sure this is really set because we’re going to be tapping
off any excess chocolate. You don’t want any of those mini M&Ms to fall off.
So you want to take your giraffe. Just be mindful of how long his little horns are going
to be. So you do need to make sure you got a nice deep container. And we’re just going
to dip him. Just be careful when you’re meeting that chocolate up, that you don’t go over
those orange M&Ms. So give him a nice good coating.
And we’ve lost a horn. That may happen. If it does, all is not lost. We’ve got a spare.
So I’m just going to continue tapping off that chocolate. Make sure that you’re turning
him front to back, front to back. I’m going to dip this second horn into some
of that melted chocolate. And I’m just going to stick it into that hole. Now while that
one’s still quite wet, we’re going to just dip that side to give it a nice coating. Alright,
all is not lost. So just keep on tapping across. Make sure that you’ve got a nice even coating.
Alright, now if you do have any chocolate that’s come around under his chin against
his neck, just run your finger around. Just make sure that you’re evening it up. And if
you do have a little bit of a messy nose, don’t worry about that. We’re going to be
coloring that in anyway. So taking your mini M&Ms again, you want to just continue his
little, I guess his little mane, his M&M mane, up the back of his head. And you do want to
do this while the chocolate is still wet. Alright, so you should have something that
looks like this. He’s got his little M&M mane on, he’s got his little horns in.
Now taking your little ears, they should be pretty well set by now. And you should have
something that looks like this. So you’ve got the yellow on the outside and the pink
on the inside. And if you can, while that chocolate is still wet, just attach them.
If you can’t, if your chocolate has already started to dry, just put a little bit of dab
of that melted yellow chocolate where you want your ears to go and attach them using
that method. So you can see here, our giraffe is really
starting to take shape. Now we’re going to let that completely dry before we go on and
paint on the finer details. Alright, so my giraffe is now completely set
and it’s time to start doing the detail. I like to start with his nose. And I’m going
to use a paintbrush rather than dipping for this because I like to have a little bit of
a hairy effect. I want to have a lot of control as to where the orange candy melt or the orange
chocolate goes. So just taking your paintbrush, just dip it in the orange and we’re just going
to paint like a circle around his nose. And then it’s time to move on to our giraffe’s
spots or — they’re not really spots, they’re kind of odd shapes. So with the giraffe’s
shapes, we’re going to do them mainly on his neck, and they’re kind of [skew-y] triangle,
I guess. They all sort of meet up in the middle or meet up on the edges. So you can see there
I’ve got 1 triangle, not really triangle, they’re sort of hard to explain the actual
shape. Offset rectangles. If you love this tutorial, make sure that
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Now you can also see here. This is a great opportunity to cover up any messes that you’ve
made. So if you’ve got any little bits on the neck or anything you’re not happy with,
pop a spot on there. It’s absolutely fantastic disguise.
Now once you’re done with the neck, you want to come up around the back of the head.
Now once you’ve done the back of your giraffe’s head, I just like to bring the spots just
around his cheek a little bit, so just around sort of the underside. And look, you can do
as many or as few of these as you want. You can put a nice little patch over the eye of
some of them to give them a little bit of character. If you want a few more spots because
you’ve got a couple of mistakes you need to cover up. The great thing about a giraffe
is that no two are the same. So it is totally open to your own interpretation. We’re just
going to let that dry and then we’ll come back and paint the black detailing.
Alright, so our little giraffe is looking something like this at the moment, all dry.
And now we’re just going to do these final details.
So as I mentioned, I’m going to use this black color paste. Now with your black food coloring,
you should mix a little bit of food coloring with a little bit of alcohol. So they do sell
cake decorator’s Rose Spirit which is the alcohol that most cake decorators will use.
Otherwise, you can use just a tiny bit of vodka and that’s just going to help your black
food color dry a lot quicker. If you don’t have access to alcohol or don’t like using
it into your cooking, then you can use black candy melts. Otherwise, you can also use dark
chocolate and they won’t be black but they’ll still be a nice dark feature. So I’m just
using my toothpick here just to dab on a couple of nostrils for our giraffe. Let’s just balance
him a little bit on the bench to give me a little bit of a steadier hand. And then you
want to put 2 nice eyes. Lovely. And then you want to take, I just
got a slightly finer paintbrush. You can also use that toothpick if you like but they’ll
not be there a little while so most likely finer paintbrush. I’m just going to paint
around the top of our giraffe’s [warms]. This cakepop is a lot of work but it’s definitely
worth it. If you’ve got a little bit of a jungle lover or safari-themed occasion, whoever
is the receiver of this is going to be absolutely wowed.
So there you have your gorgeous giraffe cakepop, ready to go for your next safari party. I
hope that you’ve enjoyed watching this tutorial as much as I’ve loved making it for you. And
as always, thank you very much for tuning in.
Great idea π
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I will add it to my list and see what I can come up with π Thanks for the suggestion π
Great idea let me know how they turn out! If you happen to have a pic I'd love you to upload it to my facebook page or instagram the links are on my channel home page π
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Hey! That's exactly what I hope to achieve with this channel! ANYONE can make awesome cupcakes and cakes, not just the 'professionals' – If you still have a pic I'd love you to upload it to my facebook page or instagram the links are on my channel home page π Glad your enjoying the videos so far – LOTS more to come xxx
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I will add it to my list and see what I can come up with π Thanks for the suggestion π
I think this is a great idea – stay tuned π
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Hey! Thanks for watching our tutorials π
Great! Thanks for watching our tutorials π
Thanks so much. Actually Ive just filmed a zebra cake pop tutorial which you may like – it will be up in the next couple of weeks. Reminds me of a song about the zebra being a "horse in striped pyjamas". Otherwise check out my tutorials and Im sure you'll find something that will inspire you π
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Hi π What I hope to achieve with this channel is that ANYONE can make awesome cupcakes and cakes, not just the 'professionals' – Thanks for watching my videos – LOTS more to come xxx
Thanks!! And thanks for watching π
Hi π Actually Ive just filmed a zebra cake pop tutorial which you may like – it will be up in the next couple of weeks.
Nice idea! I will add it to my list and see what I can come up with π Thanks for the suggestion π
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Thanks so much! Positive feedback is always warmly received π Lots more to come so will definitely be keeping up the tutorials xx
Hi Annabella – I am so happy you like my videos! I will see what I can do about a lion cake pop just for you π In the meantime you may want to check out my niece Charli's channel – she is 7yrs old and I think you would love her. Check out her Youtube channel Charliscraftykitchen. And thanks for watching π
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Thank you so much for your reply to Bella's comment… can't wait till she gets home from school to show her. π We are already subscribed to Charlie and it is a special treat when one of you upload a video Bella gets to snuggle in bed with me and the ipad and watch the video as her night time story then we plan what we are going to make together on the weekend. Thank you again!!! xoxo
Of course π
just wondering why your cake pop color is black? did u put a black food coloring on it?
she used choclete cake
oh my god so cute!!! a giraffe is my favorite animal!!
chocolate:)
wait how did you make the ears? was it in the beginning? i skipped that part….
omg so cute i love these!
Could the pretzel be a normal cake pop stick a cake pop stick is stronger
so cute and it does take time like this comments if you know its true
No she probably used chocolate icing (frosting)
this looks like it would take soo much time. would it be okay if these were done at least two days earlier? lol and if you can can how can these be stored!
can you show yourself please
around 1:00 she shows (:
Hi, loved this. Can you make Cat Cakepops too? Thanks.
glow in thedar
What the you'll use alcohol
Omg thank u so so so so so much for responding! U r my favorite baking channel!
Love Australia tbh it's amaing so are your baking skills!
i messed up so bad on this -.-
still thinkin of that design? just curious.. my neighbor owns a bird sanctuary so i want to make her a parrot somethin or other. her fave cake pop of mine is carrot cake btw
lol and … weve lost a horn
it could be but whenever you eat it you would have to eat around the ears but with the pretzel you could just eat it
Panda
Can you do penguin cake pops?
whale cupcakes/cakepops!! please!
can you please please please do a zebra cake pop? Thank you
i love giraffes π
So cute!
Why is all your cake pops black?
Soooooooooooo cute
Can you make a polar bear cake pop please !
OMG I just see when I saw this. These are my favorite animals ever!!!!! Thank u thank u thank u so much for this!!! I'm in love! <3 π
I just died*
Can I request some PokΓ©mon?
getting better and better every time elise !
My lilies pop sticks fell out hold do you get them to stay
hermoso trabajo!!!!!!!
About 8:30, it looks like the M&M's writes 'rip' π
Cant wait to try this adorable cake pop! Thank you!
I think I found my new favourite cake pop, can't wait to try this!!!!! You should try to do an elephant cake pop…that would be so cool!!!!
Can you do a safari themed cake pops? I wanna make some for my baby shower:))
Giraffes are my favorite animal
Im going to make these for my sisters boyfriends birthday
ooohhhhhhhhhhits so cute
i made these and my customer loved it! thank you so much. i will do the spider cake pops next!
hey ! can you do more animals cake pop ?
Oh my ghosh it looks beautiful
can you do an elephant tutorial??? π x
Do and elephant
are you using wiltons or meckerns candy melts?
I made those Giraffe Cake Pops today. You're right, they are a lot of work, but they look so cute!
Thank you so much for this tutorial <3
And can you make a rainbow loom cake plz
Love it
Cute! You are really amazing, I love your videos! Please watch my channel, The trendy 3, Thanks Elise!
aww can you make a lion and elephant cakepop to match
When you use the food color paste for the details does it stay on when you wrap the cake pops??? I use theWilton candy melts markers and when I wrapped them up in bsges the markers bleed and erased..can you please help!!
How cute the Giraffe cakepops are!!!!!! Can you make Tigers & Lions cakepops?
Hi! Can I ask, why do you do the chocolate dipping in stages, why not dip the whole thing in one hit like you did in your rainbow unicorn tutorial?
Saw this video like 10 times in one day, love them!!!!
please make elephant cake pops π
How did you make the black frosting?
You're Right the Giraffe Cake Pops Are VERY better than the Zebra Cake Pop.
I'm a boy do you think I'm a Goooooood Boy?
Make a Half Zebra Half Horse Cake Pop!
Do a Ostrich
A Rhino!
A Whale!
Um……I like the Zebra A LOT Better.