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Making cake pops in a cake pop maker is easy and once you’ve got the basic technique down, you can decorate them any way you like.  The possibilities are endless.

The absolute easiest way to make a cake pop in a  cake pop maker is with a boxed cake mix.  Just follow the directions like you would for any cake, but pour the batter into your cake pop maker and bake them that way.  The cake pop maker eliminates waste and maximizes the number of cake pops you’ll get out of a single box of cake mix.

Once the cake pops are done baking and have cooled, you’re ready to insert the sticks.  Lolly pop sticks, wooden sticks, or plastic sticks designed specifically for cake pops will all work.  Consider the type of display you’ll be making with the cake pops, and choose appropriate lengths of sticks.  Perhaps you’ll want to use all the same length of stick, or maybe you’d like to create a staggered effect by trimming some sticks shorter than others.  For designs that require more than one cake ball on a single stick, be sure to use extra long, plastic sticks.

When the cake pops are on the sticks, you’re ready to decorate them.  Before you begin, make sure you have a place to “stick” the decorated cake pops in an upright position so your decorating is unharmed.  There are accessory trays you can purchase to hold finished cake pops, or you can create your own stand from styrofoam.

Now that the cake pops are on sticks and you have a place to put them, you’re ready to decorate.  You could make them into Spiders to celebrate halloween, snowmen (using 3 cake balls per cake pop) for a winter party, baby chicks for a baby shower, or Elmo heads for a child’s birthday party.  Experiment using different coatings like frosting or melted chocolate.  Decorate using colored sugar, colored frosting, or candy pieces.  You could even leave the cake pops undecorated and invite guests over for a cake pop party!  Be creative and most importantly, have fun!  

One of the big problems with eating low carb is dealing with cravings you may have for some of your favorite foods which happen to be very high in carbohydrate levels.  Most diets will just tell you to get over the craving and learn to live without your favorite foods.  I think this is a recipe for failure when it comes to choosing a healthy lifestyle.  The more good alternatives for unhealthy foods you have the better the chances are that you will not be tempted to cheat.

Pizza is one of the most popular foods in America but unfortunately it is loaded with carbs because of the crust.  Of course many people add sugar to the sauce which can throw your diet off, but this is easy to combat by using artificial sweeteners such as Splenda.  But what about the crust?

This is a recipe that makes a very good alternative to a high carb crust and it is basically 0 carbs.

Preheat your oven to 350 deg. F.  Next mix together 6 eggs and 6 ounces of room temperature cream cheese.  Using a blender or food processor works well for this.  Mix then until they are completely blended and then add 1 teaspoon garlic powder and 1 ½ teaspoons Italian seasoning and ½ teaspoon salt.  For added heat add a little black pepper or cayenne pepper.

Butter the bottom of a 9 X 13 inch pan and sprinkle in 1 cup shredded Italian cheeses and pour on the egg and cream cheese mixture.  Bake for about 25 minutes or until the top starts to brown.  Remove the crust and add all the toppings you want.  I really like lots of veggies along with Canadian Bacon.  Put the pizza back into the oven and bake for another 10 – 15 minutes or until the toppings are hot.  If you use vegetables don’t cook it so long that they get limp.  They are much better if crisp.

With the added toppings and sauce you will end up with a couple of effective carbohydrates per slice but that is a lot better than the 30 to 50 from a deep dish Chicago style.