Black and White Party

My work Christmas party this year was a black and white casino night.  One of my amazing coworkers opens her house to all of us and sets her house up with casino tables.  Not only does she do all that but she provides prizes!  I won a peppermint martini kit.  Yummy!

I love to bake so I volunteered to make dessert.  I was rummaging around in the cupboard and found a cake pop kit Aaron got me last year for Christmas that I hadn't used yet.  So not being very smart I decided to try something new for the party.  I've made cake pops before but I used a different recipe and process.  I'm not sure why I attempted these for the first time the afternoon of the party...  

This is what they looked like coming out of the oven.  Cake turds, as I called them.  So with that being said, I decided I had better whip up Ol' Faithful.  So now I've started the cake pops and cupcakes and only have a couple hours to produce something pretty for the black and white party.

I must say with all the disaster and mess I made they actually turned out pretty and delicious.  These were some of the pretty ones.  I won't waste your time looking at all the misfits.  So we will pretend they ALL turned out like this.  

 And here are Ol' Faithful.  Funfetti or devils food cake with butter cream frosting.  Yes, I use a box cake cause they are delicious, don't judge.  Until I find a better recipe, this is way easier.  I do make my own butter cream frosting cause that is the only way to go.  It is amazing!

Note to self, don't attempt new desserts with limited time for a big event.