{"id":4439,"date":"2013-11-10T06:25:52","date_gmt":"2013-11-10T06:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=4439"},"modified":"2013-11-10T06:25:52","modified_gmt":"2013-11-10T06:25:52","slug":"the-hunger-games-catching-fire-flaming-arrow-cake-pops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=4439","title":{"rendered":"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire &#8211; Flaming Arrow Cake Pops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you don&#8217;t know, <em>Catching Fire<\/em> is the second book in the trilogy <em>The Hunger Games<\/em>, written by Suzanne Collins.\u00a0 It is Young Adult in nature, but it is an excellent series if you haven&#8217;t read it!\u00a0 I don&#8217;t normally go for fantasy reads, but this is one that I definitely enjoyed reading.\u00a0 Katniss Everdeen is the &#8220;The Girl on Fire&#8221; so we created some flaming arrow cake pops!<\/p>\n<p>We have another <em>Hunger Games<\/em> video up, and in that one, we show you how to make Mockingjay Pin Cupcakes, which you can watch <a href=\" http:\/\/youtu.be\/bjvMmACEG5Q\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a16CZRNE9Z4\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Catching Fire Cake Pops<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Cake Pop Ingredients<\/strong><\/span>:<br \/>\u2022 prepared cake pops (coated in white chocolate)\u00a0 (recipe <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/d2Uw7plPZ-g\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>)<br \/>\u2022 hard candies in red, yellow and orange<br \/>\u2022 melted white chocolate<br \/>\u2022 bright\/shiny paper (I found mine at Target)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_0308blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4440\" title=\"Flaming Arrow Cake Pops\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_0308blog.jpg\" alt=\"Flaming Arrow Cake Pops\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_0308blog.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_0308blog-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Procedure<\/strong><\/span>:<br \/>Prepare cake pops and allow to dry completely.\u00a0 Remove wrappers from hard candies and assemble as desired onto a parchment lined baking tray.\u00a0 I arranged mine in colour rows, leaving a small space between each candy for melting to occur.\u00a0 Place into preheated oven 300F and allow to melt which will take around 10 minutes.\u00a0 When melted, remove from oven and allow to cool, which will harden the candy again.\u00a0 It will not stick to the parchment paper.\u00a0 To create flame like pieces of candy, simply break the melted candy piece by dropping it onto the baking sheet or cutting it up.\u00a0 You want to have long skinny pieces to make the best flames.\u00a0 When you have done this, you&#8217;re ready to assemble!\u00a0 Using your melted white chocolate, apply a small amount to the cake pop in the location that you want the flames to go.\u00a0 I started from the bottom up, went around the bottom first, and then filled in the gaps on the next row up, and so on.\u00a0 You may have to hold each piece on for a few seconds in order for the chocolate to stick.\u00a0 Work your way up to the cake pop stick as desired.\u00a0 To finish off the cake pop, cut out an end of an arrow shape on the shiny paper, and using tape, apply the arrow end to the end of the cake pop.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_0351small-logoblog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4441\" title=\"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Cake Pops \" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_0351small-logoblog.jpg\" alt=\"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Cake Pops \" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_0351small-logoblog.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_0351small-logoblog-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Happy baking . . . and may the odds be ever in your favor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_target addtoany_list\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=4439\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service\" data-count=\"none\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=4439\" data-text=\"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire &#8211; 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