Buttercream Cake Pops

I get to help with a wedding in December and the bride wants cake pops, so I thought I'd try my hand at experimenting with cake pops and buttercream ruffles.

The ruffles were a complete fail, but this is what I came up with by experimenting with other piping tips.

I used tip #224 and tried two different techniques; piping flowers randomly & piping them in a row.

Both examples are shown here in the pictures.

I used Bakerella's original Red Velvet Cake Pops recipe & Savory Sweet Life's Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting.

I'm still determined to try my hand at making buttercream ruffles again & I'm sure my kids will be pleased if I mess up again.  They're content to eat all my cake pop mistakes.

I'd also really like to try out a cake pop maker to see if I like the taste of cake covered in frosting better.  What's your preference?