I've seen cake pop recipes that involve taking cake which is already made, squishing it up with icing/frosting into balls and then jamming a stick in it and dipping it in chocolate. Gross. This set is the one where you are baking little spherical cakes – much better. I bought this for my three year old niece and she really enjoyed making them with her mum – I haven't seen a picture but they reported back that they were “totally awesome”. Would recommend as a gift :)