Christie's Cakes

Birthday Cake Pop Bouquet

2012-02-07T14:07:00.000-07:00

Superhero Cupcakes

2012-02-03T09:25:00.001-07:00

Superheros from all around came to celebrate my little guys Birthday. Cupcakes were made with creamy chocolate and vanilla centers. Super cute toppers I found on Etsy.

How to make Smore Pops

2012-02-03T09:17:00.003-07:00

Who needs a campfire to have Smores?!?!?!

All you need is:

Lollipop Sticks

1 bag of large Marshmallows

Candy Melts

Graham Crackers

Stick the marshmallow on a stick, dip in melted chocolate, dip in crushed graham crackers. Let stand till hardened.

Now Enjoy!!! Amazing! I'm thinking these would even be great to take camping!

Halloween Birthday Cakes

2011-11-10T17:32:00.001-07:00

My daughter and my Mom shared a Double Birthday Party, Halloween Style!

For the 7 Year Old....

Eyeball Cake Pops of course, with Red Velvet cake inside!

For the slightly older Birthday Girl....

A White Chocolate Raspberry Bavarian Cake

Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes

2011-11-10T17:28:00.001-07:00

Chocolate swirled with Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake then topped with the same,

along with a mini Peanut Butter Cup

Chocolate Chip Cookie Icebox Cake

2011-11-10T17:08:00.001-07:00

Thanks to Martha Stewart, my girl had a DELICIOUS Birthday Cake!

I had never heard of this before! I made my personal favorite (semi-secret) chocolate chip cookie recipe then followed Martha's for the rest. You have to make this cake the night before and store it in the refrigerator to soften up. Then it actually cuts just like a cake!

I was afraid it would be too rich. Like eating 6 cookies with a whole bunch of whipped topping all at once...but it's not...it's perfect!

Don't believe me, make it yourself! Click here for the recipe!

White Chocolate Bavarian Birthday Cake

2011-11-10T17:01:00.001-07:00

Mini Cupcakes for Puppy Lovers

2011-11-10T16:50:00.001-07:00

Chocolate Peanut Butter

Chocolate with Cocoa Puffs, to look like dog food.

Coconut Cream

Carrot with Cream Cheese frosting

These cupcakes benefited the Paw Pals Organization for one of their fundraisers. Please check out their website here: www.paw-pals.org

Triple Chocolate Cake

2011-09-04T10:52:00.001-06:00

This cake is AMAZING! Chocolate Mouse layered between double chocolate cake and then covered in ganache. Oh, then covered with mini chocolate chips around the side...why not?!

Just for the Guys

2011-09-04T10:51:00.002-06:00

Whoopie Pies and Maple Bacon Cupcakes with some chocolate mint covered pretzels too!

Sushi Cake

2011-09-04T10:45:00.001-06:00

Celebrating a friends Birthday at a Japanese Steak House, made some sweet tasting sushi just for the occasion. They were a hit!

Cake Pop Bouquets

2011-09-04T10:43:00.002-06:00

Made with an assortment of flavors.

Minnie Mouse Cake Pops

2011-09-04T10:41:00.001-06:00

with pink pops too.

Summer Party

2011-09-04T10:39:00.002-06:00

Pink Champagne Cupcakes and Berry Cream Cheese bars

Dino Birthday Cake

2011-09-04T10:37:00.003-06:00

Kindergarten Graduation Cupcakes

2011-09-04T10:34:00.001-06:00

Rainbow Cupcakes with fun Kindergarten toppers.

These were some neat little Beach themed pudding and jello cups for my sons end of the school year party. The blue jello had sharks "swimming" in there!

Hot Fudge Sundae Cupcakes

2011-05-21T15:27:00.002-06:00

Hot Fudge sauce baked right in, too!

I was given a video of someone tasting one of these sweet treats....

Wowza! Now that's a compliment!! Thank You!!!!

Bridal Shower Cake Pop Bouquet

2011-05-21T15:20:00.000-06:00

Abracadabra, Poof! Hocus Pocus Magic Cupcakes

2011-05-02T10:29:00.000-06:00

There was even an Oreo cookie magically hidden inside!

Puppy Birthday Cake

2011-05-02T09:34:00.000-06:00

This darling Puppy Cake was made for a little girl's Birthday. The puppy was formed out of Rice Krispies then covered in fondant. The cake and doggy dish were made with Pink Lemonade cake. The doggy dish was filled with Cocoa Puffs cereal.

Twin Girl Baby Shower

2011-03-26T17:24:00.000-06:00

"Celebrating Two Little Angels Sent From Above"

Two Little Angel girls for the cake topper

Birthday Cake Pop Bouquet

2011-03-26T17:19:00.001-06:00

Cake Pops.....So many options...

2011-03-26T17:17:00.000-06:00

Turtle Crunch, Lemon Drop, Vanilla Cream Cheese, Chocolate Mint, Pistachio

Coconut Cream

Heath, German Chocolate, Rocky Road

Giraffe Baby Shower Cake & Cupcakes

2011-03-26T17:10:00.000-06:00

Fat Tuesday!!

2011-03-08T15:18:00.000-07:00

Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Tuesday......Whatever YOU call it.....Enjoy!!! Party like a rock star, eat like crazy, collect as many beads as you can, today is the last day of Mardi Gras!

The Traditional King Cake

(with the baby somewhere hidden inside!)

My kiddos filling up on pancakes!!!

Let the Good Times Roll!!!!

Airplane Birthday Cake

2011-03-08T15:08:00.000-07:00

Flying airplanes carrying Birthday banners.

Valentine Pops

2011-03-08T15:05:00.000-07:00

Valentine Cake Pops galore!! Here is the second batch of orders that were made for V-Day. So far my ultimate flavor, Red Velvet Cream Cheese. Delicious!!

Just a few of the Pops! I had fun using so many different Valentine Sprinkles.

Concession Stand Cakes

2011-01-31T10:39:00.000-07:00

It's that time of year again, my niece has a Birthday and requests something different, unusual and cool. Making cake look like regular food is always fun and quite the conversation piece!

Popcorn Cake: Mini Cupcakes with white & yellow mini

marshmallows cut to look like popcorn

Hot Dog Cake: Donut sticks for a bun,

frosted pound cake hotdog,

spice drops for the onions & relish,

topped with tinted corn syrup ketchup

and tinted frosting mustard.

French Fries Cake:

crinkle cut pound cake,

broiled and covered with tinted corn syrup ketchup

Barbie Cake Pops

2011-01-31T10:21:00.000-07:00

Birthday Cake Pops

2011-01-27T20:45:00.000-07:00

Finding just the right box to display them in, is half the fun!

What's in the bag?? Chocolate fudge Cake Pops! Enough for the whole town! No, Really!! They were made for the Guffey, CO crowds celebrating January birthdays!!

Memorial Cake

2011-01-27T20:38:00.000-07:00

Housewarming Cake Pops

2011-01-27T20:35:00.000-07:00

Cake Pops

2011-01-18T17:54:00.000-07:00

My Newest Obsession! I am a Huge Fan of Bakerella. She is oh so creative and makes the coolest cake pops ever. I recently made some for a New Year's Eve party just for the fun of it. They were a huge hit! I have since received many orders for them. Not only are they fun to make but they are fun to eat, so tasty!

The pops spell, "Happy Birthday"

Chocolate cake, chocolate covered and sprinkled with Cookies and cream.

Vanilla Cream Cheese Cake Pops

All wrapped up and ready to go!

Football Birthday Cake

2011-01-18T17:32:00.000-07:00

Made for my Little Guy for his 4th Birthday. The Football on top was vanilla poppy-seed made in the Wilton shaped Football pan. A delicious cookies and cream for the base layer. Of course, I couldn't forget the black & white striped candles, (The Referees!)

Taco Cake Take 2

2011-01-18T17:18:00.000-07:00

Don't ya wanna just take a big bite out of this taco!! I changed a few things since the last one. Sour fruit leather for the lettuce and half a marshmallo is the sour cream on top! If you missed the first one I made, here it is and how to make it: How to make a Taco Cake

Spun Sugar Topped Cupcakes

2011-01-18T17:11:00.000-07:00

Catching up!

2010-11-29T16:22:00.000-07:00

I have neglected this page terribly!! Looking back on the last couple months, here are some fun cakes that have made their way out of my kitchen....

30th Birthday for a lovely lady

Baby Shower Cake

Root Beer Float Cupcake

Peeking Monster for Halloween

Alice in Wonderland Birthday Party

Rock Climbing Birthday

2010-08-27T23:40:00.000-06:00

A cake made special for a 10 year old who had a Rockin' Birthday party.

Croquet Tournament Cake

2010-08-27T23:34:00.000-06:00

Back by popular demand the 2010 Ivywild Invitational!

Iron Man

2010-07-20T19:36:00.000-06:00

My Nephew turned 4 and LOVES Iron Man! I made him a Chocolate Fudge cake and decorated the outside with an Iron Man theme and a little Comic Book flair. I attempted to make cupcakes with the Repulsor light on top but they had to be explained to understand so I think they were a big disaster. The cake on the other hand was a success!

Cupcake Crazy

2010-07-01T15:06:00.000-06:00

I was cupcake crazy last month!

Strawberry Poke Cupcakes with whipped cream/cream cheese frosting.

These are really fun to make and you can use your favorite jello flavor and color to make.

Mums in a pretty assortment of colors made for a Baby Shower. I found candy coated chocolate sunflower seeds for the middle of each flower. I thought they were just perfect.

What fun creating cupcakes with a carnival theme. Chocolate fudge cupcakes topped with caramel corn and yellow cupcakes with swirled frosting topped with cotton candy.

I received a second order for puppy cupcakes. This time they were for a puppy shower. The shower was for a Giant Black Schnauzer named, Shayla. Here she is as a cupcake...

Cupcakes are my all time favorite thing to make! So keep the orders coming!! I love it!

Puppy Cupcakes

2010-06-17T19:22:00.000-06:00

Here are some cute little doggies that were donated to a fundraiser for Paw Pals Assistance Dogs.

The Dalmation

The Sheepdog

The Dachsund

If you would like to learn more about this organization visit;

www.paw-pals.org

MSC: Strawberry Cupcakes

2010-06-16T13:44:00.000-06:00

Okay so I take back what I said earlier about the snubbing, I am now officially a member of the Martha Stewart Cupcake Club. They now have an open membership, if anyone wants to join just send in your email and viola you're a member. Piece of cake! Now my little club of one is not so pathetic anymore! I will be baking amongst lots of other bloggers out there, creating cupcakes from good ol' Martha. Hopefully I can keep up. June's cupcake was chosen by Sherry from Sherry Starts Cooking.

Strawberry Cupcakes

Chopped strawberries were baked right in. Swiss Strawberry Meringue Buttercream topped them with a fresh strawberry slice on top. A perfect cupcake for summer time! I made 50+ of these sweet treats for a Birthday party. I hope they are a hit!

Martha Monthly

2010-06-11T15:37:00.000-06:00

I have a rhubarb plant that produced lots and lots of rhubarb. Probably for the simple fact that I remembered to water it this year!! I am now on Month 2 in my adventure to bake a cupcake a month from Martha Stewart's Cupcakes Book. I, of course chose......... Rhubarb Cupcakes with Whipped Cream.

They were delightful. They reminded me of a muffin and had me wishing for a cup of Starbucks to go with.

Graduation Time!

2010-05-26T15:32:00.000-06:00

Moving up..Moving on...

I was lucky enough to make a High School graduation cake and cupcakes AND my daughter's preschool graduation cake!

The topper cake was marble cake with vanilla butter cream. Then...the cupcakes... there were lots of them! We had Peanut Butter Cup, Butterfinger, Oreo, chocolate chip, vanilla & chocolate.

I am so proud of my little girl and was very honored to be asked to make the graduation cake for her Preschool Class.

"Ms. Rachel Rules!"

I also made individual cupcakes for each of the graduates with their name written on fondant that I had made to look like lined paper. I wish I had taken a better picture, but here is my favorite graduate with her cupcake!!

Monkey Jumping on the Bed!

2010-05-22T18:52:00.000-06:00

This was made for a Baby Shower. The top cake was banana cream pie cake layered with banana slices and vanilla buttercream. Candy bananas topped the chocolate fudge cupcakes.

Martha Martha Martha!

2010-05-07T14:01:00.000-06:00

First of all...I have been wanting to make a Peanut Butter & Jelly Cupcake. I've had ideas of my own but went searching for a yummy peanut butter frosting recipe. Martha to the rescue, not only did she have a peanut butter frosting recipe she had the whole sha-bang. Peanut Butter & Jelly Cupcakes on page 56 in the Martha Stewart's Cupcakes Book.

Now this brings me to another idea. Some time ago I applied for a spot in a baking club that is dedicated to this very book. The Martha Stewart's Cupcakes Club (MSC) is a blog that chooses one cupcake a month out of the book and all the members bake it, decorate it and blog about it. Well....either I was snubbed OR the waiting list really is that long. Sooooo, what the hell, I am creating my own baking club and so far it has one member...ME. Each month I may or may not choose a cupcake out of this book and I may or may not blog about it. I like my rules better anyway!

Presenting the first cupcake made from Martha Stewart's Cupcakes...

Peanut Butter & Jelly Cupcakes

MUST be eaten with a tall glass of ice cold milk. The icing is to die for. AH MY GAH! Seriously, thinking it would go great on chocolate cupcakes even better. The cake was a little more dense then I usually like but it truly tasted just like a pb&j. I used homemade raspberry preserves and squirted it into the middle of each cupcake using what I like to call the "twinkie tip" or for you go-by-the-book people Wilton tip #230. I topped them all with the frosting and drizzled a little more preserves on top. My husband and neighbor were very happy!

It's a.........

2010-05-05T17:09:00.000-06:00

One of my best friends is expecting a baby! She through a party to find out and share with friends and family what she was having. It was even a surprise to the proud parents. I was given a sealed envelope from the ultra sound tech. Enclosed was a sonogram picture. I was so very honored to be given this exclusive info and the job to make a cake! Now, will the inside of the cake be pink or blue????

It's a GIRL!!!!!!!

Congratulations!!

How to make a Taco Cake

2010-04-24T16:08:00.000-06:00

I was asked to make a Taco Cake for a 11 year old boy's Birthday party. Nervous about it at first, but realized I could make this fun to make and fun to eat! It was easy after I figured out what to use for all the ingredients. For the taco shell I rolled out snicker-doodle cookie dough really thin in the shape of a tortilla. I baked it until it was golden brown, let it cool for a few minutes then rolled half of it over to cool in the shape of a taco shell.

I made two taco shells and stuffed them both with rounded cake cut in half. I frosted the cake with chocolate frosting before I inserted them in the shells.

Then using crushed Ferraro dark chocolate balls I layered the bottom part of the cake to look like taco meat. I added chocolate sprinkles to fill in the gaps. Then lettuce was strips of green Fruit roll-up, cheese was made from cut ups Starbursts and tomatos were cut in half twizzler tidbits.

Put it all together and viola, you have a Taco Cake! I bet all the boys loved eating sweet tasting tacos!

Teapot Cake

2010-04-16T13:00:00.000-06:00

Happy 1st Birthday to my niece, Mary! For her tea party birthday, a teapot cake was only appropriate.

And of course a smash cake in the shape of a teacup!

Sweet Sixteen Cupcakes

2010-03-19T17:12:00.000-06:00

Key Lime Pie

2010-03-19T11:27:00.000-06:00

Thanks to my Mom's trip to The Florida Keys and St. Patrick's Day I made Key Lime Pie.

It's topped with sugared limes and whipped cream.

I actually have never had Key Lime Pie before so I wasn't sure what to expect. First of all a tiny slice is all you need and boy is is tart! Brooklynn's scrunched up face after her first bite was priceless!

Our own cake wreck...

2010-03-16T11:23:00.000-06:00

Some cakes are special because of how they were made...with LOVE!

Bird Cake

2010-02-21T20:26:00.000-07:00

This cake was made for a little girl's First birthday. McKenzie had a great party with lots of friends and family. I had the pleasure of making her very first Birthday cake. It was chocolate cake with Oreo cookie filling and vanilla cake with pudding filling.
I have to say the vanilla was my fave. The combination of the cake with the vanilla pudding was delish and very moist.

Here is the Birthday girl enjoying her smash cake. Happy Birthday McKenzie!!

Mardi Gras

2010-02-17T14:06:00.000-07:00

The Famous King Cake! I chose to make this for Fat Tuesday to celebrate the end of the Mardi Gras season. I have never actually had one before only heard about this traditional dessert served at parties that are usually held once a week during the Mardi Gras Carnival season in New Orleans. A little plastic baby is baked inside and whoever gets the piece with the baby has to provide the King Cake for the next party.

It's more of a bread than a cake. King Cakes are a cinnamon sprinkled dough in the shape of a circle. It's then topped with a lemon flavored icing and sprinkled with purple, green and yellow colored sugars. The Mardi Gras colors each represent something different. Purple represents justice, green is faith and gold represents power. I filled mine with a cream cheese filling and yum I am glad I did! It's delicious! I enjoyed a slice with a cup of coffee and loved every bite!

Yummy Valentine Treats

2010-02-14T17:03:00.000-07:00

Love is in the air and so are delicious scents coming from the kitchen.

Chocolate dipped heart shaped rice crispy treats were made for Brooklynn's Preschool teacher.

For a little afternoon Valentine surprise I made these delicate and oh so delicious puff pastry delights. Yumm-O!

My kids and husband most definitely approved! Come on over everyone we have plenty leftover!

Another Double Birthday!

2010-01-31T16:50:00.000-07:00

I am very lucky to have a tight group of friends. We have just started a new tradition this year of having a monthly dinner together and each of us will take turns hosting it at our own houses. The first dinner was a success and we were also able to squeeze in a little Birthday celebration. My friends Stacie and Jenny's Birthdays are only weeks apart. Sooooo, cakes were made!

For Stacie I made this divine chocolate cake with a hint of coffee. I could have licked the spoon the bowl and well all the filling and topping but I did control myself.

For Jenny I chose to make my version of a twinkie. Cream filled white cake with whipped cream and a strawberry slice on top. I never tried one but I heard they were delicious. So delicious that Jenny and her husband finished them all off the next day!

Tink

2010-01-31T16:29:00.000-07:00

A little girl named Vayda adores TinkerBell. Her Mom who is one of my very best friends threw her a Tinkerbell party for her Birthday and wanted to have Tink come alive in cake form!

And so she did...

All about Kiana

2010-01-31T15:52:00.000-07:00

I can always count on my niece Kiana to challenge my cake making abilities. It started with the topsy turvy cake for her 9th Birthday.

Her 10th Birthday was celebrated at an Ice Skating Rink.

And most recently she requested something funny and unusual. That's what I absolutely love, when somebody leaves it all up to me. I can do absolutely anything, but the perfect thing for a 11 year old is...well...it's a plate of spaghetti! I had the most fun making this cake.

The Spaghetti cake was red velvet cake covered with cream cheese frosting tinted to match the color of cooked noodles. Chocolate meatballs were on top covered with strawberry jam! Oh yes, and shredded white chocolate made to look like Parmesan sprinkled on top!

Mmmmmmm

2010-01-31T15:41:00.000-07:00

Homemade carrot cake is turning out to be my favorite. It has the best mixture of spices and has a crunchy top that I cut off for scraps and could munch on all day! I made this one for Tina, my sister-in-law, for her birthday. I hope she enjoyed it!

My two kitchen helpers, Brookie & Jake thought it was amazing to watch the carrots getting devoured by the food processor. If I hadn't stopped them they would have shredded the whole bag of carrots then probably moved on to any thing else that would fit into the narrow slot on top of the machine!

Oldies but Goodies...part 2

2010-01-31T15:37:00.001-07:00

The Sock Monkey Cake is one of my favorites! And doesn't really belong in the oldies category but yet it was so 2009!

I was asked to make a cake for a Winnie the Pooh themed baby shower. A little nervous about the request but I painted images on a fondant covered cake.

This Hawaiian-themed cake was for my Mom's 50th Birthday Party. It was very moist with a hint of pineapple.

Oldies but Goodies...part 1

2010-01-31T15:22:00.001-07:00

Here are a few of my faves from the past that I didn't want to keep from sharing in the new blog. There has been quite a few birthdays, an open house and lots and lots of baby showers.

Pregnant Misti on top of her baby shower cake.

Peek-A-Boo Baby

This cake was french vanilla with a raspberry cream center. So so so yummy!

I built a house! It was huge and heavy, very heavy! It fed all the guests at my Mom and Marion's House Warming Party and everyone was able to take plate fulls home.

This one had a Oreo cookie filling. Scrumptious!

My very first blog....

2010-01-31T14:44:00.000-07:00

Where to start? I have no idea. I decided today to start my very own blog. It's all about the cakes I make. They aren't anything fabulous like the ones you see on tv or in magazines but they are special to the people I make them for and to me. I like doing it and I love to see the smiles that they bring. Everybody loves cake, right? And I am the one who makes it, that makes my job pretty important I think.
Follow along and see the creations that come out of my tiny little kitchen. Some good, some bad, some tasty, some ugly and sometimes some great!

So there it is, my very first blog.