In April our youngest daughter will be turning one, and I guess it’s time to start thinking about her first birthday party. I think every first birthday is super special (heck, every birthday for that matter – I mean I’m always up for cake!), but Grace’s feels a bit more so. Grace came to our family through the miracle of open adoption.
Anyone who has dealt with infertility or been on the adoption journey knows it’s a long and emotional one, and some days I still can’t believe that this beautiful, healthy and happy little sweetheart is our daughter.
Anyways, so it will be a big celebration, and the only thing I know for sure is the colors will be orange, pink and yellow. Looking in my baking cabinet today I thought it might be a good idea to start trying out ideas for treats for her party. I decided to go with chocolate covered marshmallow pops and chocolate covered vanilla oreo pops.
I started with dipping the sticks in chocolate and than popping them into the marshmallows. I find that doing this, and letting the chocolate set up before dipping the entire marshmallow, makes it a bit more sturdy on the stick (and less likely to take a dive into your bowl of chocolate).
I took the oreos (well to be specific, the Trader Joe’s Joe Joe’s. Yummy!) apart and put some chocolate inside to hold the sticks inside the cookies.
After that I put the top back on the cookies and let the chocolate set up before dipping the entire cooking into chocolate.
Yeah. I think these are going to be cute.
The Hello Kitty sugar decorations kind of took them to a whole new level of cuteness. Of course Hello Kitty does that with anything, at least in my opinion. 🙂
Chocolate covered marshmallow sweetness.
Chocolate dipped Oreo goodness.
Yay! Oreos, chocolate and Hello Kitty. I think that will work for a party.
I think that would make a cute little party favor. Now, maybe I should taste test, I mean I don’t want people eating anything that I’m not 100% sure is delicious…
DeeAnn Lancaster says
February 18, 2011 at 7:28 pmThese are so cute! I ‘liked’ them on facebook for my friends with little girls.
Chef Dennis says
February 19, 2011 at 5:00 amChristi
your work is amazing!!! and your daughter is perfect, that image is priceless, thank you so much for sharing it. I absolutely love your work , I would love to share you with all of my friends!!
So glad I stopped by today
Dennis
Adriana says
February 19, 2011 at 12:17 pmThese are soooo cute and I imagine delicious! Great tip with dipping the sticks in chocolate first, I will definitely try that!
Linda's Yummies says
February 19, 2011 at 1:09 pmToo cute! I’ve always wondered how these were made. Your pictures are so colorful. Many thanks for sharing. I hope my treat turn out as lovely as yours.
Happy When Not Hungry says
February 19, 2011 at 1:12 pmGrace is such a beautiful baby!!! Your birthday treats look delicious and so creative too! Great job and awesome photos!
ebru says
February 19, 2011 at 3:41 pmthis ia great work. while i am thinking decorating some marsmallows for my daughters birthday . i will give i try ,
i like fotos also
Rachel says
February 21, 2011 at 3:17 pmHow cute are those?! They are adorable.
natalie (the sweets life) says
February 21, 2011 at 7:02 pmshe is positively DARLING!!
Christi says
February 22, 2011 at 11:07 amNatalie – Thanks so much. We think she’s pretty darn cute ourselves. 🙂
Suzanne says
February 22, 2011 at 12:00 pmHow adorable, what a great idea. Your site is wonderful!
Christi says
February 22, 2011 at 7:19 pmSuzanne, thanks so much!
Leanne @ Healthful Pursuit says
February 26, 2011 at 9:28 pmOh my goodness, Grace is absolutely adorable! She has such an amazingly warm face. I’ve seen how challenging the adoption process can be, it’s so great that everything worked out for you and your family!
Lauren at CookiesKids.com says
March 8, 2011 at 11:28 amI’m loving the idea of chocolate-covered oreos. And the Hello Kitty addition? Amazing!
Where did you get the Hello Kitty designs?
Christi says
March 8, 2011 at 8:44 pmLauren, I found them at my local baking supply, but they have them on Amazon…
Hello Kitty Sugar Decorations
Tiffany J says
March 10, 2011 at 2:04 amOh these are super cute!!! What size bags did you use? Are they Wilton’s bags?
Christina says
April 27, 2011 at 6:38 pmYour daughter is gorgeous! I am adopted and have been reunited with my birthmother for 19 years now. It truly is a miracle…adoption
Sandra says
May 28, 2011 at 6:30 pmAbsolutely LOVE these!! What type of sprinkles are those you use? It looks like you have a good size tub of them in the main picture showing all your ingredients you use. What brand is it or where would I find them at?
Christi says
May 30, 2011 at 2:26 pmSandra – I live near a GREAT baking supply store here in Phoenix, which is where I buy most of my sprinkles (and yes, they are good size tubs). They have an online store: http://www.cakearts.com/
Shannon says
May 31, 2011 at 1:29 pmI just want to say I love how incredibly cute these are. My daughter’s 2nd birthday is in a couple of weeks and I was thinking about Oreo cookie pops and I was wondering how to get them on the stick. Imagine my surprise and giddiness when I ran across your blog post!! YAY!
Lyla Mae seludo says
June 11, 2011 at 11:44 amThese hello kitty cupcakes are so cute I want my theme for my birthday party!
indy5 says
June 20, 2011 at 5:16 pmi forgot i was reading about the hello kitty goodies , i was distracted with the precious bundle of joy so precous i love her and never met her. give her kiss for me and kiss those legs lol i have a one year old…its such a blessing but alot of work .
Mindi M. says
June 30, 2011 at 7:40 amQuick question on the cute dipped Oreo’s, did you stand them up like cake pops when you dipped them? So that both sides are covered and sprinkled?
Christi says
June 30, 2011 at 7:51 amMindi, sometimes I put chocolate on both sides (so completely dunk them in chocolate), sometimes I just cover the front with chocolate. Unlike cake pops, I do lay them down on wax paper after dipping, even if I cover both sides. The plus to the flat bottoms! 🙂 I do not sprinkle both sides though, but you certainly could, it’d be very cute.
Mindi M. says
July 1, 2011 at 8:46 amThanks Christi!
I’ve only found your blog recently through facebook, and I look forward to all of your postings. 🙂
Stay cool in the heat.
Mindi
Lindsay says
July 1, 2011 at 8:07 pmSo adorable! Where do you get the sticks? I looked on the cakearts site but couldnt locate… thanks for posting this! 🙂
tricia says
August 27, 2011 at 11:59 pmhi there. these look so good. where did you buy the sprinkles? i buy them but they come in small containers. please reply thanks.
momwhats4dinner says
November 18, 2011 at 8:35 amLove it! Great ideas….your so creative! 🙂
Joanne says
January 14, 2012 at 10:45 amI love your blog! So many wonderful baking ideas. My daughter’s 7th birthday slumber party is coming up and I love those dipped oreos. Think I’ll be making them.
Marjorie says
September 21, 2012 at 5:18 pmHi! I just want to ask you where did you buy the hello kitty? I’m from vancouver! Thank you!
gabriele says
September 28, 2012 at 4:19 pmlindo muito lindo só que eu só quero comer isto
Lindsey Whitney says
December 1, 2013 at 6:52 pmI was thinking of making something like this for our christmas party on Friday, but I wasn’t sure how long they might keep. Ideas?
Christi says
December 1, 2013 at 7:53 pmLindsey, they keep for a few days Much longer than that and the Oreos just start to soften up some. 🙂