Owned by husband and wife team, Jake and Kim Rosenbarger the no-frills specialty cake bakery in South Boulder is known to produce interesting cake combinations, often filled with alcoholic ingredients. Jake, a former bicycle racer, has been baking since he was a kid and Kim baked cakes in the South, decidedly bring delights like their Vino Rosso cake with red wine, cream cheese frosting and Manchego cheese or their Darker Storm with two layers of ginger molasses cake, soaked in dark rum, lime juice and ginger beer. Just for the holidays, they feature five special cakes. Their stand-out is the Cafe Brulot cake which is a chocolate spice cake, filled with orange zest, coffee, brandy, Grand Marnier and butter cream. It serves 12 and rings in at $50. This cake may just be the perfect addition to a special holiday celebration.

Open since 2008 at TAXI in Denver, Fuel’s funky industrial space restaurant offers a full menu, bar and desserts always reflecting the latest harvest and organic, seasonal food. Chef/Owner Bob Blair is also decisively known for his soft and crisp chocolate-chip cookies. Filled with pecans and oats, they’ve been featured as Denver’s favorite chocolate-chip recipe one more than one occasion. That’s no small feat. We suggest you head on over to try for yourself and pick up for your family to enjoy together!

Opened recently in October of this year by owner Tamara Brink, the Baker neighborhood pie shop has just 15-seats, but with its brick and recycled barn wood walls, the space is cozy and welcoming. Humble Pie serves tea, Huckleberry Roasters coffee, sweet and savory pies, quiches, sweet or savory galettes, croissants, muffins and even their well-known pie shakes (ice cream and pie blended up for an epic milkshake). You can purchase savory or sweet pies by the slice or whole in 5” or 9” options ranging between $19-23. They offer a weekly-rotating menu to reflect the freshest ingredients from local, organic farms. Available for in-store pick up or even holiday special order, their pies this month range from root veggie pie, dark rum walnut peanut pie, apple cranberry lattice, toasted coconut cream and more. With such a variety you’re sure to find something that pleases your taste buds, especially with their rotating, large list of sweet pies. Available for special order - we suggest Farmer Dave’s famous buttermilk banana cream pie with house-baked graham cracker crust, as your holiday choice pie.