I’ll start with the signings.
King of Prussia, PA. Short Hills, NJ and New York City, NY.
Three cities in three days…
… and full of fun.
… and meeting lots of great people.
This is Esther. … I love putting faces with the people that I’ve emailed with. She makes the cutest little wire whisk necklaces.
You must check them out.
… King of Prussia had lots of little cutie pies in the store.
Lots of them.
Including these charmers. So cute in their matching tees.
Even the Williams-Sonoma folks joined in on the fun. This is Brian and Mandy. Loved them.
Then in Short Hills, I met more wonderful people. These folks welcomed me with smiling faces.
And cute cupcakes. The lovely young lady in the pink scarf above made these. We may or may not have shared a cry.
This is Melanie. She’s a Pop Star of the Star Wars variety. Check em out.
Look at these two. Stylish. Both of them.
And these two. Smiling and having a great time, despite getting in a little car accident on the way to the signing.
So glad no one was hurt.
I love these photos. Trying to get everyone to look at the same camera at the same time is easier than it sounds.
Side wave.
Bye New Jersey.
Hello New York.
Again… everyone was so fun.
Including their sweetly painted fingernails.
Families came out together.
And young bakers did, too. This is Kaira. Another Pop Star.
And here’s Nora. If you remember seeing the Cupcake Kabobs all over the web… well, she started that.
Laughter all around.
And look – it’s Rachel from Cupcakes Take The Cake. I was so glad to finally meet her. If you love cupcakes and you don’t know about this site, or you’ve been under a rock, let me introduce you.
New York was a fantastic way to end the Book tour – or so I thought.
There will be one more recap and then that’s it.
I hear a bunch of you cheering because that finally means more baking … right?! YAY! YAY! YAY!
Anyway… Toronto is coming up this weekend. And it turns out I’ll be at two locations.
If you’re in Toronto, and can’t make the Williams-Sonoma signing on Saturday, I’ll also be at Teatro Verde at 4:30 pm on Friday. Hope to meet you guys.
And as usual… if you attended a signing and see your photo in one of the slideshows below, feel free to use it. Thanks again for making the tour so much fun.
Okay, okay … that was the signings.
Now for the books.
I’m giving away ten of them. Ten Cake Pops books. And signed if you like.
- To enter for a chance to win one, just leave a comment on this blog post and tell me what holiday treat you can’t wait to eat.
- Deadline to enter is Wednesday, December 1st at 5:00 pm ET. Sorry, Time’s Up! Winners will be announced below.
- Ten (10) winners will be chosen at random and announced by the end of the week.
Good luck guys!
Okay – Here they are. Here are the 10 Cake Pops Book Winners. Yay!
835 – Betty-Ann – …any one of my husband’s authentic, hazelnutty, German Christmas cookies…love, love, love them!
3987 – Leigh McGilvray – I can’t wait to eat mincemeat pies this holiday season! My mum just sent me the recipe so I can make them for the first time : ) I know the smell will remind me of home.
738 – trifitmom – pecan bars i make, yummmmmmmmm
5084 – Paula – I can’t wait for … mmmm flan!
4748 – Ashley M. – I’m looking forward to cheesecake!
2180 – Nadia – I love making (and eating) beautifully decorated sugar cookies at christmas time too! … but first I’m making cake pops for my hubby’s workplace charity fundraiser on Thursday!!! Welcome to T.O. this weekend!
4718 – Stephanie – Broken glass torte…made by my grandma!
5721 – Rachel R – baking, eating and decorating some sugar cookies with my lil one.
54 – Chelsea A – I love French Silk Pie this time of year! It’s an annual treat that I limit myself to making only for Thanksgiving and Christmas. It’s almost the same recipe as PW! Also, I love all the pictures and stories you share from your signing. I am amazed you remember all the details!
2750 – Julie – Banana split cake!
Congratulations everyone!
my son makes terrific divinity and really really good fruitcakes.
A family tradition……..white Christmas pie!
My Mom’s homemade red velvet cake . . . yum, yum!! I can’t wait!!!!!
I can’t wait to make (and eat) some Honey Almond Lace Cookies! Yum!
I cannot wait for those chocolate peanut butter balls and my grandmother’s gingersnaps!
My mom’s homemade cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning!!!
Classic sugar cookies!
Mexican hot chocolate! My mom still makes it for me because mine isn’t quite right just yet : )
My mom and i make this really good ice cream treat; its vanilla ice cream sandwiched between rice krispies that have been slathered in warm butter and brown sugar. Theee best :) but maybe this year we will make cake pops……..
I cannot wait to eat peppermint brownies! So perfect for Christmas!
Yes – can’t wait to eat CHRISTMAS COOKIES!! Mmmm m m m m. I’ve always loved the rice crispy treats dyed green and formed into christmas trees with sprinkle ornaments haha. So cute and fun and DELICIOUS.
I can’t wait to eat my mother in laws soft sugar cookies with cream cheese icing….mmmmmmmmmmmm.
My mother’s experimental concoctions. Since moving away, I’ve even started to miss her projects gone awry.
Pumpkin Pie :)
Peppermint Bark! Without a doubt, my favorite (sweet) treet. Though, Chex Party Mix is my favorite holiday treat overall :)
I can’t wait to eat my mom’s ricotta cheese cookies! They’re so heavenly.
I can’t wait for my Mom’s peanut brittle, chocolates, and hard candy, BUT I will have to wait one more year…she is in Spain. :( I will wait. Thanks for the fun giveaway!
Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins
My moms wonderful orange jello salad that has Cool Whip, cottage cheese, mandarins, pineapple and of course oragne jello!!
Love love love sweet potatoes with marshmallows, any time in the fall/winter.
I would just LOVE a signed Bakerella ‘Cake Pop’ book!
I cant wait for latkes…thin and crispy with sour cream! Yum!
I never had any holiday treats before but I just started baking recently. So I’ll be able to bake my own holiday treat. I’m looking foward to baking a variety of treats. Christmas cookies, cake pops, and more. I still have to search and look for other holiday desserts.
Egg nog ice cream. I figured out how to make this a few years ago and I’m designating it my personal “classic” Christmas treat.
Gingerbread would be a close second. Maybe that would make good cake pops.
That’s a hard question…but one of our family favorites is cheesecake of all kinds!!
Warm Homemade Chocolate Croissants that are straight out of the oven :)
My Mom’s english toffee
Christmas week coincides with our wedding anniversary, which we always celebrate with creme brûlée! Can’t wait!
Pumpkin Cheesecake . . . and stuffing. yum!
I can’t wait to make home made Tamales w/my mother and some minature pumpkin cakes from your recipe.
I can’t wait to eat Pumpkin Pie!!!
Hmmm….I think my favorite holiday cookie is my Mom’s Peanut Butter Blossoms.
Whatever goodies my wife makes!
Homemade chocolate fudge, just like my mom always makes!
I can’t wait to eat buter tarts!!
Bird’s Nest cookies with homemade raspberry jam!
Cookies cookies and more cookies~!
chocolate peppermint cookies!
Caramel Apple Cider with Molasses cookies!
Meringues with choc chips inside, my grandma’s recipe. All the cookies I make at Christmas have a memory attached to them. That’s why they are all so special!
Hmm, some kind of peppermint dessert.
I can’t wait to eat my family’s sugar and gingerbread cookies that we make every year homemade. They are so much fun and we decorate them elaborately with an almond butercream frosting. They are ridiculously good after they sit out for a week and the frosting gets crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. YUM! :D. We make christmas pigs, owls, cats, and then all the traditional cookies too, including a giant bass mouth fish for my father. (tradition!)
I think this year I will try to make a spiced fruit cake with my grandmother’s recipe. My mother says it is really good.
Bread pudding!
Swedish dream cookies. Mmmm. Dreamy.
I cannot wait for sugar cookies!! I literally refrain from making any sugar cut-out cookies all year because for me, they remind me of Christmas with my mom, so I like to keep it that way :)
I can’t wait to eat pie! Pumpkin pie, apple pie, chocolate cream pie… Any of those are welcome!
I LOVE holiday baking! Thinking about it puts a smile on my face and warms my heart. Fav holiday treats would be a toss up between my mini bite size cheesecakes, my top secret uber moist pumpkin cranberry chocolate chip bread, and my buttery sugar cookies.
I have so many!! I can not wait to eat cranberry white chocolate cookies and pumpkin pie. Thank you very much for sharing your beautiful treats!
Yay! I’ve been looking forward to seeing the KoP photos. (I’m the crazy lady who drove from VA with the 3 kids!) My oldest has already requested several of the pops in the book for his preschool class . . . we’re looking forward to getting our fingers dirty!
Peanut Butter Blossom cookies
My Mom’s Rum Ballas and Fudge… I love the holidays! :)
My mom’s xmas cookies :] All different kinds, but all recipes that’ve been handed down several generations. My favorite is a basic butter spritz cookie with candied cherries :D
I can’t wait to eat peanut butter balls…mmmmmmmm
I love my mothers swedish sugar cookies. They are so simple too! Nothing like them in the world! :)
Fudge, Fudge and more Fudge!!!
I can’t wait to eat Yule log on Christmas Eve!
Gingerbread cookies are my favourite :) The smell reminds me of the holiday!
I can’t wait for classic sugar cookies! Yum!
I can not wait to have chocolate dipped pretzels rolled in crushed candy canes. A holiday must have!
I’m looking forward to making and eating chex muddy buddies!
Can’t wait to bake in general – having surgery so I’ll be home for Christmas and looking forward to much more baking this year.
Looking forward to toffee, caramels, and fudge. Yum!
Well now that Thanksgiving is over and I’ve enjoyed the classics – pumpkin pie, pumpkin roll and pumpkin cheesecake, I’m ready for some cookie baking! Christmas cookies to me are chocolate chip, sugar cookies and the cookies with a peanut butter cup on top! Oh and the sugar cookies must be cut out and decorated!
Christmas sugar cookies and gingerbread cookies. I love cutting out the shapes and decorating them even more than I like eating them!
Baklava. I cannot wait for Baklava!
Pecan Bars…I bought the pecans this weekend and can’t wait for the first batch!
I can’t wait to eat my mom’s stuffing. And the copious amounts of desserts. yummm
I cant wait to eat Pavlova – its a New Zealand Icon…topped with berries or kiwifruit and whipped cream… its xmas southern hemisphere style…filled with sun and ice creams and treats gallore
Where do I begin? Peppermint brownies, peanut butter toffee turtle cookies, cheesecake…bring it on!
Well, I’m waiting for the Chanukka doughnut! :D
I can’t wait to eat some christmas tree shaped sugar cookies. yummy :)
christmas fruit cake
I’m excited to eat (and make) cake balls. I was hugely pregnant last Christmas and didn’t do any baking so really I’m excited to do lots of baking this year!
Can’t wait for my mom’s sugar cookies and snickerdoodles! Yum!
I can’t wait to make my first batch of christmas cake pops!! I’m sure I’ll eat way to many of them!!!
I am so anxious to make my super easy fudge – I have been toying with the idea of turning it into a cake pop, but I am afraid that might be too sweet for a cake pop base, and I should stick with the tried and true cake base –
thanks!
Jerriann
Hot brownie pudding mmmmmm……
overnight stuffed french toast for xmas breakfast!! so good with challah bread :)
My friends an I make these sugar cookies with an almond icing. They’re to die for! Can’t wait to make them!
Baklava! I cannot wait to make and eat Baklava! I’ll be doing that in a week though. ?
I absolutely love eating chocolate peanut butter crunch balls. Delish!
My grandma’s Carmel Pecan Logs with fondant in the center and anything dipped in Chocolate!!!
I can’t wait for the pumkin pies!
I can’t wait to bake sugar cookies with my daughter!!
No treat in particular, just can’t wait to go home and see my family again :)
Dark chocolate chip cookies! Yumm…
White Chocolate Fudge Log! I look forward to it all year and then everyone wants the recipe. Congratulations on your new book. How exciting!
Chocolate mint cookies and cake balls! Both have become a staple during the holidays :)
YAY!!! I’m so excited! Oh, I’d love to have this book–I’d never be able to make them, of course…I’m just not that talented, but I’d love to have it!
I’m looking forward to peppermint bark. So simple, so yummy! Thanks for the chance to win!
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My family always makes a great big devil’s food cake for Christmas Eve. Can’t wait to share that with my whole family!
When I think holidays-i think Red Velvet Cheesecake!!! YUM!!
Cookies…any kind! But especially Raspberry Ribbons, which are basically a short bread cookie with a little raspberry jam baked on top, then drizzled with a little powdered sugar glaze. Yum!
I’m looking forward to the chocolate covered toffee. Thinking about it makes my mouth water!
I can’t wait for grandma’s tapioca! I really hope I win, you won’t be able to get me out of the kitchen!
The holiday treat I can’t wait to eat is our families “bite bite” cookies. Graham cracker crumbs, Condensed milk and choc chips….YUMMMMMM.
Homemade English Toffee. I refer to it as ‘crack’ b/c its so hard to eat just one piece….
I love peppermint bark and can’t wait to get my hands on some this Christmas season!
Love, love, love Krumkake! My kids and I fill them with whipped cream or ice cream…YUM! <3
Plain & simple chocolate covered potato chips are my favorite holiday treat!
Fudge! It’s not officially Christmas until fudge has been made and eaten!
Gingerbread and gingerbread cupcakes with lingonberry frosting. Yes I’m Swedish
Would luv a signed book from you. It’s my 35th b-day next week so I would consider it a great gift!
Carrot cake………with cream cheese frosting….oh yea!
My favorite holiday treat is fudge. I only make it at Christmas time just so that I don’t eat too much. :)
oooo my aunt’s ‘matrimonial cake’ (AKA Date cake), i dont know what she does to hers, but it is absolutely devine! :)
I’m thinking pecan pie.
Sugar cookies I make with my kiddos!
Cannot wait for Panettone… home made, my grandmother’s recipe.
I can’t wait to start the holiday baking.. cookies, pies, cakes and bread.
I can’t wait to taste my grandma’s butterscotch cookies.
My MIL always makes us our own Christmas pudding to take home, I’m hoping to turn some of it into Christmas pudding pops… if I can get it away from my husband!!
SPRITZ COOKIES!!! I loooove using my mom’s old cookie press from the early 80s. :)
hi – a good old fashioned dark chocolate cake. it doesn’t have to be fancy, just delicious!
Mmmmmm,Pizzels. even if I can’t spell it right!
Egg nog ice cream!
ginga. ginga. GINGERBREAD! ;D
I’m excited for my grandma’s Divinity and also spumoni ice cream. :) And I would be excited if I won a book too. Actually, I don’t know if this counts, but I am a big fan of egg nog too!
Warm gingerbread cookies!
More Pumpkin Pie!
This would be a great gift for my friend!
I can’t wait to make/eat peppermint bark!
Gingerbread boys! my mother’s side of the family has made them every year for over 65 years. Can’t wait to bite their little heads off. :) ha!
Gingerbread cookies! It’s really the only dessert/cookie that I make only once throughout the year. So, it’s a special treat. ^__^
I love those snowball cookies–also called Russian Teacakes–those are the best!
I love your recipes and the photos are good enough to eat. Can’t wait to try out some of recipes!
Chocolate chip cookies, hands down.
I absolutely cannot wait to eat gingerbread cookies!! I love decorating them and then stuffing it into my mouth with a side of milk. mmmmm :)
Sugar cookies…with red and green sugar :)
I came across a receipe for chocolate Earl Grey Shortbread cookies…sounds interesting and am going to make them for a cookie exchange I am in! I’m going to be attempting my first cake pop for a kids Christmas party in a couple of weeks!!! Very excited!!!
I can’t wait to eat mince pies! yum! And cranberry coconut cookies!
I can’t wait to try layered brownies!
I love homemade toffee!
i can’t wait for chocolate chip oatmeal cookies!!
I can’t wait to eat some gingerbread – and to have the smell of it in the house!
My absolute favorite holiday treat is my mom’s pumpkin roll. So yummy! But I’m also looking forward to holiday cookie baking and gingerbread cookies.
red velvet peppermint cake!
I can’t wait to make and eat the Rudolph cake pops. Have had the ingredients for weeks!!!!!!
oooh….my mom makes banana split cake every holiday and I can’t wait to eat it!!!
Our Christmas dinner is Gumbo, from my dad’s cajun side.
Yummy
I love my Mom’s fudge and candy strawberries!
I cannot wait to make the Christmas trees, reindeer and santa hats. I’m supposed to make them for my freelance clients as holiday treats, but I know I’m going to be doing a lot of “tasting” along the way!
My hazelnut biscotti:)They are awesome!
Thanks for this wonderful giveaway!
Last January I found the cutesy coca cola bottles and purchased a handful of them. This weekend I’m going to transition them into snow globes, similar to your sweet little creations! Can’t wait!
Every Christmas, my husband’s uncle makes “cookies” that are 2 Ritz crackers filled with peanut butter & dipped in white chocolate. I’m SO glad I’m pregnant this year – I get to eat double!!!
My grandma makes these cookie bars we call “Christmas Crack”. I can’t wait for that. You can’t possibly eat just one
Can’t wait to eat those peanut butter cookies with the hershey kiss in the middle.
My Hubby makes a wonderful homemade pumpkin cheesecake! It is soooooo yummy!!!! :D
Sugar cookies with icing and decorating sugars! :)
I am sooooo looking forward to my husband’s yummy chocolate cream pie!!!
My sister has a tradition with one of her friends where they make homemade Christmas candy…I am ready for some peanut butter balls!!
I can’t wait to make a gingerbread house and then eat it!
I’m super excited to make some cake pops for my first ever company christmas party! somehow i’ll make them ornaments :)
I’m super excited to make some cake pops for my first ever company christmas party! somehow i’ll make them ornaments :)
Chocolate.chip.cookies….mmmmmmmm
pumpkin pie……… yummy……. my kids went for the cake pops :)
Anything!!
I may have already eatten too much, but I cant wait for more pumpkin pie!
Raspberry Swirl White Chocolate Cheesecake with Macadamia Nut Crust……thank goodness I only make it for Christmas!!
Cream filled sugar cookies – my mom made them every year when I was little and now we carry on the tradition!
My nana’s sand tart cookies, paper thin and topped with cinnamon sugar. Of course, that means I have to make them first, which requires an insane amount of energy and rolling of dough. Not to mention an even more insane amount of butter and sugar. And the slightly irksome fact that I have to finish making my 400 Christmas Cards first. It’s a long story… a reward of a Bakerella cake pop book would make it SO worthwhile! :-)
I can’t wait for some yummy fudge. I hope this year I’ll figure out how to make some really good fudge.
I can’t wait to try your brownie pecan pie. I may attempt to make it this weekend!
Lots of sugar cookies coming out of our kitchen!!
Our traditional iced cutout cookies (homemade of course, with fresh orange peel) and our newest item: cake balls!! Thanks for the great recipe. My 15 year old twin girls can’t wait to surprise their friends with these.
I can’t wait to try these cake pops out!
I can’t wait to eat Christmas sugar cookies with frosting. The recipe (made with cream cheese & no eggs) makes the best cookies I’ve ever had!!
pie! apple pie, pumpkin pie, any pie!
I can’t wait for my mom’s green cornflake wreath (think rice crispy treats) with merishino cherries on top! Favorite from my childhood!
i’m addicted to those “buckeye” peanut butter ball things. also, i LOVE your blog. i made my first cake pops for halloween (no where NEAR as cute as your jack-o-lantern ones) and am working on making some “ornaments” for christmas!
My mom’s snack mix! She only makes it once a year at Christmas time :)
I would love to win one of your books. Favorite holiday treat peppermint bark. So good with some hot chocolate.
I recently bought a giant cupcake pan and want to make one decorated just for Christmas.
Homemade CHEX mix, supper salty!!
& Mom Homeade Fudge. … the sweet & salty are so good together!
I really, really can`t wait for the gingerbread dough! We usually make it at least one day before the actual baking… and then there`s just hoping there will actually be something left for making gingerbread men!
I can’t wait to eat my mom’s sandtarts. I just love them and eat tons of them every Christmas!
I can’t wait to eat good old fashioned decorated sugar cookies ok and maybe some gingerbread too! and also my favorite swedish baked bread Lusse katter- made for St. Lucia day.. Can you see that I’m a bit excited?!
Okay, first I want to say I can’t wait to meet you on Saturday! My hubby and I will be there at Williams-Sonoma in line :)
Now for holiday treats, nothing beats a frosty mug of eggnog with freshly-grated nutmeg and a plate of just-baked, warm Festive Butter Cookies. They’re like a sweet, buttery shortbread with different nuts and chocolate. Mind-blowing.
I can’t wait to start my holiday baking now :D
I can’t wait to eat my mom’s red velvet cake! Yummmmmm
German Chocolate Cake…Yummy….love it!!
I can’t wait to have some yummy Bordeaux bars! Maybe I might try my hand at recreating my fave candy into a cake pop! Thanks for the giveaway
I’m excited about eating my mom’s meringues!
pumpkin cheesecake!
Spritz cookies! They were my grandma’s specialty, and it doesn’t feel like Christmas unless I have one. Now that she’s gone, I’ve become the resident spritz maker in the family. :)
Apple pie!!! Would love to win one of your books!
I love the tradition of making springleys with my grandmother, which is why they are my favorite holiday treat!
I love eating my best friend, Leslie’s, peanut butter balls. Many people make them, but none compare to hers. :-) I always get a couple of them in a gift box. Hard to share those ones.
I’m looking forward to drinking cranberry margaritas with friends.
I can’t wait to make and eat my grandmothers molasses and rocky road cookies! YUM!
Peanut Butter Blossoms – they are a favorite in our home. If I win, I would like a signed copy, please.
I’m drooling for some pumpkin spice cookies and peppermint hot chocolate :9
My cousin makes amazing peppermint bark and fudge. Can’t wait for Christmas eve!
The sweet treats. Lots of them!
I can’t wait to eat… EVERYTHING. I love this time of year!
My moms yummy tiramisu!! :0) And of course my christmas cake pops, I will be making with my kids…….starting a new traditon!
Can NOT wait to eat my moms Christmas feast. She makes the best Polish traditional dinner.
Hope I win one of these btw… can’t find a copy ANYWHERE.
XO
Ginger cookies!!
My mom and I have made homemade sugar cookie cutouts with buttercream frosting for years and years! I look forward to them every year, even though they’re a lot of work!
My great-grandma’s recipe for Gumdrop Cookies! Mmmmmm!
I can’t wait for anise cut out cookies!
peppermint brownies!!!
Gingerbread cookies!! Yummy Yummy! and egg nog. :)