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!
Sugar cookies decorated by me and my kids… red and green sugar never tastes better than on a Christmas cookie!
I’m a die-hard chocolate fan.. so, nothing beats the orginial thick chocolate filled log cake for this christmas season..
merry christmas to you, bakerella :)
ANYTHING with chocolate! :)
I can’t wait to eat my mom’s frosted sugar cookies! And Norweigian potato dumplings!
I can’t wait for the eggnog!
Definitely looking forward to all the cookies. Almond spritz are my favorite, and they’re the quickest thanks to my cookie gun!
Cream wafers and pecan balls…both sweet, nutty, and will melt in your mouth. I cannot remember a Christmas without them
Buckeyes!!
This may be weird, but … My Mom and I both do the baking at Christmas and we try to never make the same thing twice. Every year, we pride ourselves in searching for new, fun recipes to try! Then we swap and are sure to invite lots of friends over to taste test.
Pick me! I so screwed up the red velvet cake balls last Christmas-I need inspiration!!!!!
I can’t wait for pecan pie.. always my favorite.
I`m so looking forward to my mom`s creme brulee and purple yam candy!
I can’t wait to make and eat those cute frosty the snowman cake pops :)
yay!
I cant wait to eat Peanut Butter Blossoms!!!
Courtney
I am looking forward to fudge- I never can eat much of it- at once that is- but I plan to eat plenty over the holidays!
ginger snaps!!!
Fudge! My mom makes the best.
Think of what I could do with a signed Cake Pops book. . . think of all the yummy goodness!
I can’t wait to bake brownies, cupcakes, and cookies for the Christmas holiday to share it with my fellow friends at school. :) I just Love them! And I LOVE baking…kekeke
my grandma’s Yum Yum Bars!!!
I love gingerbread (both of the cake and men variety!) during the holidays. So yummy!
Tea cookies I’ve made with mom, grandma, and sisters since I was a little girl!
gingerbread cookies!! :):)
I just love Panetonne!
I am looking forward to some home made toffee. I love the stuff, just not making it. So tempermental…
Woopie Pies!! Chocolate with Marshmallow filling means its almost Christmas!!
I’m looking forward to zangebok. It’s a buttery European mocha tart that we only ever have at Christmas. They’re delicious!
i love anything with pumpkin! already made pumpkin cookies, pumpkin pie, and pumpkin spice cake. any other suggestions?
Wow I am looking forward to sugar cookies….and Chex Mix….
I am just dying to eat my mom’s chocolate raspberry bars, they are amazing! And I love it when she makes them ahead of time and freezes them and I come home and sneak them from the freezer and they have this yummy frozen texture!
Gosh soo many yummy holiday treats that await how could I pick just one??
I love sugar cookies as well as peppermint bark, and I’m in love with eggnog!!
I love all your recipes and ideas. I have tried making cakepops but it isn’t my talent. I will keep with what I am good at and dream as I view your blog.
Decorated sugar cookies!
I can’t wait to eat orange rolls. We always eat them Christmas morning while opening Santa’s gifts. :)
Creame De Menthe Brownies. Just the right combination of mint & chocolate!
Oooooh, pumpkin spice chocolate chip cookies are my favorite fall treat! I also love any type of gingerbread. I’m thinking about making some maple bacon cookies for my coworkers, too. So many great holiday options.
Sugar cookies. No wait. Peppermint bark. Ah, no. Sugar cookies. Holiday wreath (cinnamon pecan breakfast wreath)? No. No. Sugar cookies. Right. Sugar cookies.
Tamales!!! The family usually gets together to help Mom make them and then we get to take a couple dozen home…can’t wait!!!
COOKIES!!!!!!
I can’t wait for simple chocolate chip cookies. *nods* delicious
Festive fudge!! YUM!!
My favorite holiday treats are homemade fudge (preferably Grandma’s) and peanut brittle.
I can’t wait for German chocolate cake! YUMMO!!!!!!!
blueberry cheesecakes does it for me =)
omg! the cake pop cupcakes are super cute! LOVE THEM!
I cannot wait for snowmen cupcakes!
Pioneer woman’s brandy snaps
I love to make almond toffee…it’s a labor of love, but oh so worth it ;)
Im excited to make chocolate truffles and decorate sugar cookies!:)
I’m making chocolate cake balls and giving them out in cute glass jars as gifts! Maybe some reindeer and santa hat pops too!!
Monkey bread on Christmas morning…a family tradition!
fudge, fudge, and more fudge!
I can’t wait to have my mom’s chocolate covered peanut butter/rice krispie/coconut balls…. yum!
I can’t wait to eat caramel jelly rolls, petite pecan tarts and creamy pralines!
I can’t wait to eat everything in sight……..
Sugar cookies!
I love my mom’s peanut butter pie!
My grandmother’s fudge – but really anything sweet – I love them all!
I love cookies – especially ones that I do not have to make!
My mom makes these amazing 7 layer bars. LOVE them!
I cannot wait to have birthday christmas cake! This year im doing a layered ice cream and chocolate cake cake! i’ll flavour the ice cream with mint slice biscuits and another layer flavoured with cherry ripe and the top covered in chocolate cake icing and raspberries!! nom nom nom!!
OH! Its so hard to decide. We’ll go with … pumpkin chocolate cheesecake. Yum.
Thanks!
I love eating sugar cookies decorated by my boys! And shortbread cookies.
Pumpkin spice cookies, banana bread and my mom’s yummy jello cake. Even if you hate jello, you will love this cake.
White chocolate maple pecan cookies. Yum!
I can’t wait to make and eat fudge!
This year we are going to my parents house for Christmas and my Mom makes the BEST bear claws that I can’t wait to eat all morning long!
whole berry cranberry sauce! Mmmmmmmmm. :)
My mom’s homemade caramel corn made by my mom…whenever I attempt to make it, it turns out terrible and gets stuck in your teeth, so I let her do all of the work!
sugar cookies!
i want to make some chocolate chip cookies. classic!
I’m excited for mint brownies!
I love pecan pies!! Irresistible!
Has to be a ginger bread house.. Decorated by the kids.
I am so excited for mince pies with brandy butter!
frost peppermint angel food cake…yummmm!!! :)
Ooooh! Love the cake pops!! I am very much looking forward to having cheeseball! This is something that my hubs family only makes during Christmas. ?? It is SO good! I think I might be drooling. ha!
Peppermint hot chocolate. Or peppermint anything!
Peppermint bark cheesecake!
my mom’s christmas cookies!
Red velvet cupcakes with crushed peppermint sprinkles!
Can’t wait for homemade peanut brittle with that buttery,salty and sweet caramel taste. Brings great sweet memories of the other kind.
Cookies!!! I’m starting my cookie baking tomorrow!
my mom’s butter pecan turtle squares! yummy!
We have an old family recipe we call “Creams” It’s a cream, brown sugar, butter candy. Even a confirmed Chocoholic like me has become addicted. I haven’t found anyone yet that doesn’t beg for more. Yumm!
I can’t wait to eat gingerbread cookies! And I hope I win one of your books! :)
Gingerbread all the way!
Peanut Butter Blossoms are my favorite! Especially when my Mom makes them! Merry Christmas!
That book has been on my Christmas list since you announced its publication early this year!! As for treat – my all time favorite Christmas cookie – Spritz, with almond instead of vanilla. It’s a good thing those stinkers are small (denial comes easier) because I eat them by the handful.
I can’t wait to eat pecan pie and drink peppermint white chocolate mocha from Starbucks!! :)
I can’t wait to eat the cake pops I will be making for the first time!
Christmas sugar cookies!
I can’t wait to eat peppermint bark! Oh, and cake pops. ;)
my daughter requested sugar cookies, who am I to argue.
mmmmm fudge! I can’t wait for some! Or pepermint bark….
I live on an orange farm in AZ and every year when they are ripe I make orange rolls…they are my favorite. I can’t wait!!
My sugar cookies! My mom, sister and nieces have “Chick Night’ every week and when it gets close to the holidays I make different shaped sugar cookies, so we can all decorate them together!
Soda Cracker Pie – YUM!!! Was so excited for the holidays to be here and this pie. Tastes so much better than it sounds :)
Love your site – Love your book – would LOVE a signed book for my daughter for Christmas! She would be soooo excited!!
spritz cookies…. I LOVE them but never make them unless it is Christmas. I preordered a book and got it early… the pages are getting worn out from looking at it!!!!
I just opened a bakery October 9th and I made some very simple cake pops to sell. I ate one today and yummy …. I have an order for 15 next week. Love it. thanks for sharing all of yiour wonderful ideas.
Wish you could come by my bakery!
Can’t wait to eat my aunts homemade caramels. Yum!
I always love fudge. That or my Grandmas “Cherry Stuff” dessert
Chocolate drop cookies, with white frosting and red and green sprinkles. We had them every year growing up.
Ah…there are many treats to look forward to at Christmas. My favorite is probably Raspberry Strippers. My sister makes them only for Christmas Eve, and they are wonderful. Plus we always have a lot of laughs saying things like, “Pass the strippers.” and such.
My aunt’s oreo cream cheese balls are the best thing ever. I can’t wait till Christmas to have some!
I can’t wait to make a lot of Christmas cookies especially Chocolate Mint Thumbprints
My aunt makes the best sugar cookies I have ever had, I think the trick is in the frosting. My family fights over the big ones every year and if you don’t eat them as soon as you see them, you’re out of luck!
I make white-chocolate covered popcorn with m&ms and cashews and I love to “sample” some as I do!!
Fruitcake and cookies!
Looking forward to some homemade toffee :)
I love Hershey’s Cocoa Fudge; I’ve made it since high school. Some of those early years, we ate it with a spoon. It is soooo good. Recipe on the Cocoa Box. I line those red boxes that you get your checks in with foil, fill them with fudge, and send them around for gifts.
Is this a safe place? Because I have a confession to make… I’ve never had a cake pop. I know! Can you believe it? So, that is what I want to try this holiday season. My daughter and I have a plan while she is home from school. They are going to be decorated Christmas trees that we will share with our neighbors.
All the cookies! We make tons of different kinds every year.
I can’t wait to eat my Dad’s Cashew Toffee Squares!
My mom’s cinnamon bread. Sooo delish.
I am excited to eat candy canes!
I want your cakepops book so bad. I asked for it for Christmas, but I don’t know if I want to wait for Santa… Please pick me!
this year i’m looking forward to decorated sugar cookies! normally, i would say white chocolate covered pretzels…however, i’ve been gluten-free for a few years and haven’t been able to enjoy a REALLY good Christmas cookie! i spent some time this summer formulating a GREAT recipe and can’t wait to indulge a bit ;0)
buckeyes!
I love fudge during the holidays. Oh and baked pecans!
I love fudge, so delicious!
chewy ginger molasses cookies, for sure!
May sound boring, but I am most looking forward to eating Pumpkin Pie again! It’s my favorite! :-)
My grandma’s icebox fruit cake, I know what you’re thinking, but seriously its awesome! :)
I can’t wait to eat my Mum’s Copperpenny salad! It is delicious. It’s very hot over here at Christmas, so a cool salad is very refreshing.
I cannot wait for cinnamon rolls! Oh yessssss!!
I can’t wait to have a reason to try making more cake pops and for my raspberry thumb print cookies.
Peppermint bark. No doubt about it!
My aunt makes these amazing buttery cookies filled with peach preserves. She calls them “Balish”, but I can’t seem to find them anywhere online. Not sure if she is correct, but I will still eat a dozen of those melt-in-your-mouth goodies!
Can’t wait to eat butterscotch haystacks! Oh so delicious… :)
Chex Mix!!! My mom makes me a batch every year and I normally finish it in 2 days…..by myself!!!
Icebox cake! My cousin makes the best!
Pumpkin bread. Mmmm mm…
Monkey Bread! My mother makes it for us for Christmas breakfast every year, and that is the ONLY time we eat it!
oh, and i also can’t wait to peppermint anything!
Fudge, Caramel, and Gingerbread. All homemade and only once a year.
peppermint bark! mmm!
i just put that super cute whisk necklace on my christmas wishlist! hope i get it :)
I want wait to eat gingerbread cupcakes!
My sister-in-laws pumpkin squares!!! YUMM-O!
almond bark pretzles
Homemade scones on Christmas morning. Surely a tradition from my husband’s family that will not be lost through ours!
Cupcakes :)
My oh my, sooo many to choose from. I would have to say bread pudding. I made for Thanksgiving and it all got gone, none for me. Making bunco cake balls for my bunco girls!
Each year I look forward to making/eating nut rolls! I would make these with my Grandma for all the my aunts/uncles and cousins. It was a lot of work kneading a pound of powder sugar into a jar of marshmellow fluff, but boy were they good. Nougat, carmel and peanuts, oh my! Happy Holidays :)
hmmm…i can’t wait to eat christmas cookies!!!!
I’m reallyy excited to make extra dark brownies with peppermint pieces on top! There are delicious! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!!
Snickerdoodles.
drooooooool
I can’t wait to make praline pecan cheesecake cupcakes. They are so delicious!
My favorite has to be buckeyes (peanut butter balls covered in chocolate)
Can’t wait to make grandma’s chocolate drops…chocolate and coconut…can you say YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Christmas cookies and Hot Chocolate! Can you say Yum? :)
I am looking forward to making my mom’s peanut brittle, and fudge! My Christmas favorites for sure!! Blessings, MaryS
Pumpkin macadamia nut cookies :P
My cookie platter.. Ok if I needed to pick one?! Butterballs. They ROCK!
I can’t wait to have my granny’s chex mix! Yummy!
I’m excited to head out to the local ice cream store for an egg nog sundae :D
Thank you for sharing the fun! My favorite holiday treat is peanut butter fudge.
It’s a family tradition to make “Christmas Wreath Cookies.” They’re like rice crispy treats, but with cornflakes and green food coloring. We shape them in a circle, and then put red hots on them! So delicious! There’s no use in denying you had one though, your mouth will be green for a while! :)
Mmmmmmmmmm Cheesecake Pecan Pie! It’s as good as it sounds!
I am SO excited to have some homemade donuts with hot chocolate! YUM!
I can’t wait to make my grandmother’s cathedral window cookies! it isn’t Christmas without them!
Caramel Corn!
I can’t wait to eat some cherry breakfast danish and some cherry chocolate kisses, yum!
I’m looking forward to peppermint chocolate whoopie pies!
Sugar cookies! A Christmas staple!
Publix makes chocolate covered cakes in the shape of giant eggs for Easter…love them.
Peanut Butter Buckeyes, which this year just may end up on a stick!
I can not wait to make and then enjoy Christmas butter cookies! YUM !!!
Belgian waffles on Christmas morning!
My future mother in law’s Christmas Beef Tenderloin. It’s organic and locally grown, and so delicious.
I cant wait to make Pioneer Womans cinnamon rolls!
Buckeyes!
Can’t wait to eat Red Velvet cake! I could skip everything and just eat cake!
My mother in laws white chocolate cheese cake.
I can’t wait to eat raspberry cheesecake. YUM.
Molasses and/or ginger cookies are my favorite treat! YUM!
Holly Cookies and Cheese Pie! Recipies on my blog!
Carrie
Oh! I can not wait to eat Cheesecake! I can not stand it! I am no longer allowed to make them for myself anymore (my weight told me so)… So, for holidays, I am the first to volunteer to bring cheesecake!
I can’t wait to have sugar cookies and LOTS of caramels and ribbon candy!!!
Thanks for a chance to win, I don’t live close enough to have gone to a signing with my daughters school and perforance schedule and I was sooo bummed so this is awesome :) I am keeping my fingers crossed that I win!!!
A new favorite from a cookie exchange- brown sugar cookies with caramel frosting…… Mmm Mmm good!
hi bakerella! louise here from the philippines..i am looking forward to make cake pops this christmas! im making them for the first time and im sure they will be a hit!
possibly haystacks. I love butterscotch chips! I’m going to attempt reindeer cake pops for a bake sale, so I’m looking forward to trying then too. thanks for the awesome give-away and your creative ideas.
My mother in law makes the best buckeyes! My mouth is watering just thinking about them. Happy Holidays!
I can’t wait for… eggnogs! First, I have to wait about five more years, because it’s an alcoholic drink. Being underage is the pits!
My favorite holiday treat is called a chocolate buttersweet…butter cookie bottom, cream cheese coconut filling topped with chocolate icing YUMMMM
Apple Slab Pie recipe I found off NPR.org… i made it for thanksgiving(: Its a GIANT poptart!:D
Peanut Butter Balls, aka Buckeyes
Caramel popcorn!! Mmmmmm.
chocolate pie
Christmas cookies- all kinds!
I am looking forward to eating Buckeyes. Peanut butter, powdered sugar, and chocolate….YUM!
gingerbread cookies
We love anything pumpkin in our house! Think I’m gonna try pumpkin cake balls!
My mom makes awesome coconut cookies with a drop of chocolate melted on the top of each one. I only get them once a year so I have to savor them :).
My mom’s frosted sugar cookies.
Nothing is better than Monkey Bread on Christmas morning. You can smell it baking while the presents are being opened. Yum!
Cranberry pudding cake, made by my mama.
MINTY FUDGE!
My great-grandmother’s chocolate drop cookies!
Red velvet cake with a thick layer of cream cheese frosting, YUM!