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 Mum’s turkey stuffing! Yum :)
Anything chocolate!
Popcorn balls…made by yours truly!! I make them every year and stuff as many as I can into each Christmas box I send. It’s a recipe my mom passed on to me so it’s close to my heart!
can’t wait to make ginger bread cookie houses with my son and nephew… have a happy holidays!!!!!!!!!!
i hope i get a signed copy of your awesome book!!!!!!!!!
If I could win one of these it would make my son’s Christmas as I have asked him for the book as a Christmas gift and he groaned at the thought of finding it! And Im anxiously awaiting my brother’s fabulous chex mix! ( I’m fairly certain its fabulous due to his addition of 5 times the amount of butter actually called for! )
Can’t wait to eat cooked meat!
I can’t wait to eat pumpkin nut roll this holiday season!!!
Would LOVE LOVE LOVE to win!
I’m looking forward to making sugar cookies with cream cheese frosting with my two year old!
I always look forward to my mom’s Toffee!!! So good!
Gingerbread cookies. My four-year-old will help with the baking this year. Fun!
My mum’s pecan tarts are my special holiday treat. Yummo!
Apple Cinnamon Spice Cake. Nothing says the holidays like some yummy comfort sweet good ness :)
Mint truffles, lots and LOTS of mint truffles!
My moms snowballs!
My sis’ homemade Roast Turkey…….. Yummilicious…….. ;-)
A fresh homemade coconut cake…somebody hold me back! My mom would make one every Christmas.
Anything and everything, but nothing makes me think of the holidays more then old fashioned spiced pumpkin soft cookies…yummm…
Gingerbread all the way!<3
Sweet Potato Haupia Pie on Christmas is my favorite!
The one thing I can’t wait to have is my grandma’s apple pie :) or my other grandma’s pumpkin squares. I wish I was able to have both year round, whenever I wanted it.
I can’t wait to eat all the Christmas cookies I get from my annual cookie exchange!
Warm chocolate chip walnut cookies with a cold glass of milk….i can smell the calories already :)
Who *wouldn’t* like the book signed ;)
My mom makes the only sugar cookies i’ve ever liked! (said the cake snob)
pecan pie! I LOVE it and fore some reason only eat it during the holidays! but thats probably a good thing! lol
Egg Tarts all the way! With a side of blueberry tarts and nut fudge brownies :D
Down here in Australia, I can’t wait for the usual big family barbeque! :) And the tradiational (in our house anyways hehe) Pavlova with whipped cream and fresh fruit…. yummo!
the best ginger cookies! yum!
my one sweet indulgance every year is date nut goodies.. i just love them,i do not eat a lot of sugar or sweets as i fight not being diabetic, i love to bake and give all the treats away but date nut goodies are the one thing i make once a year that i just must have a few befor they go out the door to my friends and partys.
My mom’s famous apple pie. She makes them huge with tons of juicy apples and cinnamon goodness! We top this off with vanilla ice cream and…holy canoli, it’s sooo goood!
pumpkin pound cake! anything festive and delicious. :]
Honestly, it hasn’t been decided what treat I’ll enjoy. Every year my sisters, dad, and I try to make a goodie completely from scratch! The past three years we’ve had Rum Balls, Snickerdoodles, and Red Velvet Balls, respectively.
Thanksgiving foods are my absolute favorite – I have a cranberry relish to die for and just found a new way to incorporate into a puffed pastry delight for the next morning…yummy!!! Just add all my family and its a perfect day!
I can’t wait to eat sugar cookies – mmmmm… and cake pops, of course :)
can’t wait for caramel flan! and i would like to try chocolate crepe cake covered with ganache!!!
homemade candies!!!
I can’t wait to have a taste of gingerbread men cookies! There’s just something about ginger and spices that brings out the Christmas-y spirit….especially in a country where we can’t experience snow! So, gingerbread men it is :)
Oh my gosh, I cant decide on my most favorite holiday treat. BUT I can tell you it has to be CHOCOLATE, chocolate, ANYTHING CHOCOLATE!!!!!! Chocolate Cookies, Chocolate Pecan Pie, Chocolate Cake….. I could go on & on & on, Did I say anything Chocolate??? Sorry, sometimes I get a little carried away about CHOCOLATE.
Thanks for letting me mention that I like CHOCOLATE!
I can’t wait to have it all. French toast and cinnamon rolls for breakfast….prime rib for dinner. I love to watch everyone eat what I cook!
I’m so looking forward to homemade carmels… and grandmas sour cream sugar cookies… and grandma E’s yummies…. and peppermint ice cream with hot fudge… the list could go on!
I cannot wait to eat a treat I call “Russian Teacakes”. They are my favorite. So much so that I even make them for myself on my birthday in March :) And probably once during the summer too!
Do I have to pick just one??? Fudge (peanut butter and chocolate), oreo balls, buckeyes, chai tea cookies, etc, etc, etc!!!
can’t wait to make cookies with my kiddos….for Santa! :)
Sour cream Christmas cookies of course!
Starbucks Cranberry bliss bars!
I love making (and eating) my grandma’s traditional candy and “no-bake” chocolate and oatmeal cookies. mmmm!
Pumpkin Roll…..it’s the perfect combination between Cake, Pumpkin Pie, and Cheese cake…..Mmmm now that’s what I call a triple threat or should I say a TRIPLE TREAT!!
My family loves Libby’s pumpkin rolls. I always wanted to see if I could turn it into a cupcake. Maybe I should think cake pop instead!
Green Bean Casserole!! My Favorite :) Even though its a veggie dish, it’s still a treat!
My mom’s shortbread at next Saturday’s Annual (girls only) Christmas Tea!
Then it’s on to more cookies, candy and fudge!!!
This year, I’m craving snickerdoodles. mmmmm…..
My wife makes all kinds of delicious treats. But I look forward to getting a huge bag of beef jerky in my stocking.
I love sugar cookies in fabulous Christmas shapes! I also love homemade, hand dipped chocolates! Yum, yum!
A rich chocolate fudge cake with strawberries and chocolate icing on top! Hmmmmmmm…
I am not a huge pumpkin fan, but I love my mom’s pumpkin roll. I also adore her pecan roll!
I am so looking forward to peppermint bark and homemade almond roca .
i cant wait to make cake pops
I can’t wait to eat homemade sugar, snickerdoodles and gingerbread cookies with a glass of milk. Oh Santa Claus will be having a delicious treat this year ;-)
cookies–any kind! I love them ALL!
It looks like you had so much fun! Wish I could have made it to one of your signings. I’m looking forward to eating fudge. Pure, unadulterated fudge. No nuts, no foreign bumps, just fudge. Mmmm….
Snickerdoodles….Yummy
Sugar cookies with royal icing! :)
Yum, Christmas cookies! One recipe I love has a shortbread-ish base, cream cheesy, coconut, pecan-y filling, covered with melted chocolate.
Christmas would not be Christmas without my mom’s thumbprint cookies rolled in either chopped nuts or coconut and filled with red or green jelly! I have had those for more years than I want to admit to!!!
Love all your fun pictures of your signings!! Would love to win.
I can’t wait to have chocolate covered pretzels with christmas-y sprinkles!!!!
I can’t wait to eat some warm apple pie with a scoop of french vanilla ice cream! Yum!
Dutch streusel apple pie à la mode!
gosh! i can’t wait for christmas! it means more laughter, fun, cheers, and of course – holiday treats! Cake p?ps will be on my “G?tta Bake List” for this season =D
oh the simple xmas fruit cake….(woarmed up a little)…..with a scoop of ice cream……..ohhhhhh yummmmm
p.s if i win i’ll have it…………SIGNED of course !!!!!
GINGER BREADMAN! ^^
Snickerdoodles!! And Grandma’s shortbread, of course!
I make the YUMMIEST ricotta cookies…oh heavens. Can’t wait to make those…and subsequently eat a bunch of them. :)
I love my sister-in-law’s fudge. I am a baker, but not a candy-maker. Fudge is fabulous! :)
I can’t wait to eat breakfast on Christmas morning, I’m going to be trying your mini pancakes :D My mom got me a mini muffin sheet which I’m going to use for the occasion :D
Gingerbread cookies!!!!!!!!!!!!! and whipped shortbread!
Smiles
Cookies–I’m baking right now for the homebound from our church (and sampling as I go)! My late mother-in-law was the cookie queen, and she passed the mantle to me when she moved into assisted living. Gingercookies, chocolate swirls, Christmas trees, cinnamon thumbprints, yum!
Mine would be chocolate crinkle cookies!
I am really looking forward to French chocolate–a yummy, cold, rich chocolate cream that you stir into hot milk for an ultra rich, mega awesome hot chocolate!
I can’t wait to make cinnamon rolls and hot chocolate with homemade peppermint marshmallows!
I can’t wait for one of my favorite Brazilian treats: Habanada
This year I have had to stop eating sugar, so I’m going to miss my favourite chocolate rum balls that look like plum puddings.
But at least we are having LOTS of pork crackling, can’t wait for that!
Thanks for this great giveaway! It’s my birthday on the 1st so it would be a wonderful present :)
My mom always makes cannolis for Christmas Eve.. Yum!
Only one thing? Wow, that’s tough.
I’d have to say buckeyes. Nom!
Pick me! Pick me! I would LOVE to win a signed book!!!!
My fave is zuchini cookies–so yummy and you can almost fool yourself into thinking they’re healthy. :)
I can’t wait for my grandma’s cranberry cake with butter sauce topping. Yummy!!!!
I cant wait for some of my moms homemade chocolate with walnuts! :D
I love brown eyes susans and cheesecake brownie bars. Can’t wait to make them.
Oh Pleeease!!! I want your book so very badly!!! I have tryed to make cake pops, but they didn’t turn out!! I know that if I had your book they would turn out beautifully!!!
I married a Kiwi 9 years ago and his family tradition is now my favorite…PAVLOVA!!! I make it every year, it is like eating a sugary cloud.
Jamaican fruit cake and sorrel!
gingerbread cookies!
I can’t wait for buttery sprintz cookies!!! Pick me! I have been spying your book and NEED one!
Chocolate Chip Meringues! Sweet, crunchy, airy… I am pretty sure I could eat an entire batch!!! Hey; I think I might have just found my New Year’s resolution… :)
Dark Christmas cake with marzipan. I’m the only one I know who actually will eat and love it!
It’s a toss-up between two cookies: wafer cookies (melt in your mouth sandwich cookies) and candy cane cookies. They both evoke sweet memories from childhood.
My best friend makes the most delicious cookies. I can’t wait to get another tin of them this year!!
I am excited about hot chocolate chip cookies and the special chex mix my mom makes!
olivia
I’m so excited to come home from college over my winter break and eat my Mammaw’s homemade cinnamon rolls!!
I can’t wait for my mom’s “rock cookies.” They have raisins, oatmeal, and chocolate chips. They don’t look like much, but they are absolutely fantastic!
My mom makes sheets and sheets of the world’s best peanut brittle every year. I can’t wait until she starts churning it out.
Pioneer Woman’s cinnamon rolls – I started making them 2 yrs ago and they are now required by my family… oh and my mom’s walnut fudge! Yummy!!
Sugar cookies decorated by my boys. It’s not Christmas without them and I bought some new super cute cookie cutters today!
I can’t wait to eat my sugar cookies!!! The recipe is from my great-grandmother.
I look forward to making cookies with friends and the smore’s brownies that i’m making for this weekend.
Cookies! Christmas is the one time of year I go all out with cookies, and I can’t wait. I’m hoping to find a few new recipes to try out.
My mom’s homemade fudge….YUM!
I can’t wait to eat my peppermint bark that I make. It’s a little bit of a different recipe so it ends up being thick and creamy and soft, even after it’s been frozen. XD Don’t know how I stumbled upon it but everybody loves it.
Christmas Crunch — yep! Can’t wait. Every year it gets more popcorn for the carmel.
dicity
Any of my mother’s home made goodies: carmels, fudge, chocolate cashew clusters… Oh! Yum!!! I’m going to try making carmel this year … Wish me luck!
Boots sugar cookies – the recipie is an old family secret and the best sugar cookies ever created.
Mince tarts for sure – going to make my own this year!
Every year I wait and wait for pumpkin pie! It’s just so simple and delicious. My mom always makes two, so I can be SURE to get some! Just add a dollop of Cool Whip and I’m a happy girl!
Stained glass window cookies! Pretty and yummy!
Everything made with pounds and more punds of sugar! Cakes, cookies, pies! Anything sweet that gets in my way!
Tamales. Hopefully homemade.
There are too many treats to decide, but I think my current favorite is a persimmon fool I made for Thanksgiving.
Cookies, all kinds of cookies. That is my favorite thing to eat at Christmas. Gingersnaps, chocolate chip candy cane, linzers filled with lemon curd and raspberry jam…yummy stuff!
You’ve inspired me to make cake pops and cake truffles….I’ve tried out several variations. Will be adding these to the holiday round up this year for sure! In fact I made some fun Hanukkah cake truffles this weekend. Can’t wait to decorate Christmas cake balls!
I can’t wait to make our special family shortbread with my Mum :) We make it every year just at Christmas time and it’s delicious!
I’m looking forward to chocolate-minty things!
I bought one for me…and one for my BFF….I would love another for another gift – – although if it’s signed I might swap that out for myself – heh.
Christmas treat….got to be my fudge. My son says it’s not Christmas without mom’s fudge. It’s just the recipe off the jar, but he loves it…and I love him for loving it.
pie…pie…and more pie (obviously I didn’t get enough at Thanksgiving!!)
I can’t wait to eat peanut brittle. Oh no, wait, I’m most looking forward to the chocolate fudge, that is, if the homemade divinity is already gone. And Santa is usually tough out of luck because there are rarely any sugar cookies left by the time he squeezes down the chimney. I love ALL the traditional holiday treats. And I would love to have your book for inspiration!
I cannot wait to eat homemade goodies like peppermint bark, spice cake and my grandmothers lefse. Holiday favorites!
I cant wait for the fudge and sugar cookies. I love the ones that are decorated so cute. i also always loved the yule log cakes that my grandma only made at christmas, I think I will try one this year! :)
English toffee with chocolate and ground almonds on top
DRESSING! DRESSING! DRESSING! My favorite :)
there are way – way – way too many too choose from but I guess at this moment I’m craving one of my dad’s famous homemade sugar cookies… It’s a secret family recipe and extra special!!!
Creme de Menthe bars!
I can’t wait to make snowman sundaes w/ my grandkids!
Peanut butter fudge.
Ha, I don’t actually wait to eat anything but rosettes are always something I look forward to around the holidays. :)
My mom’s holiday cookie tray – specifically her mini black-bottomed choc chip cheesecake cupcakes and spritz cookies.
I cant wait to eat my Grandmother’s Christmas morning sticky-buns! Cinnamon/sugary, buttery goodness!
I can’t wait to eat some home made pumpkin cheesecake!
I can’t wait to taste my sister’s Mexican wedding cookies. She adds a little bit of Coke to make them a little airy, then coats them in cinnamon and sugar. Perfection!
Christmas yule log.
Please pick me!!!
I love making cake balls for the season. Carmel shortbread and chocolate peppermint crinkles are also fabulous.
Nothing beats sugar cookies with sprinkles and icing! Pairing that with some strong eggnog puts me into a blissful delirium!
I can’t wait to eat homemade peppermint ice cream!
I can’t wait to eat way too many Mexican Wedding Cookies.
Christmas cookies. I’m the one that always makes them for my family, but they are from my dad’s recipe and are amazing.
i want to make some Christmas tree cake pops!
Honestly, my Chex mix. Not terribly fancy (or original), I know, but mine is THE best. I only make it at Christmas. :)
the desserts always vary each year, but we always have pie… hopefully this year, we get a custard pie! my fave!
My favorite holiday treat is a hershey kiss cookie from an old hershey’s cookbook. My mom and I make it every single year, and it is definitely my favorite cookies.
Cookies! I always try to make a variety of cookies, but I love making sugar cookies b/c decorating them is so much fun!
Peppermint bark. Or cupcakes. Or that chex with peanut butter and chocolate stuff!
I can’t wait to have some of my granny’s homemade custard! It is so so yummy!
I can not wait to make and eat monster cookies and almond cresents! YUM
two things!! My daughter’s 5th birthday party is this Thursday and I cannot wait to make, see and eat the Ariel snowglobes I will be making (inspired by your adorable Coca Cola bear snow globes!)
Then there is the classic peanut butter cookies with the Hershey Kiss in the middle – my sister makes the best ones!
My mom and I make Hanukkah sugar cookies together every year and I can’t wait to do it again!
My mom makes these cresent cookies with walnuts and orange icing, almost like a shortbread, they are so good with a cup of tea!!
Mayonnaise cake .. without the cocoa!
I can’t wait to eat cinnamon rolls Christmas morning. Even though we have them multiple times during the year, there’s just something special about them that morning. Yum…
Sugar cookies – yum!!
Chocolate logs! And peppermint meringue kisses! Yum!!
My mommom always gets me After Eight mints as an extra little Christmas gift. They’re the best. Hopefully they’re sitting under the tree for me this year as well! : )
Egg nog! We use it in cookies, pancakes, cake, drinks, pudding anything calling for milk or any other liquid it replaces just fine.
Pumpkin Cheesecake!
I really like trying all the Christmas treats neighbors and friends bring over. It’s fun to try new things, but not have to make a whole batch.
Panettone – YUM!
Oh fun! I can’t wait for my Cranberry Pound cake with Eggnog Frosting! It is rich, delish and to die for!
If i win i TOTALLY want my book signed! :) You can make it to your BFF Darby! :)
I LOVE peppermint bark!!
My mom’s cheesecake. Yum. Yum. Yum. I can’t wait for Christmas Eve!
There are so many sweet treats that I look forward to indulging in this time of year! It’s really hard to narrow it down. But I think this year I’m looking forward to trying my hand at making (and tasting!) some specialty barks … you know, white chocolate bark mixed with crushed peppermints, or maybe dark chocolate bark swirled with peanut butter! Yum.
So looking forward to tiramisu when my family gets together for the holidays !
Gingerbread cookies. I only ever make them around the holidays, which makes them that much sweeter!
I can’t wait to make my Grandpa Clel’s yummy dark chocolate fudge. . . it wouldn’t be Christmas without it!
I can’t wait to eat Dad’s fudge, Mom’s “Mounds” bars, and my cheesecake, and of course soft chewy iced sugar cookies!!
Trying out a new recipe this year…. mint chocolate chip cookies. They’re green, festive and minty!!
I am excited for homemade gingerbread cookies. Decorated very Christmas-y. It will be my first time making them.
I can’t wait to eat all of it!! Peppermint hot chocolate, red velvet cake, fudge… but most of all I’m excited to make and decorate sugar cookies with my daughter!
Fudge! Mmmm…
ohmygosh I would love to win one of these!!!! It would make my day :)
Not precisely a dessert, but my grandmother’s candied yams were so sweet! I look forward to them every Thanksgiving and Christmas!
Peppermint Hot Chocolate! I know it’s possible to have it whenever, but to me, it’s a holiday treat!
Italian Pizzelles! A family holiday tradition! And we’re not even Italian!
I could not wait to try my mom Arroz con dulce and dulce de Coco they are the best in the world. Specialy when you are so far away from your family during the Holiday Season and Christmas… I miss my family the most…….. Thank you….
I cant wait to make smores indoors by the fireplace :)
My favorite Christmas cookie is the peanut butter cookie with the hershey kiss. Yummmm
Cannot wait to eat cracker toffee and mom’s chocolate chip cookies!
Fruit mince pies & rich fruit cake that’s been maturing in brandy for the past few months :)
Minty Witches, they sound Halloween-y but we always had them at Christmas.
i was just at borders yesterday and they supposedly had 2 left but the girl coudln’t find them :'(
i’m dying to make deb’s [smittenkitchen.com] coffee cheesecake recipe. i made it last year and it’s divine!!! thanks!
i can’t wait to have sugar cookies to decorate and share with loved ones!
I can’t wait to eat tons of decorated Christmas sugar cookies!! :)
I can’t wait to make sugar cookies in the shape of snowflakes and eat my moms butterballs!
Fudge. Smooth, rich, melt in your mouth fudge.
cut out cookies with icing!
sugar cookies are always fun to eat and decorate!
classic sugar cookies – decorated for Christmas
My homemade candy. yum.
I LOVE gingerbread cookies!
GINGERBREAD COOKIES! :D
My mom makes Martha Washington Candy. Can’t WAIT to have some!
Thanks for a chance to win one of your books!
Lori
I would love to give this as a gift this year! Oh, I am looking forward to some fudge!!!
It’s a little childish, but my husband and I make puppy chow every holiday season, and I can’t ever get enough of it! It’s probably good we only make it once a year. ;)
Homemade wheat mush with brown sugar and half-n-half. A Christmas tradition that never fails. Happy Christmas!
I can’t wait to eat our Christmas Eve cookies!
Peanut brittle!!