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!
I make these mini cherry pies once a year at christmas and everyone loves them! They beg for them all year, but they have to wait until chrismas eve. They are so yummy!
Homemade caramels, yum…
My mom’s jelly cookies. They are my ultimate favorite cookie. They are so much work but they are well worth it.
I can’t wait to eat cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning! My favorite.
I can’t wait to eat gingerbread cookies!
I have added quite a few cake pop fans to your site….. Everyone just loves them
i’ve always wanted to try plum pudding!
it’s so hard to get them here.
I can’t wait for my parents homemade chocolates.!
Oh, definitely the gingerbread house. We make one every year and I must say it is absolutely scrumptious!
I wait all year for the no-name brand hazelnut cookies!
Hi Bakerella!
I’ve discoverd your website very recently, and I just love it! I printed out some recipies, so I think the holidays will be one sugar bomb!
Love!
Iced Sugar Cookies!
I can’t wait for Pie Divine. It’s actually just my mom’s delicious Sweet Potato Pie, but my husband and brothers always sing about it to the tune of “Oh Holy Night” — down on their knees and all. It’s a real spectacle. And I love it.
Spice cakes and bowknots
Gingersnaps…or fudge. I’ve got my grandma’s fudge recipe and have full intentions of making some this year (with luck it will work)!
Im so looking forward to eating fresh strawberrie and Cherries this holiday :)
I live in Auckland – NZ so the Christmas holiday will be in the middle of summer!! Glorious!! :)
I’m thinking of trying to make home made peppermint marshmellows! Can’t wait! YUM!
My grandmother made the best peanut butter kiss cookies. She doesn’t make big batches of cookies anymore, but the recipe lives on. Can’t wait to have them!
Can’t wait to bake & share my pecan rum cake!
Good old simple sugar cookies with almond flavored frosting!
I can´t wait to eat my mum´s gingerbread cookies – using her Finnish family recipe.
I don’t know the name of it, but every year around Christmas my aunt makes a dessert with pistachio pudding and crushed pistachios on top- it’s SO good!
I love my mom’s pineapple casserole during the holidays.
Peppermint bark!
I love my mom’s pumpkin roll–that’s one thing I’m looking forward to. But, there are MANY more! :)
My family tradition is to have orange rolls on Christmas morning. It’s a recipe that has been passed down from my great grandmother to my sisiter and I!! It’s the only day of the year we get them so I enjoy them as much as I can!!
My son would think this is the best gift ever!!
Peppermint Bark! And creme brulee french toast for Christmas morning breakfast.
I can’t wait to make and eat Mexican Wedding Cake cookies! My favorite ; )
My favorite Christmas treat that I am looking forward to is Muddie Buddies. I love them!
Congrats on the book and everything! It looks amazing!
Gotta be the Christmas cookies… I try to bake at least 10–12 kinds.
Chocolate Peppermint pie. To DIE for. mmmm
FUDGE. Om nom nom.
I can’t wait to eat the christmas cookies anykind… HA I love Christmas cookie trays…
Here in Spain we make a large ring-shaped cake baked for Epiphany, wich we call “Roscón de Reyes”, filled with whipped cream and decorated with crystallized fruits… ahhh!!! So delicious!! Can’t wait to eat it :D
I can’t wait to eat cookies…lots and lots of cookies!
I can’t wait for the eggnog everything… eggnog cheesecake, eggnog pudding, eggnog shakes, eggnog (non-alcoholic, yeah, just straight up is treat enough for me)!
Peanut butter bon bons!! YUM YUM
Can’t wait to make cake pops!!!
The Brownie pecan pie you just posted!Looks incredible!!
I am excited to make peanut butter pie. So rich, so delicious, so not good for you. Also, good ol fashioned sugar cookies. It wouldn’t be christmas without them!
I am looking forward to making Buckeyes! yum yum!
I can’t wait to drink some Wassail! To me, nothing says “It’s Christmas” like spiced cider! :-)
I would LOVE to have a copy of your book signed! I am looking forward to eating peppermint bark and homemade eggnog! mmmmmm :)
My sister’s pumpkin squares…we can’t get enough of them!
Last year I made chocolate covered cherries and they were divine! I also can’t wait for salted caramels.
My mom’s carmel popcorn and her toffee!
Well, I’m so sad I missed the King of Prussia signing! I live abroad, but will be in Philly in January….
My holiday starts tomorrow, and I’m looking forward to whipping up my sweet potato latkes, spiked with cinnamon and cumin, complimented with a nice sweet and sour mango chutney!
Hurray for fusion cooking!
I can’t wait for my Mom’s Yule Log! YUM
I love ALL holiday treats!!!
My husband’s grandmother’s peanut butter balls and spritzers!!
Dirtcake!
I’m looking forward to cheesecake!
Pumpkin rolls, never fails, its the best holiday treat!
Sugar cookies in every Christmas shape imaginable… Trees, bells, Santas, snowmen, reindeer, oh my!
I always look forward to making rum balls for christmas…I love eating them even more.
I have been looking forward to mandel kagers — Danish cookies made with cardamom.
There are SO many yummy cookies and treats to look forward to. But, the one that reminds me of Christmas, the one I’ve had every Christmas for the past 30+ years is the sugar cookie recipe handed down from my Gramma. My family and I are living abroad (only 9 months more to go) and there is nothing like baking for the holidays to bring our thoughts back to the States!
I would love some pecan pie!! We never have it because, for some weird reason, none of my family feels the love. But darn it, this year I’m eating some!!
I cannot wait for peppermint bark! Or Chocolate fudge! mmm any holiday treat is greatly appreciated!
i can’t wait not only to eat but to bake lots and lots of cookies with my kids, they love this time of year, and yes, they also love to bake with me, I kmow, i am sooo lucky
I love ginger cookies, the awesome chewy kind. But i just realized that i lost my favourite ginger cookie recipe and i am very sad. I will need to search the internet high and low to find it again.
My mom’s cookies – lemon bars, snickers cookies, M&M bars, almond smiles, and everything else. So yummy!
Spritz cookies, Rosettes and date nut roll! Going to make cake pops a new tradition!
Look forward to making these with my 3 adult daughters for the holidays! So much fun in the kitchen with 4 ladies taste-testing and perfecting each recipe!
Frosted sugar cookies!!
I know Snickerdoodles are available all year, but I always feel festive eating them this time of year. I can’t wait to bake snickerdoodle cookies for my future hubby and I!
i love decorated cut-out sugar cookies! yummy!
MY MOM’S POZOLE! A FAMILY TRADITION AND OH SO YUMMY!
I desire some old-fashioned, fancy decorated, sugar cookies! I love to make lots of designs and experiment with different toppings. Always a hit with kids and adults alike! I also can’t wait to try several new recipes from Bakerella!
iced sugar cookies! can’t wait to make them with my 2 and 3 year olds for the first time :)
homemade caramels made with DH and DDs!
I can’t wait to eat pecan pie.
I love the holidays.. my grandma makes delicious cookies… I’m most looking forward to cornflake cookies that she makes. yum!
holiday cookies! i love cookies:)
I love a good cherry pie!!
Oodles and oodles of Christmas cookies!
I will be making sugar cookies, peppermint bark, and peanut butter balls, just to name a few! And I am really anxious to eat my grandmother’s cashew crunch!
My mom’s peanut butter balls. They’re always imperfectly covered in chocolate (my mom’s not a big baker), but they’re super yummy!
Peanut Brittle….a family favorite!!!!
I have always loved those peanut butter cookies with Hershey kisses… Can’t wait to bake up a few dozen of those suckers!!!!!
Thanks Bakerella!! I can’t wait to to chow down on some buttermilk pecan fudge. nectar of the gods….
I can’t wait to make chewy chocolate chip cookies from scratch. They are always a hit at my house!
Broken glass torte…made by my grandma!
Christmas Cookies! All different kinds! Oh wait, that means I’d have to bake them….
Peppermint bark! Yumm-o, I love that stuff
I am going to try to make gingerbread men this year! And I am going to attempt royal icing. Oh, and I just got edible markers and I can try them!!
mu husband can’t wait for me to fire up the kitchen aid and make peanut butter balls, butter balls and his favorite thumbprints – i guess the allure of pounds of butter mixing away is too much to resist! me, i like it all…really, i love it!
White russian teacakes!
Cannot wait to eat Christmas Eve cheesecake! Yum!
My Aunt makes the BEST pignoli cookies and only does them for Christmas…oh I can taste them already!!!
Can’t wait until I have more time to perfect my holiday cookies. Looking forward to trying out some new cake pops too!
Buñelos!!!…mexican holiday dessert..yummy!!
I’d love a copy! Lovely pics too. x
I can’t wait to make pies – I love pies – every kind of pie!!!
I can’t wait to eat some buckeyes and thumbprints. I love chocolate and peanut butter together. And the frosting on the thumbprints is absolutely delicious.
I can’t wait to eat Ritz crackers with peanut butter in between them and then dipped in chocolate almond bark. I don’t know if they have an actual name, but they are so very yummy.
I love making and eating Great Great Aunt Aileen’s Cream Carmels! They are a special holiday treat for our family and friends.
I can’t wait to have my grandma’s fried pies! I look forward to them every holiday!
Caramel apples…yum
I cant wait to eat my grandmothers davinity! Sooooo yummy! And of course peppermint ice cream!
Plain & simple, “tea cakes”
eggnog…yep, definitely eggnog :)
I want to make the pink pigs my daughter is in love with Olivia the pig so any thing piggy-piggy is all her
Homemade peppermint marshmallows in hot chocolate…Yumm
your cakie brownie pecan pie! CAN’T WAIT TO TRY IT! i love you bakerella! <3
I (for some weird reason) have yet to buy a copy! Thanks for the giveaway! It looks like your book tour was a lot of fun!
Peppermint bark. Mmmmmmm~
How does one choose one! I just had a slice of Pecan pie- yum. ooh have to say Peppermint meringues!
This is going to be my first Christmas away from home, so I’ll be eating different things than I usually would!
On Christmas morning we usually ate fried scones. I’ll just have to make myself some!
Buttery shortbread cookies…caramel candy…biscotti…fudge…I could go on and on. This is a season to ENJOY!
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Darn — I didn’t know you were coming to Short Hills. It is right around the corner from me. I”m bummed I missed seeing you.
I am looking forward to anything sweet including Jam Squares. I might have to make another Salted Caramel Banana Pudding Pie it was a yummy treat at Thanksgiving.
Jello Cookies!!!
peppermint icecream! with fudge sauce!! oh and homemade gingerbread cookies!
Can’t wait to eat homemade fudge from my grandma’s recipe!
I can’t wait to eat Stollen, Spekulatius, Makronen, and Lebkuchen!!! <3
Buckeyes!
I love my mom’s sugar cookies made from my Grandma’s old recipe.
I love divinity fudge! :)
I love my moms cookies! I don’t know the official nome of them ny kids have named them Grandma’s Cookies. Butter, Pecans, powder sugar Awesome!
Eggnog! How wonderful thou art O Eggnog! Heehee!
i cant wait to make cake pops with my little one, im sure he’ll love to help.
=)
Hmmm…sugar cookies!!!
Hmmm…it’s hard to say, the holidays are my favorite time of year for all the yummy food that it offers. Pumpkin anything is usually a favorite of mine. But then again, how can you go wrong with most any holiday desserts and yummies? :)
umm….what holiday treat am I NOT looking forward to? But cinnamon rolls for breakfast Christmas morning are at the top of the list, along with a pumpkin roll!
my mom’s cornflake holly wreaths!
I can’t wait for fudge and cornflake wreaths! :)
Brownies with peanut butter cups in the middle! Yum!
Rockie Road Popcorn… My cousins and I get together every year around Christmas and make this yummy chocolate drenched popcorn. Its so good we have to remind ourselves not to eat it all while making it.
Oh my gosh! I would love, Love, LOVE to get one of these books. It would be a great way to start off the holiday season!
I wish you had come to Cleveland!
Chocolate bark!!!
I cant wait to have home made sugar cookies with royal icing
I’m going to have to say there isn’t just one treat I look forward to. I love ALL holiday food.
Mississippi Mud Cake…yum! My MIL makes it every year-so good!
Shortbread! So buttery and rich and crumbly and delicious!
My favorite is Heath Bars… my step-mom has a batch waiting for me every time i come home! This year I’m not going home, so I’ll have to make them myself!
I would LOVE a book ! I tried to make it to the Dallas signing, but I’m a teacher and got to Williams sonoma at 4:30 (the fastest I could get there). I was SO BUMMED!! this would be a Christmas dream come true to win!!
I can’t wait to eat home made buckeyes!
Cinnamon Rolls!!!
VERY addicting…
Your book is one of the things on my Christmas list!!
I can’t wait to sample all the cookies we’ll be baking two weekends from now!! We might even try some holiday cake pops!
caramel corn for sure
I will attempting some holiday cake pops dipped in milk chocolate and decorated with crushed up candy canes! Mmmm, my mouth is watering just thinking of them!
It may not be sweet, but turkey! I am a sucker for tradition…and leftover turkey! :)
Divinity! Although I’m curious about another comment I saw that said “bacon fudge” – Must.Google.Now.
frosted sugar cookies! I love all the holiday baking!!
Candy! Fudge, caramels, chocolate covered pretzels, peanut butter cups….I could go on forever!
oh, and I can’t wait for toffee. I love it!
Gingerbread :)
I am looking forward to some delicious peppermint bark, yummm.
Wow! I just found your book on Amazon while searching for another book, watched the video, searched for the site and I am just amazed with everything! I am so excited to find your site. So many wonderful ideas. I can’t wait, and just in time for Christmas! Too bad I missed Thanksgiving!
I can’t wait to eat peppermint cupcakes!
My grandma’s peanut butter cookies, they’re as big as a dinnerplate and made from lard. Totally bad for you but oh so good!
Santa’s Surprise; peanut butter cookies with a mini Snickers hidden in the middle, a little drizzle of chocolate gouache and powdered sugar dusting.. mmm…
The thing I am most excited to eat a bunch of is chocolate covered Oreos. Even though I do a lot of baking over the holidays, something about an Oreo dipped in white chocolate reminds me of when I was a kid.
hum…… i would say… gingerbread man and peacan or pumkin pie!
I can’t wait to make and eat all of the cupcakes and cake balls I can fit inside of me!
Pecan Pie and lots of it!
I can’t wait for the plethora of both sugar and butter cookies that my mom and I will make together. I always look forward to it!
My mom’s sugar cookies and these delectable little balls of cookie dough dipped in chocolate. Mmmm.
Candy Cane ice cream!
I love them all but Christmas wouldn’t be complete without eating cutout cookies – either sugar or sour cream. YUM!
Anything gingerbread! Nothing like gingerbread houses, cookies, bread pudding – anything really too get you in the holiday spirit. That and the personal treat of baking it all with my mom.
I can’t wait for gingerbread men!
I loook forward to the best egg nog and hot cocoa with wihpped cream and a few marshmallows!
whipped shortbread!!! My mouth is watering already!
homemade peanut butter twix bars!
Moon Cookies. They are a traditional Lithuanian cookie. It’s my year to make them!!
Buttertarts…..mmmmmm….. or sugar cookies, I think it’s a toss up!
I can’t wait to make itialian chocolate spice balls, they are the best and always remind me of christmas
peppermint chocolate chip cookies! YUM! and mint chocolate chip icecream pie!
FUDGE!!! So glad it is gluten free!!!
Peanut butter balls. Yum!
can not wait to eat a carbtastic Christmas dinner with some turkey or ham on the side :D
Love the pictures and the details in this post! I’m looking forward to making a pistachio cheesecake this year!
I can’t wait to eat coconut macaroons and Wassail! Maybe not together. OOHH and Egg Nog! Can’t forget the nog!
Alfajores! They’re dulce de leche sandwich cookies I discovered from my boyfriend’s Peruvian relatives. (Yum!) I cooked up some homemade ones last Christmas (to rave reviews), but I’m not sure if I’ll have time this year, so I might have to scout them out online.
My mom and I have made buckeyes every year for as long as I can remember & we give them to family & friends. They always remind me of the holidays! :)
I’m organizing a cookie exchange for later this week – and one of the women is making traditional dutch treats… I can’t WAIT!
Congrat’s on all your success! I can’t wait to make and eat my Christmas cake. Partially due to you I took up a cake decorating class and now have the know how to work with fondant and can’t wait to make a cake with all my new knowledge.
I can’t wait to fly home and spend time with my nephews making sugar cookies. Sooo much fun and delicious too!
Jam thumbprints! YUM!!!
I generally don’t like white chocolate, but for some reason I can’t get enough of peppermint bark! Trader Joe’s has thin pretzels covered in white chocolate and peppermint candy…mmm…
sugar cookies! They are the number 1 request at my house!
My Cheesecake! and I cant wait to eat the first apple pie I am going to attempt to make.
My mom makes the best sugar cookies! She has tons of really cool old cookie cutters. She makes the best cookies and then my sisters and I get to help her decorate them with the colored frosting!!!
Oh fun! You rock!
I’m looking forward to sausage balls on Christmas morning (a tradition) and Christmas cupcakes.
I really love them all….even the bad ones. Nothing excites me more than getting a neighbor gift of homemade treats, (good and bad) trying them all, and picking my favorites. I will of course make carmels, sugar cookies, hard tack, and lots of other spontanious yummy treats. Holiday 10 pounds….HERE I COME!!
love ALL holiday cooking and baking!
I know it isn’t sweet but I absolutely love love love greenbean cass. Yum!
Can’t wait to eat all the cookies! Particularly the jam thumbprints and the swedish nutballs!!
Pecan tassies…yum :)
I can’t wait to have a near-gluttonous serving of my mom’s stuffing. That lady makes a MAD bowl of stuffing!
I can’t wait for all the home made cookies. Not one particular kind, just the variety that gets passed around the neighborhood. I’m also hoping for some fudge.
Shortbread cookies! Who can’t be excited for those!
Cake Balls!
i cannot wait for some christmas cookies! every year, a group of us have an awesome cookie party & i get to come home w 3 dozen cookies…
Sugar cut-out cookies with royal icing….and all of the wonderful toppings to go along with them. Just made Hi-Hat Cupcakes – was scared to death – but they turned out awesome. Thanks!!!
My family’s sugar cookies!
Family recipe “nut roll” cookies!
I love gingerbread and this is the only time of year we bother to make gingerbread cookies :)