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!
Can’t wait for the Christmas cookies! My 2 year old niece is in town. We will be baking together this year!
Can’t wait to eat Christmas cookies!!
I can’t wait to make Christmas cake pops! I can’t wait to eat fudge, cookies, pies, candy…I love all sweets :)
Ooh Ooh! I love the wire whisk necklaces… So pretty! Pick me! ;)
I can’t wait to sample all the cookies I make for my family and friends. My favorite would have to be haystacks! They take me back to my childhood when my mom and I would bake together around the holidays.
my grandmother’s tres leche!
I cannot wait to eat decorated sugar cookies. They are never as good as I imagine, but I love the frosting, the sprinkles, all of the drama on the cookie. Bring it on!
Pumpkin pie! My son ate too much of it for me to have had my fill and I just want more!
The holidays just aren’t the same without my mom’s marshmallow cornflake holly leaves. I always find myself eating way more than I should!
im just in the mood for cakepops this xmas!
Nigellas pistachio fudge is a one of the best candies ever, easy to make and waaay to easy to eat. Can’t wait to make several batches for Christmas. :)
your frosty cake pops!! i finally have everything to make them :)
I can’t wait to eat my mom’s Martha Washingtons. They are basically coconut bonbons and they rule! She’s been making them ever since I was a little kid. Thanks for the contest!
Cranberry white chocolate yum!
Spritz cookies – I love the buttery almond flavor!
Looking forward, not so much as eating cookies, as decorating them with my kids. My favorite part: seeing their huge smiles when they realize they can lick their fingers. :)
Peppermint bark, yum!
Oh I love the little snowball cookies…what are they called? They are just a dough with chopped nuts in them; rolled in a ball and baked. Then you roll them in powdered sugar. MY FAVORITE!!!!!
I can’t wait to eat my neighbor’s annual box of sweets!
The holiday treat I can’t wait for is egg nog and sugar cookies – a Christmas Eve tradition in my family.
HMMMMMM – I’m planning on finding a “new” thing to bake and fall in love with this holiday! I’m sure i’ll eat lots of the oh so easy cracker toffee!
my sister n laws cake balls!
There will be much baking in my kitchen as Christmas approaches!
Every year I must make the following:
Grandma’s molasses cookies-her mom gave her the recipe who got it from her mom…and so on.
Cake Balls! I prefer red velvet but my husband is partial to Oreo balls.
A layered chocolate chip cookie cake
An assortment of Christmas cookies for family & friends.
Happy Baking & Merry Christmas!
Holly
CakePops of COURSE :)
Pumpkin bread. Ooooooh yeahhhH!
I cannot wait to have ginger cookies with peppermint hot cocoa! I LOVE December!!
I can’t wait to make & eat my tri-color cookies!
I have decided to do a cookie-baking marathon this year. I have 5 new recipes I want to try, and I can’t wait to taste ALL of them! I might also attempt my first-ever cake pops for my twin boys’ birthday! Wish me luck!
I can’t wait to eat my mom’s oatmeal chocolate chip cookies!
sugar cookies w/ my 2.5 yr old. She loves to roll and cut!
I’m ready for my husband’s grandmother’s cinnamon rolls. They are the best!
Can’t wait for Grandma Seybert’s sugar cookies – lots of baking ahead.
Creamy corn chowder with potatoes! Love it with some crusty bread. Yum! We only eat at Christmas so it is a holiday treat for sure!
I LOVE Neiman Marcus Bars and can’t wait to make them for the holidays!
Definitely krumkake! Yum! P.s. ur awesome :)
I am getting ready to make my mom’s famous Christmas candy – chocolate coverered toffee YUMM!
I never win – but what the heck, I’ll try again! I can’t wait to eat some good CHEWY gingersnaps! My favorite!
my granny’s sugar cookies!!!! yum!
I can’t wait to eat any type of cookie that my son wants to make for the holidays! It’s always a tradition to make them from scratch from Christmas.
ANYTHING peppermint and chocolate, red velvet crusted cheesecake, and hand-painted sugar cookies with my stepdaughter :)
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin cookies! Yum!!
I can’t resist my mom’s pecan and peanut brittle!
Pralines! Nothing makes me feel at home more than some sweet Cajun Pralines!
My absolute favorite holiday treat is divinity and fudge. My Mom and Grandma always made these delicious treats during the holidays.
peppermint bark! and Christmas cookies that my husband makes :) (yeah I got lucky)
oh my what a fabulous book! I am taking my maiden voyage on the rudolph pops friday for a party…can’t wait!
holidays = baking! can’t wait to feel the warmth of the cookie-baking oven!
love ,love,love my mom’s date cookies.
Fattigmands Bakkels….a Scandinavian “fried cookie” covered with powdered sugar. Addictive!!!!!
My Mom’s stuffing, not a sweet, but seriously – it is the best ever.
I really love meringues and ice cream pie!
Would love to win one! If not hope Howdy buys it for me for Christmas!
I CANNOT wait to eat Candy Cane Cookies!!!! Yum, they are the best!!!
I can’t wait to eat chocolate balls and Bugle “ice creams”. :)
Peppermint brownies…3 layers of sugary/minty/chocolatey goodness!
I can’t wait for cookies! I don’t usually eat them, but it is a fun activity to do with my kids every year!
cannot wait to eat and make gingerbread men…and houses of course too!
I’ll be eating a Cherpumple for sure! Have you guys heard of it yet? Desserts version of a Turducken! Check out the YouTube video. Just search Cherpumple!!
I cant wait to make cookies and decorate them with my kids (3yr and 5yrs!) And my sister is making cake pops this year, so I cant wait to try those!
It’s hard to say….there’s so many during the holiday season! A really good baked cheesecake sounds good though!!
I cannot wait to make snowmen from your book with my two girls…one 11 and my 18 yr old away at college…then we will spread the cheer around..thanks for being sooo sweet :)
I can’t wait to eat my mom’s cookies! Especially the snowball kind with powdered sugar all over the outside. Yum!
I can not WAIT to eat the Rudolph and Frosty cake pops that I just made according to your recipe. It’s my 2nd time of making cake pops (made Mickey & Minnie pops 2 months ago). They look adorable and having 90 of them hanging around my kitchen is so tempting! Must. Giveaway. Soon!
There are so many yummy treats at Christmas that it’s hard to pick a favorite… but I have to say that I love love love cream caramels. Mmmmmm!!!
I love those hershey kiss peanut butter cookies…my favorite.
Rosettes! I haven’t made them since I was a kid.
I can’t wait for melt-in-your-mouth shortbread cookies. OH I CAN’T WAIT!!!!
Hi there!! I’m the girl with the cupcakes :) ..I already got my book, but would love to win this and share it with my fans on facebook…
I can’t wait to eat Dulce de Leche cake!! yum!
xoxo
I’m dying for peppermint bark!
I make snickerdoodles every year. They are my husband’s favorite!
fudge and ritz with PB dipped in chocolate–mmmmmmmmmmm
My (adult) daughter is a HUGE fan! {So am I.} She made Mickey Mouse cakepops for her kids before they went to Disney World and she’s just made reindeer and Frosty, the snowman cake pops as pre-Christmas gifts. She’s asked Santa for a copy of your book. Signed would doubly delight her. Thanks for a chance at the giveaway!
Tonight is the first night of Hannuka, so I’m looking forward to 8 days full of all things fried in oil!
my mom makes stollen with nuts. they are my favorite christmas treat!
Is it bad that I don’t have a special treat? It’s because I eat them all year long! LOL!!! I do look forward to buying a pumpkin spice bundt cake. Woo hoo!!!
Homemade Turtle candies…………and cake pops, of course!!!!
My grandmother’s struffoli’s. Yum!!
I can’t wait to make sugar cookies with my Granddaughters! I want to make cookie pops, too! They will get a kick out of those :)
I actually already made my favorite for our church Thanksgiving dinner — Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake! Mmmm!
baking, eating and decorating some sugar cookies with my lil one.
Gingerbread cookies, homemade icing, sprinkles! My mouth is watering!
Can’t wait to eat decorated sugar cookies!
Peanut Butter balls, my all time favorite!! YUMO
Can’t wait to eat my Aunt’s sugar cookies. A little crispy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside. Perfect!!
SUGAR— cookies that is! :) The more buttercream the better!
Homemade fudge.
Homemade sweet potato pie!
french toast and gingerbread cookies
Snickerdoodles. YUM
I love all the holiday baking we do in my family! There are just way too many things to just pick one!
I can’t wait for Buckeyes, Sugar Cookies, and Fudge! All my favorites!
I wish there would have been a signing in St. Louis!
sugar cookies and decorating them
I can’t wait to eat my mint chocolate chip cookies. The hubby requests them every year =)
homemade cheese danish . . . . YUM!
I cannot wait to have some butterscotch chip cookies. Although it may not be original, they are by far my favorite.
I can’t wait to make and EAT homemade caramels!
FUDGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
Coming to Wichita or Kansas City???
I love, love, love pumpkin rolls!
Christmas cookies- all varieties!
Can’t wait for my Great-Uncle’s annual get-together because he always has eclairs! Yum!
Sugar cookies for Santa and for me!! Also a puertorrican classic “Tembleque”
Amazing!!!
Loved the book! Can’t wait to share it for Christmas!!
toffee bars!
Homemade thin-mints!
Since I’m working diligently on losing weight this year, no treats for me; however, I would LOVE to own your book!!
Lebkuchen!
My favorite Holiday treat to eat is pumpkin pie… and I have eaten some, and I will keep eating it!! I want one of these books so bad… ;)
I can’t wait for pumpkin rolls!!! And puppy chow… yummO!
Mini pecan muffins. YUM YUM
Every year my family gets together to decorate cookies. I am looking forward most to that as it’s a wonderful time but because the cookies are fantastic. This will be our 8th or 9th year of Cookie Wars!
gingersnaps
So many choices, I can’t choose just one: cranberry pecan cookies, pecan pie, cheesecake, red velvet cake, sour cream pound cake, banana pudding, and of course sweet potato pie and peach cobbler.
I am looking forward to the chocolate sandwich cookies with a minty frosting middle that my mother has to make every year for me and my brother.
My M.I.L’s (RIP) Strawberry cake. IT’s a family favorite.
I can’t wait for a chance to take a break from my own sorry cooking and eat my mom’s food. :D
I’m most excited for homemade dumplings, but also fondue. mmmm.
Cookies! My son is 16 months today and this will be his second xmas His first year I made a different cupcake each month and decorated according to the holiday and I loved it. So starting with this holiday season I decided to start a new family tradition. Make holiday cookies ! All types and then watch as he tastes them. Infact thats how I came across bakerella, i was looking for ideas on baking and decorating and thats when I fell in love….love those cakepops. Id love to win the book, it would be one less thing onmy xmas list to by myself.
love the necklace and the cupcakes and everything!
I want that book! :)
I can’t wait to have all of my traditional holiday treats like home-made peanut butter cups and inside out oreos and try new recipes too. I need to narrow down my selection and get to baking immediately! We only have 24 days left!
I can’t wait to have some peppermint bark! And not the kind you buy at the store. We only use white chocolate in ours. Mmmm. My sister usually makes it for our Christmas Eve meal but this year she won’t be home in time. I guess it’s up to me!
And I can’t wait for the cute little star and Santa shaped jello treats my aunt makes for Christmas! Just reminds me of my childhood :)
Can’t wait to make cake pops for the holidays… something chocolatey
pumpkin pie! i love it. even after thanksgiving i haven’t had enough.
Fudge!
My sister-in-law’s red velvet cake…yum!
christmas cookies!
Scottish Shortbread… I make it during the year for the peeps at work, but it always tates extra special when my mom bakes some up for the holidays!
Cinnamon Rolls
I can’t wait for my mom’s shoebox fudge! mmmm!!!
I am excited to eat Chocolate Babka! This will be my first attempt at making it, and I hope it becomes a new Hanukkah tradition.
Chocolate-Pecan Pie and gingersnaps!
I think my most wanted holiday treat changes daily! Right now I’m drooling over a couple of new recipes I must try: apple cider caramels and peppermint swirled chocolate cupcakes… Yum-o!
Buckeyes!
I love holiday FUDGE!
smores cupcakes!!! yummy:) the kiddos love them…well and the husband too
I cannot wait to have a eggnog with frosted gingersnap cookies! Yum…
Potato pancakes. Potato pancakes. Specifically, my mom’s potato pancakes. :)
peppermint bark! Yumm
My Aussie Mother-In-Law’s Christmas Trifle!!! Mmmmmm. For breakfast, lunch AND dinner! lol.
I totally want one!!!!!!!!
I love puppy chow :)
Chocolate covered toffee – YUM!
My favorite holiday treat is the Christmas Brownies, my mother makes.
Grandma’s sugar cookies! Been my favorite since I was a kid!
I look forward to hot peppermint cocoa with marshmellows;) MMmmm!! Yum. Thought it great you made it to PA.
I can’t wait to have homemade carmel. I spend one weekend in December making 6-8 pans of carmel and wrap them up. They are requested by friends and neighbors and stangers alike. I can’t wait to get it done and sit on my couch and enjoy! I ‘d love to be reading your book while enjoying this!
I can’t wait to bake and decorate Christmas sugar cookies. I’m having a party for all the youth girls at my church to come over and have a massive baking/decorating party so I can share my love of Christmas cookies!
I cant wait to eat my mom’s ambrosia!
Can’t wait for my grandma’s fudge. It’s the best!!!
I can’t wait to make and decorate sugar cookies with my 1 year old niece :)
Gingerbread cookies with Orange icing…..YUM!!!
My grandparents hand made raviolis. They’ve been making them since before I was born and they still use the same Folger’s can to cut out the dough. They make them together every single year and as they grow older, I’ve come to appreciate the time it takes to make each one not to mention every moment I’m still blessed to have with them.
I can’t wait to eat yogurt covered pretzels, cheesecake brownies, and sugar cookies!
Can’t wait to make/taste the reindeer & snowman cake pops! I’m making them for a party next week!
EGGROLLS & Chinese almond cookies :) Yup, we really do have this every Christmas. Always a good time in a Chinese household :)
Oh my goodness! I am waiting (not so patiently) for Molasses Spice Rum Cookies…or Rum Balls (if I can find a Vegan recipe for them)
I love love peanut butter balls!!
My absolute favorite is peanut butter balls or some people call them buckeyes. I love, love, love them!!
I can’t wait for old fashioned steamed cranberry pudding with vanilla hard sauce. YUM! It got me though prgnancy with morning sickness (lucky for me the 1st trimester was during the holidays!)
Dense, chewy and thick gingerbread cookies. With icing. I dream about them every year!
I can’t wait to have one (or 10) of those yummy Rocher Raffaello almond coconut ball thingys. I could eat them like popcorn. :)
I would LOVE to win your book – with signature please!
the treat I can’t wait for are the jam cookies my friend’s mom makes every year. They are oh so good!
I can not wait to eat Panetone…. I’m from Brasil and I do miss eating Panetone there… But Thank God some stores are selling Panetones here in America now!!!!!
Love your pictures. And all those cupcakes!
I can’t wait for my mother in laws sugar cookies!
My cinnamon roll cookies. Best of the bunch!
My Grandma’s Date Balls!
They are so super yummy!
I can’t wait to eat homemade chocolate covered salted caramels!
My aunt’s famous sugar cookies!
Rolled sugar cookies with frosting!
Our hometown paper feature an article about your cake pops in today’s paper, loved the article and had to find out more since cupcakes have become my favorite thing- making them, making homemade cards with cakecakes as the theme and watching food shows starring cupcakes!! Love them!!
I can’t wait to eat my mom’s rose jam filled doughnuts. Mmmm… yummy.
Tut’s toffee- My mom always made this awesome bark candy that I can hardly wait to cool before I eat it!
I am looking forward to eating my moms traditional Sephardic breakfast and treats! I would also like to say that I tried so very hard to get to your book signing in Costa Mesa but I must have wrote down the wrong date, or you changed it because you had gone like 5 days before and I sat in front of my computer looking at the pictures of my friends waiting to get their books signed and I just cried! HAHA I can laugh now lol
My friend Marty’s AMAZING rice krispy treats. I know, it sounds weird, but when there’s butter, marshmallows, and peanut butter melted together, my heart starts to flutter!
I can’t wait to eat stuffed french toast, the morning of Christmas!
My mom’s fudge!
Mmmm! Gingerbread cookies for me and my daughter and buckeyes for my sweetie! Thanks for the chance to win one of your awesome books! Merry Christmas!
My dads breakfast casserole on Christmas morning
ohhh i can’t wait to make my grandma’s chocolate truffle….el..le idk but anyways i am looking forward to it so much!
I love making chocolate nut drops that I usually only make a couple of times a year. Plus I like to do gingerbread men because they are fun to decorate. I pretty much look forward to all the baking!
I’ve been dieting… so all the Christmas treats are scaring me!! But, I do love my grandma’s homemade sugar cookie recipe… I am sure I will still be making {and eating} those!
This may sound weird, but every year we have Shrimp
Fondue with french bread. It’s the only time of year we make it and I can’t wait!
Peppermint ice cream, yummy ginger snaps & sharp cheddar cheese….this makes me hungry!
I can’t wait for Hannukah to eat jelly donuts!
I can’t wait to have more pumpkin pie.
I can’t wait for homemade sugar cookies !!!!!
I can’t wait to have mini cherry cheesecake tarts. My aunt makes them and then puts a rice crispy wreath around them. So addicting!
My mamaw always made mashed potato candy at Christmas and I haven’t had it in many years. I think this is the year I’ll give it a try.
I can’t wait to eat my Grandmother’s lemon squares! They are AMAZING!!
Pecan pie!
I can’t wait for decorated sugar cookies :)
I look forward to eating homemade new york style cheesecake!
I can’t wait for latkes! My family is waiting to “do” Chanukah until I get back from college, but I’m already thinking about those delicious latkes that my grandma makes.
I am looking forward to Chex Mix!! Love your web blog!!
I have a recipe for this excellent guinness ginger cake that is soooo good and can’t wait to make it!
Turtle pretzel rods, pumpkin pie, cut-out cookies, peanut butter pin wheel cookies, and so on and so on…
Definitely sugar cookies in the shape of all those lovely holiday things.
Oreo truffles!
Soft sugar cookies and buckeyes (not in Ohio anymore so don’t know who will make those!)
My Mimi’s Italian cookies! A secret recipe passed around the family for years!!!
Traditional Christmas cut out cookies. With frosting. Basic, but oh so good.