Today is the 5-year anniversary of my first book. I can’t believe it!
How could five years have gone by so fast?!? It’s just crazy and to celebrate, I’m giving away a bunch of Cake Pops goodies below. YAY! I created cake pops and first shared them on the blog back in 2008 and by September 8, 2010, Cake Pops by Bakerella was released in stores and online. So much has happened since this book made it in to peoples’ homes and hearts all over the world.
Businesses have been launched and products have been created to help make them, shape them, display them, and decorate them. Cake Pops have become regulars at coffees shops, bakeries, birthdays, weddings and more. They’ve helped raise money for charities, inspired creativity, spread joy and probably some frustration, too. Dipping can be tricky to get on the first go. But through the last several years, I know one thing. They have brought endless smiles to so many.
The photo above is from the Walnut Creek Williams Sonoma in San Francisco. P.S. If you attended one of the signings back then you might find your photo here.
When the book debuted, I had the incredible opportunity to travel around the country to meet you guys. It was and still is one of the best experiences of my life. We laughed and cried and hugged and talked dipping and candy and you guys showed me your designs and it was unbelievably exciting to meet everyone who shared the same passion for cute and cake. None of this would have happened if it weren’t for you guys. I can’t tell you how much your support and encouragement means to me.
I have to give a little shoutout to these cupcake pops, too. It was these cuties that I first posted on the site in February of 2008 that unknowingly started a cake pop phenomenon. These were my first shaped pops and I could have never guessed how much people would love them and want to learn how to make them back then. It was your enthusiasm for these tiny treats that sent me on a mission to see what else I could to with a little ball of cake on a stick and some candy. I had to know how many ways I could make them and make you smile. And now I know the answer is endless.
These are some of my favorite pops from the first book and today I want to say YAY and celebrate the anniversary of it’s publication with a knock down all out Cake Popalooza Giveaway of the products that I’ve worked on over the last several years.
Some you may know about … and some maybe not.
This is my second book… Cake Pops Holidays… and it may just be my favorite.
When I was working on it, I started getting a little nervous that it might not be as cute as the first book because there weren’t as many animal designs, but in the end I think it turned out even cuter than the first book. And I fell in love with the smaller size, too.
With a Holidays book, how could I not do a Cake Pops Halloween themed book, too… especially with so many frightfully fun character possibilities.
I mean how can you not smile at those spooky sweet faces.
Besides the books, I created a few gift items with my publisher Chronicle Books. They’re the best at making super cute stuff.
Here’s the Cake Pops Kit. It comes with a small book, treat bags, treat tags, ribbon, cake pop sticks and a cute paper cake pop stand.
And these are four different mini kits, each with treat bags, ribbon, tags, and cake pop sticks for specific projects.
These are notecards printed with cake pop photos from my first book. A cute little way to send someone sweet nothings.
Oh…… and the toy! It was available at Toys R Us for a couple of years and I only have a handful of them left. Sad face. It has a cake crumbler, mixing bowl, dipping bowl, cake pops tray, cake pops stand, cake pop sticks and four fun molds to help you shape cake pops.
I also partnered with Make’n Mold for this Bakerella line of products to help you make cake pops and sweet treats. Candy wafers, candy molds, decorettes, pastry bags and more. You can see all of it online here.
Okay… let’s wrap up and celebrate with this Cake Popalooza Giveaway!
Enter for a chance to win the following:
- Cake Pops
- Cake Pops Holidays
- Cake Pops Halloween
- Cake Pops Kit
- Cake Pops Mini Kits
- Cake Pops Notecards
- Cake Pops Toy
- PLUS a Bakerella for Make’n Mold $100 Gift Card
To enter:
- Leave a comment below and tell me your favorite cake pop design or book.
- Deadline to enter is
Thursday, September 10 at 8:00 pm ET.Sorry! Time’sUp. Winner announced below. - One winner will be chosen at random and announced on this post sometime Friday.
Good luck and yay for cake pops!!!
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It’s time to announce the winner!! I’m so excited. But first, can I say how much you guys made my day with all your favorite pops comments. You guys are awesome and it was so much fun reading all of them. Okay, help me congratulate Commenter #444. YAY Mary!!! I hope you enjoy all the cake pops goodies.
Love the cupcake pops!
Happy Anniversary! There are too many of your pops that I love. My current fave is SNOOPY!
I love all of your work! I especially love the mummy and the christmas bells.
holiday book everyone loves the holidays
I love the “Holidays” and the “Halloween ” cake pops best, really I love them all! I’m 60 years old but love the cuteness of them all and would love to win!!!
i love the christmas ones!
I have your first book and the holiday book and LOVE them both! Owls and polar bears are my faves!
You’re first book is amazing. There’s so many designs that so inspiring.
WOW! I even remember rolling my first cake pop – messy and sticky ha-ha-ha!!! I’ve got it down now! ;)
Snowmen! They’re so cute and I’m a sucker for all things snowmen.
I have always loved the little cupcake cake pops!
The black cat cake pops! hooray cats.
I love the cupcake pops! They were the first ones I ever attempted!
I love the snow globes!!!
Congratulations! My favorite is your snow globes.
I loved the Muppets ones you did a while back, and the Lorax. You do such and amazing job with “character” cake pops. I even have a whole Pinterest board devoted to cake pops! :)
I love all of your pops! Every time you post a new one, I think “OK, it can’t get any cuter than this.” And then the next one absolutely is! Some of my favorites through the years are the sheep, the Halloween ghosts, and character pops Garfield and Paddington Bear. I also love all of the Christmas ones!
What a great giveaway—thanks for giving us the opportunity! Congrats on your five-year anniversary!
It’s hard to choose a favorite cake pop design between all the beautiful designs that you have made! But I think that my favorite are the KOALAS cake pops! They’re so cute!
I love the christmas book!
I love all the cake pops but my favorite cake pops are the Halloween cake pops those are the best. They are fun to make and delicious.
I love the Halloween cake pops since Halloween is my favorite holiday
Oh my, the Halloween book is so cute!!!
The skulls in the original Cake Pops book are still my favorite :)
All the Halloween ones…my most favorite time of the year!
I would love to win so I could make super cute cake pops for my family! My favorite one is the cupcake design!
So hard to pick just one but my favorite book would have to be your first one. So many memories of making cake pops with my son for various parties and events.
Love the gingerbread houses!
It’s hard to pick a favorite, but the holiday collections may be some of my all time favorite! I love making them as gifts around different holidays to pass around. Always a huge hit.
I love the Halloween book. I wish I could make the witch’s brew. It is absolutely fantastic.
I love your first book. We also have your kit. My kids and I likes you Mummy cakepops. What an awesome give away!
I love the Halloween pumpkin one!
I Love all the cake pops. You have taken a simple idea and made it Fabulous. Congratulations on your success!
Of course I’m going to have to say the Holidays book and the Snow Globe cake pops!!
I think they all are adorable, but my favorites are the Halloween cake pops!
Congrats on all the success that you very much deserve, Bakerella! My favorite cake pop you did was the cute little vampire.
I would to love to win the giveaway! I love all your books and I have a passion for baking; I have yet bought a book but def want one ! Maybe one day I’ll be just as good as you are !
The holiday’s book is my favorite.
I love the original book – thanks for inspiring creativity with food! You have made me look differently at sprinkles! ;)
I love the cupcake cake pop. It’s just the cutest mini cake made of cake!
The spooky owls are super cute!
First book
Oh they are all so cute! Toss up between Frosty Friends or Lil’ Vampire!
I love the Christmas book, because is my favorite holiday.
I love all….You are awsome!
How to choose online ONE! I absolutely adore the baby cake pops with the cute little paper bibs. Thank you!
Cake Pops Holidays!
My favorite are your sheep cake pops! They are just TOO cute!
Love, love, love the Halloween cake pops!
I really like the Cake Pop Holidays! The little bells are so cute!
Really hard to pick just one, but snow globes are super cute!!
The Holidays book is my favorite. Christmas is my favorite time of the year!
I only have the Cake Pops Holidays book.. And it is ridiculously adorable. I would love the rest of them!
The snowmen are just adorable, even in August! Not ot mention, I made them twice in July too
those ice creams are fab!
I have always loved the mummies for Halloween!
My favorite book is the cake pop Halloween! Anything fall or Halloween inspired just makes me happy, and to see what you’ve done with your cake pops is amazing!
The design I love the most, because all of the are awesome, is the owl cake pops… They are adorable!!!
The original cupcake-shaped cake pops! They are my favorite by far! Congrats on all your success!
To be honest I LOVE all of your books and pops because they are all so adorable,creative,and inspiring. but my most favorite cake pop is the Christmas tree! It’s soo cute and it makes everyone smiley and gets me and all into the awesome Christmas spirit!!
My favorite cake pop is the ice cream cones!
Happy Anniversary!
My granddaughter would love this!!
I’m a sucker for the original cake pops book. So much inspiration!
I’m a sucker for the original cake pops book. So much inspiration!
I LOVE the popcorn ones! So cute!!
I love all your creative cake pops but my ultimate has to be the stocking Christmas cake pops! Followed closely by the mummy for Halloween!
Love the Halloween cake pops! Love the original cake pop book, and I also have the holiday one. I make cake pops whenever we need to send stuff to school for the concession stand for the choir shows and they always sell out! Fun, fun, fun!
Happy Birthday…. Cakepop book… Congratulations… my all time favorite would have to be the Cakepop that started it all.. That cute little cupcake on a stick.. I ? it from the moment I saw it… lol….
Happy Birthday…. Cakepop book… Congratulations… my all time favorite would have to be the Cakepop that started it all.. That cute little cupcake on a stick.. I ? it from the moment I saw it… lol….
I absolutely love your first book, I was given it as a gift and fell I’m love! Making cake pops has become a huge passion of mine. Thank you for all the inspiring ideas!
I love your Halloween book!! Such great ideas for kids Halloween party :)
My favorite has to be the cardinal. Cardinals were my mother-in-law’s favorite bird, and they hold a special place in our hearts.
Christmas Cardinals. Love all your stuff!!!
I still love the original cupcakes. I’ve tried making them several times and never been successful. No talent. Oh well!
My favorite has to be the cardinal. Cardinals were my mother-in-law’s favorite bird, and they hold a special place in our hearts.
I love the Christmas pops cause I love Christmas :) but I also love so many others!
I love the Holiday book!
I love them all…but even though it may be your simplest one…I love the silver jingle bell. It just looks so real!
I love the flower bouquet! I’m a sucker for anything flower. :)
<3 all the halloween designs! Especially the black cat treat bucket, so cute :)
I love the mini ice cream cones
I love your blog and the amazing work you do. Thanks for the opportunity! :D Halloween is my favorite holiday, so my favorite book is the Halloween cake pop book. Good luck everyone :D
wow!!i would go crazy if i could win!!anyway,i m a huge fan of your work,and i follow you since the beginning;unfortunately,i ve never made any pop as beautiful as yours,so i m gonna choose the one that i succeed in:the mini ice cream pop,it is soo cute!!!thanks for all the inspiration,and tutorials!!
5 years?! Wow! I still remember when the book was just a dream and I spent just hours going through all your posts daydreaming about all the beauties you have made. Congratulations on this massive milestone! My favourite Cake Pops are the Hello Kitty ones you made so many years ago.
I love the Halloween cake pops!
I love the Christmas one! So MANY ideas!
I love the Christmas book! I purchased several of the cake pop kits the first year they were out, always trying to have enough to keep one for myself. I always ended up giving my last kit as a gift to someone else! ??????????????????
My favorite has to be all of the holiday ones. They are so fun to make. I love all of the kits!
Too hard to pick just one – but I really thought the sheep and the reindeer ones were especially cute.
The Halloween owls are so cute!
Love the Halloween Black Cats!
Minion cake pops are my all time favorite!
I love them all!! If I have to pick I guess it’s the Halloween cake pops because I love Halloween!!
i cant pick a favorite!! love them all!! wish i had more time to try them all!! i love the bride an groom, the snoopy ones you posted a few weeks ago were too cute
I love your book, I have had it for 3 years and made a few of the pops! I think I like the little popcorn bags, so much fun for any party!
I’m amazed by all of your designs, but I really love the Halloween book.
Current favorite is Snoopy. Congratulations on your anniversary!
I love the Halloween Cake Pop book! Halloween is just so much fun to me.
Thanks for the opportunity, and congratulations on your success. My daughter aspires to be a baker now thanks to you as well as all of the cupcake inspirations out there! Ha!
My favorite cake pop is Snoopy. Love him. He is so cute!!
I love the Santa hat cake pops! I made those a few years back and they were such a big hit, everyone loved them!
I just love those cute little gingerbread houses
I think the Halloween mummies are the coolest. Thank you for doing this generous giveaway.
Love the holiday book. Those jingle bells look real! I can’t believe it’s been five years. Congratulations!!
I love them all ! Please don’t make me choose one. Alright! The Cupcake Pops are fabulous. (So are ALL the rest.) Love you Ree Drummond. I have been cooking your meals for my family since you began. When I try a new recipe.now they ask.me, “Is this Pioneer Woman”? As a matter of fact I have leftovers of your chicken casserole that I made last night .in the ‘fridge for dinner tonight. We love your food, your family, all your critters and YOU!????
CONGRATS!!! Cake pops are so creative- what a gift you have! My favorite cakepop is probably the baby chick- I am a sucker for a sweet face- haha! Thanks for a great giveaway! My girls and I would be “over the moon” if we win! {squeal}
Halloween!!
I loved your Snoopy cake pop!
Loved the site for years and marvel at your creativity. I will always love the Stitch cakepops cause he’s my favorite character
My family and I love the Holiday Book. That has all the holidays that keeps us begging for more cakepops, and my lil ‘ Gigi watches all Youtube videos about it. It’s also for family and friends to be creative and be silly and messy.
There are just too many cute one to choose from, but I have to say the original cupcake shaped pops are my favorite!
The vampire! Looks like my oldest son!
They are all adorable, but my favorite is the reindeer one.
Definitely the Halloween or Christmas!!
The little chicks were always my favorite, mostly because that was the first time I tried making them and they actually turn out!
I love the Halloween book. Can’t make a one, but it sure is fun trying!
I love the Halloween cake pops. To me Halloween is a fun holiday about sweet treats and a little scare. Though, the owls are probably my favorite. They are adorable! The cupcake cake pops are so cute. I could spend hours just deciding which would be my favorite of the moment.
OMG, great prize! Would LOVE to win! I love the cupcake cake pops!!
It’s got to be a tie between the Christmas and Halloween one!
I love them all but my fav would be the Christmas ones. and Happy Birthday to your book..
The Holiday themed ones are my favorite. Toss up between the snow globe, gingerbread and the cardinal!
I LOVE the jack-o-lantern cake pops from the holiday collection! I am sucker for all things spooky and festive! :)
The sheep are a favorite. My sister and I raised lambs as teenagers so these animals have a special place in my heart
I love your Halloween book, but I love them all anyway! Halloween is my favorite holiday and there are some adorable designs in your book! The Jack o’ Lantern and the Mummy are my favorites!
I love the Halloween pops!
They are all great, but I love the Holiday Pops. Congrats on 5 year anniversary.
I just love the winter snow globe pops!!
I love all of the Halloween ones!
I love the snow globes but all your cake pops are amazing!
Favorite cake pop design is snow globe.
I love the Scarecrow, Minions, Snoopy…to hard to pick, they are all so cute.
I LOVE the Christmas book! Although, my favorite ones to make were the pigs from the first book. They were fairly simple, and turned out great!
The cardinals are absolutely the cutest! But they all are, it’s so hard to choose just one!
I love all the Halloween characters, I have a grand-daughter that has a Halloween Birthday, and she loves Halloween treats on her birthday.
I love the Halloween book, its my favorite holiday!!!
Christmas or original first cake pops book… OMG! I can choose only one!
I loved the snoopy cake pops and the paddington ones.
Oh my! I have to pick just one? Then I’d say your very first CUPCAKE cake pops.Because that’s what got me following you. I’ve been following you ever since, so picking just one… torture for me????
Your cake pops are always an inspiration. I just love putting smiles on people’s faces just like you do with these awesome and cute creations. Frankenstein and his wife have always been my favorite. Congratulations to 5 years!!
my favorite book is the original!
Love the snow globes
Congrats on 5 years!! While the original will always be the original, I must say I’m partial to anything Halloween. It’s my favorite holiday!!
I love the Christmas book, and especially love the cardinal cake pop!
Congrats to 5 years! My favorite book (which I also own) is your tried and true original Cake Pops book.
Cake Pops Hollidays! They’re all so darling!
Happy Anniversary! I love your cake pops! I have 2 of your books and they’re my go-to when I really want to impress. My favorite so far has been the Christmas trees. They look so elegant or cute, depending on how you decorate them!
I love your Cake Pops book! My favorite is to lay in bed at night and look at all the beautiful pictures and dream of reasons to make each one!
Don’t know what’s going on with the keyboard :)
favorites are always hard to choose. Love those sheep and the polar bears……and all the Christmas stuff.
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I love your first Cake Pops book! It is beautiful enough to just lay in bed at night and look at all the pictures!
I love all your designs but I love your panda cake pops because there are so many ways to decorate them!
Thank you for the chance to enter and congratulations on 5 years of wonderful designs ????????????
Congratulation !!!!!! Mi favorite are the Christmas pops they are fantastic ????????????????
Happy 5th anniversary!!
I love the Halloween one yeaayy those cakepops are very very cute an adorable.
Hope you can prodice another amazing books. =D
Definitely anything Halloween!
By far your Halloween one! And just in time for next month preparation!
I love the first book. I remember the first cakepop i ever made was a hello kitty cakepop that you had made. I was amazed at how the before and after looked onced dipped. I am constantly amazed at peoples ability to see things and create something new and different with a little creativity. Congratulations on all these years. Ive been following you from the beginning and am very happy for where your passion has taken you.
I love the Halloween cakepops book! Love all cakepop ideas from bakerella! :)
Congrats to you! What a great accomplishment.
I just live all the Halloween ones! Super cute.
Happy anniversary!!! I’m not sure I could pick a single favorite cake pop, but I am partial to the original cupcake and Christmas is my favorite holiday. I love them all, though!!!
Like everyone else my favorite is Christmas book! first cakepops I ever try to replicate for my family.
Love the cupcakes
The baby face cake pops were my favorite. I actually made them for my own baby shower a few years back (with the assistance of my husband) and they turned out fabulous.
Love the Halloween ones!
I would say the classic cupcake cakepop, it was love at first sight! I was hooked – 5 yrs now. ????
Still love the cupcakes
Love the first book. It was full of easy to try ideas and gave clear instructions. It is my go to whenever I make cake pops. I do have the other books though, but I always start with the first one. Congratulations on your 5 year anniversary
Well, there’s no way I could pick a favorite cake pop design, so I guess I’ll narrow it down with a favorite book. Holidays. How fun!
I love the little chicks! So cute an seems like something I may actually be capable of making!
The baby chicks are by far my favorite!
Of course they’re all just so Stinkin’ Cute!
Halloween has to be my favorite!
It’s my favorite holiday!!
I love the Holiday book. Those gingerbread houses are adorable!
Your first book will forever be my favourite! It was one of the reasons I went to baking school :)
I have to say that my fave will always be the first!
GIngerbread house since I have been keeping a tradition alive that my grandmother started and we make several gingerbread houses each year and give away!
There are so many great ones. My favorite cakepop is the cupcake.
Congratulations on 5 years!
My favorite always has been the mini cupcake cake pops…so incredibly cute!
I love the Jack-o-lanterns…my oldest loves pumpkins so they’re a big hit!
My favorite cake pop is the snowman- I’m a huge Christmas buff and that is just the cutest little treat for the holidays!
I love the original book.
The little cupcake is still my fave.
My favourite book has to be the original cake pop book! I bought it as soon as it came out and have used it over and over!!
My favorite cake pop is the little gingerbread houses! I love the real ones, how could I not love a mini cake version on a sick?
love the Halloween ones. Especially the mummies and vampires!!
The cupcakes were my first shaped cake pops as well, so those have a special place in my heart!
Congratulations! My favorite is the first one and from it, the sheep are one of my most favorites, they are really cute! Actually with that book I discovered cake pops and most of the ones I have done are from that book, very easy to understand and with simple ingredients and tools!
The Halloween book is my favorite! The mummy is so cute!
The snow globes are my favorite, but everything else is a close second :)
Snow globes forever! They’re my very favorite. I used to live in a house that when you stood in the piano room while it was snowing you felt as if you were IN a snow globe. Snow globes are so fun. Snow globes forever!!!
I have to say that you inspired me to start making cake pops…the one creation of yours that I have always liked is the cupcake looking cake pop…I have tried making it but they have not turned out so well. Thanks for being such an inspiration….
I love the original because it was where it all started. Can’t believe it’s been that long either! Cake Pops rule!
I love the cupcake ones… and the Christmas stockings… I’m not sure I could pick just one.
I love anything Christmas. Have tried multiple designs but I had the most success with the Reindeer one. Thank you so much!
My favorite are the gingerbread houses or the hello kitty pops.
They’re all amazing! Since my favorite holiday is Halloween, I will say the Halloween cake pops are my favorite. All of them are so unique!
The owl cake pops are my favorite! They make me incredibly happy to make them! Truthfully, cake pops make my whole life better. By making/selling cake pops, I have been able to make many new friends, show love for family, and earned money for Christmas presents! Thank you for sharing your incredible talent and love! Good luck to you.
I made some little horse head shaped cake pops that I was very proud of!! Your cupcake is still my all-time favorite, though!!!
I love “Cake Pops: Holidays” – it really helps get me in the holiday spirit! Congrats on your book anniversary!
The owl cake pops are my favorite! They make me incredibly happy to make them! Truthfully, cake pops make my whole life better. By making/selling cake pops, I have been able to make many new friends, show love for family, and earned money for Christmas presents! Thank you for sharing your incredible talent and love! Good luck to you.
The Halloween ones are all so cute! I would say the cat ones are my fav :)
Your work is so amazing and delicate! Everything is so beautiful! I love the Holliday’s book! Congratulations!
The minute I saw your first book at the bookstore, I was hooked!
I love the original book! My go to reference when making cake pops!
I love the cupcake cake pops. I preordered your first book before it came out, I was so excited about it! I’ve tried several of the designs over the last few years, of course mine don’t usually turn out being much more than the basic cake ball/pop. :)