My cake fell … and it was fantastic! Actually, it was supposed to fall. It’s a recipe for a flourless chocolate cake that I used straight from the pages of Paula Deen’s Chocolate Celebration Magazine.
I bought this publication several months ago mainly because of the cover… Chocolate and Paula… you can’t go wrong there. But, to be honest I haven’t made anything from it until this Saturday. I’ve looked at it a bunch of times and made notes of all the recipes I want to try, but nothing until now.
So, this weekend, I finally decided to go for her Deep Dark Chocolate Truffle Cake Recipe because I’ve never made a flourless cake before and I was intrigued.
I mean, it must be pretty good if someone would make it instead of the one on this cover.
You’ll need a 9-inch springform pan
. It has a latch on the side that helps you release the cake. Because there’s no turning this one upside down to get it out.
Place some parchment paper on the bottom so it hangs over. Close the latch to hold the paper in place and secure the sides. You’ll also want to spray the paper with some non-stick cooking spray just to be safe.
After your pan is ready, preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
Separate 6 large eggs. Yolks in one bowl and egg whites in another. Set aside.
You’ll also need 8 oz. semi-sweet chocolate and 4 oz. dark chocolate. Break it up in a large bowl and add 2 sticks of butter (thank you Paula!). Melt in the microwave at 30 second intervals, stirring in between until completely melted and smooth.
Whisk in 1 1/4 cups sugar until combined.
Then add the six egg yolks to the chocolate and sugar mixture, one at a time, whisking after each addition.
Now, in a medium bowl, beat the six egg whites on high with an electric mixer. Beat it for several minutes until stiff peaks form.
Then, gently fold your egg white mixture into the melted chocolate mixture until combined. Pour it in your pan and bake for 1 hour at 325 degrees.
It will rise pretty high in the oven, but when you take it out to cool, it will fall. And fall hard. Yay!
Let it cool one hour on the counter and then for at least four hours in the refrigerator before you release it from the springform pan.
And, when you finally do… it will be worth the wait. I didn’t really know what the texture of the inside would be like, but oh my… it was glorious.
Rich and dense and fudgey! Definitely one for true chocolate lover’s. And, If you don’t like things too rich, then stay away. Stay far, far away!
I also sprinkled a little powdered sugar on top to finish it off.
Okay, a lot!
Here’s what it’s supposed to look like. Mine had a few more cracks, but I was completely and utterly happy with it.
But, wait a minute… let me tell you the real reason I made this cake from Paula’s magazine.
There was a slim chance I was going to be able to meet Paula on Sunday (thanks to my friend Ted and help from someone on her team) and I wanted to have one of her dessert recipes under my belt if I did. You know, in case we had a moment to chit chat and talk about butter and stuff. Yeah, right!
She was speaking at the Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show in Atlanta, and to be honest, I really didn’t think I would get to meet her…
Or get a picture taken with her. Hey, Paula!
My mom and I were so thrilled. She is every bit as beautiful and funny and nice as she is on TV. (And I do mean funny. We also had the opportunity to hear her speak later on and she had the whole place laughing.)
We also met her son, Bobby. Yummy!!! I mean, he was really nice.
Later on, we even met her other yummy, I mean really nice son, Jamie. Unfortunately, I spazzed and didn’t get a picture of him. But, he did help me out with something.
Something I think you’ll like.
See this cookbook
. I bought it last minute at the show. (Sorry, her brand new one
was sold out.)
But, that’s okay, because look what Jamie got his mom to do for me just minutes before she went on stage to speak.
Yep, that’s her signature. And, it gets even better.
I’m giving it away! The book… signature and all. Who wants it?
Seriously, at first, I thought I would keep it, and then, I thought… I would keep it! Then, I decided it would be much more fun to give it away. Besides, it could be a great Mother’s Day present for someone. And, don’t feel bad, I’m hoping (fingers crossed) that I can get another copy for myself later.
Better hurry and enter… The winner will be chosen Monday night.
Enter for a chance to win an autographed copy of
Paula Deen’s Kitchen Classics Cookbook
- Leave a comment on this post and tell me why you want it, why you love Paula, why you love butter, or heck, just say “hey, y’all!”
- Leave your comment with a way for me to contact you if you win (either a blog link or email)
- Deadline to enter is Monday, April 20th at 6:00 p.m. (recorded by the comment time stamp)
- The winner will be chosen at random* and announced sometime Monday evening on this post.
* One winner will be chosen at random, using random.org’s integer generator.
Good luck.
More links:
Paula Deen’s Chocolate Celebration
Paula Deen’s The Deen Family Cookbook – NEW!
Paula Deen’s Kitchen Classics Cookbook
Springform Pans
And, Paula’s also on Twitter. Go say hey y’all!
Yay, we have a winner!
Who’s it going to be random integer generator?
Me. Me. Me. ……… No. No. No.
It’s comment #598!
Congrats Angela… Today is your lucky day!
I’m a native Californian who recently moved to the South and need some good Southern recipes to go with my new Southern life!!!
Thank you!
Shelly
ebertowskis@bellsouth.net
hey, y’all! I love Paula. Come on – who else would name their son Jimmy Dean?!?! That alone is so funny. I love butter too – just look at the size of my….never mind! I really like reading cookbooks and trying all the recipes inside – like a museum but better – you get to taste! Bakerella – can we wad up this cake and make some cake pops with it?
I love Paula! You know anything you make of hers is going to be delicious.
katieharris14@gmail.com
Hey Y’all!
Just looked at this fabulous Chocolate magazine at my mom’s. So Yummy!! mrv3x@aol.com
I love Paula because she’s the real deal…and any friend of butter is a friend of mine!
I just love Paula Deen. I watched her on QVC years ago before her Food Network days. I also LOVE butter!!
Thanks Bakerella!
I hope I’m not too late! I love Paula for so many reasons but especially for her laugh – it’s infectious!
I also love the fact that she’s not embarrassed to use good, old-fashioned, common pantry items – mayo, condensed soup, pudding mix, even Miracle Whip! Don’t get me wrong, I love snooty food as much as the next gal, but sometimes you just want that straight-from-the-family-reunion-potluck food!
What a great giveaway! I love Paula!
I would love to try some new one’s… Pick me!!
My mother in law loves her so much she got ME a subscribtion to her magazine!! :) I have yet to get up enough gumption to try any of her recipes though. This book would be the best gift ot give back to her!
I love her too and I’m laid up on the couch with a sprained knee watching Food Network endlessly…at least until I get my MRI tonight. robinboger@windstream.net
So awesome you got to meet Paul Deen. She is my favorite cook at the Food Network.
I say cook and not chef because she is not fancy. She is comforting. She is luck a hug from a family member you have not seen for a while.
A cup of tea on a rainy day.
And she always brings a smile to my face. She is genuine.
I would love to have this cookbook! After you and Pioneer Woman, she’s my next idol!
I would love the cookbook…I need all the help I can get in the kitchen!
sp1229jasmine@yahoo.com
Chocolate, butter, and Paula…3 of my favorite kitchen things!!
OMG. I love Paula. I love how she uses butter. I love how she says “tin foil.” *lol* She’s awesome. :)
While it’s true that I do love Paula… I love Bakerella more!
I love her self confidence (and the fact that she rocks the gray hair)
my email is happypiranha -at- aoldotcom
I love Paula Deen cause she’s so downhome. Her recipes are always yummy.
Contact email:
country.rose2006@gmail.com
I cannot wait to try this cake!!! A chocolate lovers dream! Thanks for sharing and thanks Paula! PS- We love Paula’s sour cream biscuits: 1 stick butter, 1 cup of sour cream and 2 cups flour…yum!
Liz @ kelley2330@roadrunner.com
Hey Y’all!!
I love Paula! Just by watching her show you feel like an invited guest to her home/party/whatever!
Such a great gift – hope I win!!!
I loved hearing her description of the contents of her refrigerator on “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me” on Saturday. Too funny!
–T. tjustus at sprynet dot com
I forgot my email in case I win.
prodgers@bellsouth.net
hey y’all! hahha, mmm, butter. Margarine just isn’t as good…
email me at echin22@gmail.com
The fact that she cooks with all the real stuff and has a fabulous accent is more than enough for me!
http://www.foodisrelational.blogspot.com
I just love her down to earth approach to everything! If you’ve not tried her cheese grits recipe, GO NOW! It’s divine!
The reason I should win this cookbook is because I LOVE PAULA! I swear, she makes me wanna be a southern girl so bad I can taste it! I love that she cooks real food that real people love and she has fun doing it!Why can’t we laugh and make yummy treats for our families? What in the world did we do before Paula? Just a sidenote…I love you too Bakerella! I made your Oreo and Nutterbutter truffles for my Sunday school class and now I can get them to do anything I want!!!
Hey, ya’ll! She’s my hero.
Hey y’all!
But seriously, I love butter because I still have a high metabolism and it won’t stick to me…. yet…..
~Mollie
molliewobbles@gmail.com
I like the down home goodness she brings to her recipes. And butter!
I’ve never seen anyone besides my grandmother who uses butter more than Paula. I’m from the South too, so I love her by default!
Shea
sheatinder@gmail.com
Wow, I would LOVE this!!! How fun!!!! She is awesome :)
sarah8914 @ gmail.com (no spaces of course)
I love Paula! Not as much as I love The Pioneer Woman and Bakerella though!
Stephanie Beall
girlsmom2@sbcglobal.net
I love Paula and her southern accent. I try to watch her everynight and would love to win the cookbook as my mother does not cook that much anymore and I have taken over doing the family Sunday dinners.
Paula has great recipes! I think I would use this book every day!
What makes my two year old son’s eyes glaze over? Bakerella, PD, chocolate and butter. Any chance that cake could be used in cake balls? hee hee.
Mmmmmmmm Paula Dean….Mmmmmmm Butter…..Mmmmmm a cookbook that can reach me how to cook with butter like Paula Dean. What could be better?
bgvenman(at)comcast(dot)net
wow wee wow! well i do loves me some chocolate. and butter. but more than anything, i loves me some Paula Deen and her accent! Hey y’all!
soo excited about this one! that cake looked delish!
chickenwirechicken@yahoo.com
best giveaway ever!
this would make a fantastic mother’s day present for my paula – obsessed mother!
boondockowns@yahoo.com
If I could choose my momma, I would have chosen Paula to be my momma (sorry mum, still love ya)!
pixiefly007@yahoo.com
Oh my gosh! That cake looks delicious! I also cannot believe that you got to meet her! What is she like in person? Her signature is so cute. lol I love coming to your site! You have so many great and yummy ideas posted. I read that you gave away the Ninetendo DSi as a gift! That is so awesome and sweet of you. I want to try to make a batch of those cake pop thingies one day. Thanks for the inspiration! Keep doing your thing! =) Take care, Bakerella!
Paula is the greatest!
Iwoul love this book. I dvr paula and watch her every day. Seems funny, but she reminds me alot my mom who passed away 2 weeks before my son was born. Even her hands remind me of her. kind of makes me feel that she is still here with me. thanks for the offer…
hugs,
april
casonpa@yahoo.com
I love Paula because she keeps it real…and buttery…who can argue w/ that?
ekmckay2005@gmail.com
how amazing! i love that she’s not afraid to use some fat. we all know that the best food is never low in calories, and frankly, this whole dieting thing was never for me. love!
kim@lovintheoven.com
I have just recently happened upon your blog and I just love it. I have also passed it on to my daughters, who both love to cook. We love Paula Deen. My oldest daughter has been to her restaurant several times when they are in the Georgia area on business. I would love to have the cookbook, as I collect cookbooks and only have one of Paula’s, Celebrations. Thanks for the chance to win, whether I get to win or not, and I enjoy your blog. Jane in Mississippi
you always need an extra sick of butter.
Oh wow! How wonderful to have been able to meet Paula in person! We watch Food Network all day in our communications center and Paula is by FAR a favorite!
I would love to win, but even if I don’t I’ll still read your blog! LoL
Hey y’ll..I really want this book and I talk just like Paula!
Wow, you’re really gonna give that away? Well count me in! I LOVE Paula, butter, her recipes AND I could listen to that southern accent all day long.
Hey y’all! I’d give it to my super father-in-law, he loves her and I love him when he cooks her recipes!
WOWEEEE!!! How sweet of YOU!
I love Paula and I love butter LOL. Thanks for sharing your story meeting her. I always wondered if she was as sweet, beautiful, and charming in person as on TV ( I knew she could be no fake ) LOL
Please include me in your contest.
De’Anna
Unique2wh0@aol.com
I need one because I love her fattening recipes and as Paula would say “I am not your doctor, I’m your cook.”
Bakerella, I’m certain that you and Paula are trying to make me obese! But you know what…it’s gonna be so much fun devouring my way into a muumuu with recipes like this.
Aren’t we all southern belles at heart? Her slow southern drawl and love of butter makes us kindred spirits. She is a true gem.
By the way, I made your cake pops for Easter and my family RAVED about them. While it was a tad time consuming, I have to admit it was worth every minute to see the reactions of my family as they bit into their first cake pop. It’s now a new family favorite!!
I Love Her shes so real and her food is most yummy!
I love all of Paula Deen’s shows and it would be great to have one of her cookbooks.
Contact: cksgranny@wildblue.net
Her Gooey Butter Cookies are ridiculously easy and to die for. I’d love this book!
no recipe is complete without a bit of butter! i just love her :)
acupcakepirate@gmail.com
I love Paula Dean! Thanks for the giveaway!
aedwards@mstarmetro.net
I have to try that flourless cake, I had one at Disney last year that I still dream about. Sooo gooooood. I love Paula, she’s so entertaining to watch. Thanks!
Who doesn’t love Paula?
Also, I’m pregnant and I could use a few extra 200 calorie (I mean, 2500 calorie) recipes. :)
Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
I love her too!
I want to be Paula when i grow up:)
Yum to you! You’re great! Nothing better than Chocolate with Paula Deen.
I look forward to your postings – I can’t get enough of your creativity!
Thanks for always sharing!
Katie
katie_f@sbcglobal.net
Paula’s hilarious and I love her go with the flow attitude! I’ve made a couple dishes of hers and would love to make more :)
Hey y’all and you, too, Bakerella!
I love your website and the things you bake/make, and I also love to watch Paula. AND, I really love butter!!
I LOVE HER AND HER SONS TOO!!! They are yummy!
That looks so good! My dad is Gluten Free and we make a similar recipe and call it “Fathers Day Cake”
I love Paula!!! She is so not afraid of butter-why can’t we all be more like her? By the way Bakerella-I’m going to try your cake pops this weekend, wish me luck.
weaversteven@hotmail.com
I love how Paula cooks REAL food, and it always makes my mouth water!
Stephanie
stephd222(at)yahoo.com
That cake looks awesome! I love anything Paula Deen as much as I love your blog (which is a lot).
hey y’all!!
saphyra at gmail dot com
“How ’bout some butter ya’ll! “
I love Paula because when she talks she makes me think of my mom. Mom is from the south and all of the yumminess that goes with it is a reminder of Mom. Mom got my kids hooked on butter layered on bread…as a meal! Anyways, Paula is just so fun and I love her story! Thanks for the opportunity!
I am a big fan of Paula, hope to meet her some day. Would love the cookbook autographed by her and what would make it even better, you sign it as Bakerella giveaway.
lodi
ldstowe@hotmail.com
If I could pick someone to cook me dinner or to have a meal with she would be at the top of my list! I watch her show frequently and I love her attitude and her recpipes are just devine. Who wouldn’t want to be friends with that lady?
I just explored all entries on your blog this weekend! Yummy and I plan on frequenting it often. I am going to make your cupcake bites for a Christening this weekend!
I bought that same magazine from Paula and have made a few things from it. Delicious! I’ll have to try this cake! Thanks!
kscpn5@gmail.com
Awesome give away, I love watching Paula’s show on Sundays with my family. df665@hotmail.com
ooh yes please!! my mom would love to get this as a mother’s day gift
I would just love Paula Deen as my “other mother”! Of course I still love mine..but having 2 would be great!
I am known for bringing the desserts to all the functions. Bring on the butter, sugar, and chocolate!
(~~)
Julie
Alright I’m commenter #1947. Was that a good year?
I am entirely jealous of your little visit. Is it me or do you and your mom look a little happier in the photo with Bobby?
I love them both! THis is so generous of you.
I left Texas for Seattle 12years ago.Paula, her recipes, her southern twang and all her butter remind me of home! LUV her and would lUV her signed book.
Jerilyn
Hey, y’all!
How lucky you are, I’d love to meet her too!!
Celine
cguibert[at]nmsu.edu
Hey Y’all! Paula is just so awesome!!!! ^_^ I actually watch her show. I have never tried any of her recipes though. Not exactly allowed in the kitchen. BUT SHE IS AWESOME!!!!
bluedude13@hotmail.com
I LOVE Paula Deen! I so relate to her story (with the anxiety and such). And the funniest part is, my mother in law is agoraphobic, and she has 2 sons named Bobby (my husband) and Jayme!!!!!!! LOL
I love Paula because she gets it….anything green can’t be good unless it’s deep fried or drowning in butter. Amen sister!
Hey y’all! I love Paula!!!
Haley
haleyaxtell@hotmail.com
I love her, shes awesome. But I’d love an autographed copy for one of my best friends who is a huge Paula Deen fan, shes been thru alot in her life and deserves this more than I do.
Maryanne
maryannesawyer@verizon.net
How cool that you got to meet her! I love Paula so much b/c she’s so REAL! She is obviously a very smart, talented lady. And on top of that she has a great sense of humor and relates to everyday people. Love her!
Jenny
jmb367[at]bellsouth.net
Ooh…. I’d love to try her recipes. Can’t believe how generous of you!
Im a Chocolatier with Dove Chocolate Discoveries.
I LOVE all things baking!
I just made chocolate cups, decorated so pretty…check it out:
http://www.thechocolateladyblog.blogspot.com
And, Id love to show you how to use a tempering machine…I promise they are so much fun!! Maybe we could even give one away :)
I love Paula, & would love this cookbook!!
Margie
Misintx@yahoo.com
I fell in love with Paula when I saw her deep fry biscuits and inject them with honey butter! OMG they are fabulous!
I’m not sure my last comment posted. So I’m trying again.
I love Paula’s recipes. Bought this cookbook for my sister for her birthday last year…hopefully I’ll win my own copy. YEA!
gina
gns@juno.com
I go to Savannah just to eat at her restaurant!
Pick me, Monty!
And thanks for giving away this awesome book!
I love Paula! She's the cutest thing ever! ?
hey ya’ll :)
that cake looks awesome…i appreciate that it doesn’t need a waterbath…one less step than some flourless chocolate cakes i’ve made
That cakes looks great…I have always been curious about flourless cakes, I will have to try to make it sometime. I love Paula because she is creative in the kitchen and she loves butter. Not to mention she has great recipes! Her book would be an awesome addition to my collection.
DontStpTheMusic7@yahoo.com
I love butter – real butter. We don’t use it too often day to day, but when we do, it’s glorious. I’ll definitely have to try her flourless chocolate cake – I’ve done a Martha Stewart recipe before – but this one has delightfully more butter…
wow did you think you had died and gone to Southern Heaven? I love Paula for so many reasons but mainly because she went through some tough times in her life and was able to turn it all around to success. And it dosen’t hurt that she is as cute as a bug’s ear..lol.
thank you for a chance to win this signed cookbook. My daughter would flip out if I won it cause she is a big fan too. OBTW the whole butter thing…well…what’s not to love? :-)
Debbie/Phx AZ
I haven’t had the pleasure of trying any of Paula’s recipes. This cookbook would give me the opportunity and the excuse to pull out the butter!
Let me know I’ve won at mlronken@hotmail.com
PLEASE!!!
I love Paula! She's the cutest thing ever! ?
I want that book!! I love her recipes and I love cookbooks. Oh, and I love you!! (Can’t hurt, right?)
http://bowlofcherrys.blogspot.com/
Great pictures!!! How fun!!!
I would love to win this… and I am totally making that chocolate cake. I’m salivating already!
Thanks!
Alisha
Alisha.siddoway[at]gmail.com
Paula makes some delicious dishes – thats for sure. But I really like her because she does seem so genuine and real. I love people that don’t have any pretense about them…and supply me with endless butter, filled recipes!
Hey y’all!
unothinkmybrain(at)hotmail(dot)com
HEY Y’ALL!! (said in a true texan style!) just in case that wasn’t clear enough, yes, i’d love that copy! :-)
I became a huge Paula fan 2 years ago when I was breastfeeding and spent many hours in front of the tv. I love her kindness, her wit and her recipes! She’s great!
Ya’ll got to be kiddin’ me! Who doesn’t love butter??? mmmmmmm. :D (PS, this would make me the *favorite* daughter!)
I love Paula! She is so down home. As for baking with butter, there is no other way. :) A few years ago, my mother and I were lucky enough to get to visit Savannah and eat at “Lady and Sons.” It was fabulous! So glad you got to meet her. I’m making that cake!
hjoliat@hot.rr.com
Hey Y’all!
I love all the Deen’s because they are a REAL family.
I love Paula and her adorable sons! I hope I win!
Just in case, here’s my email address: Laurenwhitney@gmail.com
I heart Paula Deen! I’m so jealous you got to meet her. I’m trying to talk my hubby into taking a family vacation to Savannah just so we can eat at her restaurant. :o)
Paula is awesome! I love all of her cookbooks!
I would love to try some recipes out of that book.
my email is courtneysaunders7788@yahoo.com
hey y’all! everything’s better with butter, that’s why I looove Paula Dean…not to mention her sons are yummy looking…;-)
I just love her. She’s southern. She cooks things with whole sticks of butter. She’s so real.
And…her Ultimate Coffee Cake recipe (even altered when I can’t find a part of it) has NEVER failed me. For my husband’s data presentation breakfasts, when we have guests over, or “just because” on the weekends… It rules.
hugs!
Susan
Oh. My. Gah. I LOVE Paula Deen. How utterly thrilling that you got to meet her and her two very very “nice” sons. :)
breebear12@yahoo.com
What a great weekend! I can’t wait to try that cake. We Love her monster cookie recipe. YUMM!
I love your blog and I love Paula! Her show, and particularly her Pumpkin Goey Bars, got me hooked on baking. She is a strong, self-made woman and funny to boot! I would love her signed cookbook.
Thanks,
Chrissy Johnson
chrissyjohnson@live.com
I love Paula and I NEVER know what to get my mother for Mother’s Day. This would really help me out.
Hi. So, almost 2000 people have already entered so I know I won’t win, but I wanted to anyway!!! I LOVE COOKBOOKS! I collect them. I read them anywhere, anytime. In the park while my kids play, late at night, sitting on the beach, the bathroom, curled up on my porch swing…..They are like the best novel in the world. I would LOVE to win this cookbook and read/study/obsess over all of Paula’s fabulous recipes. My email is tamicarson@aol.com
Thanks!
I just adore Paula! Winning this book would make my Mother’s Day (’cause it would likely be the only Mother’s Day gift I receive, LOL)
Sandy
ronsrib@gmail.com
Chocolate, butter, enough said!!!
Butter is my best friend. Combined with chocolate? *swoon*
Jennifer
sibyll@verizon.net
OMG I Love Gramma Paula! Butter and Cream Cheese my 2 Favorite things!! Whenever I try her recipes I always tell everyone its Gramma Paula’s recipe. My gram passed away before I was born and Paula just seems like what I imagine a Gramma to be!!
If I won her book I would cherish it forever, even if it was not signed for me!!
ps … try her Gooey butter cake..AMAZING
shirleylevin@yahoo.com
I would love it for a Mothers day gift!!
I am addicted to cookbooks, love Paula Deen, love Bakerella and it would be great to have a cookbook from 2 of my favorite food personalities!!!! Love it, love it, want it, want it!!!
My blog is: http://www.PaperCreationsBlog.blogspot.com
My email is: kerankin@carolina.rr.com
we all know the secret to life is butter…wouldn’t it be great to learn more about it??? That’s why I need a great cookbook like this!!
I love Paula and her infectious smile. I also love her laugh oh and her eclair cake is one of my favorites to make. My email is bblascovich@gmail.com
Who couldn’t love that woman! Hey ya’ll!
Hey y’all! She is adorable! I would love this book.
Thanks,
Catherine
cmm5rw@virginia.edu
Paula is fantastic! Southern charm, witty humor, flirtacious banter….everyone should try to get a dose of Paula everyday.
How sweet to give away your treasure! I LOVE to bake and Paula is my favorite- love her sense of humor AND her recipes! Would love to have this book!
I have a wall hanging that reads “This kitchen cooks with lots of love and lots of butter.” Paula Deen is my kind of gal!
she’s so funny! i love to bake and learn to cook new things, and her food is definitely comfort food! :)
Hey Y’all!!
I love Paula Dean.
Hey y’all!
This would be so fabulous! I love her food! It is the epitome of comfort food!
I am a big Paula fan. I have tried many of her recipes and they have never let me down. We also went to her restaurant while on vacation in Savannah and it was wonderful!
tanya.harris@aglife.com
What a great give away! My husband and I love to watch her cooking show on the Food Network. Thanks for your generosity.
I love Paula because she flirts MERCILESSLY with every young man she gets her hands on!! Go Paula!
(Also, every recipe of hers I’ve made is wonderful.)
I love Paula, chocolate, butter and cookbooks. Don’t we all?? LOL
Please enter me in the contest
hulaskirtbert@hotmail.com
I love you and would love that cookbook!
jellyben_00@yahoo.com
I love paula!! this would be awesome!
MMMmmmMmmMMmmM Butter.
I saw her on Ellen making Bread Pudding with Krispy Kream Doughnuts. In the middle of mixing she announces, “Notice that I did not add any sugar. This is a sugar free recipe!” HAHA
nettajean@gmail.com
I have a feeling this would be better as a gift for my sister instead of my mom. She’d fall over if I gave her this!
Oh, how I love Paula Deen! My friends at work compare my cooking to hers. <3
I am IN LOVE with Paula Dean! Her recipes are fabulous, I LOVE that she loves so much butter- butter makes everything better. And she just has to be the cutest woman in the world! When I grow up I want to be just like her- and maybe I can fake her accent too… Pick me! And congrats on meeting her- way awesome! kimberlyhibler@gmail.com
Who can resist a great day in the kitchen and chocolate!!! And if something includes sugar and butter it has to be good!! Here’s hoping I win!!!!!!!!
Paula is one of my personal heroes. She’s had such a full life, and not all of it wonderful, but she kept to what she knew best and raised to NICE (very, very nice ;)) boys in the process.
I adore her. I’m so jealous of you, you have no idea! :D
email is: anna.rhoswen@gmail.com
I would love this. I’m trying to get more pratice in the kitchen and what better way to get motivated than this cookbook?? ;-)
Oh I want this! I love Paula!
Cassie P.
cassiepawling@gmail.com
That cake looks so yummy!!! :)
She’s southern…and she loves butter…is there anything more to say?!
Any woman who isn’t afraid of real butter is aces in my book! I don’t have any of her books so this would have the place of honor amongst my cookbooks. :)
how fun! I love to bake and who doesn’t love butter!?
Have you tried her Delicious Strawberry cake recipe….YUM!
I’m from Georgia, like Paula! Pick me!
Love butter, love chocolate, love Paula, (love your website, by the way), and would love to surprise my mom with the cookbook for Mother’s Day. She is stopped almost daily by people in the stores thinking SHE is Paula – how fun to present her with “her own” cookbook!! Thanks for all you do!
Shelly
athomeshellyb@yahoo.com
Hey Y’all!! I love Paula and her YUMMY sons. I really like the food network show Paula’s Partys (or something like that) where she lets loose even more!
I love love love all of her shows on tv! She makes cooking and baking so much fun! Oh and I LOVE how much she loves butter :)
Love Paula and would love to have this cookbook!
gcjncole@wavspeed.com
Everytime I see Paula Deen she makes me think of my own Southern Gramma who loved butter and loved to cook just as much! I LOVE her and I LOVE your blog!!
-Brandy Greene
brandygreene@comcast.net
Ooooh – fun fun. You’re too cute wanting to make one of her recipes. Did she know YOU’RE famous too???
Are you kidding? Butter makes EVERYTHING Taste better! And it makes my husband love my cookin’ more than he already does ; ) ha!
Amy
scarknees713@hotmail.com
I absolutely adore Paula! I agree with her – you can never have too much sugar or butter! My mom loves Paula too and would love this cookbook for Mother’s Day! Thanks!
I can’t cook AT ALL. I would love to have this as my first cookbook and give some recipes a try! ashmhs (at) yahoo (dot) com
I have wanted this cookbook forever…please pick me!
I would love to be able to cook like her!!!
I love to bake, love chocolate, love recipes…and hadn’t heard of Paula til now, but I think we’ll get along just great!
sarah_avonrep@hotmail.com
I just love Paula and her butter. My daughter gets so tired of me watching her shows but I do it anyway. I watched a CMT cribs episode this past weekend with her showing her house. On of her staff members had taking everything out of her fridge and replaced it with nothing but butter, mayo & sour cream. It was very funny. Thanks Y'all for sharing.
Toni Rolf
toni_rolf@yahoo.com
OMG. I LOVE Paula! She is so ridiculously adorable, and it’s my dream to go to one of her shows one day.
How generous of you, Bakerella! What a great give-away!
I love her. My mom and I have always had trouble relating, but we’ve been getting better at it – through cooking and books on food – so I’d definitely give this book to her. Or keep it for myself and cook something out of it for her…
Awesome! My favorite thing was when I was watching chefography week on Food Network – Bobby hopped up on one of the tour busses going through Savannah to say hi – and he did an off the cuff Q&A, one of the questions was what is your mom's favorite dessert?
His reply: Butter.
It cracked me up! And speaking of, who doesn't love her Ooey Gooey Butter Cakes? YUM!!!
What’s NOT to love about Paula?!? I think I love her because she is so delightfully down to earth and self-accepting.
Oh my Gosh!! My mom would love to have that book with Paula’s signature. My mom’s the baker and basically the “everything” cooker in our family. She loves Paula.
Thanks,
sherrycraig68(at)hotmail.com
I LOVVVEEE Paula Deen! I try not to make too many of her recipes, cuz let’s face it, I don’t need to gain weight… But she is so funny on her show! I know my stepmother would be THRILLED to get this for Mother’s Day… So please, random.org ;) pick ME!
I’m so in for this! I luuuurve Paula and don’t have one of her books yet.
sweetsthompson[at]gmail.com
woot! i would have loved to seen you Bakerella. i was there too! i saw her speak, the neely’s, tyler florence, and guy! it was a fab weekend!
Oooohh! I would LOVE this!!
-Shana
salan656@yahoo.com
I love Paula Deen recipes. My family loves Paula Deen recipes. That book would be fabulous!
Here’s my best paula imitation:
HAHAHAHAHAHA
Love that lady {and sons}
Love her blue eyes.
I think she is just so “real.” Love her!
Oh!!!! I love Paula! I hope I win…but here is what confused me. Are there actually people out there that would think that cake was too rich or yummy? I don’t understand…that must have been a typo. People like that don’t exist.
I love Paula. You can never have enough butter or sugar in any recipe.
Paula Deen rocks my socks. I am going to have to start emulating her because my daughter wants Paula Deen to be grandmother to her future children. *practicing my y’all and buying butter!*
I love a fellow southern belle! And her recipes rock!
Thanks for the chance!
I love to bake. I love Paula Deen. Butter, who could live without it.
Hey ya’ll I am from the panhandle of Florida I live 10 miles from Alabama.
tommyandjenn at cox.net
If your gonna use all that butter it better be worth it….she makes it worth it :)
Paula had a rough way to go bringing up her boys. Her fortitude and her ability to laugh about it is an inspiration to me.
Hey Y’all! Paula is the #1 reason why all my attempts at dieting fail miserably. So much good food, so little time…
I love Paula – she is so funny! And I don’t have any of her books! This would be great!
I love your blog and I love Paula Deen. Have visited her restaurant several times in Savannah and would love, love, love the book!
You are very generous.
thanks…………..
pbutler915@hotmail.com
Hey Bakerella!
I have to admit, I love you more than Paula…however, my mom adores Paula and all her recipes! I would love to win and give this special gift to my mom!
Thanks!
aimsman27 at yahoo dot com