I had the most wonderful, incredible, emotional and unforgettable few days at the first-ever international cake pop conference in Philadelphia this weekend hosted by KCBakes. I was the keynote speaker and shared my story of creating cake pops back in 2008. It was the most humbling experience talking to so many people whose lives have been touched by cake pops. From simply inspiring creativity in the kitchen to completely changing the way people make a living through home businesses and large scale bakeries, pop products, boxes, books and more – Cake Pops are so much more than just a little ball of cake on a stick.
Here are some of my pics from the weekend – view them individually on Facebook.
Now … since I was away from the kitchen this past weekend, I didn’t have a chance to bake anything fun for you today. So I thought I’d continue the cake pop love and give away something here on the blog that I also gave away at the conference.
Enter for a chance to win
1. A 5 qt. KitchenAid Stand Mixer in Cranberry … or color of your choice if you don’t like pink as much as I do. : )
AND
2. The NEW line of Bakerella for Make’n Mold products now available in stores exclusively at A.C. Moore Crafts.
To enter for a chance to win:
- Leave a comment on this post and tell me what your favorite dish for Thanksgiving is. Easy as Pumpkin pie.
- Deadline to enter is
November 14, 2014 at midnight ET.SORRY, TIME’S UP! Winner announced below. - One winner will be chosen at random and announced sometime Saturday!
Good luck!
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We have a winner! And, Oh my gosh, I am totally craving Thanksgiving dinner right now. I think my favorite is dressing and cranberry sauce, oh and cream corn casserole. Yum! Thanks for sharing your favorite dishes. And the winner of the mixer and products is…………
Congratulations Danielle! Enjoy!
Giveaway sponsored by me.
Love me some Pumpkin Pie!!
I made some crazy concoction of creamy pumpkin Mac ‘n’ cheese last year for Thanksgiving. Wowee was it a surprising hit! Awesome when you mix it with the mashed potatoes and turkey on your plate, mmmm…. I try to enter every one of these Kitchen Aid giveaways (this one is extra cool b/c of the pop and candy accessories!). The deadline for this one is on my birthday – so I really hope I win this one! :) In the meantime, omm nommy nommy….<3<3 Love, light and yummy things<3
Green bean casserole with extra fried onion crisps!
Pie, of course!
Broccoli, rice and cheese casserole is my favorite. I could live off it alone ????
Broccoli, rice and cheese casserole is my favorite. I could live off it alone ????
My Thanksgiving is not complete without pumpkin cheesecake!
i love making homemade cranberry sauce
No hesitation here, has to be pumpkin pie!
cranberry salad!!
I love baking for the holidays. My favorite is homemade pumpkin pie from scratch! Yum…can’t wait.
cranberry relish!
My favorite dish is cranberry fig chutney. Mmmmm so good.
It’s really hard to pick just one, but I guess the garlic mashed potatoes would be my favorite so I can make potato cakes with the leftovers. Yum!
Thanksgiving faves include kamado-smoked turkey and pumpkin chiffon pie with tons of whipped cream piled on.
I’m not ashamed that it’s green bean casserole. YUM!
Mashed potatoes and gravey! Yummy :)
pecan pies!
Turtle pumpkin pie!
pumpkin pie
I love these cute little carrots with horseradish sauce and panko bread crumb topping. To die for!
Mashed potatoes!
My favorite dish is stuffing!
Heavenly Sweet Potatoes! Sooo yummy!!!
Stuffing and sweet potato souffle
Mmmmm sweet potatoes!
It’s a tie between stuffing and pecan pie!
What DON’T I love?! I think it’s really the combination of all the delicious food – turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, amazing rolls, salad, fabulous desserts…everything together makes the whole meal just crazy good!
Warm apple pie with vanilla ice cream! YUM!!!
My favorite to make is pumpkin praline torte; my favorite to eat is mashed potatoes and gravy!
Besides the abundance of desserts and other other delicious foods, scalloped potatoes for sure!
stuffing kugel – there is nothing like it!
Would be so fun to win this and have a cake pop making weekend with my kids. They are so creative.
Chocolate pecan pie!
I love the dressing with homemade cranberry sauce! Cannot wait for it. Yum!
Oh Bakerella… you never fail girl!! That is a beautiful machine! Any sort of roll and mashed potatoes are my favorite Thanksgiving item!! They always go well with turkey!
Mashed potatoes
Cranberry sauce made with wine!!! Poured over everything!
Sweet potatoes :)
Pumpkin pie!
Ice cream
Dressing (out of the bird stuffing)!
Homemade dressing
My mom’s stuffing is my favorite! Yum!!
My wife’s Pecan Pie!
I think my favorite thing has to be cream cheese filled pumpkin roll!! I look forward to it EVERYDAY year:)
Butternut pie is a very simple pie to make and even better to eat
stuffing
My favorite dish is the Turkey…..can’t wait……
Pumpkin cheesecake for the family, something chocolate for me. Happy Thanksgiving.
I love cranberry relish!
garlic mashed potatoes with gravy!
Sweet potato casserole and pecan pie !!
Absolutely the Sweet Potato Casserole. Yuuuuuuum! And ohmygosh I LOVE your new line of products! They should really help me to copy your creations much easier!
Cranberry sauce!
Love the whole meal….and being with family.
ice cream!!
Gravy. Mmmmmmmmmm gravy..
The smoked turkey!!
Stuffing with gravy!!!
the dressing
Mama’s Potato Salad
stuffing!!!
Pumpkin CAKE – a family tradition!
pumpkin pie
I’m all about the stuffing….and, of course, DESSERT!!!
I would have to say that sweet potato casserole is my favorite dish. It’s one that we all agree on, even my youngest daughter, which is the pickiest of the bunch!
OMG!! chocolate pecan and pumpkin pie!!!
I love rice pilaf! Must be all the butter…
Stuffing!
I love Moms Noodles!!
The turkey!
Omgosh I love to make cake pops for my daycare kids’ Thanksgiving celebration! and the pink stand mixer is awesome! Thanks for the chance to win one. Love the new products and can’t wait to buy them!!!!
The pile of leftovers with a little bit of all the good stuff!
Macaroni N Cheese with bacon bits !
i like the pumpkin pie!
My favorite is stuffing!
Pecan pie with vanilla ice cream!
Apple Pie with French Vanilla Ice Cream!
My favorite Thanksgiving dish is stuffing!
Love wild rice stuffing with turkey gravy. Mmmmm gravy. :)
pecan pie!
Anything new, family and friends are adventurous.
Pecan pie
Chicken and dressing!
Sweet potato casserole! Yum!
Mashed potatoes and apple pie!!!
Sweet Potato Soufflé, yummy
Jellied cranberry sauce is my favorite!
Trying anything new, family and friends are adventurous.
Potato casserole
Sweet potato soufflé …. yummmm
butternut squash strudel
My homemade dairy free pumpkin pie!
My favorite is my grandma’s stuffing! she is 90 years old and still makes stuffing and 2 turkeys for all the cousins:)
I love stuffing
Kentucky Bourbon Sweet Potatoes! No marshmallows, lots of booze.
i love stuffing and pecan pie
Easy as pumpkin pie, indeed :-)
Pumpkin pie and EXTRA-FLUFFY whipped cream!
Yum yum mashed potatoes!!!
Can I pick everything!?
My favorite Thanksgiving dish has always been candied yams!
I love baked sweet potatoes with brown sugar!
I also love your new cake pops and treats line! Adorable!
cornbread stuffing is the bomb! thank you!
Sweet Potato Casserole, hands down!
Garlic mashed potatoes!!!
Dark meat Turkey with gravy:)
pumpkin pie!
It’s my aunts sweet potato casserole
My favorite dish has to be mashed potatoes… yummy!!!!!
The stuffing…with gravy!
The sweetest thing of all – sweet potatoes!
I always look forward to the stuffing and my mom’s homemade cranberry chutney. I could eat both together, sweet and salty. YUMMMMMMMMMM.
mashed potatoes and stuffing
Warm homemade rolls and tons of butter!!
My Grandma’s cranberry recipe!
Mashed potatoes!!
I love apple pie!!
Mmmmm. I love cranberry relish with its sweet cherries and tidbits of oranges and pineapple. Pile that on top of turkey….. De-Lish!!!
Any kind of pie!
Mashed potatoes and gravy! Just divine! :)
cranberry sauce
I love dessert! My mom makes this great ice cream and pudding dessert, it’s been my favorite since I was a kid.
My favorite dish is stuffing!
Stuffing!
My favorite Thanksgiving dish are pumpkin rolls.
Hmmm…I think it would have to be sausage stuffing!
turkey :-)
My favorite is noodles on top of mashed potatoes and gravy!
My mom’s stuffing!
My favorite dish is mom’s cheesy potatoes! I’ve tried to make them for my family and they just never quite taste as good as mom’s!
Pumpkin pancakes
cranberry sauce
Eggnog Pumpkin Pie! Yummmmm
pecan pie!
Stuffing and gravy. I look forward to it every year.
Hands down, gotta be the sausage stuffing with lots of gravy!!!
Mashed Potatoes!!!! Yum!
Pumpkin pie!! always the pie!
Stuffing! With homemade gravy, of course
Pecan pie!
Green bean casserole forever!
The Turkey of course!
Oh, stuffing and pumpkin pie – it’s a toss-up!
Tahitian squash casserole. Yum!
My favorite dish for Thanksgiving has to be cornbread stuffing!
My mom makes this orange jello “casserole” every Thanksgiving. My mouth starts watering around this time of year!
Pumpkin pie with whipped cream!
Pumpkin Pie with whipped cream!
Mashed potatoes, stuffing, cornbread… I love them all! <3
I love mashed potatoes!
Cornbread dressing and gravy!!!
Who dosent love Turkey and pumkin pie????????
Mashed potatoes
This colour is fantastic! I like dessert – a caramel apple bar…amazing!
I always make a pumpkin swirl cheesecake. I tried out this new recipe 15 years ago and have made it every tear since.
My mom’s recipe for sage sausage stuffing. Can’t be beat!
besides all the deserts I love the stuffing
Really buttery and garlic-y mashed potatoes!
My favorite Thanksgiving dish is Sweet Potato Crunch!!!!
YUM-0!
Stuffing! And pumpkin pie.
Mashed potatoes!
Sweet potatos with butter cream an brown sugar!!!
Definitely PIE! probably pumpkin pie, but also apple pie and coffee cake. Traditional Thanksgiving is somewhat new for me, but last year pie was the best part of all the amazing food.
(cake pops ARE AMAZING, and I totally began appreciating thanks to your website)
So many choices! Pumpkin pie for sure!
Thanksgiving…Pumpkin pie duh! With as much whipped topping as I can get.
Pumpkin cheesecake!
My mom makes a sweet pototo casserole with this brown sugar and pecan topping. So delish it’s almost like dessert! 16 days to go!!
pecan pie
I have to go with the classic Pumpkin Pie… Love anything with pumpkin!
Potatoes au gratin :3
Smoked Turkey.
Bring on the turkey!
Homemade pumpkin pie!
Pumpkin pie!!! I just love it!!
The stuffing. . . definitely the stuffing!
Cranberry sauce…. :)
My favorite dish would probably be sweet potato pie! Yum!
pumpkin pie and creamed corn!
My grandpas onion dressing
It’s all about the mashed potatoes! YUM!!!
Mashed Potatoes! Snicker “salad” comes as a close second
Stuffing!
Pie!!!
Tied between pumpkin pie and my Mom’s baked mashed potato casserole!
Sweet Potato pone!!!
My favorite dish is most definitely Pumpkin Pie!! What can I say? I’m all about the sweets ;)
I’d have to say— cranberry sauce… :)
Pumpkin Cheesecake:)
I love dressing and sweet potato casserole. Yummy!
Pecan pie – I wait all year to eat pecan pie!!
I’m so happy for you, congrats on everything!
As for thanksgiving, I really love anything special sweet potato! :D
Pie! Chocolate pie, caramel pecan coconut cream pie, blackberry pie and Bakerella pumpkin pie bites!
I pretty much love all Thanksgiving food. But I absolutely love, love, love deep fried turkey!
Green Bean Casserole!
Whipped, buttery, garlic mashed potatoes!
Roasted wild mushrooms
It has to be stuffing.
Mississippi mud. YummY!!!