I had such a fun day yesterday... hanging out with Shaina from Food for My Family and visiting with Bakerella and shopping at Crate & Barrel and Sur la table.
I had never been to Sur la table.
I might never be able to go again. All sensibility quickly went out the window as I kept adding things to my basket seemingly laughing in the face of reason.
But they had cake stands. And cake servers. And forks.
And stuff that goes in kitchens. Ya know. The essentials.
Eddie loved Miss Bakerella. And her mother. He would not let go of them and I think I saw him shed a tear when he was loving placed back in my arms.
I cant blame him though... that is one heck of a dynamic duo. Angie and her mom just ooze charm and grace and kindness.
I also got to meet one of my baking blog readers, sweet Nicole. She drove nine hours one way to the book signing. I was super impressed!
Here is the fun part... Miss Bakerella even signed one copy of her book over to you! Thats right, I got a copy to give away!
So just leave a comment and let me know... Have you ever made a cake pop?
Two beautiful ladies and an adorable baby! I have never made a cake pop, but I love looking at Bakerella's creations!
Posted by: Joy | October 09, 2011 at 01:56 PM
I have made cake pops before! So fun and fun to eat too!
Posted by: Erin LeFebvre | October 09, 2011 at 02:03 PM
Great pic of you, Bakerella & Eddie :) I have made a generic cake pop once, it wasn't anything fancy or pretty for that matter...my cake pop skills are lacking.
Posted by: Renee | October 09, 2011 at 02:03 PM
I haven't yet braved it and tried a cake pop but I may have to try them this holiday season!!
Posted by: Kristin Smith | October 09, 2011 at 02:17 PM
Such a cute picture!! Eddie is adorable, and getting so big!
I LOOOOVE Sur La Table! I discovered one in my area not to long ago and LOVE it!
And I've made cakeballs but they never look as good as the talented Miss. Bakerella! But I won't stop trying ;)
xo
Posted by: Christina | October 09, 2011 at 02:19 PM
I am definitely cake ball challenged, which is all the more reason that I love Bakerella's work- takes so much talent and patience!
Posted by: Corrie | October 09, 2011 at 02:22 PM
I made oreo truffle cake pops that were delicious. Can't wait to make some cute ones for Halloween!
Posted by: Kim Delaney | October 09, 2011 at 02:27 PM
Cute picture of all three of you!! I love making cake pops. My friends think I'm crazy, but I love them. :-)
Posted by: Kailah | October 09, 2011 at 02:32 PM
Oh my gosh, Amanda! Eddie is adorable! He's getting so big too!
Anyways...on to the whole cake pop thing. I've not ever made cake pops. But I HAVE made cake balls. And they were delicious!
Posted by: Crystal Whittaker Gracioso | October 09, 2011 at 02:40 PM
I've made cake balls but haven't made a cake pop yet. Maybe the book could help me get my courage up? :)
Posted by: Darla | October 09, 2011 at 02:41 PM
I have made cake balls but yet have put them on a stick.
Posted by: Jenny | October 09, 2011 at 02:51 PM
I have made a cake pop and it seemed ridiculously hard until I got a chocolate warmer! And my sister. it helps to have two sets of hands. :)
Posted by: oh magada | October 09, 2011 at 02:53 PM
oh awesome! id love to win! yes i have. i've made santa claus hats. they're not as easy as they look! glad you had a good time with bakerella. She is a doll!
Posted by: libby | October 09, 2011 at 03:02 PM
I LOVE cake pops!!!! I've made a lot of them: Pigs, froggies, Hello Kitty, Sesame Street, little chicken, cupcake pops… I'm a Bakerella fan! :D
Posted by: Natalia | October 09, 2011 at 03:05 PM
It was SUCH a fun day! I just couldn't stop smiling! You are so sweet, and Eddie is so cute, and Bakerella is just so charming & sweet! It was a "great cupcake frosted with a fantastic buttercream and topped with an adorable cookie" kind of day! ♥
Posted by: Nicole (Life's a Batch) | October 09, 2011 at 03:20 PM
I have never made cake pops, but my sister in law brought them to a family dinner recently, and we all really enjoyed them. I think she got her recipe out of the newspaper. I'd love to share this book with her if I won it. Glad you had fun. You look so cute in the pic, Amanda! Nice to see your smilin' face! ~Sally
Posted by: Sally | October 09, 2011 at 03:41 PM
The three of you look great in this photo! I hope she is feeling well.....my attempt at cake pops was disastrous! I could really use this book!!! Haha :)
Posted by: Deborah | October 09, 2011 at 03:46 PM
Yes I have made a cake pop..well tried to! Not as successful as Bakerella!
Posted by: Marilyn | October 09, 2011 at 04:01 PM
I have made cake pops before although I've found it to be easier to omit the "pop" part! :)
Posted by: Melissa | October 09, 2011 at 04:11 PM
I have made "ONE" cake pop. That's it. It's intimidating, and hard,a nd frustrating, and now you knwo why I do cupcakes. LOL I would LOVE to learn how or to have a great book for inspiration! ;) Eddie is adorabe and I love his bib! ;)
<3 Kristin Morris
Kuppy Kakes by Kristin
Posted by: Kristin Morris | October 09, 2011 at 04:28 PM
Look at you three! Eddie kind of steals the show though. :) Although, holy cow, woman! You look fantastic! I would never believe you have a baby that teeny still. How you do it and bake all those yummy cakes I'll never know.
Nope, never tried cake pops. It's on my to do list. Just not close enough to the top right now. I was thinking about doing them for Bree's 1st b'day, but ran out of time.
Posted by: Bethany | October 09, 2011 at 04:38 PM
I have made cake balls, that never look as pretty and smooth as Bakerella's, but never cake pops. There sure are some cute ones, and I would love to have her book for some inspiration!
Posted by: Gina | October 09, 2011 at 04:45 PM
I have made a basic cake pop, but have yet to try anything creative with them.
Posted by: Debbie | October 09, 2011 at 05:24 PM
I made some christmas trees and santa hat cake pops last holiday season. They were a big hit of course :) ~Laura
Posted by: Laura | October 09, 2011 at 05:34 PM
i'm anxiously awaiting the arrival of bakerella's cake pop kit before i attempt a cake pop, but i'm excited to try!
on another note, on my google reader, i am mommy is right above bakerella, and when i saw the picture i had to do a double take because i thought i clicked on your blog, but then i wasn't sure! i love it when my favorite bloggers collide :) - Tiffany
Posted by: Tiffany K. | October 09, 2011 at 05:41 PM
What fun! Now to answer your question. I have never "made" one but have eaten plenty. LOL!
Love me a good cake pop!
Have a lovely day.
Posted by: Kim @ Homesteader's Heart | October 09, 2011 at 06:10 PM
I just found the website via Pioneer Woman...they look amazing!! LOVE this site!
Posted by: Tresa | October 09, 2011 at 06:47 PM
I have made cake pops and my grandkids LOVED them.
Pat R
psrrn@aol.com
Posted by: Pat R | October 09, 2011 at 07:51 PM
Funny you ask!!! I just went to a cake pop class today at JoAnn fabric store! It's the first time I had made any. We made them our of ready made rice krispies! It was a fun class! And the teacher did mention Bakerella!!!!
Francine
Posted by: Francine | October 09, 2011 at 08:07 PM
Have never made one ( yet) :))
Maybe after I win :)
Posted by: Diane | October 09, 2011 at 08:18 PM
I have made cake pops! I prefer chocolate cake ones dipped in milk chocolate!!!
Posted by: Jodi P | October 09, 2011 at 08:26 PM
I've never made them but I eat them at least every other day. I need to win this book! :-)
Posted by: Christine | October 09, 2011 at 08:52 PM
That is such an adorable picture! I have made quite a few cake balls, just not a cake pop! I definitely want to try! I love looking at all the super cute ideas of different cake pops! Very inspiring!
Posted by: Kari | October 09, 2011 at 08:55 PM
how adorable are you guys? ACK!
exciting!
I've made cake pops a few times - it's getting easier, but I am often reminded why I am NOT a baker...
in fact, I have two tubs full of cake balls in my freezer - I backed out just before the candy coating and ran to Costco & bought a cake for our last party - one of these days, we'll frost those babies and eat em up!
:)
Posted by: darcie | October 09, 2011 at 09:05 PM
Yes, I have! Mine were not nearly as cute as Bakerella's though ;)
Posted by: Miranda @ The Pinterest Project | October 09, 2011 at 09:45 PM
Sadly, no! But maybe soon!
Posted by: HannahBee | October 09, 2011 at 10:28 PM
I have ATTEMPTED to make a cake pop...several times. It must be one of those things that you either have the talent for or you don't. I obviously don't. So, unless I can get some one on one training from Bakerella herself I think I'll have to stick with baking the whole cake.
Posted by: Michelle Andrews | October 09, 2011 at 10:40 PM
Yes the kids and I have made cake pops!
Posted by: Meera | October 09, 2011 at 10:42 PM
Sur La Table is one of my favorite stores EVER!!!! :)
Posted by: Luisa | October 09, 2011 at 10:44 PM
I made one following the recipe on her site mixed with frosting and also I made one with one of those cake ball gadgets that bake a literal ball which you then dip in chocolate. The one mixed with frosting tastes much better.
Posted by: Christina B | October 09, 2011 at 10:57 PM
I have...because i ADORE bakerella! Its like my two VERY FAVOURITE bloggers in one picture! EEEKKKK! So AWESOME!!!!!
Posted by: Heidi Hawyes | October 10, 2011 at 01:55 AM
I have never made a cake pop. I have made candy pops though (winnie the pooh ones in a candy mold).
Posted by: tamboliya | October 10, 2011 at 03:42 AM
I tried to make chilli cake pops - ie. they looked like chillis, rather than tasted like them! They looked quite cute but you needed some proper imagination to understand what they were! I'd love Bakerella's book so I can learn how to make them look good!
Posted by: Julie-Ann | October 10, 2011 at 03:49 AM
I have never made a cake pop before, but I would love to win this book and try it out! Bakerella's cake pops are too cute.
Posted by: Leah | October 10, 2011 at 06:48 AM
Your boy is getting so big! I'm glad (and a bit jealous) you were able to meet Bakerella! I made cake pops my first (and only!) time 2 years ago. They were very good, but I'm terribly impatient when it comes to dipping them in their chocolate coating! :)
Posted by: Valerie | October 10, 2011 at 07:20 AM
I have made cake pops (& balls) several times. Everyone loves them! I get requests for them frequently...I don't think people realize how much work they are. They are so cute & so very delicious :)
Posted by: Janet | October 10, 2011 at 07:40 AM
I tried to make a cake pop once and it didnt turn out well... oh well, the mess was still delicious!
Posted by: Addie | October 10, 2011 at 08:27 AM
Not entering the contest. Just want to say what a sweet picture of you, Eddie and Angie. Little Eddie appears to be thriving and you look wonderful. I'm sure it was such a fun day for all of you and I think it's awesome that you were able to meet Nicole. I haven't had the pleasure of meeting her in person as yet but I know she is an amazing lady.
Posted by: Paula | October 10, 2011 at 08:36 AM
I have made cake pops and they were a huge hit! I used some leftover rainbow cupcakes to make cakepops for on top of a birthday cake. They turned out awesome and were a huge hit!
Posted by: Wendy | October 10, 2011 at 08:41 AM
I have never made a cake pop, but I'd like to...
Posted by: Wendy | October 10, 2011 at 09:16 AM
Oh, LOVE this picture of you three!!
I have certainly made a cake pop, some on sticks and some just on their own. I have never braved the idea of making them into characters or fancy schmancy ones, just plain old cake pops.
Posted by: Michelle | October 10, 2011 at 10:19 AM
I haven't made a cake pop yet, but my daughters are very interested in trying.
Posted by: Karri S. | October 10, 2011 at 10:32 AM
I haven't made one yet...but had had one at a baby shower once. Yum!
Posted by: Kelly A | October 10, 2011 at 11:37 AM
I tried to make them one time, but I didn't do a very good job on them. They still tasted good though.
Posted by: Betty Jo | October 10, 2011 at 11:57 AM
Yes, I've made cake pops. I tried it on my honeymoon at a Farmer's market and then looked up the recipe. I failed at first but my second time was a charm. It conissted of chocolate cake and yummy vanilla frosting.
Posted by: Alina Conn | October 10, 2011 at 11:58 AM
They tasted delicious even after failing to have the lollipop sticks in them. I wasn't patient enough to wait for them to stick in place.
Posted by: Sean Conn | October 10, 2011 at 12:02 PM
I've made the cakeballs about 3 times, but only last time did I put them on sticks. I made the reindeer cake pop. Super cute!!
Posted by: Gwen | October 10, 2011 at 12:11 PM
I made cake pops once. They were pretty funny looking, definitely not as photo-worthy as the ones I see around the net ;)
However, the taste more than made up for the appearance!
Posted by: Jayme | October 10, 2011 at 01:05 PM
Nope. Never made any. But my friend made gluten-free ones for Little Monkey Man the other day (it was HER daughter's birthday and she made the cake GF for him...so sweet) and I ate one. Yum!
Posted by: Jenney | October 10, 2011 at 01:09 PM
Never made cake pips, but am looking forward to doing so... the girls will love 'em!
Posted by: jeanette l. | October 10, 2011 at 04:30 PM
I haven't but I've wanted to! :)
Posted by: rebecca a | October 10, 2011 at 06:08 PM
I could really do with this book! My one and only attempt at cake pops was a serious disaster! Love your blog.
Posted by: Michelle Evans | October 10, 2011 at 06:18 PM
I've made cake balls before, chocolate covered in dark chocolate. :) They were kind of lumpy, but very tasty.
Posted by: Lizzie | October 10, 2011 at 06:37 PM
sure have! and failed miserably at getting them coated but they still tasted good!
Posted by: Cara | October 10, 2011 at 08:46 PM
Cake pop? No. Cake balls? Hundreds of them!
Posted by: Char | October 10, 2011 at 10:10 PM
What a treat for both you and Bakerella! Yup, I've made cake pops, sometimes with more success than others. They always taste good even if they don't always measure up to Bakerella standards!
Posted by: Sarah | October 11, 2011 at 07:25 AM
I made them once and they did not turn out well AT ALL. I will try again though!
Posted by: Kayla | October 11, 2011 at 09:13 AM
I always make them, then freeze them, forget about them, then eat them uncovered!
Posted by: Nicole | October 11, 2011 at 10:27 AM
I've never made a cake-pop with a stick in it. Just the cake ball! :)
Posted by: Delilah Jane Phillips | October 11, 2011 at 01:32 PM
I've not made them yet; however I'm making them for a hostess party this year!! Exciting!
Posted by: Beth Ann | October 11, 2011 at 03:52 PM
I have not made them yet, but am thinking about doing it for my neice's 1st birthday!
Posted by: Jenni Gross | October 11, 2011 at 04:30 PM
I was there on Saturday, too! I was so hoping to meet you, as well; but my husband had been patient with me long enough, and I didn't want to push it. :) I have made cake pops before, and lots of them! But I already have a book signed by Bakerella now, so if I win, give it to someone else. :)
Posted by: Anne M. | October 11, 2011 at 04:36 PM
**GASP!*** REALLY! What a GREAT giveaway. I have ALWAYS wanted to make cakepops, and have been chicken to try I guess.... I even have the sticks and the candy melts...
Posted by: Andrea*B | October 11, 2011 at 05:38 PM
Oh what fun! You got to meet Bakerella! I have made cakepops. Usually at Christmas, my daughter and I try to make something festive. The trees turn out the best for me and you decorate with just sprinkles.=D
Posted by: AngieN24 | October 11, 2011 at 05:57 PM
I have made cake pops. I was inspired by Bakerella and the amazing designs she had in her book.
The first batch ranged from vaguely passable to unmitigated disasters! But fortunately I had willing family members who selflessly ate all the incriminating evidence. I kept trying and now I have learnt from my mistakes (there were plenty to choose from!) and made some pretty cute and tasty pops...
I've been charting my cake pop recipes journey on my blog at www.cakepoprecipes.org if anyone's interested!
Thanks for your post. x
Posted by: Claire @ www.cakepoprecipes.org | October 11, 2011 at 07:57 PM
I made cake balls (I didn't have the sicks!) for my friends 17th birthday last month! I followed Bakerella's directions on her website, and they came out super-delicious! :D
Posted by: Shannon Wilson | October 11, 2011 at 08:02 PM
I love Cake Pops! I rarely get to decorate them though. My kids always sneak them out of the fridge first.
Posted by: Lisa | October 11, 2011 at 09:50 PM
I've made brownie pops. But not cake pops. Would love Bakerella's book!
Posted by: Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles | October 11, 2011 at 09:50 PM
I've never made cake pops, but is love to! I think they're so cute and great for sharing cake!
Posted by: stephanie bettis | October 12, 2011 at 10:13 AM
I recently saw cake pops in the supermarket and thought what a good idea. I have never made them myself though.
Posted by: michele | October 12, 2011 at 01:57 PM
Yes!!
I invited two of my girl friends over and we had a blast making cake balls!!
Next time we are going to make pops. :)
Posted by: Meadow Mitchell | October 12, 2011 at 02:10 PM
I already have the book, so don't include me in the drawing....just wanted to say....adorable picture!!!
Posted by: bridget {bake at 350} | October 12, 2011 at 04:45 PM
How fun! Yes, my girl and I have made cake pops. We love to for baby showers and birthdays and just for fun. But I've never made cute shape ones - just round ones decorated with different sugars and stuff.
Posted by: Jamie @ Six Bricks High | October 12, 2011 at 05:28 PM
I HAVE made a cake pop! I tried Bakerella's Turkey Pops for Thanksgiving last year! Super cute and delicious!
Posted by: Alicia @ Treble Tart | October 13, 2011 at 07:27 AM
Eddie is adorable!!! Isn't it crazy how fast they grow?
I have made cake pops...back in the day of three kids. Why have I lost my baking mojo with four!?!
Posted by: Londa | October 13, 2011 at 08:43 AM
Amanda! Eddie is adorable! He's getting so big too!
Anyways...on to the whole cake pop thing. I've not ever made cake pops
Posted by: discount jerseys | October 13, 2011 at 09:57 AM
Amanda! Eddie is adorable! He's getting so big too!
Anyways...on to the whole cake pop thing. I've not ever made cake pops
Posted by: discount jerseys | October 13, 2011 at 09:57 AM
I've made cake balls but not pops...I'm planning to make some for my coworkers for Halloween though!
Posted by: Caroline | October 13, 2011 at 06:03 PM
I've made cake balls before, but not as pretty as Bakerella's!
Posted by: Shawnie | October 13, 2011 at 07:39 PM
Twice - the first time was an epic fail. I tried to make the cute Easter egg ones for Easter. The second time worked much better but they are still a work in progress for me!
Posted by: raquel | October 13, 2011 at 08:15 PM
I have never made cake pops but really want to try and make them. Thanks for the chance to enter.
Posted by: Andrea D. | October 13, 2011 at 08:47 PM