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 Holiday Cake Pops book – would love to try some for the holidays.
I am a Halloween girl! Love the haunted mansions!
I would have to say that I love your Halloween book! All the cake pops are so cute and spooky!! Especially the little cauldrons so intricately done.
Congratulations!!!! And thanks for the inspiration, I have had a great time making holiday cake pops with friends. Your designs are all amazing but I am partial to the snowman pops.
My favorite cake pops are the snowman and the snow globe!
Your holiday book has given me so much inspiration to share with my family, you have set a great trend for the lovely little cake pop!
i love the sheep!!
I love the Christmas cakepops book. Its my favorite thing to do over the holidays.
I don’t know if I am allowed to enter this contest. I have just found your site a bit ago. I have tried to make these before with my granddaughter. I bought the kit on a infomercial. We got everything all set up then I read chocolate has to be melted. I was dumbfounded. They came out in two pieces. I explained to her that these aren’t supposed to be decoorated.So every now and the she’ll say to me. Grammy, yes Princess. Can we buy a some cake pops to decorate. Thanks to you I can say yes Princess. Grammy found a place where you can buy some things to make them better. You have made a 4 very happy.
Thanks for your time.
Sue
Wow! 5 years since I had the pleasure to be at your signing :D Meeting you was such a wonderful experience.
I hadnt seen them before, but I just fell TOTALLY in love with those halloween cat treat buckets. Gotta make them!
My favourite are the Muppet cake pops you did. They’re so cute and fun!!
I love the Halloween book! I’ve made a ton of your designs. LOVE your work and creativity Bakerella!!
I love the Halloween book.
My daughter love Minions cake pops.
As a huge Sesame Street fan your Sesame Street pops were my fav!
Halloween Cakepops! They’re all so adorable!!
My favorite are the muppets! Congrats on 5 years of amazing cake pops!
I’ve been impressed by them all, but choose the July 4th snow cones as a fave
The little chicks because those were the first ones that I tried of your designs!a
But I love all the Hoiday/Christmas ones and really want to try these this year!
OMG, the holiday books are my favorite! Honestly though, I love all of the books and products. <3
I’ll always be partial to the original book with the adorable cupcake pops!
They are all so adorable but I think my favourite has to be the snowmen! So cute!!
They are all so cute, but I love, love, love the little sheep!
The Christmas gingerbread house. Absolutely darling!
I love the cupcake ones, so cute!
I look through your books almost every day with my 2-year-old who is obsessed with them!I love the snowglobes and my daughter probably likes the babies the best! :)
The Christmas one!
They are all fantastic, but I adore the kittens! So cute!!
Can’t believe it’s been so long–time flies! I love, love, love all the holiday pops, but especially the snowmen. I can’t help but smile at their little faces!
We love the Halloween stuff at our house!!!
My favorite cakepop is by far your cupcake cakepop!!! I have always loved those!!
My favorite cake pops are the cardinals, although it is difficult to select just one. The cardinal shape also makes great Coneheads! Congratulations on all of your success.
Omg I love the Halloween ones! Too cute!
My fav are the Christmas and and Halloween books! Thanks!
Congratulations Angie! My favorite is Cake Pops Holiday! I love ALL your creations and the Bakerella for Make n Mold products. I pray I win and hope to meet and connect with you some day. You rock!
It’s a toss up between the Cake Pop Holidays and the Cake Pop Halloween :)
Love the Halloween Book! My first cakepops were pumpkins!!!!
I love the little puppies!!!!
… My favourite cake pop has to be the Mr. Potato Head ones… Too cute
I love the snowman cake pops. The regular ones and Frosty!
I love the jingle bells and ALL of the Halloween pops. If I win I just might be brave enough to finally try these. I keep thinking I’ll make some and mail them to the grands. But then I just know mine won’t be as cute as these. Well maybe I’ll win and we’ll find out. lol…
I love all of the Halloween cake pops!
My favorite would have to be the chicks since I have shown chickens at fair for 6 years now.
I love the notecards to send with baked goods.
My favorite will always be the one that started it all – the cupcakes! They are just so cute! What a wonderful prize.
The Halloween book for sure!
Love the Holidays book with the Cheery Christmas Trees and Ornaments!
I love the Christmas book because it’s my favorite holiday (and particularly the stockings because they’re so stinkin’ cute!).
omg it is IMPOSSIBLE TO CHOOSE!!!! i would have to say one of my all time faves was the snowmen!
My favorite book is Original Cake Pops book. I am so inspired so much by the designs. I am not the best cake pop maker but I still enjoy trying and would love to one day be able to make those cute little Easter chicks (and actually have them look as adorable as they do in the book).
The classic pink cupcake pop with rainbow sprinkles of course :) x
OMG I love the mini ice cream cones!! But overall I think I would like the Christmas book most <3
I love the snowman cake pops! Love all the winter ones.
My favorite is the first ones I made, the cupcake pops!!!
Too many to choose just one. The cardinals, cupcakes, sheep, all are adorable.
It is so hard to choose a favorite, but out of all of them the Minon Cake Pops have become my favorite
My favorite is the cupcake.
Congratulations on five amazing years. I love your Minions. They are so blasted cute. Great work and great design.
My favorite is the snowmen !
I love the cupcake design. So cute!
Those bright yellow chicks from the early days remain my favorites. So stinkin cute. I made them and taught my whole family to fall in love with cake balls.
Happy anniversary!
They are all cute, but the Halloween monsters always make me smile!
The sesame street cake pops are my favorite. I would love to try to make big bird but sadly I’m not that skilled????
My favorite are the cardinals because they reminde of living in Oklahoma and I would always see them and blue jays from my kitchen window.
The Holidays book is hands down my favorite!
My favorite is The Halloween book!
I still love the first Cake Pop book!
I love them all, but my favorite may be the gingerbread houses – with all of their sweet accents!
I think the haunted houses are my favorite ones.
The SHEEEEEEEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hands down, the Halloween Book. The owles are my absolute favorite pops. They’re adorable!
I absolutely love the first one! Those ice cream pops with the cones are the cutest thing!
The only ones I have attempted are the hamburgers — and I’ve done them several times. Even made them for a grandson’s birthday party. Your talent amazes me.
I LOVE the Holiday book. I think Dracula is quite handsome for a cake pop.
So many Pops are my favorite. But since I am in the dog showing and training world has to be the dog pops
Thanks
The Cookie Monster cake pop is still my favorite!! (I love them all though!)
My favourite is the cupcake… I just don’t feel right biting off some creature’s head, even it is JUST their head.
Halloween is my favorite holiday…so I have to go with that book!!! The cauldron and haunted house are my favorite…!
CONGRATULATIONS and HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! I am sure u have worked so hard, is shows in all the wonderful books and items u have created. Hard to pick just one. Love the holidays, so, I would say any of them… :-) .
My favorite are the penguin cake pops!
Love the Gingerbread and Elf Cake Pops
I love love the snowmen snow globes! Wow doesn’t time fly? Can’t believe it is 5 years.
It kind of devastates me that the bakerella for toys r us isn’t available anymore. It’s my favorite cake pops tool!
My favorite book is your first. And my favorite pop is probably Frosty. Those were the first character pops I tackled and I just love them.
my favorite cake pops were the Sesame Street pops you did — especially the guy in the trash can. So beyond talented you are!
Congrats! All the books are simply amazing but if I had to choose my favourite, it just might have to be…the classic first book ‘CAKE POPS’! I just loved it!
I just love the classic cupcake design! Just so perfect!
Koala cake pops are my favorite!
I really like the Halloween Cake Pops book. My favorite cake pops are always the cats!
Love them all, specially halloween cuties.
I love the nutcracker cake pops! I haven’t had the courage to try them yet, but it’s on my bucket list for this Christmas!
Happy bookiversary, Bakerella!! Thank you so much for sharing your amazing creativity with myself and the crest of the world. I know I am not alone when I say that you inspired me to start my own baking business, and that I have really profited from cake pops!! What a great invention. You’re fabulous!
I love the character cake pops, like the Minions!
I love Snowmen!! And yours are really cute!
My favorite will always be the original cupcakes that started it all. They were the first ones I tried myself!
My favorite design is the mini-cupcake; it’s classic, adorable and easy to make with or without a stick. Thanks for being such an artistic/baking inspiration!!
My fav is the lamb…we did them for my baby shower!
i don’t know if I could pick a favorite. Each one is cuter than the last! But, today it’s that sweet little Cardinal from the Christmas book that’s catching my eye. He’s my favorite. For today!
I love the cupcake cake pops. I have one of your books but have never had the nerve to actually try it myself.
I love all the Christmas ones – so darling!
Had to have the first cake pop book. LOVE making cake pops so much! My favorite is the elephants I made for a sweet baby girl shower. Always up for a challenge but refer to your blog for insight and inspiration. ??
I love the Stocking for the holidays…actually they are all cute.
Love the Cake Pops Halloween book!
christmas tree cake pops
My favorite is the Cake Pops Holidays book!
I love them all but if I had to pick I’d say the ice cream cone pops or cupcake pops. So cute!
My favorite is the Holiday book!! Love cake popping during Christmas!
I love the strawberry cake pops the best. They are beautiful!
The little cupcakes with the red M&M on top fueled my obsession with cake pops! Congratulations on your sucess!
I cannot believe it has been five years! My favorite is the Halloween. They are just amazing
I have the original Cake Pops book, which I love, but those pics from the different holidays… oh, my! How could anyone choose a favorite?? Just when I think I’ve found the cutest design, I turn the page and fall in love with the next idea. So creative!!
Love the Halloween
My favorite would be the first cake pop book. My kids were just toddlers then and we would look at all the pictures and talk about them like I was reading them their favorite story :)
Without doubt the Apple cake pops;) they are super cute! Love your books.
My favorite is the original cupcake pops! I love all of them really….but this is my favorite and where I got my start. Thanks!
El de navidad ese es el más especial
I adore the Christmas snow globe cake pops!
I love the Halloween book. You are so incredibly talented – my cake pops never come out as cute as yours do, but I love trying.
Congrats on 5 years!
I like them all, but the Holiday book is my favorite. Congratulations on five years!
Have to go with the classic cupcake style! love it! Use it often- and LOVE all the books! :)
The cupcakes are my fav! and the Strawberries!!
Just pick one… Its the the Sophie’s Choice of cake pops. I guess I will say the Halloween book because it’s a time to get really creative. Thank you for the opportunity!!
I love love love the Halloween cake pop book! Each one is my favorite!
Congratulations! I am constantly blown away by your incredible designs and even more your generous, warm, and genuinely kind spirit! You definitely deserve oodles of success and delicious baked goods. I love your original cake pop design the most but I must say those gingerbread and haunted houses leave me pretty speechless.
The snowmen cake pops are the cutest thing. Thanks for the chance to enter.
I don’t own one, but like holiday ideas. I would be happy with ANY if these books.
Incredible artist ????
My all time favorite are the chicks! Though i love the original cupcake pops also!
christmas themed is the best!
Love the Halloween book.
Adore the snow globes but the robots are a close second.
I LOVE the sheep cake pops! So. Freaking. Adorable. They are my to-do list!
Cake Pop Holidays is my favorite!
I can’t choose a cake pop… But I love the Halloween ones!
Snowglobes are the best!
Happy Anniversary! Can’t believe it has been 5 years since the first book. I love your “Street Pops” collection. They are just simply adorable! :)
I love the Christmas ones, but I soooo love Halloween. Its just too darn hard to choose.
Halloween !!
Congrats on the five year anniversary! The Christmas book is my favorite. How can you resist those cute polar bears?
Anything MINI!! i LOVE almost ALL your designs!!!! YOU’RE THE BEST!!!! CONGRATS on the BIG 5!!!!!
The silver jingle bells in the Christmas book are pretty awesome. :)
It’s definitely hard to choose just one, but I think the original cupcake pop is the one that I love just a little more than the rest.
One year I gave the cake pop kit to someone, but they had also wrapped one up for me! We both loved it!
The sheep and the minions are our favorites and the holiday book because that is when we really bake the most.
Love all of your cake pops, especially your original pop I saw you make on Martha Stewart. Also love the Hello Kitty. I have made both. Your the greatest Angela! Congratulations!
I love the Holiday cake pop book.
The chubby Cardinals are so cute !
If I have to choose, it will be Halloween themed cake pops :)
I have to say they’re all adorable! But my favorite has to be the Black Cat Candy Bucket pops.
Congratulations!! What a great giveaway, I have all of your books, my favorite is the Holiday book, but my favorite cake pops of all are the cupcakes and the ones that started it all!!!
My favorite cake pop is the snowman!
As I am a biology geek, I loved your kidney pops :D
My favorite cake pop is the mummy!!! I’m just in love with his cuteness!!!
My favorite cake pops are the pugs! I wish for pug everything in life and I about lost my mind when I saw them. Thank you!
Definitely the original! It’s the reason I attempted cake pops!
christmas reindeer will always be my favourite, it was one of the first cake pops I made!
My favorite was the wedding cake proposal cake pop! Of the ones in this post, I’m keen to try the strawberries.
I love the Cake Pop Holidays. Christmas can’t come soon enough!
I absolutely love the kitty and bunny ones- but really, they’re all amazing. :)
I love the Halloween cake pops!
I absolutely love the owl pops! Super cute!
The sheep and the ice cream cones!!!
Love, love, love all of the holiday cake pops!
The Christmas book is my favorite, simply because Christmas is my favorite holiday! :)
So many great ones but my favorite is the ice cream cone!
Congrats on your 5 year anniversary!! I love the little panda bears, but it’s also hard to pick just one.
Wow! Congratulations to you on five years of cake pop bliss! I ordered your Cake Pop Halloween book from your publisher last year and I must say it is my very favorite!
The bunny cakes pops featured on the blog in March 2013 are probably my favorite, but I love the gingerbread houses and stockings, too.Thanks for bringing happiness to so many through your work!
I love all of your designs but my favorite has to be your owl cake pop.
I love all your cake pops but the one I like most is the Halloween theme. They are so cool and I found them very creative and inspiring when I was trying to do something Halloweeny
I love the ice cream cone cake pops!
Congrats on the 5th. anniversary of your first book! My favorite is the Halloween cake pops book :)))
The original cake pop will always be my favorite. I made them shortly after you posted it, and got so many compliments on them!
I love the Christmas book! All things Christmas = alllll the heart eyes! :)
Kitty cat candy buckets. So cute!
Congrats! Wow! 5 years?! I have your very first Cake Pops (my favorite!) book and Cake Pops Holidays. I’ve tried making most of them and the biggest hit among family were the OWL cake pops… whoot-whoot!
You do beautiful cake pops. The Christmas ones would be my favorite
My favorite is Halloween!! Spooky and fun.
My fav is ¡Holidays! :)
I love all your designs, especially your Christmas Collections book
The cupcake cakepops are favorite for sure!
I love all your designs especially your Christmas Collection book.
LOVE CAKE POP HOLIDAY BOOK BUT MY ULTIMATE FAVORITE IS CAKE POP CUP CAKE!! =)
Cake Pops is my favorite book and the cupcake pops will always be one of my favorite designs! You can NEVER go wrong with bitty cupcakes! Yum-O!
Hard to chose just one. I would have to say that the XMAS tree & the turkey are of my favorites that I have made.
Your first book got me started later in life in making cake pops for a small business me and my daughter started. Unfortunately kids and arthritis made me stop. My favorite cake pop would have to be the cupcake. Thank you for teaching me all I know about cake pops. Your the besr
I love the kid’s set! Such a great idea.
How can pick a favorite? They are all adorable!!!
My favorite are the ice cream cone cake pops! A close second are the gingerbread face ones :)
I have to go with the Halloween Book. Halloween is the best!
I love the holiday theme cake pops especially the snowman. ????
I love the ladybugs because those were the first ones I made.
My favorite cake pops are the Halloween ones! :)
Those original cupcake cake pops! so meta!
Cake Pop Holiday book!
I absolutely love the sheep cake pops. They are to die for! I’m a sheep fan. Love your work!
Congratulations! My favorite cake pop is the snowman/girl – I actually did those for my daughter’s class! Thanks as always for the inspiration!
The original book! But i love seeing all the new books to get ideas. My favourite pop so far is the cardinal (so cute!!) but I’m always trying to perfect my reindeer pops each christmas!
I love all the Halloween ones! I’m so ready for fall so I can start crafting some cute spooky cake pops :)
How generous you are! :) I’ve been following your blog faithfully since even a little before those marvelous little cupcake pops became famous…so I’ve had the pleasure of seeing each new creation and following your journey. It’s been such fun, so thanks for letting us be a part of it! :D
I have WAY too many favorites (everything you make!) but I still can’t get over how cute the popcorn cake pops are. Too much fun!
My favorite is the Halloween themed cake pops.
My favorite is your first book! I learned so much from it! Thank you for writing it!
I LOVE CAKEPOPS! I only have your first book which I’ve used several designs for birthdays parties and babyshowers. Unfortunately I haven’t come across your Holiday editions at my local bookstore. :( But if I don’t win the prize definitely getting them! The holidays will be here before you know it!
Btw LOVE YOUR BAKERELLA LINE AT MY LOCAL ACMOORE xoxo