Fall is the start of baking season for many of us. As the weather gets cooler and the holidays approach, we are inspired to turn on our ovens and get out our spices. Even cake and cookie mixes can get into the fall spirit, and new Pillsbury® seasonal Caramel Apple and Pumpkin mixes are the perfect example. They have seasonal flavors that fit in perfectly with the fall weather, but let you cut down on some of the time you have to spend in the kitchen when it comes to entertaining. To kick-start the holiday baking season, I teamed up with Pillsbury to host a fall giveaway that includes lots of goodies that will allow you to celebrate more – and celebrate better!
The fall giveaway includes:
- One Pillsbury Caramel Apple Cake Mix
- One Caramel Apple Cookie Mix
- One Caramel Apple Frosting
- One Perfectly Pumpkin Cake Mix
- One Pumpkin Crème Cake with Vanilla Frosting
- One Perfectly Pumpkin Cookie Mix
- 100 dollar Visa or American Express gift card
Total estimated giveaway value: $115
To enter the contest, just leave a comment below and tell me what your favorite fall dessert to bake is. The winner of the contest will be chosen at random, so those who love to bake classic pumpkin pies will have just as much chance of winning as those who prefer pecan! The contest ends at midnight Sunday, October 20th and one winner will be randomly selected from the entries at that time. Don’t forget to fill in your e-mail on the comment form (it will not be made public), as that is how I will contact the winner, and good luck to everyone!
And if you need some inspiration when it comes to putting those mixes to good use, try my Salted Caramel Apple Mug Cake for a salty-sweet dessert that takes only 3 minutes to make and is perfect for fall!
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Update: Congrats to Whitney! This contest is now closed. Thanks to everyone who participated!
Vimitha
October 15, 2013Love baking with apples… Caramel apple pie is an absolute winner anytime!!!
Jingle
October 15, 2013I really love apple crisp! My Mom’s recipe is the BEST!
Kendel
October 15, 2013Apple pie! I found the BEST recipe for apple pie a couple of years ago and now I bake it alllllllllllll the time…especially in fall! Oh and gingerbread brownies. Mmmmmmm.
Caitlin
October 15, 2013My favorite thing to bake in the fall is pumpkin bread!
Rachel
October 15, 2013I love pumpkin cake with cinnamon cream cheese frosting. It’s the epitome of fall for me!
Jennifer
October 15, 2013My favorite is pumpkin cheesecake, which I’m working to perfect each and every fall!
rachel
October 15, 2013Pumpkin donuts with cream cheese frosting….yum!
Beth L
October 15, 2013I love baking anything with apples – apple crisp, apple cake, apple muffins…..
Nancy
October 15, 2013Apple dumplings, apple pie and apple crisp are my favorite fall deserts/treats to bake.
Kathryn
October 15, 2013My favorite fall dessert is pumpkin snicker doodle cookies with cream cheese frosting. Literally such a blast to bake and cannot stop eating them!
Lisa Brown
October 15, 2013Apple pie is my favorite.
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Jenna Z
October 15, 2013I have a recipe called “down East Maine Pumpkin Bread” that I have used for years and that is the BEST darn quick bread ever!!!
Kelsey
October 15, 2013Apple crumble will always be my favorite!
Rizzo
October 15, 2013My favorite thing to bake every fall is pumpkin bread, thanks to my wonderful roommate’s new recipe! 🙂 But if I’m not doing the baking, it definitely has to be apple pie!
Haley
October 15, 2013Pumpkin Bread! Good at any time of the day.
Caley
October 15, 2013Any kind of crisp or crumble, but I guess apple and cranberries are my favorite fall fruits!
Linda
October 15, 2013SO tough to narrow it down to one but I guess my favorite is a Harvest Apple Cake that is basically a dump cake but from scratch. I got the recipe years ago from King Arthur Flour and it is always a hit. What a fun giveaway!!
Elena
October 15, 2013I like apple pie
Terri B
October 15, 2013I love to bake apple pie!
Nicole P.
October 15, 2013Cider Apple Pie (this amazing recipes that calls for reducing cider as a sauce for the apples) and pumpkin bread with mini chocolate chips.
Lisa
October 15, 2013I love pumpkin chocolate chip bread!
Terri A.
October 15, 2013Anything with pumpkin in it!
Teresa
October 15, 2013My favourite fall recipes are carrot cake with creamcheese frosting, or pumpkin pie! Can’t decide between the two 🙂
Wendy R
October 15, 2013my favorite dessert to bake is apple muffins!
Sondra
October 15, 2013I love pumpkin pie. I don’t have a working oven right now so I bought one at Costco.
Katie
October 15, 2013I love baking with pumpkin, so pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are my favorite!
Christie
October 15, 2013Pumpkin bread and muffins. NOM!! Apple pie, of course, apple bread pudding. I have to chose one?
Krys
October 15, 2013Banana bread – it doesn’t scream ‘autumn’ to most people but it always puts me in the fall mood.
kayceebeebee
October 15, 2013Pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting or apple pie.
D SCHMIDT
October 15, 2013My favorite fall dessert to bake is caramel apple pie.
Kate
October 15, 2013My favorite dessert to make is apple dumplings and pumpkin bread. Fall is my favorite time of year! I love the baking!!
Gail Weitzel
October 15, 2013I love baking pumpkin bread in the autumn…followed closely by zucchini bread!
Maria V
October 15, 2013Pumpkin bread!! 🙂 I’m still experimenting with the spices and ingredients… so I have until thanksgiving to make the best bread ever. I also loooove pumpkin cheese cake… pumpkin anything really
Michelle S.
October 15, 2013I love to bake apple pie
Kathy
October 15, 2013Apple Crisp is the best!
deb
October 15, 2013Apply crisp.
Marcia S.
October 15, 2013I have to make at least one apple dessert, but my favorite is anything pumpkin! Pumpkin cookies are on my mind right now.
Nakisha
October 15, 2013I love making pumpkin gooey butter cake. Its not thanksgiving without it in my house.
joo
October 15, 2013Pumpkin chocolate oatmeal cookies!!
Christy Spurlock
October 15, 2013Apple Dumplings
Carolsue
October 15, 2013I like to make Pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, pumpkin cheesecake — pumpkin anything!!
julie
October 15, 2013Pumpkin pie : )
Vera K
October 15, 2013I love making (and eating) apple pie.
Maureen
October 15, 2013I love to make pumpkin crisp. I make this instead of pumpkin pie.
Fran
October 15, 2013I LOVE apple crisp. And pumpkin pie.
Carole R.
October 15, 2013Any thing apple. Even better with some caramel. In fact, I went to the apple farm this past Saturday.
Jess
October 15, 2013I’m all about pecan pie… and anything with caramel in it.
Abigail
October 15, 2013I love baking pan de polvo in the fall! They’re a hit at all the family gatherings for the fall 🙂
Adriana
October 15, 2013Pumpkin cheesecake!
Or eggnog cheesecake. Although, I guess you can argue eggnog is more Christmas. Bah!
Amanda W
October 15, 2013Anything with pumpkin.