Summer should be full of bright colors and bold flavors, and the foods of summer are no exception. Grills come out to cook meats and veggies, and fresh fruits get incorporated into everything from drinks to dessert. Even cake and cookie mixes can get into the summer spirit, and Pillsbury‘s seasonal Key Lime and Orangesicle mixes are the perfect example. They have bold colors and flavors that fit in well with the spirit of the season, 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 summer, I’m hosting a summer giveaway from Pillsbury that includes over $120 of goodies that will allow you to celebrate everyday occasions even better.
The giveaway includes:
- One box of Pillsbury Funfetti Premium Cake & Cupcake Mix
- Funfetti Frostings (1 each of four new frosting flavors)
- One box each Summer Seasonal Cake & Cookie Mixes
- Frostings (1 of each of Creamy Supreme Key Lime and Creamy Supreme Orangesicle)
- $100 dollar Visa or American Express gift card
To enter the contest, just leave a comment below and tell me what your favorite summertime treat to bake is. The winner of the contest will be chosen at random, so those who love to bake fudgy brownies to take to weekend picnics will have just as much chance of winning as those who serve up simple strawberry shortcakes! The contest ends at midnight Sunday, May 26th 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 Orangesicle Magic Bars
Or my festive Funfetti Ice Cream Cone Tuiles, which you’d never believe were made with cake mix.
Update: Comments are now closed. The winner will be announced shortly!
Heather
May 22, 2013I try not to bake a whole lot in the summer, as it warms up my apartment too much :), but I do like to make cobblers and chocolate chip cookies! I also play around with fun baking chips in oatmeal muffins, like cinnamon!
June
May 22, 2013My favorite summer treat to bake is an olive oil cake from an old recipe. Love paring it with fresh strawberries or peaches, just screams summer to me.
I picked up the orangesickle frosting just a few days ago but haven’t tried it yet, hope it’s great!
Carla
May 22, 2013I love to make strawberry shortcake in the summer.
Maggie
May 22, 2013My favorite summertime treat to bake is rice krispy treats – not that you really bake them, but that’s the point – as little time spent with the oven on as possible, and they are SO yummy.
Lauren
May 22, 2013I like to bake muffins with fresh berries in them.
Tracey Miller
May 22, 2013French almond cake with berries and cream. It screams summer.
Eva @ Eva Bakes
May 22, 2013Blueberry muffins. I love the bright hues of the freshly picked berries!
Katie
May 22, 2013I love making fresh berry pies. Their season is so short, so it’s a special summer treat!
ladywild
May 22, 2013Strawberry Rhubarb pie
Neonmoon10
May 22, 2013Angel food cake. Served with fresh fruit.
Tara
May 22, 2013I make Dessert for Dear Friends, which is an ice cream layer dessert with an oreo crust, ice cream layer, chocolate fudge layer, and whipped cream on top.
Maureen
May 22, 2013Because I get so many requests for it what I make a lot of during the summer and spring are Lemon Squares. In Fact we made some lat night.
Jennifer
May 22, 2013I love making strawberry shortcake with the fresh picked strawberries!
JEM
May 22, 2013I love to make Creamsicle cupcakes! Sweet and moist with a tangy, tart Orange butter cream.
Lauren C
May 22, 2013Smores Bars!!
Katherine
May 22, 2013When the rhubarb starts coming in, I love to make rhubarb quick bread. It’s so tasty. Also, fruit pies! Blueberry especially.
Tommy
May 22, 2013I love to make strawberry cream cheese tarts
Harmony B
May 22, 2013I like to make strawberry shortcake
JoAnn C.
May 22, 2013Grilled pineapple over grilled pound cake. Vanilla ice cream optional.
melissa
May 22, 2013My favorite summer treat key lime pie!:)
Kristi S
May 22, 2013I love chocolate chip cookies, apple pies, angel food cake (with strawberries). My kids usually request to help make a sheetcake decorated like a flag (with strawberries and blueberries for the stars and stripes). And I guess homemade ice cream isn’t exactly baking, but it is tasty and fun to cook!
Collette
May 22, 2013Besides cookies, which of course are a year round treat, I like to bake a one layer buttermilk cake with whatever fruit is fresh. So delicious and I convince myself it’s healthy since there’s no frosting! And there’s fruit!
Regina
May 22, 2013Last summer, my husband ate so many homemade lemon squares, he turned into a lemon square. True story.
Torey
May 22, 2013Anything lemon – lemon bars, ice box pie, cake. Yum!
Kellie
May 22, 2013blueberry cobbler
Theresa Z
May 22, 2013Strawberry Ice Cream Pie.
Vivian
May 22, 2013Refreshing lemon bars!
Katie
May 22, 2013Funfetti cupcakes!
Eileen
May 22, 2013I love making a faux fried ice cream.
Mami2jcn
May 22, 2013Banana bread!
BethD
May 22, 2013This really easy layered cake with vanilla wafers, cool whip, vanilla pudding, and strawberries.
Kelley
May 22, 2013Anything lemon – mostly lemon cake with chocolate frosting! Yum!
beccalecca
May 22, 2013Chocolate chip cookies, for sure. Though my hubby likes oatmeal raspberry bars in the summertime, I’m a chocolate lover.
Sarah
May 22, 2013I loooove making ice cream! It’s so good and you have so much fresh fruit available to top it with:)
Hannah
May 22, 2013Rice krispie treats! Can’t be heating up the oven too much when it’s 110 outside!
Heather B
May 22, 2013homemade ice cream yummm! 🙂
Sarah H.P.
May 22, 2013I love baking brownies in the summertime!
Katie M
May 22, 2013No bake cheesecake is my go to summer dessert!
Brenda G
May 22, 2013Actually my favorite summer treat is from 1980 a Jello recipe for Strawberry pie no real baking just putting together so light and refreshing but sometimes I need cake so crank up the AC and make a Lemon Cake… very hot in TX so baking is in short demand
Ashley
May 22, 2013Jello cake! We love them around here.
Kat
May 22, 2013Home made ice cream!
Shari
May 22, 2013My favorite summer treat is a cold beverage… blend vanilla ice cream, cranberry juice and orange juice, and you have what we call a Pink Lassie! It’s delicious and very refreshing when it’s hot out.
chelsa
May 22, 2013homemade cardamom ginger ice cream.
mrsblocko
May 22, 2013pudding pops!
grace
May 22, 2013summer ain’t summer without strawberry shortcake!
Lynn P
May 22, 2013Marshmallow brownies are my go-to year round.
Schmidty
May 22, 2013Key lime cheesecake.
Caitlin
May 22, 2013My favorite summertime treat to make are berry cobblers!
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie
May 22, 2013Shortcakes are my favorite summer dessert to make
Wendy
May 22, 2013Peach cobbler!