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!
Susan Christy
October 15, 2013I have a new favorite this year – pumpkin cheesecake bars with salted caramel swirl.
Karla Moreno
October 15, 2013My favorite fall dessert is Apple pie!
Erica
October 15, 2013Apple pie
Karen Harju
October 15, 2013My favourite fall dessert to make is ready-to-bake pilsbury halloween sugar cookies of course!
Madeline Fuhriman
October 15, 2013I loooooooooooove apple crisp! Mmm! Mmm! Mmm! 🙂
Kelsey
October 15, 2013Pumpkin custard!
Jason Macdonald
October 15, 2013I love to use the apples from my tree and make a delicious homemade pie
Holly B
October 15, 2013Pumpkin oatmeal cookies….pumpkin donuts if I were better at them, but they never come out as well as store bought ones.
BakingTray
October 15, 2013I like baking Apple spice cake.
Natalie
October 15, 2013I love baking any kind of cookie, and the perfect fall deserts I love to make in pumpkin spice muffins and cookies. Especially when you smell the nutmeg and cloves coming from the oven, it just makes you want to curl up with a nice mug of hot tea and these delicious deserts to go with it.
Margot C
October 15, 2013I love to bake a classic Apple Pie (and serve with ice cream!)
Kristen
October 15, 2013I love to bake gingerbread and pumpkin cheesecake pie.
Melissa
October 15, 2013pumpkin bread is my fave!
Kristin
October 15, 2013Pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting that is whipped to make sure it feels light but has a lot of flavor.
Rebecca @ Dorm Room Baker
October 15, 2013I love most things with apples in them. The apple muffins I made a few days ago were pretty amazing :).
Brenda
October 15, 2013Pretty common answer I’m sure, but I love pumpkin pie or even pumpkin cheesecake!
Vanessa
October 15, 2013Apple crumble or apple strudel
Elena Vo
October 15, 2013Apple cinnamon coffee cake with warm caramel sauce! Love it with a cup of fresh coffee.
Janice
October 15, 2013My DH would eat fruit crumble/crisp every day of the year. I do make them more often in the fall though when the weather starts to cool down.
Margaret
October 15, 2013apple pie bars!
Jen
October 15, 2013I love pumpkin bread!
Anastasia
October 15, 2013I’ll have to go with caramel apple cheesecake on this one 🙂 I just love caramel apple as a great fall flavor 🙂 but I also love pumpkin pies too! 🙂
Hindy A.
October 16, 2013I love to bake pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. They are delicious.
Susan
October 16, 2013I love mixing a can of pumpkin into a box of spice cake mix for the easiest muffins ever.
Shannon F
October 16, 2013I absolutely love pumpkin rolls… Or pumpkin moon pies… Or really just pumpkin anything! I love Fall! 🙂
Brandie
October 16, 2013Pumpkin Tart
Wild Orchid
October 16, 2013I am obsessed with Emeril’s pumpkin cheesecake recipe. I have to make it every fall.
Thanks for the chance to win!!!
wildorchid985 at gmail dot com
Donna
October 16, 2013Love to make apple goodies of all sorts. Have to make pumpkin rolls too.
What a great giveaway, thank you
Wendy T
October 16, 2013My favorite is pecan pie. I’m not sure that’s actually fall – but that is when I tend to make it.
Ally
October 16, 2013I’m always experimenting, so I don’t have one particular favorite, but I love trying things with pumpkin. After all, ’tis the season!
nancy odonnell
October 16, 2013It just wouldn’t be fall without apple pie!
Stacey
October 16, 2013Pumpkin chocolate chip cupcakes.
Martha in KS
October 16, 2013Apple crisp – though I make it all year long.
grace williams
October 16, 2013favorite fall dessert: upside down caramel apple cake DELICIOUS !!!
Kellie
October 16, 2013I love to bake apple pies.
Emily
October 16, 2013Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, for sure.
Emily
October 16, 2013Or apple crisp.
Pam OLeary
October 16, 2013I love to make pumpkin bread and pumpkin cheesecake.
HopeS
October 16, 2013My favorite is pumpkin pie topped with whipped cream. So classically autumn…
JoAnn C.
October 16, 2013Pretty much anything pumpkin: cake, pie, bread, etc. I’d probably eat a shoe if it was made of pumpkin. Thanks for the opportunity to enter this contest.
BethD
October 16, 2013Apple pie with cinnamon roll crust.
livivua
October 16, 2013i love pumpkin pie
Valeria
October 16, 2013I love a good apple pie in the fall.
Meg
October 16, 2013Homemade from scratch pumpkin bundt and apple mincemeat pie.
Amanda Hoffman
October 16, 2013pumpkin pie of course also maybe a pumpkin cheesecake mmm
racheal s.
October 16, 2013I like to bake mini pumpkin cheesecakes and classic pumpkin pie.
Nora
October 16, 2013I have a fall cookie recipe that must be made every year. Our own creation – it has lots of cinnamon and butterscotch flavors… Just smelling it means “autumn”
Rebecca
October 16, 2013Apple pie. Plain, with cranberries, with apple butter, with maple sugar… any variation is good, but always apple pie.
LIsa
October 16, 2013It’s hard to pick a favorite, but I love baking with apples in the fall
David
October 16, 2013My favorite fall dessert is sweet potato pie.