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Cake Poll: Fall Treats!
Saturday, October 11, 2008 
Sure, the days are getting shorter and cooler, but they're also getting sweeter. Halloween is just around the corner, a sweet kickoff to what promises to be a fall and winter full of pies, puddings and wonderful holiday treats.
And in celebration of all of this sweetness, this month's Cake Poll focuses on fall treats! The lucky winner will receive an original Cakespy watercolor depicting L'il Cuppie being chased by ghosts (pictured top)--looks like they didn't want to share their candy!
How do you enter? Just answer the below questions to be entered in the running! Responses may be entered in the comments section or emailed to jessieoleson@gmail.com.
- Which do you prefer: candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins?
- Fun-size candy bars: do they make you happy or leave you hungry?
- Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway, or turn 'em away?
- Halloween candy-eating method: eat it as fast as you can, or ration it out to last?
- Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot apple cider or hot chocolate?
- Fall pie faceoff: apple or pumpkin?
The fine print: The poll will be closed at 12 p.m PST on Friday, October 17. As usual, the winner will be chosen at random. Entries from the US and beyond are welcome. Your info will never be shared and these questions are solely motivated by our nosy spy tendencies.
....and we have a winner! Our winner was JEAN from New Jersey! Jean entered in our comments section and most definitely prefers Candy Corn! While Mellowcreme Pumpkin may not approve, we were more than happy to see the piece of artwork go to such a sweet home!
Reader Comments (245)
Hi Jess! What a cute giveaway!
(1) I haven't had the pleasure of mellowcreme pumpkins but I think from the name I'd be a fan. I love candy corn though. I could eat more than one handful!
(2) Fun-size = fun and happy
(3) I usually will give candy if no costume but you can bet they only get one.
(4) Separate into 2 piles: Keep or trade. LOL
(5) ooohh toughie. I like both but I'd say that apple cider is the slight favorite.
(6) Apple!
I hope I win!
/Clara
Thanks for sharing, just LOVE your darling work!
1. candy corn
2. happy
3. turn 'em away :(
4. ration it
5. hot apple cider
6. pumpkin
1. Which do you prefer: candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins?
Neither.. They both taste kinda funky. Extra dark chocolate is what I live for.
2. Fun-size candy bars: do they make you happy or leave you hungry?
They are just right!
3. Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway, or turn 'em away?
Ask for a trick!
4. Halloween candy-eating method: eat it as fast as you can, or ration it out to last?
Ration it out.. or I'd die from the excess sugar!
5. Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot apple cider or hot chocolate?
Oh, what about a nice cup of hot tea? ;)
6. Fall pie faceoff: apple or pumpkin?
PUMPKIN!
Candy Corn... Hungry... Give them Candy Anyway... Eat it fast and get a tummy ache... Chocolate (YUM)... PUMPKIN.... I love pumpkin...
I love these and just found them, hope to own one...
Mellowcreme Pumpkins
Yes.. happy
candy anyway
rations
hot chocolate
pumpkin
:)
I love your art work.. and the questions are fun too. :)
Happy Autumn!!
1. Mellowcreme Pumpkins
2. Oh, they leave my hungry, wanting more.
3. Give them candy anyway.
4. I make it last a long time if possible.
6. Neither apple nor pumpkin
1. Candy corn
2. Both - I'm happy, but I always want more!
3. Give them candy anyway
4. I practically inhale it.
5. Hot chocolate!
6. Pumpkin
1. Candy corn! Classic and fun to decorate with!
2. Leave me wanting an entire bag of them to truly live out the "fun."
3. Make them work for it. If they have a good excuse, I'll give. But they MUST say "Trick or Treat." It's a big pet peeve when they don't.
4. Eat some, ration some. I become the "Candy Fairy" during that week after Halloween, sharing my wealth of sweets with my buddies.
5. Hot chocolate. It's good year-round. I dare you to name a time when hot chocolate isn't good!
6. Apple.
1. Never had a mellowcreme pumpkin!
2. Oh they make me so happy, because I can snatch one every time I walk by!
3. I've never had a single trick or treater come to my door :( (But I buy candy every year anyway!
4. As fast as I can. Oops.
5. Hot chocolate!
6. Oh I have to choose?? My answer is always both... :)
# Which do you prefer: candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins? Candy corn definitely.
# Fun-size candy bars: do they make you happy or leave you hungry? Ahhh...a little of both actually.
# Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway, or turn 'em away? Turn 'em away, the little teenage bastards (my house could use a little egg wash or Cottonelle wrapping anyways).
# Halloween candy-eating method: eat it as fast as you can, or ration it out to last? Ration it out to last.
# Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot apple cider or hot chocolate? Hot chocolate...chai tea, any tea...egg nog :)
# Fall pie faceoff: apple or pumpkin? Pumpkin....apple....pumpkin....apple....pumpkin....apple....pumpkin...http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/DEEP-DISH-CARAMEL-APPLE-PIE-100341" REL="nofollow">caramel apple pumpkin
1.candy corn but it must be made with honey and no wax
2. they make me happy if they have no eww tasting nuts in them
3. well there is the trick option
"HAHA NO CANDY FOR YOU!!" I would sing them a song.
4.Use it in recipes and horde some spooky ones for a Christmas Gingerbread house
5.Hot Cocoa with whipped cream and brazillian dark chocolate sprinkles.
6. If I had to get a pie in the face I choose pumkin. If I am eating the pie then apple.
Winning your wonderful art would be the most fabulous Halloween experience I can think of hands down ... with or wothout a pie in the face.
How adorable!!
Which do you prefer: candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins? I like them both, but go for them pumpkins!
Fun-size candy bars: ain't enough of it!
Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway but harrass them!
Halloween candy-eating method: ration it out to last, but eating the best first!
Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot chocolate all gussied up with flavored creamer and whipped cream!
Fall pie faceoff: pumpkin
Which do you prefer: candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins?
Mellowcreme pumpkins AND candy corn!
Fun-size candy bars: do they make you happy or leave you hungry?
Happy, I can have one of one type and one of another without feeling like a glutton.
Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway, or turn 'em away?
Give Em Candy, Tis a holiday for sharing!
Halloween candy-eating method: eat it as fast as you can, or ration it out to last?
Trade for your favorites first. Then eat the ones you like the least slowly over time. When you get down to your favorites eat them all as fast as you can!
Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot apple cider or hot chocolate?
I actually prefer a good tea latte, but both cider and hot choclate will be consumed in mass quantities over the next few months...
Fall pie faceoff: apple or pumpkin?
Pumpkin.
1. Definately candy corn!
2. They make me happy, because I never leave after just one.
3. Turn 'em away!
4. Ration it out to last (oops! That only worked for a day!!)
5. hot chocolate.
6. PUMPKIN...it just says "fall" to me.
Which do you prefer: candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins? I don't like either.
Fun-size candy bars: do they make you happy or leave you hungry? I love them, you can try lots of different kinds
Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway, or turn 'em away? Give them candy anyway but let them know that you think they are lame!
Halloween candy-eating method: eat it as fast as you can, or ration it out to last? ration it out
Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot apple cider or hot chocolate?
spiced cider.
Fall pie faceoff: apple or pumpkin?
Pumpkin for sure. I love apple too.
Which do you prefer: candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins?
Candy Corn!!!
Fun-size candy bars: do they make you happy or leave you hungry?
Happy, they're easier to eat.
Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway, or turn 'em away?
Just don't open the door if they don't have on costumes!
Halloween candy-eating method: eat it as fast as you can, or ration it out to last?
Ration it out so it will last until at least halfway into November.
Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot apple cider or hot chocolate?
Hot Chocolate (homemade hot chocolate is the best)
Fall pie faceoff: apple or pumpkin?
I like the crust and the sauce of the apple but not the apple pieces so I'll have to go with pumpkin. What, no pecan pie?!
# Which do you prefer: candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins?
Anything but candy corn!
# Fun-size candy bars: do they make you happy or leave you hungry?
What's better than getting to taste 4 candy bars for the waist price of 1?
# Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway, or turn 'em away?
Turn 'em away!
# Halloween candy-eating method: eat it as fast as you can, or ration it out to last?
Ration, for sure.
# Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot apple cider or hot chocolate?
Apple cider for fall, but once christmas hits, its hot chocolate all the way!
# Fall pie faceoff: apple or pumpkin?
PUMPKIN! It's my alltime favorite :)
Cupie, you should come and live here. We're nice, you'll like it!
1.candy corn, please and thank you
2. happy, then hungry, then happy again when I eat 5 more
3. heckle them first, ask for a joke or a trick and then give them candy in the end
4. speed demon!
5. hot chocolate with whip cream
6. apple is my favorite to bake, but pumpkin is my fav to eat
Hi
1. Candy corn
2. sometimes its enough one small but others I eat 5 :)
3. give them candy
4. ration the candy eating
5. hot chocolate
6. apple pie yumm
Which do you prefer: candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins?
Candy Corn
Fun-size candy bars: do they make you happy or leave you hungry?
BOTH!
Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway, or turn 'em away?
Give em the candy anyway
Halloween candy-eating method: eat it as fast as you can, or ration it out to last?
ration
Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot apple cider or hot chocolate?
Hot chocolate
Fall pie faceoff: apple or pumpkin?
Pumpkin
# Which do you prefer: candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins? dunno, never had any of them. No halloween in holland...
# Fun-size candy bars: do they make you happy or leave you hungry? make me happy, i'm not about big treats...
# Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway, or turn 'em away? they're kids, so give them the candy, but laugh at them for being lame!
# Halloween candy-eating method: eat it as fast as you can, or ration it out to last? ration it out
# Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot apple cider or hot chocolate? hot chocolate, but not that sweet american stuff, but the one with just dutch cocoa and milk!
# Fall pie faceoff: apple or pumpkin? apple, I have so many apples in my garden I don't have the need for pumpkins :P
Which do you prefer: candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins?
The tri-color outrageousness that is a piece of candy Corn!
Fun-size candy bars: do they make you happy or leave you hungry?
LOVE me some Fun Size milky ways...
Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway, or turn 'em away?
Give 'em candy, but make is Hersheys Special Dark, or the candy from the Candy Mix bag that no one likes - teach 'em a lesson!
Halloween candy-eating method: eat it as fast as you can, or ration it out to last?
Candy for dinner on the night of Halloween, then the Charity Fairy comes and takes the rest in the middle of the night.
Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot apple cider or hot chocolate?
Hot Chocolate, with mini marshmallows
Fall pie faceoff: apple or pumpkin
Apple Crumb a la mode
1.Candy Corn
2. Happy
3.Turn them away
4.Ration it out
5. Hot Chocolate
6. Pumpkin!
1. mellowcreme pumpkins
2. happy, as long as I have a lot of them :)
3. give them candy anyway
4. fast as you can
5. hot chocolate with marshmallows
6. Pumpkin!
1. candy corn
2. love the fun size candy bars!
3. give them candy anyway
4. i ration it out and save my favorites for last
5. hot apple cider
6. apple with vanilla ice cream