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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)
I absolutely love your artwork!
Which do you prefer: candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins? Mellowcreme pumpkins!
Fun-size candy bars: do they make you happy or leave you hungry? 2 little ones make me happy! Just enough!
Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway, or turn 'em away? Give 'em candy anyway!
Halloween candy-eating method: eat it as fast as you can, or ration it out to last? ration it out to least...but it always seems like we have a plethora of sweet tarts and smarties around mid-november!
Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot apple cider or hot chocolate? hot apple cider!
Fall pie faceoff: apple or pumpkin- pumpkin...definitely!
steffie100 at hotmail dot com
*candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins? Reece's peanut butter cups? :)
*Fun-size candy barsmake me hungry for more
*Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy and a 'look'. If they're too old, I say soemthing, but I figure if you're willing to beg door to door for candy, I'll give you some since I overbuy anyway.
*Halloween candy-eating method: ration
*Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot chocolate?
*Fall pie faceoff: pumpkin!!!
1) ... Can I say "Neither"? CHOCOLATE all the way in my book.
2) A fantastic excuse for at-work snacking.
3) Give 'em candy anyways :0)
4) Separate the candy and save the best for last!
5) Hot chocolate!
6) Pumpkin pie, for sure.
Which do you prefer: candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins? Candy Corn!
Fun-size candy bars: do they make you happy or leave you hungry? Leave me hungry.
Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway, or turn 'em away? Turn 'em away! You gotta work for that candy.
Halloween candy-eating method: eat it as fast as you can, or ration it out to last? Ration it.
Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot apple cider or hot chocolate? Tough call but I always have to choose chocolate so Hot Chocolate it is.
Fall pie faceoff: apple or pumpkin? Pumpkin.
# 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!
# Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway, or turn 'em away?
Give them candy anyway, but be kinda crabby about it
# Halloween candy-eating method: eat it as fast as you can, or ration it out to last?
attempt to ration
# Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot apple cider or hot chocolate?
Hot chocolate
# Fall pie faceoff: apple or pumpkin?
Pumpkin, Pumpkin!
Which do you prefer: candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins? Candy corn!
Fun-size candy bars: do they make you happy or leave you hungry? I love them! They're just right for a little treat
Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway, or turn 'em away? No candy for the costume-less!!
Halloween candy-eating method: eat it as fast as you can, or ration it out to last? Ration it for a little while and then quickly devour the remaining :D
Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot apple cider or hot chocolate? Both!!!
Fall pie faceoff: apple or pumpkin? Apple all the way
I prefer candy corn over mellowcreme pumpkins.
Fun-size candy bars make me happy. I don't eat them as a snack. I'm looking for sheer pleasure.
Trick-or-treaters without costumes still get a treat. I'll ask about the costume but figure, if they are willing to go house to house, they deserve a reward.
I definitely ration Halloween candy and try to make it last.
Favorite cold-weather beverage? This is a tough one. I usually drink hot apple cider up to mid-December. Then I swich over to hot chocolate.
Fall pie faceoff?! Such hard decisions!!! I have to go with pumpkin ... unless it's freshly baked apple pie. Oooh, I need easier questions.
Which do you prefer: candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins? candy corn. yum.
Fun-size candy bars: do they make you happy or leave you hungry? i like to put them into my bento lunches, so i am pro-fun-size.
Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway, or turn 'em away? candy - they may be broke college students and i've been there before...
Halloween candy-eating method: eat it as fast as you can, or ration it out to last? organize them into piles and then ration it out.
Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot apple cider or hot chocolate? hot chocolate without marshmallows.
Fall pie faceoff: apple or pumpkin? apple pie!
Which do you prefer: candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins? - candy corn, but I always buy the Autumn Mix to get the chocolate ones
Fun-size candy bars: do they make you happy or leave you hungry? - Fun size are my favorite... I would rather eat them any time of the year!
Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway, - I give them less candy.or turn 'em away?
Halloween candy-eating method: eat it as fast as you can, or ration it out to last? - Growing up, my mom would set a timer and we were allowed to eat as much as we could in that time. It was great!
Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot apple cider or hot chocolate? - caramel apple "spice" from Starbucks. I love that stuff!
Fall pie faceoff: apple or pumpkin? - I'm not a pie crust fan, but I would prefer the apple filling
Which do you prefer: candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins? Candy Corn!!!
Fun-size candy bars: do they make you happy or leave you hungry- hungry. They make me happy!
Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway, or turn 'em away- depends on their niceness
Halloween candy-eating method: eat it as fast as you can, or ration it out to last- ration it!
Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot apple cider or hot chocolate-
Hot apple cider
Fall pie faceoff: apple or pumpkin- Pumpkin!! Its always best the day after ice cole..yummers!
Hooray! I love Lil' Cuppie!
1. Candy Corn! (especially the ones with the chocolate flavored end!
2. Happy!!
3. If you don't have a costume you better be prepared to sing and dance.
4. We eat all we can for a week then it's in the trash. My kids dentist told me this was much healthier than rationing-- and by the end of the week, we're all so sick of it, NO ONE feels deprived.
5. Apple Cider in the fall, but Hot Cocoa for Christmas, New Year's and the rest of winter.
6. Apple!! Hand's down everytime!
# Which do you prefer: candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins? Mellowcreme pumkins
# Fun-size candy bars: do they make you happy or leave you hungry?
They are a great way to get the chocolate with out feeling bad about it.
# Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway, or turn 'em away?
Dude it's Halloween, if you want candy you dress up.
# Halloween candy-eating method: eat it as fast as you can, or ration it out to last? When I was younger it was eat it all as fast as I can but now I ration it out.
# Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot apple cider or hot chocolate?Hot Chocolate all the way!
# Fall pie faceoff: apple or pumpkin? Apple, only if it is Elvis' favorite apple pie, otherwise it is pumpkin all the way.
I love this time of year! It's finally starting to get cold!
1. Mellowcreme pumpkins
2. Happy! Nothing is better than a plain Hershey's bar!
3. Give them candy. I wouldn't want my house to get egged.
4. I ration my candy. I love to savor things as long as possible.
5. Pumpkin! It is a seasonal pie which makes it more desirable. Although pumpkin cheesecake is amazing!
* I dig the candy corn/mellowcreme pumpkin mix!
* Fun-size is a bit of a misnomer.
* Pelt them with pennies.
* Eat the first half till sick... then ration the rest.
* Hot chocolate... this was an actual debate?
* Can I throw sweet potato in here??
# I'm not really a fan of either.
# Fun-size candy bars leave me hungry!
# I give them trouble (jokingly)
# When I was a kid, as fast as I could, but now, I ration.
# Hot chocolate with marshmallows
# Pumpkin pie....hands down!
# I prefer: mellowcreme pumpkins
# Fun-size candy bars: make me happy. Better than none at all.
# Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway, but not as much as the kids w/costumes
# Halloween candy-eating method: I ration it out to last, by eating the stuff I don't like as much first.
# Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot apple cider in the fall, hot chocolate once it snows.
# Fall pie faceoff: pumpkin
Great questions!
•Which do you prefer: candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins?
Candy corn trumps the pumpkins any day. One simple reason: you can't make fake fangs with mellowcreme pumpkins!
•Fun-size candy bars: do they make you happy or leave you hungry?
Happiness is variety, in my book, and with fun-size you can eat a few different ones before the sugar rush hits you.
•Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway, or turn 'em away?
Kids without costumes only get one piece of candy plus a guilt trip.
•Halloween candy-eating method: eat it as fast as you can, or ration it out to last?
Have a binge up front, then ration those treats.
•Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot apple cider or hot chocolate?
Apple cider is yummy. I'm on a big apple kick right now. But hot chocolate involves melty marshmallows, so it's kind of a toss up.
•Fall pie faceoff: apple or pumpkin?
APPLE. With lattice crust.
1. That is a toss up, probably candy corn because the pumpkins are too big. I can only eat about 3 or 4 of them.
2. Give them candy, some kids can't afford costumes.
3. Eat the best as fast as I can and ration out the stuff that I don't like so much.
4. Hot apple cider, especially if there is rum in it or if it is a caramel apple spice from Starbucks.
5. Pumpkin all the way, especially my pumpkin chiffon pie.
Which do you prefer: candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins?
Who can decide? Both are delicious!
Fun-size candy bars: do they make you happy or leave you hungry?
Happy!
Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway, or turn 'em away?
Give them candy, for fear of getting tricked.
Halloween candy-eating method: eat it as fast as you can, or ration it out to last?
Make it last.
Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot apple cider or hot chocolate?
Hot apple cider.
Fall pie faceoff: apple or pumpkin?
pumpkin!
Which do you prefer: candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins?
Mellowcreme pumpkin addict right here!
Fun-size candy bars: do they make you happy or leave you hungry?
Fun size are good, but those really teeny ones are not!
Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway, or turn 'em away?
I still give them one piece, but also a scolding finger!
Halloween candy-eating method: eat it as fast as you can, or ration it out to last?
Mine never lasts!
Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot apple cider or hot chocolate?
Hot chocolate
Fall pie faceoff: apple or pumpkin?
Can I pick pecan?
you have no idea how hungry these questions made me D:
# Which do you prefer: candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins? i love candy corn but those pumpkins are tradition for me and my mom to grab when we go on an impromptu grocery store trip
# Fun-size candy bars: do they make you happy or leave you hungry? i feel better about eating three of those than a candy bar
# Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway, or turn 'em away? no free candy isnt really free you pay in humiliation
# Halloween candy-eating method: eat it as fast as you can, or ration it out to last? ration ration theres nothing more calming than knowing you have a snickers and starburst in your purse
# Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot apple cider or hot chocolate? mmm cider makes me think of leaves and chilling breezes but once its winter i never leave and sit in thermals in a million blankets with cocoa
# Fall pie faceoff: apple or pumpkin? pumpkin of course!
Which do you prefer: candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins? Oooh... candy corn. I like to eat all the colors separately
Fun-size candy bars: do they make you happy or leave you hungry? Um... I guess happy after they've all disappeared on the 'get into my stomach' ride... ;o)
Trick-or-treaters without costumes: give 'em candy anyway, or turn 'em away? I would have to go with give 'em candy anyway - I have a treat basket that hangs on my front door so I never know if people are costumed or not.
Halloween candy-eating method: eat it as fast as you can, or ration it out to last? As fast as I can.
Favorite cold-weather beverage: hot apple cider or hot chocolate? Apple cider
Fall pie faceoff: apple or pumpkin? Hmm... no pecan... hmm... Pumpkin. ;o) Especially nice on a crust of toasted ground pecans and butter with a touch of splenda and cinnamon. ;o)
Candy corn all the way, baby!
Fun-size are perfect...if I have 2 or 3 of them!
no costume, no shoes, no service!
ration the candy, but there is still a pile of the stuff I don't like that I end up throwing away. Why do people waste their money to give out gross candy???
Hot Chocolate in all the varieties Stephen's makes!
Hot apple pie with vanilla bean ice cream, or pumpkin pie with whipped cream. Yum!
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Candy corn!!
All candy bars make me happy!
Give 'em candy - I can't say no.
Eat as fast as you can, always.
Hot cocoa all the way!
Apple is the best pie EVER!
Thanks!
Tera
terawill@att.net
Poor L'il Cuppie!
1- Me and candy corn are not really great friends, so I'll go with the second.
2-I don't know who came up with that name. They're not fun at all!
3-Spread the love to all candy lovers!
4- Eat a lot, save the rest for baking!
5- Chocolate!!!!!
6- I can never say no to pie, but I prefer apple!