Sweetie Pie: CakeSpy Loves High 5 Pie and a Butter Love T Shirt Giveaway

Guess what, sweeties?

At long last, High 5 Pie has opened its retail operation in Seattle, on 12th and Madison. Which, not that you asked, but is right along my usual route from home to the store each day. You know what that means: CakeSpy's gonna be high on pie forever!

Now, I was pretty primed to love this bakery. After all, I've been a big fan of their pies (previously primarily found at owner Dani Cone's Fuel Coffee locations) for a long time.

Aaaand (full disclosure) I was a consultant for some recipes on their menu, which has expanded with the new retail operation (fun game: to to the bakery, and guess which flavors I helped develop). High 5!

But upon visiting on New Year's Day with Mr. Spy--our first official bakery visit of the year!--we were even more impressed than we expected.

Here are just a few reasons you should love the new High 5 Pie retail location:

• The pies are delicious. They come by the slice, in mini pie form, in hand pie ("Flipside") form, or as pie fries! And since they sneak crack into the pie crust, you bet your bottom dollar it's good.
• They serve them a la mode, if you'd like, with Bluebird Ice Cream.
• The space itself is beautiful, with a slightly more minty green version of Tiffany blue used all over the place--on the custom espresso machine, on the signage, you name it.
• But of course, they still maintain some secrets.
• And they have delicious cookies (and biscuits, and a few other items in addition to pies...including a nice variety of gluten-free and vegan items)
• ...and they have this t-shirt. BUTTER! LOVE!

Now, here's the thing. I bought this t-shirt, in Unisex Small, but as it turns out, your dear Spy is smaller than small, and it doesn't quite fit.

This is good news for you though, because I'm doing a giveaway! Even if unisex small isn't your size, I'm sure you can find a willing recipient for this BUTTER LOVE tee.

Want to enter? Simply leave a comment below, telling me what flavor of pie you favor best. The giveaway will close on Thursday, January 13, at noon PST; one winner will be chosen at random. US and Canadian entrants only, please.

For immediate pie gratification, visit high5pie.com.

Update on Friday, January 14, 2011 by Cakespy

UPDATE: THE WINNER!

We have a winner! Kase was chosen at random, and her thoughts on pie are: "i love love LOVE anything citrus, so it's gotta be key lime or lemon meringue tied for favorite. That said, I do enjoy baking any pie that involves booze, wink wink."

Comments

[Krystal M.]

My favorite would be banana cream! I love it, but if you put any pie in front of me, I'm sure to devour it hehe.

[Mattea]

Definitely apple pie! And I know just who I would give the t-shirt to if I won!

[Emily]

just one? i love pumpkin pie in the colder months and berry pies in the summer. love the shirt!

[Delia]

Apple pie!

[Kelly F.]

I love derby pie! Mmmm!!!

[davebr]

Buttermilk Pie!

[Julie]

I adore pie. I love key lime, cherry cream cheese, chocolate chip cookie. It's basically cookie dough baked in a pie crust and it is awesome!

[Emmy]

Pecan pie, but made with peanut butter chips in the filling!

[Kate]

I would be happy with cherry pie. But one wonderful day I would like to try a peanut butter, chocolate and banana cream pie.

[Traci]

I love apple pie with a crunchy struesel topping. The only thing that makes it better is ice cream!

[CindyD.]

Pecan Pie! No, Key Lime. No, apple! Agghhhh...I can't pick just one!

[Jordan]

Ha! Cute shirt. My favorite is my mom's Ginger Peach pie. And now I want some! :)
PS. What are pie fries?

[JennyK]

my mom's mud pie... its amazing

[Marie]

Apple Pie is my all time favorite!

[amy h]

I love German chocolate pie from Das Dutchman Essenhaus in Middlebury, IN!

[Paige]

I make a peach raspberry apricot pie each summer, and though I love other people's pies (and if someone else started making it, I might love their version more than mine), it's still my fav.

[Michele]

My favoite pie is coconut cream. Love it.

[Annemarie]

Oooow I need to choose 1 only? At the moment engadiner Nusstorte, but ask me next week and it will probably be something else...

[ju]

i love blackberry pie. :)

[Cori]

My favourite kind of my is my mom's homemade peach pie. It is ooey-gooey buttery delicious. And very rare, as nice peaches come in season for only a brief period of time in Alberta.

[Sarah Rachel]

Creamy, smooth pumpkin pie!

[roberta]

It's gotta be cranberry pecan pie, from Simply Desserts in Fremont. Seasonal, but worth the wait!

[amy f]

umm pumpkin please! anything with pumpkin is a winner!

[Denise]

Love apple pie made with a variety of apple...yummie!

[bbcaddict]

Oh man this is Sophie's choice!
I would have to say that I love apple pie - with a TON of cinnamon. If the cinnamon isn't coming through it's a fail.