The good folks at Wilton contacted me and asked if they could send me a copy of their new book, Brownie Fun. Like most people, I don’t mind free things at all, so I responded to their email and within a couple of days I had two copies of this book in my mailbox. Brownie Fun is filled with the cutest ideas for decorating brownies some of which create show-stopping results. Now I really have no use for two of these books, so I want to pass one along to one of my beloved readers! Continue reading for the rest of the goodies!
Well, my friends the fun does not stop there! Ever since I put ads up my site, I try to utilize some of that money to contribute to giveaways, because without you guys I would not earn any type of revenue from the ads. Although what I earn from my blog would never enable me to quit my day job (even though I totally wish it would) it is still a little bonus each month that enables 
me to buy a plethora of cupcake liners and random pans that I rarely use!
So along with Brownie Fun, I have purchased a few things that may just tickle your fancy…
First on the list is a Wilton 12 piece Brownie Decorating Kit that I picked up at Target. The set contains 4 Decorating Tips, 1 Standard Coupler, 1 Decorating Triangle, 6 Disposable Decorating Bags and an Instruction Sheet.
Next, I am also including my absolute favorite cupcake liners in chocolate brown. These fantabulous liners are from Confectionery House and they rock my world! They stay super opaque and look amazing! They come in a variety of bright colors and the cutest polka dots…check them out!!!
I am also throwing a couple of jars of spring-y sprinkles to jazz up your brownies. I am a sprinkle addict, if I showed you a picture of my collection, some of you might feel the need to refer me for professional help! Last but certainly not least you will get a set of pink pinch bowls…I picked them up at TJ Maxx and I love them…mine are green…I stare at them often because they are too damn cute and were a great addition to my kitchen arsenal.
The Fudgy Brownies pictured above are from Brownie Fun, but the recipe is available to everyone on Wilton’s website by clicking here. This recipe bakes up yummy fudgy brownies that would please just about anyone’s picky palette. The boyfriend proclaimed these brownies to be “deee-licious,” so even if ya aren’t the lucky winner, you may just want to try this recipe!
Here is how to win…
Leave a comment telling others about your favorite kitchen gadget/product…that’s it!
The Rules…
1.) Open to U.S.A. residents only.
2.) One winner will be chosen on 5/17/09 by using random.org.
3.) Make sure that I have a way to contact you when you leave a comment; either through your blog or an email.
4.) One comment per person, please.
5.) I will contact the winner via email or commenting on their winner’s site.
6.) You have until 5/20/09 to claim the prize, or I will have to choose another winner.
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My favorite gadget is my kitchenaid, can’t live without it. Thanks for the giveaway contest.
My favorite gadget is my cheese grader… I seem to use it every day!!!!
my favorite? ack. i can’t pick just one…but if you twist my arm and make me, it will definitely be my kitchenaid. (and then my microplane)
now i need those cupcake liners….off to get some! thanks for the chance (and the brownie recipe..yum!)
I’m a newbie at this whole cooking/baking thing, so I don’t have a real favorite yet. I’m engaged, though, so hoping that a few showers and presents will give me a little arsenal to choose from. For now, I’ll say that I can’t live without my apple slicer. It’s just…heavenly.
My favorite is my Kitchenaid. I love it more than anything else. It made my year when I got it for Christmas!
I’m going to go ahead and agree with most of the ladies above me…my kitchenaid stand mixer wins by a long shot. i actually cried when i opened it this past christmas. i named her pearl and she is like my child
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I love my Microplane grater/zester.
Definitely the kitchenaid mixer! I got mine for my college graduation and I’ve used it so much since… and it’s green!
Gonna have to go with the Kitchen Aid. I recently bought one of those Wilton silicone brownie pans and want the book really bad and all your other goodies, too.
Those brownies look terrific. Love the confectioner’s sugar on top. My favorite gadget is probably my kitchenaid as well!
I love my springform pan!!! I get good use from it and it hasn’t failed me yet!!!
I love love love my spatula. It withstands high temperatures, so I use it nearly every time I bake and cook!
I just stumbled in and I love your blog! My favorite kitchen gadget would probably be my garlic press.
I love my kitchen aid mixer. I makes life so much easier!
My favorite gadget is my microplane zesters and my spoonulas.
I adore my ice cream maker- not a week goes by that I don’t throw something in it!
My KA mixer..hands down!
Definitely the microplane!
I love, love, love my William-Sonoma microplane!!
Like alot of others, mine is hands down my KA mixer. Gets the job done in half the time and leaves me with no sore arms from mixing =) Thanks for the fun giveaway!
My favorite kitchen gadget is a cheese grater/container I bought at Ikea, http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80083256. It’s so practical and I LOVE it!
Thanks for the giveaway!
I LOVE my Viking mixer. The thing is awesome and SO quiet!
I got a KitchenAid stand mixer for my big 3-0, and I’m loving it. Scrolling through the comments, I can see I’m not alone. And it’s PURPLE.
Really nice giveaway!
I’m addicted to my new beater blade: a special blade designed for standing mixers that simultaneously mixes and scrapes the bowl down. Beyond amazing and saves a ton of work.
Thanks for doing this giveaway and for all the inspiration you share!
My favorite kitchen gadget is my Kitchenaid mixer. I can’t live without it.
Thanks for the fun giveaway!
I have to say I love my bread machine. I always have it do the kneading for me.
My cookie scoop is my all time favorite gadget! I can’t live without it! Thanks for the great giveaway!
I love my offset spatula, it makes frosting cakes and cupcakes so much easier and they look so much prettier!
My favorite gadget is definitely my kitchen aid mixer. It is awesome!!!
My favorite kitchen gadget is definitely my pampered chef pizza cutter. I use it for all kinds of things, not just pizza.
Just like many of the others- my favorite gadget is my kitchenaid mixer! (But I have many other favorites that I like almost as much!)
I love my kitchenaid mixer! It is seriously the best wedding present that I got (ok well one of them)!
kelleyandrhett@gmail.com
I favorite has to be my red kitchenaid mixer too. I want another bowl for it for when I really get cookin!
Favorite gadget? Do my two dishwashers count? I hope so!
mybakingadventures@gmail.com
Do knives count? I LOOOOOVE my wusthof knives! They are so super sharp.
jkeung1 at gwu dot edu
I just got a Panini Maker. I love it…but I think everyone is getting sick of sandwiches! What makes it even better was it was free!
My favorite Kitchen gadget as we get into summer is my cherry pitter, it seems like such a small thing, but when you’re pitting pounds of cherries it is quite handy! rose_herb09@hotmail.com
How fun! I have a lot of gadgets that fall into my favorite catagory, but one that comes to mind is my bird’s beek paring knife.
I love love my pink cookie scoop.
cute and efficient!
Grams or ounces….grams….
My kitchen scale is my favorite, can’t live without it!–kitchen item. I learned to bake with a scale about a year ago. It’s wonderful!!!!!
Does my dishwasher qualify as a gadget? I wouldn’t have a kitchen without one!
My favorite gadget is my henckel knife. It makes work faster in the kitchen. Thanks for the giveaway!
Coffee maker. Most definitely!
I think it would be the toaster! I always toast my bread, it tastes better.
My favorite gadget is my KitchenAid mixer. I couldn’t live without it!
I wish I had a kitchenaid mixer! However, I’m in college and can’t even afford my rent right now! Unlike a lot of college students though, I do LOVE baking and always make the time to bake something for a friend’s birthday or a party, or for no reason at all. My chocolate cupcakes are famous around campus! A few months ago I found this ridiculous Sunbeam mixer at goodwill for $12; I think it’s from the 70′s. It doesn’t work terrifically. It kind of smells like burning rubber when I use it sometimes and it doesn’t really scrape the sides of the bowl (which can’t be too big), but that brings me to my second favorite kitchen supply: my pink rubber spatula set! So much scraping! Ahh the beauty of a perfectly scraped bowl! There’s less food wasted, more cupcakes in the end, AND it keeps me from eating all of that leftover batter! With a little help from the spatula, the Sunbeam whips up my Italian buttercream frostings like a dream! Although I can’t get that beautiful Kitchenaid quite yet, I’m still grateful for the little help I have!
Thanks!
meredithkendrick@hotmail.com
MY favorite is my kitchenaid stand mixer…not very original, but i do love her. Her name is Layla…as in “ya got me on my knees”
I love my hot pads. My Grandmother croceted them for me and I’ve never had any hold up like them! The heat NEVER comes through them to get my fingers!
My favorite kitchen gadget is my pink hand mixer. It’s so cute and it helps me make delicious treats.
my favorite is my microplane zester!
My Zojirushi rice cooker..does that qualify as a gadget? I swear, you can cook anything in there! Even cake!! And it’s a life saver when you live in a dorm with no kitchen.
I love my Kitchen Aid stand mixer. It rocks.
lissi121@yahoo.com
Yay for a fun giveaway! I love sprinkles too. My favorite gadget is my garlic press.
Great giveaway! You rock. I think my favorite has to be my KitchenSid mixer. My old mixer was from the early 70s and aside from not working all that well, it shook pretty hard and once shook itself off my counter when I turned to get something out of the cupboard. I found splattered cake batter inside cupboards months later. And when I did my big Christmas baking it would smoke. So yeah…the KitchenAid mixer.
My favorite kitchen gadget is my Kitchen Aid mixer. It completely changed my life. It’s pink, it’s me and we’re attached at the hip.
My favorite gadget is my Braun immersion blender with mini food processor and whisk attachment- essential to any kitchen!!
Can’t live without my Kitchen Aid mixer. That, and my mini offset spatula. Best tools ever.
Since I don’t have a Kitchen Aid I love my pink mixing bowls! They make baking so much more fun
I really like my microplane and my ice cream scooper, which I use to make cookies. Thanks!
Well since everyone has mentioned their Kitchenaid, I love mine too, my 2nd would be….my food processor. It’s as old as we are married (13 yrs!) and will need to be replaced soon -probably right in the middle of makig crust dough!-
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My favorite gadget would be my KitchenAid mixer! Many others said the same thing but that thing rocks! Makes life so much easier.
cool giveaway! I LOVE brownies!
I know many people love their kitchenaids but since I do not have one, I love my beater. Actually, the one I’m using isnt even mine, but it’s still amazing!
My favorite is my Kitchenaid. I can’t bake without it… I use it every day!!!
Love brownies too
! Very beautiful picture !
Cheers,
Miette.
I love my LeCruesset dutch oven. It’s red and is incredible for making soups and stews and chili. But I love it because my husband noticed me admiring it once and actually went to William-Sonoma and surprised me for Christmas! It’s the best gift and the best gadget I have!
I love my offset spatulas (both sizes). They make spreading icing on a cake or cupcakes much easier and they make them look so pretty.
I love my kitchen aid mixer that I affectionately named ‘Grease Lightening’.
Sadly I am Canadian, and cannot win a prize
my favorite kitchen product is my round stone from Pampered Chef. I love the way it cooks everything so evenly. I also love my spatulas. I love how they scrape everything clean and they can be used for hot dishes.
My favorite would be my can drainer. We eat quite a few canned veggies and the drainer is the best.
Well like everyone else it is my red kitchen aid mixer. I was talking with my grandma this weekend and she has had her mixer for 20 years and it is still ticking. She uses it all of the time.
My best kitchen gadget is my cast iron skillet. Really not a gadget but a wonderful thing to cook in. I recommend everyone get one.
favorite gadget, favorite gadget. hmm. right now, i’d have to say my ice cream scoop. i seem to use it more than anything else.
I love my kitchenaid mixer! I could not live without it. My favorite thing to make in my mixer is cheesecake. YUM!
my microplane zester! garlic, ginger, nutmeg, cheese — it can handle it all.
I love my breadmaker! It really does the work for you!
Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
shen[dot]margaret[at]gmail[dot]com
Ohhhhhh I have to pick? my finalists are KA mixer, my scoops, vita mix blender, hand blender, toaster oven, mandolin slicer, mini muffin pans… *racking my brain to choose* It’s like picking a favorite child.
I have to agree with the KA mixer
Therese
ocone001@hotmail.com
My Kitchen Aid but I also love my professional baking sheets because they’re so multi-purpose.
I love zest and I love my microplane zester!
My favorite kitchen gadget is my scale!!! It seems like something I wouldn’t need, but ever since I got it, I use it for EVERYTHING!
My favorite utensil would have to be a pair of tongs…. I use them fro everything!!!
But since you’re looking for “gadget”, I’d have to day my new hand / immersion blender. so simple and easy to use…
My favorite is my KitchenAid stand mixer… could not live w/o it
I love measuring cups and spoons! I have to have everything measured out exactly, and can’t do it without those!
tinykitchen_bigdreams@hotmail.com
http://www.tinykitchenbigdreams.blogspot.com
Thanks for the giveaway!
My favorite gadget is my pastry cutter. I don’t have a food processor so I couldn’t live without the pastry cutter for doughs!
of course I want in! My favorite is my cast iron skillet! Classic piece in any kitchen.
Heather/OSBP
I love my little saucepan, I use it quite freqently for cooking and baking. : )
Thanks for the neat give a way.. i would have to say i just love my spring shaped cup cake molds and of course my kitchenaid mixer
hbumgar0@email.cpcc.edu
My favorite gadget has got to be my silicon coated mixer for my kitchenaid mixer… It scrapes the side of the bowl as it mixes – totally amazing. I love kitchen gadgets! Congrats on earning a little dough from your blog, and how nice of you to give it back to your readers!
I also must go with my kitchenaid- can’t live without it.
katitafenn@hotmail.com
I love my cookie scoop. But I wish I had a kitchen aid mixer so that I could list that!
Jamie,
Your give away would be a dream to win, some fun items you have included. I was actually checking your blog for a recipe I saw. I saw your giveaway and here is my long comment. You are so gifted you could be a professional at this.
What a fun giveway!! I am going to be in the minority of my favorite it seems a lot of your followers have the Kitchenaid. I however, have the Bosch Universal. I love it and all of the attachments I have, except my blender blade attachment just seperated
Great looking brownies! It is almost impossible for me to narrow down to one favorite kitchen gadget, but I guess if I had to, I’d have the name the Kitchen Aid!
I would have to my cookie scoop (otherwise I’d never get anything close to even), and/or my new Wilton cookie decorater gun. I actually love using it to fill muffin pans with batter – helps me get just the right amount for each!
This is awesome! My favorite gadget is my microplane zester – makes it SO EASY!
my favorite ever is my kitchenaid mixer. but my favorite recent discovery is infact wilton’s disposable pastry bags
My favorite gadget is my microplane zester and my ice cream maker!!! I LOVE ICE CREAM!!! Brownies would be good in the ice cream!
I LOVE brownies!!! I would absolutely not know what to do with myself if I won a book just for brownies!
Thanks for your generosity. Mine would be my Santoku knife.
Just found your blog through tastespotting and I love it. I love my microplane; is that strange?
okay, what are my chances here…not great, but like many of the other commenters I love my mixer. But my favorite is my kids who (try to) do everything for me, from cracking eggs to pouring in every ingredient. There you have it!
Come on lucky #99!!!
muffin tins! i make muffins more than anything else.
Wow, how do I narrow it down! I’ll go with my olive oil spray dispenser (that is currently malfunctioning).
I just got a new muffin pan, so right now, that is my favorite. Those brownies look amazing.
My favorite kitchen item(s) are a henckel chef’s knife and a cast iron skillet. Thanks for hosting the give-away.
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Definitely my chef knife & cutting board. I use them every single day!
Thanks for the fun giveaway, you can never have too many brownies, right?
I love my kitchenaid mixer!
Those brownies look great. My favorite gadget is my KitchenAid. I use it all the time and I bake so much more since buying it.
I just sat here for a good 10 minutes trying to think of something else to say other than KitchenAid mixer but I still have to say it, hands down it’s my favorite thing! I use it almost everyday!
Who doesn’t love the Kitchenaid mixer?? Nothing is better!!
My favorite gadget is my cookie dropper I picked up from Pampered Chef. I love it. Also, I love your site. The pictures are so vivid! Wonderful!
sandra-jo@hotmail.com
Agree with the above being the kitchenaid mixer. No doubt. Thanks for the giveaway!
Chris
zekks at yahoo dot com
My favorite kitchen gadget is my electric hand mixer. I couldn’t bake without it! Although, I wouldn’t mind an upgrade to a KitchenAid mixer
My bright pink rubber scraper. I just love it! And of course I can’t live without the kitchen aid mixer.
My favorite gadget would have to be my cookie scoop. I love that I can now make cute, little uniform cookies all cozily lined up on my cookie sheets!
leighm422@hotmail.com
This isn’t a baking product, but I LOVE my Pampered Chef garlic press. I use that ALL the time.
I couldn’t make it in the kitchen without my kitchenaide mixer. I also love my stoneware.
I’ve just found your blog not too long ago, and I’m already baking things off of it. My favorite kitchen gadget is … my KitchenAid mixer. How could I not love it?
I LOVE my toaster oven. Especially in the summer – I can do my baking or cooking for dinner in there and only heat a very small appliance instead of the huge oven. And with just my hubby and me at home now we make much smaller everythings. I also make all my toast in there which enabled me to get rid of my toaster and free up some counter space. Bonus!
My favorite gadget is my rice cooker. I use it at least once a week.
I love my microplane, and of course, my Kitchen Aid stand mixer.
It’s so hard to pick just one gadget, but I have go with the crowd and say my Kitchen Aid Mixer.
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Like many others on here, my favorite gadget is my Kitchen Aid Mixer as well. I eyed one for several years and finally got a Pear colored on last month.
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It seems to be the trend that the kitchenaid mixer is a crowd favorite. I LOVE mine as well that I just got this year for christmas. BUT on the completely opposite end of the spectrum I am also in love with my 25 cent tuna press! It squeezes all the water/oil right out of the can so easily.
My favorite new gadget is my VeggieChop. It’s like a non-electric mini-food processor. Just pull the handle and the stainless still blade chop up veggies in no time. Great for work (they don’t like us bringing in knives, even for lunch prep) and no electricity required.
Does a knife count as a gadget? If so, my 5 inch paring knife wins hands down. If not, I love love love my avacado slicer.
I don’t really have many kitchen gadgets… So I’d have to say our water boiler, haha. Sometimes you need just boiling water!
The brownies look great….yum! My favorite kitchen gadget would have to be my microplane…I’d be lost without it.
I like my cookie dough scoop!
I love my cheese grater which the top/grater comes off and turns into a storage container! Makes it so easy!
I love everything in my kitchen! It’s hard to pick just one. I would have to say my kitchenaid and then my can strainer let fits right over a can-it’s amazing really.
Favorite gadget would have to be my food chopper from Pampered Chef. Great for chopping onions and the like.
Karen
d8t8k@aol.com
My favorite gadget is my kitchenaid mixer. I don’t know how I got by without one before.
Danielle
dndavis5@gmail.com
My favorite kitchen gadget is the microplane. I can’t understand how we survived without it!
For main dishes: Le Cruset dutch oven. Nothing says “homecooked meal” to me like the smell of something braising…
And for desserts/baking, it has to be the Kitchenaid stand mixer.
sweetsthompson@gmail.com
My favorite kitchen gadget, actually, is my potato ricer. I use it to make fabulous mashed potatoes (especially garlic mashed potatoes–the garlic will go through the ricer as well). I am sure there are tons of other cool, creative things I could do with it, but I haven’t explored those options yet.
Thanks!
I love my Kitchen Aid Mixer. Use it all of the time, it is my best friend:)
My favorite gadget is my microplane!!
My favorite gadget is my double boiler, but I guess it’s because I don’t have my kitchenaid yet.
I would have to say my favorite gadget is my kitchenaid mixer. Can’t live without it!
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I love my chefs knife! It makes me feel like I know what I’m doing in the kitchen!!
I would be absolutely lost without my Kitchenaid mixer!
My Standmixer of course
My kitchen aid is the one thing that I can’t imagine not having in my kitchen now that I have it!
Thanks for entering my giveaway!
I’ve not entered any kind of give away/contest like this before, so I am not at all sure even if this is the correct way to enter. That being said………my favorite gadget/product (and I am not even sure if this counts) is my computer and Internet.
Without that this whole wonderful world would not have existed for me. I would never have had access to so many creative cooks/bakers that has given my creativity a giant boost. I never would have had access to so many varied and wonderful recipes that allows me to make new and delicious foods/treats for my family and friends. And most importantly, I would never have had access to peek behind the curtain of so many wonderful people world-wide and be able to read their websites/blogs. To be touched by so many people who truly enjoy doing and sharing for all their friends and loved ones. I am able to turn on my computer any time of day and there will always be someone out there that I can connect with, even if it is only one way. This has been such a blessing in my life.
My sincere and deepest thank you to all of you who have shared your lives with me and so many others.
Gosh, it is totally difficult to pick just one item from my kitchen. (love my kitchen and all its goodies!) I think it might have to be my cuisinart handmixer! I use it more than my KA!
Thanks Jamie for the chance to wins such cool goodies to add to our kitchen!
~ingrid
I can’t live without my KitchenAid mixer. It allows me to whip up all kinds of things for my four small boys.
My favorite kitchen gadget is the mini food processor I inherited from my granny. That has saved me a ton of time!
Although I can only wish for a Kitchenaid Mixer which would be my favorite gadget, I must say I do love my food processor.
my favorite kitchen gadget is my waffle stick maker(by cuisinart). Instead of making one or two big waffles it makes 8 sticks, just right for kids to dip! I can have a batch whipped up and ready to go in 20 minutes, so handy on hectic school mornings.
My ice cream scoop–it multitasks as a cookie scoop for double the sweetness!
love my poultry scissors.
my fave gadget is my mini spoontula from WS… i can get every last drop of food from containers, cans and squeeze bags!
I suppose my favorite kitchen gadget is my immersion blender, because it makes making homemade mayonnaise incredibly easy.
Hi there…Your blog is awesome. thanks for the giveaway…oh and the picture of the most delicious looking brownies. My most utilized kitchen equipment would have to be my melamine bowls from williams sonoma. I use them for everything and have had them for years. they are the most versatile and easiest to clean bowls i have ever used.
thanks christi
c_hoosier@hotmail.com
Those brownies in the photo look fabulous! Mmmmm. brownies. Anyhoo… My favorite gadget (not counting my tangerine colored Kitchenaid or my Cuisinart) is my green green lime squeezer. I know it’s lame. My mom got it for me and when she gave it to me I thought, pshaw, what a useless tool. I can squeeze my own limes! But actually, I’ve grown to love it. It keeps the seeds out. I use it for lemons too.
Mine is a new favorite. For Mother’s Day I picked out a 2 Qt Anchor Hocking Mixing Bowl with a BPA free lid and it has an easy to pour. Perfect for pancakes and baking.
Mmm. Now I want to make brownies! My favorite gadget is my digital kitchen scale. I use it constantly. I love that I can stick a bowl on it and start adding ingredients, taring after each one.
As a poor college student, I don’t have a lot of cool kitchen gadgets. And nearly everything I own is a hand-me-down. But the most effective/ useful things I have in my tiny kitchen is a set of cutting boards. It makes it seem like I have double the space and lets me move things around in a tetris like fashion.
Heidi.L.Stoner (at) Gmail (dot) com
My favorite gadget is my set of stainless steel measuring cups from William Sonoma! fangelini@verizon.net
My blog is http://www.katiskupcakes.blogspot.com
and I have a home based baking business called Kati’s Kupcakes, visit me at http://www.katiskupcakes.com PS-I am obsessed with your blog–you are a very talented baker and photographer–quit your day job!!
My favorite is my food processor!
Lately my favorite kitchen gadget has been my instant-read thermometer. I picked one up for about $8 at Wal-Mart. It really comes in handy for judging when breads are done!
I have a few, but so far, I’m in love with my wok!
I love my measuring tools! (Weigher, spoons, and cups
Hi I plan on making these browies asap they look so yummy ! my favorite kitchen gadget is my orange and grapefriut peeler it is small has just a small point and a whole to put your finger through and it hugs the friut and you just rub your hand around the fruit and it cuts into the peel just right . I bought it at Bed Bath and Beyond for about $3.oo . I’m sure you can use it on other fruits ect… I use it all the time and my grand children can also use it . They love being able to do things for themselves and it saves me from doing it for them.