Baking Challenge
– Get ready to bake –
Pumpkin Muffins
Bake it. Share it. Savor it.
Melt Hearts and win Prizes.
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Community Entries
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do you choose a winner?
Winners are selected at random using a name picker generator from among all eligible entries received.
When will we know who won?
Winner will be notified and must reply with an Amazon account email address. If there’s no response within 2 business days, a new winner will be chosen. We personally contact each winner to confirm their win, so it sometimes takes a few days if we don’t receive a response.
Do we need to submit professional photos?
No! This isn’t a beauty contest. A photo snapped on your phone is perfectly fine to submit. Take a photo of your recipe with whatever technology is available to you.
What are the prize requirements?
The prize is available to any residents of the 50 United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom who can shop with Amazon. We will buy your gift card from your country’s Amazon website in the current market value equivalent to U.S. dollars.
It’s a new month, but I’m still seeing last month’s Baking Challenge page.
We recommend clearing your web browser cache if a Baking Challenge page for a previous month is displaying.
Control (PC) / Command (Mac) + Shift + Delete on your keyboard will clear the cache on most browsers. If you need any help with this, please email support@handletheheat.com, and we’ll take care of you.
I’m having trouble submitting my entry.
If you are having trouble submitting your photo, we recommend clearing your web browser cache first. Control (PC) / Command (Mac) + Shift + Delete on your keyboard will clear the cache on most browsers.
If this doesn’t work, try entering the Baking Challenge using a different browser. If you need any help with this, please email support@handletheheat.com, and we’ll take care of you.
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Past Winners
These entrants have won prizes, secured a spot in our winner’s circle (just kidding, we don’t have one of those…yet), and, of course, captured our hearts. See their delectable bakes below!
August Winners
Fudge Rounds were a favorite of mine as a child, but as an adult, they taste cloyingly sweet and artificial. My homemade version is loaded with chocolate flavor and, when served chilled (or frozen), is ultra fudgy!
CJ
Emily
July Winners
S’mores Cookies are loaded with chocolate chips and graham cracker crumbs, topped with mini marshmallows and Hershey’s chocolate. All the classic campfire treat flavors are packed into this easy recipe!
Sarah
Tammy
Meet Tessa
I share trusted baking recipes your friends will LOVE alongside insights into the science of sweets. I’m a professionally trained chef, cookbook author, and cookie queen. I love to write about all things sweet, carb-y, and homemade. I live in Phoenix, Arizona (hence the blog name!).
