October 22, 2008 | Published in community, Giveaways, Health and Fitness, Product Reviews, Recipes

Naturally Nora Makes Baking Easy and Healthier

Do you worry about the unnatural ingredients in the mixes that we rely on for cakes and cupcakes? I must confess that I choose to remain blissfully ignorant about these sorts of things, but even if you don’t worry about them, there’s no arguing that when you whip up a cake mix, you can taste the artificial ingredients. They just taste packaged and fake.

“From scratch” isn’t always an option, and my kids love to bake (and of course to eat the baked desserts). In fact, check out what my ten-year-old daughter and four-year-old son did with a Naturally Nora chocolate cake mix and vanilla frosting mix HERE (the decorations are probably unnatural, but the cake and frosting are all-natural and dee-licious).

Naturally Nora cake mixes and frostings are made without artificial flavors, coloring, preservatives, or hydrogenated oils, and are Kosher pareve. Is someone in your home allergic to dairy? The mixes themselves are soy- and dairy-free, so that the home cook can choose whether to add milk or vanilla soymilk. Because my son and I drink vanilla soy milk (in addition to regular milk), I used this substitute when I made up the first mix making with great results! I could still taste that soy flavor, but if you are used to it, it’s nothing that you would notice, and it didn’t affect the outcome of the cake negatively.

One unique thing is that since they are made by a mom with kids in mind, in addition to being natural, they are still fun for kids. Mom and founder Nora worked hard until she found a natural alternative to the artificial colorings for her fun-fetti “A Lota Dots” and chocolate star mixes.

Check out the list of stores where you can find Naturally Nora mixes HERE. You can also purchase them online at MyBrands.com, and it will soon be available on amazon as well.

I wouldn’t just go on and on about this great new product without giving you a chance to win (and trust me — I have been so happy with these mixes!). This contest is a little different, so listen up:

In addition to offering your family with a more natural, yet still-easy baking mix option, Nora wants to support the community as well, so she’s offering up two packages of cake and frosting mix to 25 different people to use for a bake sale or other fundraising event at school. She’s teamed up with Olan Mills photography to offer up some photo packages for your personal use. And one special grand prize winner will receive a year’s worth of mixes AND a special Olan Mills photo package worth over $150!

The first 25 people to send me an email with all the required information will receive the cake mixes for an upcoming school fundraising event (U.S. only) AND an Olan Mills photo package for your personal use valued at $38 (1 8×10, 2 5x7s and 8 wallets). See olanmills.com for store locations. You must send me your school name, PTA or school tax exempt ID, the event that you will sell the cupcakes, and your personal shipping address. I will not count your entry until I have received all this information. Send an email with “Nora” in the subject line to 5minutesforbooks [at] gmail (dot) com.

Anyone who leaves a comment is eligible for the Grand Prize of 12 cake and frosting mixes AND the Olan Mills package of one 16×20 Framed Portrait in Black & White or Color, 2 8×10, 4 5×7′s and 16 wallets. I will draw the winner from all comments on November 8.

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Jennifer Donovan has been a part of the 5 Minutes for Mom team since 2007. She writes product reviews, covers events, and manages the 5 Minutes for Books weekly column and website. She lives in Houston and blogs at Snapshot about life with her family.

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1 Sara October 22, 2008 at 7:07 pm: These sound great! Although, I was pretending to blissfully ignorant about cake mix. Thanks!

And a picture package, wonderful!

(I have no school just entering for the “Grand Prize”)
2 Eden October 22, 2008 at 7:08 pm: I’d love a chance to try one of these mixes. I usually make mine from scratch, but it would be nice to have a quick mix on hand.
3 Alicia October 22, 2008 at 7:36 pm: What a great prize! Thank you!
4 Sara B. October 22, 2008 at 7:44 pm: I’d feel much better if my kids had cake made from their mix.
5 LisaAnniePants October 22, 2008 at 7:51 pm: Ooh I need those cake mixes for an FFA Action! Now to find the PTA #
6 Rona October 22, 2008 at 7:51 pm: Sounds like fun. I love baking.
7 tammy b October 22, 2008 at 7:54 pm: count me in, these sound fabulous!
8 heather October 22, 2008 at 7:55 pm: Count me in!
9 Sarah VM October 22, 2008 at 8:08 pm: I’d love to try this.

Thanks!
10 Erica October 22, 2008 at 8:15 pm: These sound like a nice alternative to the “regular” boxed cake mixes, although I’ll stick to milk, thanks!
11 stacey moore October 22, 2008 at 8:24 pm: great prize pack! we would love to win!
12 Keeling October 22, 2008 at 8:46 pm: I would love a chance to win! Thank you!
13 Laura October 22, 2008 at 8:55 pm: Enter me in! Thanks!
14 Sandra F. October 22, 2008 at 9:04 pm: yummy prize! thanks 0
15 Naomi October 22, 2008 at 9:08 pm: These mixes sound incredible!
16 MaryBeth October 22, 2008 at 9:14 pm: I had no idea there was such a thing as a healthy cake mix! The girls are great kitchen helpers so it would be awesome to win!!
17 Jenn October 22, 2008 at 9:15 pm: Oh how I wish I had a US mailing address and you could send me a pile of these! Oh well…hope I can still enter in the grand prize!
18 Kristine October 22, 2008 at 9:19 pm: Sounds amazing!
19 Magi October 22, 2008 at 9:20 pm: What perfect timing. I’m the advisor for a new club at the high school where I teach. I have an enthusiastic group of high school students who have formed a chapter of Business Professionals of America. Yesterday, during our meeting, they decided to hold a bake sale. We’re operating at a deficit at the moment and need to raise some funds. These kids intend to make it all the way to finals in their first year of competing. I love their enthusiasm.
20 Megan October 22, 2008 at 9:31 pm: Would totally love it. We have friends with a soy allergy, so no normal cake mixes for them!
21 Normal to Natalie October 22, 2008 at 9:36 pm: we would love to try these!!!
22 Deanna October 22, 2008 at 9:47 pm: These sound very yummy! We would love to try them.
23 SarahHub October 22, 2008 at 10:14 pm: This sounds great! I love to bake. Please enter me in the “grand prize” drawing!
24 Heather October 22, 2008 at 10:25 pm: I am not a big fan of cake mixes, etc because of all the preservatives, but a healthy one would be nice to try!
25 Amy from Occupation: Mommy October 22, 2008 at 10:27 pm: Yummy! My girls love to “help” me bake!
26 Kelly's Krazy Kids October 22, 2008 at 10:28 pm: What a great double prize! I hope I win! Can’t wait to try the mixes!
27 Amy D October 22, 2008 at 11:00 pm: Thanks for the chance to win!!!
28 Krista October 22, 2008 at 11:13 pm: Yum, sign me up!
29 Jessica October 22, 2008 at 11:19 pm: Yay for awesome cake mixes! I usually bake from scratch but some times you’re too tired to pull out everything… that looks great!
30 Sandy October 22, 2008 at 11:44 pm: sweet- these look yummy
31 Kelly H October 22, 2008 at 11:45 pm: Thanks for the opportunity to win!
32 BlapherMJ October 22, 2008 at 11:47 pm: This is fantastic! Please enter me!
33 Lisa October 22, 2008 at 11:50 pm: Sounds like a great giveaway! It’s making me hungry!
34 Noreen October 23, 2008 at 12:37 am: what great cake mixes, my girl would love them
35 karen c. October 23, 2008 at 1:57 am: We love making cupcakes around here. My toddler is an expert at lining the cupcake pans.
36 Lisa October 23, 2008 at 2:09 am: Those sound like wonderful cake mixes!
37 Kristen M. October 23, 2008 at 2:27 am: I’ve never heard of these mixes but you’ve got me intrigued. Thanks.
38 Lisa - TheScrapPrincess October 23, 2008 at 6:45 am: Those sound yummy! I would love to try them and have never seen that in my local store. I’d love to win the mixes & picture package Thanks!
39 Amber October 23, 2008 at 7:03 am: I’ve chosen to remain “blissfully ignorant” of the ingredients as well, but now am curious…. would love a chance to win this prize as well!
40 mannequin October 23, 2008 at 8:27 am: Looks yummy to me! I’m thinking I can get all kinds of compliments for serving that. Count me in.
41 Angie October 23, 2008 at 8:38 am: wow… a natural cake mix. Sounds Great!
42 Celeste October 23, 2008 at 9:42 am: Oh,yum! Definitely a prize the whole family can enjoy!
43 Kris October 23, 2008 at 9:57 am: These look really great! What an awesome prize
44 Blessed October 23, 2008 at 10:20 am: a natural cake mix? That is awesome!

We would love to win – a school fundraiser for us would be a family fundraiser since we’re going to be homeschoolers once Lil Sugar is ready to start school
45 Dee October 23, 2008 at 10:39 am: Oh yum! I’d love to try these!
46 Demetra October 23, 2008 at 11:40 am: The one thing I have found a hard time trying to be more “natural when cooking” is whenever I am baking anything! Baking from scratch takes forever, and although I do it, it’s hard to find the time so I use shortcuts often (mixes).
47 DJ October 23, 2008 at 1:25 pm: It’s about time I baked a cake!
48 Kristie October 23, 2008 at 2:04 pm: We love cake! I’ve made a couple already this week!
49 kayla October 23, 2008 at 2:19 pm: best wishes and such a great blog site. i will be back some how i found you looking for stuff on our sons birth defect esophageal atresia.
50 Liz October 23, 2008 at 3:00 pm: Sounds like something we’d like to try at our house.
51 Katie October 23, 2008 at 5:54 pm: I would love to have cake for a whole year!! I wonder how many cakes or cupcakes that is? I like cake, ohhh chocolate…..mmmmm…..thanks!
52 Stephanie V October 23, 2008 at 7:17 pm: very cool – down with the trans fats and ingredients I can’t pronounce!
53 Diana October 23, 2008 at 8:50 pm: Cake and portraits? Awesome!
54 Jessica T October 24, 2008 at 12:43 am: Awesome! Thanks!
55 Brooke D. October 24, 2008 at 1:55 am: What a wonderful cake mix! This would be awesome because my little girl always wants to make cakes or caupcakes! Please count us in! Thanks so very much for such wonderful giveaways!

Brooke
56 Steph Elias October 24, 2008 at 9:05 am: Count me in! The cake mixes sound great.
57 Michael Capp October 24, 2008 at 9:08 am: I’d love to win!
58 Kendra Gillilan October 24, 2008 at 9:25 am: love a chance to win ! thanks for the opp! what a wonderful thing to give PSP’s to sick children !
59 Carol October 24, 2008 at 9:38 am: Oh I would so love to win!
60 Carey October 24, 2008 at 9:40 am: What a great prize, count me in please.
61 Ronni Fox October 24, 2008 at 9:57 am: Maybe they can take my picture eating cake..that sure would be “life-like”..
62 Jenn S. October 24, 2008 at 10:23 am: These sound great. Would love to try them out.
63 C. Gibbs October 24, 2008 at 10:39 am: Sounds yummy! Add me to the giveaway please!
64 Deanne S October 24, 2008 at 10:44 am: Thanks so much, this is a great site and I appreciate you sharing all of these great new products with us.
65 Melinda October 24, 2008 at 10:47 am: I would like to win these cake mixes.

I don’t have a school either, just entering for the grand prize
66 angela October 24, 2008 at 10:57 am: I love CAKE!!
67 susan varney October 24, 2008 at 11:19 am: what a nice site
68 Brooke October 24, 2008 at 11:27 am: YUMMY!!!!
69 Lacie Thompson October 24, 2008 at 11:51 am: Seems like the kids are always needing to take a treat to school or for a after sport snack for the team, it would be great to have a few of these in the cupboard when they tell me the night before that the need something the next day!!
70 Abby October 24, 2008 at 11:57 am: I would love to win all those cake mixes!
71 Hil'Lesha October 24, 2008 at 12:06 pm: Looks yummy!
72 Rebecca Snodgrass October 24, 2008 at 12:07 pm: I would love to win this great prize.
73 Rachel D October 24, 2008 at 12:19 pm: Great giveaway for the upcoming baking season
74 Magan Weber October 24, 2008 at 12:29 pm: What an amazing set of prizes – hope I win!
75 Andria October 24, 2008 at 12:41 pm: This is a great prize….count me in please!
76 Jessica October 24, 2008 at 12:49 pm: OH count me in!
77 Jennifer Richardson October 24, 2008 at 1:04 pm: THis is Fab. Anything to make my meal planning easier is great with me.
78 Lori October 24, 2008 at 1:18 pm: We love to make cake at our house, yum!
79 Michelle Rosborough October 24, 2008 at 1:21 pm: Looks good
80 Kirby McCauley October 24, 2008 at 2:08 pm: These sound great I would love the chance to try them!
81 Vanessa C October 24, 2008 at 2:22 pm: Sounds great!!! Would love to win these – thanks!
82 Eloise Carlson October 24, 2008 at 2:39 pm: I love to make cakes with my kids so this would be great to win. Thanks so much for such a wonderful opportunity!

furygirl3132[at]comcast[dot]net
83 Maja October 24, 2008 at 2:49 pm: great prize
84 Tina October 24, 2008 at 4:01 pm: Awesome giveaway. Thanks
85 geekbearinggifts October 24, 2008 at 4:10 pm: Cake is always good, and these mixes sound much more like the way I want to feed my loved ones. I’ve seen some beautiful Olan Mills photographs, but I didn’t realize the studios are in K-Mart. Thanks for the great offer!
86 Margaret Smith October 24, 2008 at 4:10 pm: What a wonderful prize. Thank you so much for offering this.
87 Adrienne Gordon October 24, 2008 at 4:24 pm: sounds yummy
88 Kelly Ann T. October 24, 2008 at 4:29 pm: I have been careful about what I have been cooking and eating lately. I have also switched to green cleaning products. Healthier is better. Thank you for the chance.
89 Alicia Webster October 24, 2008 at 4:31 pm: What an exciting giveaway! Thanks for offering everyone the opportunity to win such wonderful goodies!
Alicia Webster
5webs@comcast.net
90 Shannon Asbell October 24, 2008 at 4:46 pm: I would love to win
91 Patricia Hill October 24, 2008 at 4:49 pm: Please pick me.
92 LeeAnn P. October 24, 2008 at 6:50 pm: The kids love to help me bake, but we don’t get much of a chance because I don’t like mixes with all thr garbage that’s in them and scratch baking is a little much for us time-wise, so these mixes sound perfect!
93 Linda October 24, 2008 at 7:46 pm: I WOULD LOVE TO WIN THIS PRIZE.
94 Cori Westphal October 24, 2008 at 7:57 pm: These would be great to try. Thanks for the great contest!
95 Kathy D October 24, 2008 at 8:00 pm: sounds yummy and fun
96 Sara A October 24, 2008 at 8:01 pm: Count me in! This is so adorable! I want to try it
97 Charlotte Winters October 24, 2008 at 8:11 pm: Please enter me in the contest. Sounds Yummy. Thanks.
98 allan October 24, 2008 at 8:43 pm: the cakes sound good count me in
99 Renee October 24, 2008 at 8:55 pm: I love to bake! Please enter me in the contest.
100 tanya wilson October 24, 2008 at 9:03 pm: Great giveaway!
101 Roxanne October 24, 2008 at 9:20 pm: I would love to try these out!
102 D. Martin October 24, 2008 at 10:13 pm: I would love to win this!
103 Ellen Ring October 24, 2008 at 10:26 pm: Anything that makes my life easier in the kitchen is great.
104 Vicky H. October 24, 2008 at 10:30 pm: Awesome giveaway~! I’d love to enter.
105 erin October 24, 2008 at 10:36 pm: count me in
106 Angie Brady October 24, 2008 at 11:38 pm: Never seen this type of cake mix.
107 christopher h October 25, 2008 at 12:24 am: mmmmmm cake
108 Corrie C October 25, 2008 at 1:26 am: im entered
109 Kelly Jones October 25, 2008 at 7:28 am: would like to win this.
could definately use it.
110 Kimberly B October 25, 2008 at 8:00 am: Oh yeah. I’m in!! thanx for the contest.
111 Steve Singer October 25, 2008 at 8:09 am: I love Olan Mills pics and who doesn’t love cake.
112 Denyse October 25, 2008 at 9:30 am: Ohhh, fantastic giveaway!
113 jennefer sweitzer October 25, 2008 at 9:39 am: we are trying to eat healthier and i am allergic to milk and this sounds great. Not to mention the olan mills package … the pictures I had done last of my kids are 2 year old.
114 liz carlin October 25, 2008 at 10:20 am: Now, this is a yummy contest,
115 Casey H October 25, 2008 at 10:49 am: I’d love to be entered to win!
116 david basile October 25, 2008 at 11:01 am: let them eat cake
117 Sharon Harmon October 25, 2008 at 11:32 am: Thank you for the contest!
118 Denise October 25, 2008 at 11:48 am: Count me in!
119 Deborah R October 25, 2008 at 12:29 pm: CAAAAAKKKKEEEEEE! Please don’t make me look at the ingredient list on my box’o'Betty Crocker until these mixes are available in my area! Or until I win.
120 veronica sandberg October 25, 2008 at 12:44 pm: want to win this
121 Ally October 25, 2008 at 1:36 pm: Thanks for entering me!!
122 Susan C October 25, 2008 at 1:37 pm: These cake mixes sound fantastic!
123 Julia Magrath October 25, 2008 at 2:06 pm: Yummm, I like cake!
124 Christy Hickman October 25, 2008 at 3:08 pm: What a great item. I would love to try this and could use the Olan Mills package when our baby boy is born in December. Thanks for the great giveaway and for the chance to win such an awesome prize.
125 Anne D October 25, 2008 at 3:33 pm: Love to win!
126 jffryclough October 25, 2008 at 4:33 pm: cake? did someone mention cake? i’m innnnnn…
127 Michelle M October 25, 2008 at 4:50 pm: Thank you for the giveaway!
128 Sharon McCloud October 25, 2008 at 6:05 pm: I would love to try these we do love our cake
129 Meredith S. October 25, 2008 at 6:30 pm: Great prize! Thanks for the chance.
130 Angela J October 25, 2008 at 9:10 pm: I’d like to try these
131 beth shepherd October 25, 2008 at 9:15 pm: Thank you for having this. I would love to win. THank you!
tatertot374@sbcglobal.net
132 Gayle October 25, 2008 at 11:06 pm: The cake mixes sound unique/yummny …&… I would luv to win the photos, too. Great contest!
133 Sandra Schmidt October 25, 2008 at 11:11 pm: I would like to try the cake mixes. Thanks!
134 Ashley October 26, 2008 at 12:33 am: i would love to try these cake mixes
135 Autumn H October 26, 2008 at 12:42 am: awesome cake mixes!! i love finding new products!!

autumn398 (at) yahoo.com
136 Nicole October 26, 2008 at 1:40 am: Yum! Who can say no to cake mixes and portrait coupons?! Pick me, pick me! haha j/k.
137 Shannon H October 26, 2008 at 1:58 am: My son has multiple food allergies so this sounds like a great product. Thanks!
138 Teresa C October 26, 2008 at 7:00 am: That cake mix reminds of a rainbow cake that I have been looking for. I hope it’s similar!!!
139 Trish October 26, 2008 at 8:17 am: Our household is trying to eat healthier without artificial ingredients and bad oils. We would love to try these cake mixes. Thanks!
140 Sally Baldwin October 26, 2008 at 10:46 am: Sounds yummy! If I win, I promise NOT to try to bake (and eat) them all in the same month!
141 Tonya Froemel October 26, 2008 at 2:14 pm: very cool count me in please
142 Maggie M October 26, 2008 at 5:54 pm: I am entering for the Grand Prize. I would feel so much better baking from these all natural cake and cookie mixes for my grand children. Kudos to Naturally Nora!
143 Marjorie October 26, 2008 at 9:11 pm: Entering for the grand prize only, please.
144 Aimee M K October 26, 2008 at 9:43 pm: I would love to try their all-natural Lot-a-Dots! I love fun-fetti cake but am always looking for healthier, more natural alternatives. Thanks!
145 Monique Rizzo October 26, 2008 at 9:57 pm: YUM I love baking cake and would LOVE to try these!
146 Paige October 26, 2008 at 10:08 pm: We’re always looking to try new, healthy items.
147 Cherie J October 27, 2008 at 12:47 am: I have to admit I am trying to stay blissfully ignorant as well but deep inside it has bothered me. Thanks for the chance to win a healthier alternative.
148 barbara leatham October 27, 2008 at 12:54 am: Thanks for the contest. I am the volunteer coordinator for our school, but have no idea what our tax exempt number is…so please enter me in your prize drawing. Thanks so much!

bleatham(at)gmail.com
149 Janna Johnson October 27, 2008 at 1:10 am: Enter me! Thanks!
150 Brooke Allen October 27, 2008 at 2:10 am: How cool! The cake looks yummy, and I haven’t had pictures done since my baby was 2 weeks old! He’s almost 2 now.
151 Diana October 27, 2008 at 10:33 am: yum yum, I love the idea of healthier cake mixes. they sound great. the kids would love this.
152 Lisa Fosses October 27, 2008 at 12:12 pm: I love baking
153 tim brown October 27, 2008 at 2:22 pm: THANK YOU GOD BLESS
154 Elizabeth October 27, 2008 at 3:49 pm: My son, daughter-in-law and two grandkids moved in with us this fall and I would love to see them eat healthier. Rather than interfere, I prefer to make healthier alternatives always available, especially when they taste really good! This sounds like a perfect snack!
155 Rachel October 27, 2008 at 7:05 pm: Pick me, naturally
156 Jacob LaFountaine October 27, 2008 at 10:59 pm: They look good
157 Noelia Gutierrez October 27, 2008 at 11:02 pm: Love it, thanks, would love this
158 Courtney S October 28, 2008 at 1:00 am: What a great giveaway! My daughter is always having fundraisers for softball so this would be wonderful to win!
159 Sarah October 28, 2008 at 11:01 am: enter me!
160 Kathy Amos October 28, 2008 at 12:55 pm: I would love to try these mixes
161 Denise G October 28, 2008 at 1:23 pm: Enter me please – I would love to try the cake mixes.
162 Evelyn October 28, 2008 at 1:33 pm: enter me
163 Sierra October 28, 2008 at 2:24 pm: I love yummy treats and I LOVE family pictures, so this would be the perfect prize pack for me! Ha Thanks!
164 charline s October 28, 2008 at 3:02 pm: I so need to win this cause I could make the cake mix and then use it to bribe the family into taking family pictures.
165 Debbie October 28, 2008 at 3:26 pm: Thanks for the giveaway!
166 Patricia Treskovich October 28, 2008 at 5:19 pm: these sound like good mixes for people with allergeies, and of course for anyone who loves dessert
167 Karen Gonyea October 28, 2008 at 5:38 pm: Sounds great
168 Jennifer H October 28, 2008 at 6:08 pm: I don’t know what I’d like to win more. My family needs an updated family photo but who doesn’t love cake. And without the preservatives I have an even better excuse to eat it sooner!
169 Colleen S October 28, 2008 at 8:39 pm: I don’t normaly buy cake mixes and the such because of the Preservatives and such. Its nice to see yummy looking alteratives like Noras! Thanks for introducing us to these new products
170 grubmama October 28, 2008 at 11:25 pm: This sounds like a great product! My family loves cake. I would enjoy making this for my family. I also wouldn’t mind the Olan Mills package!
171 Jennifer Barnett October 28, 2008 at 11:54 pm: This sounds great!
172 Kari Follett October 29, 2008 at 5:20 am: This looks great, and helpful! I’d love to win!
173 Kari Follett October 29, 2008 at 5:33 am: Im also a subscriber!
174 Jennifer G October 29, 2008 at 8:24 am: Enter me please. I would love to try the cake mixes and who couldn’t use photo’s?
175 Jeannine October 29, 2008 at 12:29 pm: The cake mixes look great!
176 Stephanie October 29, 2008 at 2:09 pm: I’ve never heard of Naturally Nora prior to this post so thank you for the introduction. My 2-year-old daughter and I love baking cupcakes together, but sometimes I do worry about the artificial ingredients. I’d love to try out NN to do a “taste test” and see how they compare to traditional brands.

The Olan Mills photo package sounds terrific too! I was just thinking yesterday that I’d love to take my daughter in for some professional shots this fall.
177 Sylvia October 29, 2008 at 5:18 pm: I am very interested in eating healthy
178 Sheila Pepe October 29, 2008 at 5:54 pm: Sounds great! Count me in!
179 Linda Moeller October 30, 2008 at 10:34 am: I love to cook & bake.
180 Joanna Smith October 30, 2008 at 5:46 pm: What a wonderful mix (pardon the pun) of prizes in this Grand Prize giveaway! My children love to eat cakes and cookies and I try to steer them towards eating more healthier foods. But let’s face it, kids should enjoy some sweets once in a while so it is so great to learn about these Naturally Nora mixes! I love the idea that they are easy to bake and healthy for the family at the same time! I plan to do lots of baking for the holidays and would love to have these mixes on hand for them! And perfect timing for the Olan Mills photo package with the upcoming holidays fast approaching. Photographs always make very fine gifts!
181 Rosanne Morrison October 30, 2008 at 8:02 pm: I sent you the e-mail. Hope I’m not too late
182 Marlene V. October 30, 2008 at 11:18 pm: Eating healthier has never sounded better:) Thanks for the contest.
183 tiffany pettey October 31, 2008 at 2:03 am: count me in thanks
184 Angela October 31, 2008 at 9:16 am: Sounds great! and yummy too!
185 Beth Rossi October 31, 2008 at 1:12 pm: Great prize!
186 Shaunda November 1, 2008 at 8:56 am: I love this. I have a daughter who could benefit from this. I am trying to find more ways to get away from allergens and preservatives for her sake. I do bake from scratch but not often.
187 Jillian Veit November 1, 2008 at 9:40 am: these sound great! I love cake mix!
188 Karen H November 1, 2008 at 11:33 am: What a great prize.

Thanks for offering a great giveaway.
189 Angela November 1, 2008 at 5:12 pm: I would love to win this prize pack to use as an item in our fundraiser auction for our adoption of a special needs little girl (international adoption). Every little bit helps. Thanks for the contest, no matter who wins.
190 Amir November 1, 2008 at 6:12 pm: I would love to win this.
191 alison November 1, 2008 at 6:52 pm: Sounds fabulous! Thanks for the great giveaway!
192 Andy November 1, 2008 at 7:16 pm: Wow these cakes sound great!
193 Paula S November 1, 2008 at 9:19 pm: Yum, Cake! I would love to win this!
194 Salina Marie Munson November 1, 2008 at 9:27 pm: WHO DOESNT LIKE CAKE?
195 Catherine November 1, 2008 at 10:30 pm: Thanx for the yummy contest
196 Tia Carter November 2, 2008 at 6:39 am: i hopei win
197 carol lewis November 2, 2008 at 8:18 pm: Nice to see a better product that is a healthier choice!
198 Debra F November 2, 2008 at 9:41 pm: The kids would love to bake with mom in the kitchen. Thanks for the great contest.
199 Melissa P November 3, 2008 at 12:35 am: I love to bake with my daughters
200 crystal November 3, 2008 at 1:05 am: Olan Mills was ‘the’ Family place to get pictures done when i was a little girl. Its great to hear that they are still around and i would love to see what they can do now:)
201 Caryn B November 3, 2008 at 1:30 am: Yum!!!! I’d love to bake these for my son
202 DARIJAVAN November 3, 2008 at 8:38 am: These sound wonderful, I would love to try them
203 Vicki Wurgler November 3, 2008 at 11:01 am: great prize-I love to bake
204 Bonnie Day November 3, 2008 at 3:43 pm: These sound terrific As a mother to childrem with allergies this is so terrific They could have bithday cakes now and parties at school

Bonnie in FL
blday50@yahoo.com
205 ellen cunningham November 3, 2008 at 3:54 pm: I love baking for the holidays so this is perfect timing. Thanks for the chance.
206 Janice J November 3, 2008 at 5:51 pm: I have never tried this kind before, but
I love to bake and they do sound good.
207 Veronica L. November 3, 2008 at 5:52 pm: Ooohh, the cakes sound absolutely delicious! Thank you so much for a great contest.
208 Jessi Lipscomb November 3, 2008 at 7:30 pm: Cute idea for a contest! Thanks!
209 K. Cleaver November 3, 2008 at 9:11 pm: I would also like to be included so I could give them a try too.
210 Brian November 3, 2008 at 9:22 pm: I love to cook
211 Jennifer I November 3, 2008 at 11:18 pm: Thanks for the contest.
212 Maggie November 4, 2008 at 11:53 am: Please enter me, that cake mix sounds really interesting!
hematopoiesis at hotmail dot com
213 Lori Walker November 4, 2008 at 3:00 pm: Thank you for the giveaway
214 Jennem November 4, 2008 at 4:28 pm: What a super product, thanks for introducing it to my family!
215 Brandy November 4, 2008 at 9:22 pm: Enter me, too! Thanks for hosting the contest.
216 Jennifer Jozwiak November 4, 2008 at 10:41 pm: I could really use these cake mixes! they sound delicious!
217 Amber S. November 4, 2008 at 11:30 pm: I’d love to have healthier cake mixes!
218 Dan November 5, 2008 at 12:54 pm: Great prize, thanks
219 Christine November 5, 2008 at 12:57 pm: yummy!
220 Molly Capel November 5, 2008 at 1:55 pm: What a great contest! We are always baking cupcakes for the kids’ school,and it would be great to send an all natural substitute.
221 Karen P November 5, 2008 at 5:01 pm: Thanks for the contest. Happy Wednesday everyone.
222 R Hicks November 5, 2008 at 6:36 pm: good prizes. thanks!!!!
223 jolene November 5, 2008 at 7:26 pm: wow those look yummy
224 Sonya November 5, 2008 at 7:55 pm: We love cake but have been avoiding it for health reasons. We’d love to try this!
225 Theresa Dell November 5, 2008 at 8:02 pm: mmmmm cake…great giveaway.
226 Casey November 5, 2008 at 9:46 pm: My kids love making cake. We’d love to win this!
227 Christina November 5, 2008 at 11:11 pm: Please enter me, thanks!
228 Sherry R November 6, 2008 at 12:01 am: Thanks for the chance to win!
229 romero November 6, 2008 at 1:43 am: would love to be entered.
230 delores November 6, 2008 at 1:43 am: please enter me!
231 Michelle H. November 6, 2008 at 2:03 am: Although I usually bake from scratch, cake mixes are so convenient to have around and they are so versatile to work with. Thanks for the contest.
232 Felicia Shapiro November 6, 2008 at 3:28 am: Fun giveaway!
233 dan desnoyer November 6, 2008 at 4:08 am: thanks for the giveaway!
234 Erma Hurtt November 6, 2008 at 7:57 am: I would like to win, thanks.
235 Tesa S. November 6, 2008 at 11:09 am: Great contest. We are planning on a family photo for Christmas this year, and this would come in awfully handy!
236 shawna November 6, 2008 at 1:53 pm: Would love to win!
237 David Bertolo November 6, 2008 at 2:08 pm: Fantastic giveaway! Please sign me up for your contest.
238 Samantha Miller November 6, 2008 at 3:42 pm: Thanks for the giveaway! Would love to win this one!
239 Jessica November 6, 2008 at 3:43 pm: Great contest, thanks for the opportunity!
240 Liz Sawyer November 6, 2008 at 4:19 pm: Thanks for introducing me to Naturally Nora!
241 Angie P November 6, 2008 at 5:29 pm: Mmmmmmm…cake! Thanks for the giveaway.
242 Carolyn November 6, 2008 at 5:41 pm: Wow, Great Giveaway. Our school has a big donation drive for our sister school in the inner city! I’d love to have some cake to send St. Angelas in Chicago!
243 Paula H November 6, 2008 at 5:45 pm: This would be fun to do with the kids.
244 vicki andrew November 6, 2008 at 6:06 pm: with a tight budget, desserts are few and far between, this will be a big help. Thanks
245 Joyce Jacobs November 6, 2008 at 6:31 pm: Great prize package. Thank you!
246 Elizabeth M. November 6, 2008 at 7:35 pm: What a great giveaway! Thanks!
247 L Knott November 7, 2008 at 12:17 am: What a Practical and useful Prize! Thank you for this offer!
248 Lisa G. November 7, 2008 at 12:33 am: These cake mixes look so delicious!
249 Rita S November 7, 2008 at 1:27 am: These mixes sound wonderful!
250 Lori Z. November 7, 2008 at 1:56 am: We love to bake, and take pictures too.
251 Chrysa November 7, 2008 at 2:23 am: These look great!
252 Susan French November 7, 2008 at 2:32 am: We’d need to have the pictures taken before eating the dozen cakes, right?
253 Lara Aleff November 7, 2008 at 3:31 am: Finally an all natural cake mix!!! This would be perfect for my family! We love baking together.
254 Samantha Pruitt November 7, 2008 at 3:37 am: this sounds like a great product!
255 Bobv November 7, 2008 at 4:39 am: Great prize, please enter me.
256 Brenda November 7, 2008 at 7:15 am: Thanks for the giveaway!
257 Ruthann Rhodes November 7, 2008 at 7:55 am: Have to admit that I’ve never made a cake from scratch but do know that brownies from scratch are ever so much better than the boxed mixes from the ‘name brands’ Thanks for the opportunity to try something new.
258 michelle lopez November 7, 2008 at 8:08 am: this would make a wonderful addition to my new healthy lifestyle . thanks
259 JoAnn Legano November 7, 2008 at 9:15 am: What a great prize! I’d love to win, Thanks!
260 Lori C. November 7, 2008 at 10:09 am: These cake mixes sound delicious!
261 susan p November 7, 2008 at 11:02 am: please enter me, thank you!
262 T. Boix November 7, 2008 at 11:30 am: 12 cake mixes = 12 days of messy fun with a 4 year old! We’d love to win. thanks.
263 Becky November 7, 2008 at 12:00 pm: I’ve been trying to make the kids more natural and healthy stuff so I’ll definately check out those cakes..buy one and see how it tastes.
264 Jodi November 7, 2008 at 12:07 pm: I have never heard of these mixes but they sound wonderful, plus we love olan mills, so please enter us.
265 Melissa B. November 7, 2008 at 12:09 pm: This may be the only way my family gets a group photo taken.
266 Angela Koga November 7, 2008 at 12:32 pm: Would love to try these out and see how they taste.
267 John Deal November 7, 2008 at 12:44 pm: I would be interested in trying these mixes.
268 Veronica Garrett November 7, 2008 at 1:07 pm: I would love to win this great contest. I would love to try these cake mixes.
269 Marilyn Higgins November 7, 2008 at 1:27 pm: Would love to win this, sounds good.
270 Jennifer C November 7, 2008 at 1:45 pm: Yum! Thanks for a great giveaway!
271 Terri L November 7, 2008 at 1:56 pm: I would love both the cake mixes and the photo package.
272 Valeen November 7, 2008 at 2:38 pm: Gosh, if I win the cake mixes and the photo package does that mean I can have my cake and eat it too (while being photographed?)
273 Jocelyn November 7, 2008 at 3:45 pm: These sound like they’d be great!
274 Jennifer H November 7, 2008 at 4:24 pm: I would love to try one of these mixes. I try to always make from scratch, but sometimes you just want a quick, easy way to make a yummy dessert.
275 diana hogle November 7, 2008 at 5:02 pm: I would like a chance to try these mixes
276 cathleen nash November 7, 2008 at 5:26 pm: Oh, I’d love to win the 12 cake grand prize – I would be in cake heaven!! Thanks, Mom!
277 Jennifer Schroeder November 7, 2008 at 5:48 pm: This sounds so great! I would love to have the cake mixes for a Pajama Party at my son’s elementary school at the end of the month. The picture package would be incredible too. I was just talking to my husband about the fact that our two-year-old hasn’t had his picture taken professionally in over a year. Thank you so much for the great contest!
278 Timothy Selig November 7, 2008 at 5:51 pm: I’m quite a baker….
Sure would like to win
279 Barbara Long November 7, 2008 at 5:59 pm: The Naturally Nora cake mixes look really good and much healthier!
280 sarah b November 7, 2008 at 6:26 pm: i would love to make some cupcakes for church snack time… with so many kids allergic to stuff it is hard to know what to bring anymore!
281 Aimee C November 7, 2008 at 6:34 pm: Wow – this is an amazing contest! Thank you so much for offering it! acirucci(at)gmail.com
282 Gianna November 7, 2008 at 7:31 pm: Please enter me
283 Alissa November 7, 2008 at 7:44 pm: I am a cake fanatic! And I love Olan Mills. I had my picture taken there when I was a child!

lilacflowers180 AT yahoo DOT com
284 Kathy Willis November 7, 2008 at 8:31 pm: I am so glad that I found this site. The mixes seem healthy and delicious and Olan Mills has always been my pick for family photos. Count me in for this contest!
285 Timothy Sternberg November 7, 2008 at 8:55 pm: These sound great!
286 Kristen November 7, 2008 at 10:10 pm: I would love to win those cool cake mixes
287 Betty C November 7, 2008 at 10:26 pm: Another wonderful product to add to my “must try” list. This sounds like something I could really use often.
288 Kathy November 7, 2008 at 10:51 pm: Love to bake when the weather gets colder. Thanks for the contest.
289 Lily Kwan November 7, 2008 at 10:57 pm: Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!
290 A Casson November 7, 2008 at 10:58 pm: Oh would love to win and ty !
291 Carole November 7, 2008 at 11:07 pm: Learn something new every day – didn’t know this type of baking existed- good to check things out on the internet!(did know about Olan Mills quality photos)
292 Barb Wild November 7, 2008 at 11:50 pm: i hope i win so i can make these!
293 Peggy Gorman November 8, 2008 at 1:28 am: Do you know how many cups I could make?? I love cupcakes,the more the merrier. Count me in to win this fabulous mix.
294 Felicia November 8, 2008 at 1:56 am: I would love to try this, thank you.
295 laura cutshall November 8, 2008 at 12:14 pm: The best part about these mixes is that they look beautiful – it’s not a stodgy, dry cake that you have to deal with if you want to avoid dairy. This is brilliant!
296 Stephanie Bruce November 8, 2008 at 12:42 pm: Kids started school we make cupcakes at least once a month we would love this (so would the kids)

thanks so much
297 bridget November 8, 2008 at 1:24 pm: I usually make cakes from scratch but it would be great to have this alternative.
298 Lisa November 8, 2008 at 3:06 pm: I’m glad I found this site. Cool stuff here! I would like to do a side by side taste test of the cupcakes. Yum!
299 Stacey November 8, 2008 at 3:26 pm: What a great contest! I love to bake, but with two very young kids I love to use shortcuts. These mixes would be perfect! The pictures would be a wonderful prize also.
300 kerri November 8, 2008 at 6:42 pm: this is a great idea for a fund raiser thanks for the chance we were trying to come up with something for a our booster club
301 kathy pease November 8, 2008 at 6:55 pm: PLEASE COUNT ME IN ON THIS AWESOME GIVEAWAY