It’s good to be a scoop-girl, and it’s especially good this Holiday season, with our Charlotte HOLIDAY PIES & SWEET DESSERTS giveaway.
Enter Here to Win a Holiday Pie (or Sweet Treat) from one of scoop’s favorite local bakeries.
We have partnered with 12 QC bakers just in time for your Holiday entertaining.
Just submit your email to enter to win and you will be subscribed to scoopcharlotte’s weekly email, Thursday mornings. (If you are already a subscriber, no worries, just sign in with the same email – you won’t be added twice.)
Twelve winners, one pie (or sweet treat) each. While we cannot guarantee you will get your prize in time for Thanksgiving dinner, the bakeries will do their best! Winners must pick up their pie prizes in person at the designated bakery or pick up spot.
These bakeries and shops all have an amazing line up of treats to make your Holiday entertaining much sweeter and easier. Follow them on instagram (links below) to see everything they’re bringing to the table this year. Order soon from one or from all, and support our local Charlotte businesses!
ENTER HERE TO WIN ONE PIE or SWEET TREATS FROM:
Suarez Bakery [ @suarezbakery ]
One of our OG QC bakeries in the PRSC (and now also in Optimist Hall), Suarez’s Holiday Pie winner will choose from one of their six Fall & Holiday Pies – Pecan, Bourbon Pecan, Pumpkin, Chocolate Cream, Apple, and Dutch Apple.

Sunflour Bakery [ @sunflourbakingcompany ]
Sunflour Bakeries offer so much more than sweets, but their pies, cakes, and pastries are some of our faves. If you win this one, your choice of 1 pie ~ pumpkin, apple, or caramelized pecan (or a GF version of any of these pies). Pickup at any Sunflour Bakery location – Elizabeth, Dilworth, Noda, Ballantyne or Harrisburg.



The Batchmaker [ @thebatchmaker ]
A beloved small batch bakery open Weds through Saturdays at 901 Berryhill Rd (Wed & Sat 8-3// Thurs & Fri 8-6) whose motto is People First, Cake Second. (Which is really hard when it’s a cake from The Batchmaker.) In our contest the winner will choose between a Peanut Butter Pie and a Bourbon Pecan Pie, although you can see all their pies available here.

Amelies French Bakery [ @ameliesfrenchbakery ]
The winner will choose between a tasty and traditional French 9-inch tart, in either Pecan or Fresh Fruit.
Amelie’s offers French pastries, sandwiches & quiches at their locations in NoDa, Uptown, Carmel, Park Rd. & Rock Hill. Order online here.

Thoughtful Baking Co. [ @thoughtful_baking_co ]
Choose your pie from these delish options currently available at the Thoughtful Baking Co.:
- Chocolate Cream Pie: Old fashioned crust, creamy dark chocolate filling, topped with vanilla whipped cream and dusted with cocoa powder.
- Dutch Apple Pie (Vegan) Old fashioned crust, spiced North Carolina apples topped with brown sugar streusel.
- Maple Pecan Pie: Old fashioned crust with toasted pecans and gooey Carolina maple filling.
- Triple Layered Pumpkin Pie: Old fashioned crust, classic pumpkin, vanilla whipped cream and caramel pumpkin mousse.
- Traditional Pumpkin Pie: Old fashioned crust with classic southern style pumpkin filling.
- Brown Butter Apple Crisp: Gluten-free buttery oat crisp with spiced North Carolina Apples. Egg free.


Renaissance Patisserie [ @renaissancepatisserie ]
This fab French bakery in the Specialty Shops in SouthPark is giving away one chocolate cream pie for our holiday contest. While their kitchen is TEMPORARILY closed while they do a major expansion, Renaissance P is still serving their delicious desserts, croissants, danishes, coffee, espresso, as well as savory take-away items like quiche, salad, and sandwiches. Orders are still open! The new space should be open in December but your pie will be ready for you no matter what 🙂

Kudzu Bakery [ @kudzubakeryclt ]
New and now open on the Dilworth part of Park Road, at 2442 Park Rd in the shopping center where Tuesday Morning used to be, this bakery out of SC strives to create products that are designed to be simple and look like you could have made them yourself. Their winner will get one Pecan Pie, prepared in a way that you can pass it off as your own at a dinner party (or come clean, no judgement either way!). Kudzu’s goal is for perfection in flavor with a presentable homemade look.

Labonbonniere Bakery [ @labonbonnierebakery ]
Pronounced “Lah Bohn-bon-yair” this new micro bakery is Uptown at 329 S Tryon St, but which ships nationwide. Pastry chef Valentina will give her scoop winner a 9” caramel pecan cookie pie, since cookies are her main thing. And they are a thing of beauty.

Burneys Sweets [ @burneysofclt ]
This longtime local NODA bakery will provide an apple pie to their winnner, and have so many options for you to pre-order for Thanksgiving dinner (but do it by 11/21!).


SWIRL Dessert Bar [ @swirlclt ]
Winner will received One (1) dozen Pecan Pie Cupcakes: chocolate cupcake, caramel cream cheese frosting, candied pecans, caramel sauce from SWIRL. While most widely known as an Ice Cream Shop serving ice cream, cookies, & cupcakes, SWIRL has been voted best cupcake in CLT 4x years by CLT Magazine and best cookie in CLT by Charlotte Observer.

The Sugar and Storm Cakes [ @thesugarandstorm ]
Get a cake decorated like a pie by the boutique Cake Shop in South End, Sugar & Storm (sister to SWIRL Dessert Bar). Winner will receive a 6” pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting, feeds 10. Baker Maria Kremer calls herself Sugar & Storm by day, and @swirlclt by night and bakes beautiful Wedding Cakes, Custom Cakes & Desserts.

Wheatberry Bakeshop [ @wheatberrybakeshop.clt ]
Win a Sweet Potato Pie from this small-scale southern bakeshop inspired by the charm of European neighborhood cafes. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 8AM–2PM, in South End, with a seasonal menu of pastries, breads, and cakes is thoughtfully updated each month to highlight the region.



