by Abigail on August 14, 2010
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Cupcake fans you can look forward to another fun season of this great show. D.C. Cupcakes has been signed for a second season with TLC. According to the Washington Post, it is uncertain exactly how many episodes will air for the second season.
D.C. Cupcakes is about two sisters and co-owners Sophie LaMontagne and Katherine Kallinis, who own Georgetown Cupcake in the D.C. area. The first season was a success, airing on Friday nights.
More than a million people watched the debut of D.C. Cupcakes. 1.5 million people watched the season finale.
It’s great we have even more of this sweet and fun reality TV show to enjoy. Many have fallen for the charm of D.C. Cupcakes and the two sisters who run this successful cupcakery. The past season has been so entertaining, watching them make cupcakes and help make people’s celebrations brighter and just a bit sweeter.
Cupcake and baking reality TV shows have become quite popular. Between D.C. Cupcakes, Cupcake Wars and Ace of Cakes…there is always something terrific on to help you get your “cupcake fix.” What’s your favorite cupcake or baking reality TV show? Share it with us in the comments?
(c) photo by Adrian Gtz
by Abigail on August 1, 2010
According to the New York Daily News, the Duncan Hines Daytime Emmy Awards held their Cupcake Contest Cook off at a popular New York City bakery this week. Ten hopeful bakers competed for the top prize of a trip to L.A. and to have their cupcakes made (and eaten!) by their favorite daytime celebs at a red carpet party reception for the Daytime Emmys.
The cupcake cook off was held at the Cupcake Café on West 18th Street. The contestants used Duncan Hines cake mixes to create delicious cupcakes and added their own special touches.
Wondering who won? (So were we!) The lucky L.A. bound winner is Katie Rousonelos from Madison, Wisconsin. She baked and designed a yummy red velvet cupcake with a chocolate filling and vanilla frosting – with a fresh raspberry on top! Just hearing about this yummy cupcake is making our mouths water! And red velvet cupcakes sound just perfect for that red carpet for the Daytime Emmys.
What could be more perfect that an event full of your favorite daytime television stars – and cupcakes? How exciting to think that the winner’s cupcakes will be made for a special reception for the stars. This is a cupcake contester’s prize like no other. There must have been lots of entries and yummy cupcakes to compete against. But Ms. Rousonelos’ scrumptious red velvet cupcakes were chosen as the #1 cupcake and she has won this glamorous and glittery prize. We hope she has a wonderful time on that L.A. red carpet rubbing shoulders with her favorite stars, eating her cupcakes!
We’re sure there will be lots of red carpet glamour and excitement in store as Ms. Rousonelos heads to L.A. to see the Emmys and enjoy her cupcakes at the special star-studded reception event. Congratulations to all of the entries and to the winner!
(c) photo Kosyn Kislekyo
by Abigail on July 29, 2010
Hey cupcakers! There’s a fun, new cupcake challenge out there you’ve just got to try. And it’s getting ready to start up for August – so get those baking pans a ready!
The Sweetest Kitchen has a new Mystery Box Cupcake Challenge. On the 1st of the month (every month) their challenge opens. They list a mystery ingredient and cupcakers need to compete by creating yummy cupcakes from this ingredient. Oh the possibilities we can see! This sounds so exciting and fun! We know many of you cupcakers are getting ready as we speak.
Cupcakers have 20 days to create their cupcakes. After that, all entries are posted on the blog and there is a poll for visitors to vote on their favorite cupcakes. The voting is open for five days, lots of time for fellow cupcakers and cupcake fans to pick and select their favorites from the month’s mystery batch.
When the voting has ended, 5 top cupcakes will be selected (that have received the most votes). These yummy cupcakes will go into a random drawing. And a lucky winner will be chosen from these great and scrumptious 5.
Our Top Tips for Cupcakers:
Know your ingredients. If you haven’t baked with something (a new ingredient), be patient with yourself and let yourself try a few batches to get it right. The better you know your ingredients – the stronger chance you’ll have of success.
Cupcakes don’t always have to be cute and sweet. We’ve seen lots of original and sometimes quite unusual cupcakes out there in contests and competitions. Every cupcaker has their own unique take on what a cupcake should taste like. Pair ingredients with complimentary ones and you could have a winner on your hands. Pair them with ingredients that clash – or simply don’t melt in your mouth – and you’ve got a cupcake mess instead.
Presentation matters. It’s a fact that cupcakes are often “cute.” Remember this when creating your cupcakes. Cupcakes don’t always have to be cutesy but they should be presentable. People may want to make them for a party or a special occasion. Your recipe is more likely to be chosen when it has a bit of eye-appeal.
Read the rules. Every competition or challenge has rules. One competition we saw recently put “ease of preparation” at 50% of the judge’s possible vote. Keep the rules of a competition or challenge in mind as you create your recipe. Your cupcake could be delicious and yummy but if it doesn’t follow the rules – it just doesn’t fit their qualifications and sadly – it probably won’t get picked.
So August 1st is just a few days away – get excited and put your thinking caps on! That mystery ingredient will be posted shortly and you can get to creating those great cupcakes. Good luck to all of the cupcakers and let us know if you enter – and let us know if you win the Mystery Box challenge!
