Country's Best Cupcakes from MSN Cityguide

The Country's Best Cupcakes from MSN Cityguide

MSN published thier list of the top 11 cupcakes in the US. Eleven is a round number for a list, don't you think? But I guess you can't ever have too many cupcakes.

Here is a link to the full article, and a short list of thier picks.

1* Saint Cupcake - Portland, Oregon
(The Fat Elvis) Sweet banana and chocolate chip cake, smeared with peanut butter fudge frosting and topped with a fried banana chip

2* Baked - Brooklyn, New York
(Sweet and Salty) Dark chocolate cake infused with salty caramel, topped with caramel chocolate ganache and fleur de sel

3* Main Street Cupcakes - Hudson, Ohio
(Half-Baked) Dark chocolate cake stuffed with chocolate chips and chocolate chip cookie dough, then finished with chocolate buttercream

4* Cupcakes - Chicago, Illinois (Peanut Butter & Jelly)
5* Cupcake Royale - Seattle, Washington (Lavender)
6* Dozen Cupcakes - Pittsburgh (East End Chocolate Stout)
7* Love at First Bite - Berkeley, California (Ginger Babycake)
8* Sugar Sweet Sunshine - New York, New York (Pistachio Cupcake) -- one of my personal favorites!!!
9* Cake Fetish - Albuquerque, New Mexico (Fluffer Nutter)
10* Lilly Jane's Cupcakes - Eagle, Idaho (Orange Ginger)
11* Back in the Day Bakery - Savannah, GA (Lemon Coconut)

It's a solid list, though the DC area is noticeably absent! I'd have to add the following three to make it complete. :)

* Honeybee Bakeshop - Arlington, Virginia (Wine & Cheese)
* Hello Cupcake - Seattle, Washington (Chocolate Mocha)
* Lavender Moon - Alexandria, VA (Smores)

National Capital Area Cake Show- Class Schedule

National Capital Area Cake Show- Class Schedule on line now!
January 2009

Now that it is officially 2009, let’s talk about how excited I am about the National Capital Area Cake Show (http://www.cakeshow.org/) which is coming up in March. Cake displays and demonstrations, a food network style challenge between decorating all-stars and lots of cake related mayhem. Really there is something for everyone who likes to look at, decorate, or eat cake! Plus all the profits are donated to local charities.

If you are interested in taking a class, I’d recommend signing up soon to ensure your place. There are lots of great teachers and topic available!

Here is the OFFICIAL announcement:

Hey All!
I wanted you to be the first to hear that class registration for the National Capital Area Cake Show, March 21 & 22, 2009 is NOW OPEN ONLINE!

Just go to www.cakeshow.org, under upcoming shows, and then under classes and demos, you will see the list of classes and most have a picture of the project. The classrooms this year are actually classrooms, some that require it are fully equipped kitchen classrooms. All will have audio visual support that will ensure that everyone can hear, see and learn! Its going to be great fun!

There are some really fabulous teachers this year so don't miss out - look today and register!

Also just to clarify, your tickets to the Main Live Challenge on Sat. ($25) are come and go tickets! So yes, you can register for a class, leave the challenge for it and then come back and see the finale! no problem.

And I know you cake people know lots of people! So please help us spread the word about the show and the classes! Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions!

Thanks so much for all of your support!
Amie W.
National Capital Area Cake Show - Publicity
www.cakeshow.org