Showing posts with label California. Show all posts
Showing posts with label California. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Very cute turkey cupcakes by MyDelight Cupcakery

These extra cute Thanksgiving turkey cupcakes are by MyDelight Cupcakery in Ontario, California, via Flickr. You can also find them on Facebook and @My_Delight on Twitter.



MyDelight Cupcakery
1520 N. Mountain Ave.
Ontario, CA
909-988-4151
info at mydelightcupcakery.com

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Now those are some turkey cupcakes!

Happy Thanksgiving! These turkey cupcakes were a custom order by Burbank, California's Icing Cupcake, via their Facebook page. Whoa! You can reach them at info at icingcupcake.com or 818-787-0787.

Monday, November 14, 2011

Wow Wow Wubbzy cupcakes, plus zombies and bumblebees

I don't even know who Wow Wow Wubbzy is but I'm totally charmed by these cupcakes by Animated Cupcakes, via Flickr. Visit animatedcupcakes.com for ordering information.





And I know Halloween is well over but these zombie cupcakes were too cute to pass up:



And some bumblebee cupcakes:

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Kids' Cupcake Camp charity event looking for kid bakers!

This is the kind of cupcake event we love hearing about! It involves kids, charity and fun. Info from kidscupcakecamp.com, who you can also keep up with on Facebook and @kidscupcakecamp. The event takes place December 11th in Glendora, California. Questions? Email kidscupcakecamp at gmail.com. (Via Patch.com).





Here's what the event is:

The Cake Mamas Bakery is proud to announce the first ever Kids Cupcake Camp™! Finally, cupcakes with a heart!

Kids Cupcake Camp™ is a nonprofit event that creates change with cupcakes!

The concept for a “Cupcake Camp” originated in San Francisco and promotes a true spirit of community and sharing. Customarily, several bakers (professionals, amateurs, and even first time bakers) donate tons of cupcakes and guests come, pay a donation and eat cupcakes, all to benefit a charity or cause. Cupcake Camps now happen around the world and are hosted by people from all walks of life. They’ve taken place in Paris, Montreal, Orange County, Santa Barbara, Boston, and New York just to name a few. The most universal element of a Cupcake Camp is that it brings people together to share their love of cupcakes, and to give back!

The Cake Mamas are putting a different spin on it! This winter’s Kids Cupcake Camp™! will be a huge TOY DRIVE! Due to rough times, job loss and several other economic hindrances, lots of needy families and children will not be able to celebrate or enjoy their holidays this season. We want to make their holidays a little SWEETER and donate TOYS to them!


And here's where kids can get involved and raise money for their schools:

We’re looking for a team of representatives from each school in the Charter Oak and Glendora Unified School Districts to compete for some cold, hard CASH for their school!

Whether, you’re from the Student Council, ASB, Football team, Cheerleading Squad, or any other group/team from your school, we want you! We’re asking you to organize a group of students to create a great recipe and bake 200 cupcakes to compete with at the 1st ever Kids Cupcake Camp!

Each school in the Charter Oak and Glendora Unified School Districts is invited to participate. (*Unfortunately, we can not open the Kids category to all schools due to lack of space. But we will keep you posted if anything changes!) Each school must commit to baking, bringing/donating a minimum of 200 cupcakes and will compete in a TASTE CHALLENGE. *Judges will be determined soon…But, we’re working on some pretty cool prospects so be sure to bring your A game!

The school with the “Best Tasting Cupcake” will provide The Cake Mamas with the winning recipe. The Cake Mamas will bake and sell the school’s winning cupcake at their bakery in Glendora for 30 days (beginning Dec 19th-Jan 21st 2012). 100% of the profits from the winning cupcake will go straight to the school!!!

So, if The Cake Mamas sell 2 dozen cupcakes per day for 30 days, that’s over $2,000!!! It’s that easy!

($3 cupcake x 24 per day = $72 per day. $72 x 30 days = $2,160!!!)

If you are interested in competing and representing your school, please complete the BAKERS REGISTRATION FORM.


They are raising money for Shepherd's Pantry.



About the cause:

Shepherds Pantry is a nonprofit organization in Glendora, CA that provides emergency food, (groceries), clothing, resource counseling, children’s educational programs and a helping hand to struggling families during times of crisis. Shepherd’s Pantry serves local residents of ten cities in the San Gabriel Valley. (Azusa, Baldwin Park, Claremont, Covina, Glendora, Hacienda Heights, La Puente, La Verne, San Dimas, West Covina and Valinda)

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Monday, October 31, 2011

Mummy, bat, spider and witch hat and broom Halloween cupcakes!

These fun Halloween cupcakes (I love how you can see a tiny bit of orange cake beneath the mummies!) are by Burbank, California custom cupcake company Icing Cupcake, via their Facebook page. They can be reached at info at icingcupcake.com or 818-787-0787.










Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Cute Halloween ghost cupcake vs. spooky Halloween ghost cupcake

I vote cute! (It's amazing just how spooky the spooky ghost looks, isn't it?) These are both by Los Angeles custom cupcake company BlakeyCakes, via their Facebook page. Email b.arias101 at hotmail.com or call 818-577-8302 for ordering information.





Thursday, October 13, 2011

The $22,000 cupcake at my alma mater, UC Berkeley

My school, UC Berkeley, has been in the news of late for its political cupcakes, first the Berkeley College Republicans' "increase diversity bake sale," which I didn't blog about because it was so ludicrous, but now there's another story in The Daily Californian:

The UC Movement for Efficient Privatization jumped on the bake sale bandwagon Wednesday afternoon when its members came out on Sproul Plaza to satirically raise awareness about rising cost of public education.

Representatives from the group promised free cupcakes if students signed up for $22,000 student loan applications provided by Citibank.

“We believe everyone should be equally ripped off … regardless of race or gender,” said Morgan Wadsworth, philanthropy chair of the group and a graduate of UC Berkeley.

Wadsworth said the bake sale was in opposition to a plan discussed by the UC Board of Regents at its last meeting that, if approved, could raise tuition as much as 81 percent over the next four years.



photo by Danielle Lee

Considering Berkeley and the surrounding area, not to mention San Francisco, has its share of real cupcakes, like Love at First Bite and Oakland's James and the Giant Cupcake and food truck Cupkates, there are some more palatable options.

Friday, October 7, 2011

Kara's Cupcakes' Steve Jobs cupcakes

These are from back in August, but seemed appropriate to post again this week. By Bay Area bakery Kara's Cupcakes, who you can find at karascupcakes.com and on Facebook.

Saturday, October 1, 2011

PINK Cake Pops


During the Month of October, Addie Abner of Frosted Heaven Cupcakery in Corona, CA will be donating proceeds of all 'Pink' goodies to the Susan G Komen For the Cure Inland Empire Affiliate. For more information, visit their Facebook Page.