Inland Empire Cupcake Fair Set for May 4

The Second Annual Inland Empire Cupcake Fair "Cupcakes for a Cause" is set for Sunday, May 4, 2014, at the Riverside Convention Center from 12-4pm. The fair has cupcake tastings, judging, giveaways, live entertainment, cake decoration demonstrations, free massages, Kids' Zone, Active Zone, Craft Corner, and lots of shopping.

Tickets are on sale now. Visit IEShineOn.com/cupcakes for packages including general admission, VIP, and group rates. Proceeds from tickets sales benefit Community Connect and the California Riverside Ballet. For more info about these organizations, visit IEShineOn.com/blog.

Cupcake Camp IE Details

Cupcake Camp Inland Empire is only a few weeks away! I had so much fun judging at Cupcake Camp OC, so I'm definitely excited to do it again!




The 1st Annual Cupcake Camp Inland Empire will be taking place on Sunday, November 7, 2010 from 1p-4p. The event will be held at the beautiful Mission Inn Hotel & Spa in Riverside, CA. All Cupcake Camps benefit a non-profit organization and Cupcake Camp IE is no different. All proceeds from the event will be going to Susan G. Komen for the Cure Inland Empire.

The cost to attend Cupcake Camp IE is a donation of $10. In exchange, you will receive 4 tickets to use to try your favorite cupcakes. All cupcakes are donated by local cupcake bakers.

There will be a competition to determine the best cupcake in three categories: Best Pink Ribbon/Breast Cancer Themed, Most Unique Ingredient, and The Tastiest Cupcake of Cupcake Camp Inland Empire 2010. The cupcakes will be judged by the judges. I am honored to have been asked to judge the competition. I am super excited because I haven't tried many cupcakes from the Inland Empire. You can see the list of other judges here.

The deadline to enter cupcakes in the contest is October 22, 2010. You can find the Bakers Registration Form here. There will be an Amateur and Professional category, so anyone who loves to bake should enter!

I look forward to seeing many of you cupcake lovers there!

Cupcake Camp Inland Empire

CUPCAKECAMP COMES TO THE INLAND EMPIRE

There may be no sweeter way to help join the fight against breast cancer than to participate in the inaugural CupcakeCamp Inland Empire! An event for cupcake lovers to bake or buy cupcakes to bring -or- just come to eat and help a good cause. Why? Because who doesn’t love cupcakes!

On November 7, 2010 1pm-4pm, the event’s Official Sponsor, The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, will open its doors to cupcake enthusiasts from around the Inland Empire. The event will bring together local cupcake companies and the public to showcase their products as well as raise money for the Inland Empire Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, which is dedicated to combating breast cancer on every front. Imagine life without breast cancer...

CupcakeCamp Inland Empire is a gathering born from the desire for people to share and celebrate cupcakes, community and creativity in an open environment. And, what better place to have this celebration, than at one of the Inland Empire's historic landmarks, The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa in Riverside. From its modest beginnings as a 12-room adobe boarding house to its current stature consisting of 239 guest rooms, the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa has been the keystone of Downtown Riverside since 1876. For more information about the location, visit
www.missioninn.com.

There are many different ways to participate in CupcakeCamp Inland Empire: bake or buy cupcakes to donate, come and eat cupcakes, help raise money for a great cause. Charity never tasted sweeter! This year's activities will include a cake auction, baker’s competition, raffles and more. The competition will be judged by Special Guest Judges. For more details, visit www.cupcakecampie.wordpress.com. There, you will be able to RSVP for the event, register your cupcakes and/or cake donations, enter the baker’s competition, or if you can't attend, you can donate to the cause online.

For sponsorship opportunities and more information, please email: cupcakecampie@gmail.com. For more information about the Inland Empire Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, visit www.komenie.org.

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