Sugar Rush: Cupcake Competition Winners

I love eating cupcakes. And I love judging cupcake competitions because I love eating cupcakes. I usually feel a little sick to my stomach around cupcake #15, but I always get a second wind.

Saturday's Sugar Rush had 17 cupcakes in the competition. And I tried every single one. I have to, it's my job. I need to find the best cupcake.





After careful consideration and multiple tastes and re-tastes, here are the winners:

Best Taste

1st Place - Little Miss Cupcake by Tiffany

2nd Place - Sweet Bite by Samantha Buchanan
(also my favorite cupcake)

3rd Place - [Desi]gn Cakes & Cupcakes by Desiree Massei

Best Design

1st Place - Yummie's Cupcakes by Janice Meiners

2nd Place - Meli's Cupcakes

3rd Place - Cupcakes by Veronica

People's Choice

Meli's Cupcakes

Thank you to everyone who came out to support Orangewood Children's Foundation and eat cupcakes. I love it when cupcakes can help raise money for a good cause.

Let me close with a photo of my niece who enjoyed looking at the cupcakes, but not eating them (it's tough being a baby). Isn't she a doll?

Sugar Rush: Event Summary

My sugar rush from Sugar Rush has finally worn off and I'm happy to report that the event was a HUGE success. This cupcake event helped raise $4702.05 for Orangewood Children's Foundation!! Thank you to everyone who helped organize (Shastin), baked cupcakes, ate cupcakes, and donated money to this wonderful non-profit organization.




Sugar Rush wasn't just a cupcake-eating event, it really was a cupcake extravaganza. In addition to the booths offering cupcakes, there were also just as many booths selling cupcake supplies, desserts, beanies, aprons, cookies, and cupcake crafts.

I loved this booth selling milk...seriously what a smart idea! You could get chocolate, strawberry, or regular.

My cute little nephew finally posed for a photo for me.

In case you were hungry for non-cupcake food, you could choose from three food trucks -- The Burnt Truck, Kogi BBQ, and the Just Chillin' Ice Cream Truck. I chose to fill up on some sliders from the Burnt Truck.




I was asked to be a judge in the cupcake competition. People assume this is an easy job, but after eating 17 cupcakes, I can honestly tell you that it's not.




The other judges were Jason and Kim from Saturday Night Foodies and John Jennison, a cake artist. I've hung out with Jason and Kim at several other food events and they sure know food, especially the ins and outs of the food truck scene. Again, I love hanging out with people who are as passionate about food as I am.




Coming up...the cupcake competition winners!

Sugar Rush: a cupcake extravaganza! is almost here

Sugar Rush: a cupcake extravaganza! is just around the corner. Join fellow cupcake lovers for a free afternoon full of cupcakes, a cupcake competition, food trucks (Kogi BBQ, The Burnt Truck, and Just Chillin' Ice Cream Truck), activities for kids and adults, music, shopping, and lots and lots of sugar! The event benefits Orangewood Children's Foundation in Orange.

When : Saturday, January 29, 2011 11am-3pm

Where : Piecemaker's Parking Lot (1720 Adams Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92627)

If you're interested in being a vendor or would like to be entered in the cupcake competition, contact the event organizer, Shastin (714-641-3112 or shastinf@hotmail.com).

Guests will receive 4 tickets for each $5 donated to Orangewood Children's Foundation. One ticket = one mini cupcake. Each cupcake vendor will have 200-300 mini cupcakes, so make sure you arrive early to get your choice of cupcakes.

I'll be there eating lots of cupcakes in the cupcake competition along with fellow judges Kim and Jason from Saturday Night Foodies and cake artist, John Jennison. Hope to see you there!

Sugar Rush: a cupcake extravaganza!

This definitely is the year of cupcake events and I love it! The next cupcake competition I will be attending (and judging) is Sugar Rush: a cupcake extravaganza!

Sugar Rush
Saturday, January 29, 2011
11a-3p
Piecemaker's Parking Lot
1720 Adams Ave.
Costa Mesa, CA 92627

It will be an afternoon full of cupcakes, a cupcake competition, food, activities for kids and adults, music, shopping, and lots and lots of sugar! All proceeds from the event will benefit the Orangewood Children's Foundation.

If you're interested in being a vendor or would like to compete in the cupcake competition, you can contact:

Shastin: 714-641-3112
shastinf@hotmail.com
www.sugarrushcupcakeextravaganza.blogspot.com

I will post more information as the event gets closer!