Winner of 101 Gourmet Series Cookbooks

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And the winner of the 101 Gourmet Series cookbooks is.....Southern Girl! Congrats! Hurry and email your address to me, so I can get these fabulous cookbooks mailed off to you. Thanks to everyone who entered.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I'm still recovering from my sugar high of last night's Just Spotted: OC Blog Awards Party! Joe's Italian Ice, cupcakes from Meringue Bake Shop, cookies from The Scoop on Cookies, and a drink bar from Izze Beverages. But besides the food I had a great time meeting new people and having fun at Pretend City.

The most surprising part of the night was when Kelly announced the winners and said my blog won the category of "Best Cooking & Baking Blog." Wow, I couldn't believe it! Thank you to all of my readers who voted for me! I feel so loved! I absolutely LOVE writing The Cupcake Activist and hope to continue to bring cupcake happiness to your lives.

Stay tuned...I'll be posting the other winners and photos from the night.

Baking Cookbook Giveaway Winner

Thank you to all who enter the giveaway for your favorite cookbook from Snubbr's recommended baking cookbook list. The winner of this giveaway (chosen using random.org) is:

Lisa Smiley

Congrats Lisa! The baking cookbook she chose is:

"Oh, I'd love The America's Test Kitchen Family Baking Book. I actually have a similar one checked out from the library and would love to own this one. They do an amazing job of researching the best recipes and their recipes are the top!"

Enjoy your new cookbook Lisa! Email me and I will get your cookbook sent out to you right away so you can start using it. And thanks again to Snubbr for sponsoring this giveaway.

Eco-Cupcake Stand WINNER

Thanks to all of you who entered to win the giveaway for an Eco-Cupcake Stand. This is such a useful item, so of course everyone would want one! And the winner is...

Hailayyy!

Congrats Hailayyy! Talk about a great way to start the week! And of course I have to give a HUGE "thank you" to GreenPartyGoods.com for sponsoring the giveaway!!

And the Winner is...

Thanks to all who entered my giveaway to win a Cupcake Tower! I had no idea how much everyone needs one of these. And the winner is (via random.org)...

BOOMETTE!

Congratulations! Contact me and I will get your new Cupcake Tower mailed to you as soon as possible. If you are not Boomette, and you must have a Cupcake Tower, you can purchase one through their website.

I will be hosting more giveaways in the future so check back often.

Recipes for Winning Cupcakes!

I'm always on the look-out for delicious cupcake recipes. But even if I find a recipe that sounds good, I'm always a little nervous that it won't be quite what I hoped for.

SF Food Wars has published recipes of some of the winning cupcakes from the SF Food Wars: Mini Cupcake Clash. Luckily, I know these recipes are fantastic because I already tasted the final results!

Recipe for "My Grandma's Bananas"
winner of People's Choice Award and Judge's 2nd Place

Recipe for "It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time!"
winner of People's Choice Honorable Mention

Recipe for "Cinnamon Horchata"
winner of Judge's 3rd place

Interesting note: noticed that "My Grandma's Bananas" used a yellow cake mix...from a box! (Gasp!) That cupcake won the People's Choice award, so maybe using a box mix isn't so bad. But if you're going to use a box mix, I would suggest adding your own twist to make it a little different.

Want to know more about this event? Check out my coverage of the SF Foods Wars: Mini Cupcake Clash

• Mini Cupcake Clash Competitors (Part 1)
• Mini Cupcake Clash Competitors (Part 2)
• Mini Cupcake Clash Competitors (Part 3)
• SF Food Wars: Mini Cupcake Clash

I'm a Winner!

I'm a recovering chocoholic. I used to eat it every day or would feel awful withdrawals. Luckily, I have overcome my battle and can eat chocolate on occasion without any negative effects.

Last week I entered a giveaway on Cupcake Project's blog to win three chocolate bars. And not just any chocolate, but Amano chocolate. Yesterday I was thrilled to find out that I won!

Thank you to Cupcake Project and Amano Chocolate! I can't wait to receive my chocolate bars!

I'm a Winner!

I recently entered a cookie giveaway on Cakespy's website. And I won! Today I received my cookie gift from My Kids' Cookies and I will be receiving some fabulous Cakespy notecards. If I wasn't so into cupcakes, chocolate chip cookies would be my obsession. Thank you to both My Kids' Cookies and Cakespy!