Saturday night my church held a spring garden themed Cupcake Extravaganza to benefit our young adults program. They had me at cupcake. Obviously. So I devoured like 8 cupcakes (no shame) and hung out with some friends. Pretty great Saturday night if you ask me!
These were only a few of the nearly 800 cupcakes in attendance. It goes without saying that I am limiting my intake of sweets for the remainder of this week.
Each display was entered into the competition for “People’s Choice.” The winning display was saved to serve as dessert at an upcoming supper program for the poor in our area, and the rest were up for grabs for folks in attendance to take some treats home.
There was also a live bake-off. 90 minutes, two different types of cupcakes and frosting from scratch, and one secret ingredient (Cajun seasoning) that was revealed right before the bake-off began. The competing bakers’ cupcakes were judged by a panel based on texture, flavor, appearance, and use of the Cajun seasoning.
I have so many amazing recipes I want to try out, I might have to actually participate in the bake-off next year :)
In the meantime, I’m cupcaked OUT.
