30 entries. 4 judges. 1/4 cupcake per judge. That means, yes, I ate over 7 cupcakes this afternoon. Sugggggggarrrr Overloaaaaaadddd......
The event went really well, and the location of the Valley Tavern (in Noe) was good - it was very well-orgainzed and the bakers did a great job. We had fun at the judges table, although we had to drink a lot of water and take a short breather about halfway through. Thank goodness the heat of the past few days has given way to cooler weather, because we would have had a melted mess on our hands (we did anyway, and my camera is covered with frosting).
Here are the four judges: me, Kristina (founder and knitter of the prizes), Connie, and Stephan. We all look a little bit ill after eating our weight in cake, except for Connie who always looks perfect!
Each entry was presented to us with 2 cupcakes: 1 for the visual effect, and 1 cut into 4 pieces for tasting. Each one was numbered, and we filled out a rating and comment sheet for each one. We really had no idea who made what, which was good. There were prizes and a raffle, which everyone enjoyed. Winners were as follows:
Prettiest Cupcake - Mara T. for her Lemon Mascapone cupcake
Best Chocolate Cupcake - Kristine K. for her Chocolate Raspberry Cupcake
Best Non-Chocolate Cupcake - Aileen A. for her Strawberry and Cream Cupcake
Most Creative - Lee H. for the Chocolate with Nutella Surprise Pig Cupcakes
Most Ambitious Cupcake - Mara T. for her Chocolate Mint filled Cupcakes (tasted just like a Thin Mint!)
People's Choice Cupcake - Cindi N. for her Devil's Advo-cakes
OVERALL BEST CUPCAKE - Mara T. for her Vanilla Peanut Butter
Mara T. really blew us away, both with the flavor and appearance of her cupcakes. She deserved all of the 3 prizes that she won.
And the best part of all? Over $400 was raised for SF Teachers. More to come from the future sales of Cupcake Cookbooks featuring the recipes from today. Eating for a cause - worth expanding my waistline for a day. Not that I really need an excuse...I like to eat. I like to judge. 'Nuff said.
