Cupcake Bake-Off

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.

Food Porn II

Ooooh, ahhhh another post containing food porn.

This is a photo of a cherry that I bought at the Farmer's Market on Saturday. Is it just me, or does it look extra happy?

Cherries are a pretty sexy food even without added appendages. The flesh is so deep and red, and the shape is pert and rounded, so much so that the skin appears stretched to its limit, like nature's latex panties. You have to work your tongue around the pit, and their green stems just beg you to dangle them above your lover's mouth as you picnic in a meadow on a sunny summer afternoon. Remember Tess of the d'Ubervilles (played by Natasha Kinski) wrapping her luscious lips around a strawberry? For me, the fruit of sensuality is the cherry.

I'm looking forward to poppin' 'em all summer long.

Food Porn

I have been told that I write food porn. I admit, I do have a love for food that borders on lust. However, it is not limited to my writing - I see things in food, too. Take a look at my pan-seared seabass from our dinner at Peshceria last night. Tell me that it does not look like a perfectly shaped woman's ass in a thong?


Some people see the Virgin Mary or Abraham Lincoln in their food, and that draws a lot of attention from the media and people of the faith. Me, I know I fine booty when I see it. And let me tell you she - I mean it - tasted as good as she - I mean it - looked.

And just to show you that I am a good girl as well, let's have a moment of silence for lovely Pescheria, which will be closing its doors soon and (hopefully) relocating to a neighborhood nearby.

God bless everyone and may your next meal be as hot and tasty as mine was.