Friday, September 4, 2009

CUPCAKE CHALLENGES FOR 2009

Hello Baking Divas! It is much easier to manage the Club through a blog instead of an email account. So here it is . . our own wonderful blog community! I will try to keep it interesting with bonus challenges (for those who would like to bake more than once a month), membership points and prizes. Definitely subscribe to the blog for updates and the blog roll.

As for the Club itself, I am very proud of all of the members' active participation in August. Seriously, you guys ROCK. :) The Chocolate Salted-Caramel Cupcakes was a smashing success and it launched our community into other cupcake blog mentions, such as the fabulous Cupcakes Takes the Cake's post. Tres cool!

I am delighted to announce the cupcake challenges for the remainder of 2009:

September 15 - Tracey from Tracey's Culinary Adventures chose Zucchini-Spice Cupcakes on pages 44.

October 15 - Kim from What the Whisk chose Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes on page 236.

November 15 - Karen from Karen's Cookies, Cakes, & More chose Candied Sweet Potato Cupcakes on page 243.

December 15 - Kayte from Grandma's Kitchen Table chose Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cookie Cutouts on page 246. Please bear in mind that the Cookie Cutouts are optional. Feel free to create other decorations for the Gingerbread Cupcakes.

The selections are in the HOLIDAY section of the book. Nice picks, ladies!

Please remember to post on the 15th of each month. DO NOT POST the recipe. I strongly respect authorship rights.

If you have questions, ideas, recommendations, please comment!

Happy Baking! xoxo
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18 comments:

  1. The Food LibrarianSeptember 4, 2009 at 4:38 PM

    Great website set up Betty! :)

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  2. Elizabeth D.September 4, 2009 at 5:13 PM

    Thanks Betty for all your hard work!!

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  3. k.a.r.e.nSeptember 4, 2009 at 6:14 PM

    NO, Betty, YOU ROCK! This is great!

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  4. mikeSeptember 4, 2009 at 6:41 PM

    Thanks for all the hard work Betty - a blog is terrific for resources, etc. Looks fantastic!

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  5. JodieSeptember 4, 2009 at 11:04 PM

    Thanks so much Betty, great idea!! Very handy to see what's coming up too. Thanks!

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  6. KayteSeptember 5, 2009 at 4:34 AM

    How exciting...a place for all of us to call home! Thanks for taking this on...I know my book will get much more use and appreciation having others to inspire and encourage me each month! It was such fun to get to pick one already!

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  7. Cupcakes and SundrySeptember 5, 2009 at 6:41 AM

    I've got my September post all ready, just waiting for the 15th. Thanks so much for doing this!

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  8. Monica LifferthSeptember 5, 2009 at 9:19 AM

    This is great! I love that this! I am sooo excited for the Candied Sweet Potato Cupcakes. My mouth waters thinking about it! Good picks!

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 5, 2009 at 2:58 PM

    Betty you're the greatest!

    How do you get chosen to pick a cupcake? i'm still kinda confused on the process.

    i can't wait till the 15th! :D

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  10. betty geekSeptember 7, 2009 at 8:34 PM

    @Southern Hummingbird - Date/Time of membership in sequential order.

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  11. ColleenSeptember 8, 2009 at 2:40 PM

    Woo Hoo - Betty this is wonderful! thanks for all of your hard work!

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  12. UnknownSeptember 8, 2009 at 7:42 PM

    Thanks so much for setting up this site Betty and for all of the other hard work you've done to get the club up and running! I am so excited to make the selection for the rest of the year. Everything sounds great!!

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  13. JenSeptember 9, 2009 at 3:15 PM

    Excellent cupcake choices -- what a great group! Thanks!

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  14. NatalieSeptember 11, 2009 at 2:33 AM

    Can't wait!

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  15. Cook the BooksSeptember 12, 2009 at 12:47 PM

    Hi Everyone! I have not been officially accepted to the group, but I sent an email, so hopefully I am on the waiting list! I just tried making the Swiss Buttercream recipe from the book, but I halved the recipe. Sadly, the buttercream was very very thin :( Not sure if it was something I did or if halving the recipe caused the problem. I hope I get in to the group soon, so I can benifit from everyone's skills and expertise! Have fun everyone! I will be following along via your blogs :)

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  16. CBSeptember 12, 2009 at 4:06 PM

    How the heck did I miss this group?? Obviously I need to sign up. Oh Betty... *off to write email*
    Clara @ iheartcuppycakes!

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  17. KatiecakesSeptember 14, 2009 at 3:12 PM

    Ha, I've just realised that I've posted my cupcakes a day early. I could have sworn it was the 15th today :p

    Katie xox

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  18. Delicious DishingsOctober 9, 2009 at 7:35 AM

    Is anyone else having trouble finding pumpkin to make the pumpkin patch cupcakes due to the pumpkin shortage? Whole shelf where it belongs in my grocery store was EMPTY!

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