NEW MEMBERS UPDATE!

I know many of you have emailed me regarding membership and I have not responded. I am not ignoring you, I have been busy organizing the wait list.

There are a few inactive members out there which I need to contact before accepting new members. I hope to get this completed before the end of this week.

Thank you so much for your patience!

Lots of Cupcake Love XOXO

POST YOUR PICS ON FLICKR!

If you want the world to see your lovely MSC cupcake creations, please post your pictures on our Flickr site at http://www.flickr.com/groups/cupcakeclub/.

This is a great way to show off your talent and provide additional exposure for your blogs and cupcake postings.

Looking forward to seeing the next batch of MSC creations on the 15th!

SEPTEMBER'S BONUS ROUND: BANANA-PECAN CUPCAKES

For those seeking another cupcake thrill, there is a bonus recipe challenge for September 30th's posting.

It is . . . Banana-Pecan Cupcakes on page 41.

This is a BONUS challenge. It is optional.

If you accept this challenge, please comment on this post so we will visit your blog! Remember to post on September 30!

MSC LOGO/AVATAR CONTEST!

I totally suck at graphic design. So, this is your opportunity to create a logo/avatar for the MSC Club and win a very lovely prize.

Please enter before Wednesday, September 30 by emailing your design to me.

Requests:

• Must include the wording: MS: Cupcakes Club (do not use Martha Stewart's name)
• No specific dimensions, enough pixels for a blog header and a basic avatar
  

The winner gets to choose ANY apron from Sassy Aprons. Her aprons are really sassy! ;)

The winner will be announced and notified on October 2, Friday.

Tap that cupcake graphic creativity and BRING IT!

Looking forward to this! Woo hoo!

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