What is a Cupcake Camp?
Inquiring minds want to know…what exactly is a Cupcake Camp? Well, for the bakers it’s a place to showcase your cupcake talents, and for the eaters it’s a place to sample some dee-licious treats!
Cupcake Camp is the greatest un-conference of them all! It originated in San Francisco and is based on a BarCamp / DemoCamp, which is a participant generated social web event for designers, developers, etc. The participants sign up to demo software they’ve been working on, or give awe-inspiring presentations. As exciting as this is, remove the software demos / inspiring presentations and replace them with cupcakes and you’ve got sheer brilliance! Thanks Ariel ;)
In true DemoCamp style, there will be a presentation – the baker will have a chance to say a few words & introduce the cupcakes before they are presented to the eaters. Cupcake Camp is not a bake sale, it’s a place to taste, so eaters are first come, first served (note: 11 of every dozen cupcakes will be available for tasting)!
Some frequently asked questions…
Do we bake our cupcakes at Cupcake Camp?
No! While bake-a-thons are fun, cupcakes are to be made in your own kitchen and brought to Labspace Studio on January 25th.
Do I have to bake cupcakes or can I buy them?
Either – just remember to register your cupcakes by January 23rd and let us know if you are baking or bringing!
Why do I have to register my cupcakes?
We need to know how many tastings to schedule the day of Cupcake Camp, as we are aiming to have tastings every 20 minutes.
How can I help?
CupcakeCampTO is looking for sponsors & volunteers; if you’re interested, please contact us!
Our goal is to showcase some great cupcake talent, as well as to have a social afternoon with new & old friends!
4 Comments
monicafitz on December 28th, 2008
cupcake #12 is left out for judging!
MISTY on February 25th, 2009
looks like a lot of fun…do you have a listing for the u.s. and canadian dates??
Nicole on February 25th, 2009
Hi Misty!
Each CupcakeCamp event is hosted by groups of individuals from each city. We don’t have a central location for our info at the moment.
The best bet is to google CupcakeCamp and the name of the city you are looking for.
Alison on December 28th, 2008
“note: 11 of every dozen cupcakes will be available for tasting”
So.. what happens with cupcake #12 of each dozen?