So long, farewell…

With about 3400 cupcakes, almost 100 bakers, 30 volunteers, and nearly 500 tasters we reached our goal of $2000 for Woman Alive!!

We are pretty tired after 7 weeks of prep work and a long day of Cupcake Camp chaos but we think there is a chance you’ll see us again next year! Please send any feedback for this event to CapitalCupcakeCamp@gmail.com! We’ll hold on to all of it so we can make improvements to the process!

If you’d like to get in touch with any of us feel free to find us on Twitter!

Thanks again to everyone for everything! See you at Capital CupcakeCamp 2.0!

Nicole (@I_Want_Cupcakes)
Ian (@IanCapstick)
Tanya (@Sobbee)
Andrew (@snobiwan)

VOLUNTEERS ROCK!!!

Dear Amazing Incredible Awesome Volunteers,

Our many front room and behind the scenes volunteers were unbelievably helpful!  The organizing committee were astounded by your willingness to help and your ability to step in everywhere we needed you!!  You were all so generous donating your time and dealing with our insanity!

From talking to the tasters waiting in line or running through the rain for laptops, to working with the bakers and even mopping the floors!

We just can’t possibly thank you enough!!

THANK YOU!!!!!!!

Tanya, Ian, Andrew, & Nicole

Drum roll please!

The winners of the first ever Capital Cupake Camp are………

Best in Show ~ “Red Velvet Purse” by Michelle Morrison!!

Best Chocolate ~ “Before 9 Minipops” by L’Oven!!

Best Decorated ~ The “Oreo Sunrise” by Kristen LaFrance!!

Most Unique ~ “Irish Car Bomb” by Anne Patenaude!!

The judges added one last item that they felt was deserving of the attention:

Honourable Mention for tastiness ~ “Lemony Lemon” by Colleen Forer!!

Thanks so much to all of our wonderful bakers!! Your cupcakes were divine and there was barely a crumb left at the end of the event!

Thanks as well to our FABULOUS judging team! Gay Cook, China Doll, Giacomo Panico, & Michael Bhardwaj!!! You made it through a large number of cupcakes and chose fantastic winners!!

Kathryn & the Jack Purcell Community Centre, thank you for absolutely everything you did to help us!

Big Thanks also go out to:

• The Woman Alive team who kept watch on the main floor and raised some extra funds for the charity by selling some lovely cupcakes!
• Starbucks Elgin for the coffee!
• The members of the community who showed up to eat cupcakes!! You were considerate and hungry for cupcakes! YOU made this event a great success!!

Cupcake Photoshoot

Your cupcakes will be looking their very best when they arrive at cupcake camp!  Our wonderful photographer will be taking shots of your lovely creations before they are served to the hungry tasters.

Aram Faghfouri was born in Tehran, Iran.  She migrated to Greece with her family where they stayed for several years before finally relocating to Canada.   Aram studied Web and graphic design, as well as digital photography.
She is presently working with Canadian-based ambient jazz band, Iceberg, as their photographer and graphic designer.  Her work can be found in the US and Europe and you can view her photos on Flickr.

Cupcake Judges!

On Sunday our amazing team of judges will have the opportunity to taste all of the amazing cupcakes that have been entered into our Capital Cupcake Camp competition!

This is your chance to see who you have to impress with your cupcake creations!

China Doll

The one! The only! Sweet Lady Cupcake! China Doll ventures away from her home base of Shanghai Restaurant and comes to Capital Cupcake Camp to indulge her sweet tooth and help us decide who walks away a winner!

Michael Bhardwaj

In Town and Out host Michael Bhardwaj’s began his career with the CBC five years ago. Since then, he’s contributed to local and national shows, including Ottawa Morning, The Current and Definitely Not the Opera. Today, Michael is happy to call In Town and Out his home. Every Saturday morning from 6 to 9, he brings you a mix of local events and music to start the weekend on the right note.

Giacomo Panico

Giacomo is a reporter in the CBC Ottawa Radio newsroom. He’s also the official newsreader for Saturday morning’s In Town and Out show, where he spends just as much time keeping host Michael Bhardwaj in check. Giacomo is a native Ottawan who enjoys discovering how things and people work, cycling, long walks up to Nepean Point, and good food, which is a direct result of being the son of the world’s best cooking mother.

These are your judges! Are you ready? Set? Start Baking!!!