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And the winners are….

Our wonderful judges, Suresh Doss, Duarte DaSilva and Vijaya Selvaraju, certainly had their work cut out for them. They had to sample approximately 50 different cupcakes to determine the winners of the following categories: Best Twist on a Classic (chocolate/vanilla), Most Unique, Most Impressive Amateur, Best Tasting, and Best In Show.

And the winners are:

Best Twist on a Classic
Winning Cupcake: S’mores
Baker: Canice Leung

Most Unique
Winning Cupcake: The Fat Elvis
Baker: Leanne Elnicki

Most Impressive Amateur
Winning Cupcake: Luxury Lemon
Baker:Yvonne Gettins

Best Tasting
Winning Cupcake: Bourbon Caramel Pecan (vegan/gluten free)
Baker: Michelle Bodner

Honourable mentions for Best Tasting:
Kim Earles – Black Forest Cupcake
Bonita Mok – Orange Creamsicle Cupcake

Best In Show
Winning Cupcake: Strawberry Daiquiri
Baker: Janet Burnup

Congratulations!

Photos courtesy of Nina at Spotlight Toronto

Baker Profile: Yvonne Gettins

In the days leading up to CupcakeCampTO, we thought we’d introduce you to our bakers by posting baker profiles…
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Yvonne Gettins, Ms. Adventures in Baking

Ever since being taught how to make pastizzi by her great grandmother as a child, Yvonne has loved to bake. It was only in recent years since she began studying part time at George Brown College that it turned from a hobby to an obsession. Yvonne loves to bake so much, that in March 2010, she baked one cookie recipe every day to raise money for the Daily Bread Food Bank!

Every month or so, Yvonne issues herself a challenge to further her baking skills, and blogs these adventures. Of course, being an amateur means that there are lots of misadventures, and Yvonne welcomes the fallen cakes, soggy muffins, and hard-as-rock cookies as opportunities to learn to be a better baker.

Yvonne will be bringing Lemon Luxury cupcakes to this year’s CupCake Camp, an amazing fusion of white chocolate and lemon that is sure to convert you lemon-haters in to lemon-lovers!

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.