Due to the OVERWHELMING numbers of submissions we have had to close registration a couple of days early. As it stands, we have over 1000 cupcakes registered for presentation. Huge thanks to everyone who has registered. If you missed your chance to register, please don’t let this discourage you – we need lots of eaters to consume those 1000 cuppies! See everyone on Sunday!
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!
What’s a Cupcake Camp without bakers?!?
Here’s your chance to be creative, explore new flavours, try out different techniques and share your delicious talent with the world…. ummm, and by “world” I mean other Torontoians of course… hence Cupcake Camp TO [ahem], yeah…
So anyway, start thinking about what you plan to bake!
Oh! And if you haven’t already, whether you’re a baker or an eater, please RSVP here for all you Facebookers, or here for everyone else :)