Cupcake Hero
Do you think your The Next Cupcake Hero?
Well, let’s see your skills! Each month a theme ingredient will be named. The theme ingredient must be used in either the cupcake, the frosting, the filling or all of the above if you choose. Simple enough? I think so.
I am still on cupcake hiatus. Let’s call it “A Cupcake Free Summer“. However, several friends have jumped in and taken the reigns while I am in cupcake rehab. For this month, my great friends Clara and Nikki have taken over. I am going to say out right that I think their selection of theme is a doozie. Its a toughie. Its a hard one.
July’s Cupcake Hero Theme is:
RED, WHITE and BLUE!
> All cup-ticipants must incorporate red, white AND blue into their cupcake entry.
> One ingredient per color. (Don’t be a smarta$$ and use food color. You can use it for one color but not all 3.)
> Get creative!
If you want to participate, email Clara and Nikki your cupcakery by July 31st before 12mid EST with the following info:
* Name
* Link to your Cupcake Hero entry
* Picture of your cupcakery (250 width is preferred) and/or permission to use image off your blog.
Clara checks her email like a junkie needing a fix and comments just as badly. If you do not receive a comment from her (or Nikki) within a few days of your email, please email again so they don’t miss your entry!
Sign up to be part of The Crew. I will be doing theme ingredient giveaways in the coming months. You must be part of The Crew to be eligible.
Previous Cupcake Heroes:
Cupcake Hero:LIME Cherry-Lime Rickey Cupcakes by Steph of A Whisk and A Spoon
Cupcake Hero: CLOVE Root Beer Clove Cupcakes by Tempered Woman
Cupcake Hero: CRANBERRY Guiness Gingerbread Cupcakes by Carla of Dessert Lounge
Cupcake Hero: MINT The Candy Cane Joe Joe Cupcake by Melisser of The Urban Housewife
Cupcake Hero: COFFEE Mocha Cupcakes with Walnuts by Molly of Batter-Splattered
Cupcake Hero: LIQUOR Quick F*ck Cupcakes by Minko of Couture Cupcakes
Cupcake Hero: Marshmallow Ambrosia Cupcakes by Chelle of Sugar & Spice
What a great event! I hope I can get it together in time…LOVE limes.
Thanks Aimee, I think its going to be wicked fun!
How about…..
No Crumb Left Behind or
Bite Me or
Yum Me or
Saving the World One Bite at a Time…
Can you tell I’m tired?
Really good idea! If I have time, I know just the cupcake for this event…
Thanks Kristin! I hope you have the time to fit it in.
And you know who.. I like them all. Im still mulling it over! No Crumb Left Behind is hilarious!
I am surely not knowing this event is happening!! I love baking cupcakes, but I don’t know if I can organize myself to take part… sigh.
This sounds really neat. Do you know when you will post the ingredient for January?
Ah coffee. I’m smiling!
oh wow!! thi would have been perfect had I seen this announcement before
the deadline’s tomorrow and I can’t bake it tonight!! 
well, will be interesting to feast my eyes on all the coffee goodies
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I dunno why I never did this before. It sounds so fun. I’m so late in the game. Oh well. I can’t wait til next month!
How to Eat a Cupcake- I hope you join in next month too!
Count me in for next month too! I tried to get in this month but… ahem… let’s just say my attempted coffee cupcakes were not presentable to anybody outside my own front door.
OMG!!! I have an AMAZING cupcake hero story for you. My husband and his friends were at a local resturant and they were talking about how much they loved my frapuccinno cupcakes and the owner of the resturant over heard them and started talking to my husband. Well, it just so happend that he had in his car some cupcakes that he was taking to work, and gave 1 to the owner. The guy LOVED them!!! Totally flipped out! Husband told him that I also do wedding & special ocassion cakes….. just bragging not thinking anything of it. Next thing you know this guy tells my husband that he also has a catering company and is constantly getting requests for cakes and baked goods and that he does not want to deal with them; and wanted to know if I would partner up. Well, I never heard anything back after that day…. till just now. I have officially taken my first order!!! I am SO happy, can you imagine getting paid to do something that you love??? And I owe it all to you - Cupcake Hero! Maybe, one of these months my cupcake will actually get picked ;-D
luki- That is so totally better than winning my lame tshirt!!! Thats seriously awesome. I am so happy for you. I hope you will remember the little people now that you made the big time.
Best of luck babe! xo
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By liquor do you mean any alcoholic beverage? Would wine be appropriate?
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I can’t wait to join in this month.
Ohhhh now I get it (I am a bit slow at this) GREAT!
I find it cool that I found out March’s ingredient was Marshmallow not from this blog, but from the Pittsburgh City Paper! Congratulations on such a nice write up! I had no idea you were right in my own backyard!
Ma Baker- I hope you do participate this month!
Daniela- Sorry, your comments ended up in spam for some reason. Im glad you figured it out.
Jennie- I know! How cool was that?!? It totally made my week.
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I’m confused… the theme for March is the Stay-Puft Marshmallow man? Liquour?
I may be too dense for this challenge.
I’m excited about the PBDDL challenge next month - hopefully, I won a jar and can participate. Where have I been and why didn’t I know about this before?!?!
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Hey, I just wanted to say that I totally enjoy your blog and I am passing on an award that I received to you. Thanks for the challenges and good reads
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I sent in my first Hero last nite via email but haven’t gotten a response…let me know if I need to resend?? Thanks!!
This looks like a great blog - I didn’t get a chance to do the Earth Day entry but am very eager to see what May’s cupcake will be.
Me too-I just might enter for May (*might*-’s a very busy month).
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I would love to enter! I see i’ve got a few more days…..I will have something up by saturday! =D
My first cupcake hero! You can’t beat cocoa!
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wow! this sounds so awseome I wish i would have heard of it before!
I can’t wait till June’s theme!
::eagerly awaiting June’s theme!::
I can’t wait for the results!
I’m having a tough time perfecting my June entry.
Does anyone know if the results for May’s Cocoa have been posted? I am dying to see the roundup!
Mara- We are working on the round-up right now. We had some issues picking a winner this month.
ooooh…that makes for lots of good recipes methinks! can’t wait to see.
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Can you tell me how to put the hero logo on my blog? Can’t find the link. I found it before but didn’t get to put it up. Please and thanks.
tania