April 2010 cupcake calendar

Send any events we missed or May 2010 event details (must include date/time, address, event name, price, URL, 2-3 sentence description and, if applicable, jpeg) to cupcakestakethecake at gmail.com OR leave in the comments - see RSS calendar at right for ongoing 30-day links, we update that as events come to our attention. We welcome international event listings. Please note: events are listed at our discretion.

April 1, 12:30 pm
Cupcake decorating demo, Macy's City Center, Philadelphia

Free mini cupcakes plus flower cupcake demo by A Cupcake to Remember.

Click here for details.



April 2, 8 pm
Johnny Cupcake Suitcase Tour kickoff, New York City
Click here for full tour dates (nationwide)



April 5
What's New, Cupcake? book tour kickoff
Houston, Texas
Click here for full tour dates



April 5, 6 pm
Iron Cupcake Chicago: Cookies



Email beautifulcakes at sbcglobal.net or click here for more information.

April 9, 7 pm
CupcakeCamp NYC



See cupcakecampnyc.blogspot.com for details.

Happy Ending Lounge, 302 Broome Street, New York

April 10, 11 am
CupcakeCamp Seattle

Click here for more information.

WHEN: Saturday, April 10, 2010 11am-2pm
WHERE: 415 Westlake Ave Seattle, Washington, 98109
WHY: Because who doesn’t love cupcakes? Plus we will have some fun competitions and a fundraiser for Hope Heart Institute

The concept for Cupcake Camp originated in San Francisco and promotes a true spirit of community and sharing, and Cupcake Camps now happen around the world and come in a wide variety of flavors and sizes. The most essential feature of a Cupcake Camp is that it brings together people to share their love of cupcakes!

Cupcake Camp Seattle is presented by Bella Cupcake Couture as a delicious celebration of this small coveted treat. Completely volunteer run and organized in an open and participatory manner, our first Cupcake Camp Seattle raises funds for Hope Heart Institute.

April 10, 1-4 pm
Cupcakes for Cures, Asheville, NC

Charity cupcake event at The Grove Park Inn. Click here for more information.



April 10, 1 pm
Los Angeles Cupcake Meetup: Big Man Bakes

Real men bake cupcakes? Well, that seems to be the case at Big Man Bakes in Downtown L.A., where they specialize in traditional Southern Cake!

Minis cost only $1 (or 6 for $5) and XL cupcakes are $3.25 each. Flavors include Red Velvet, Carrot Cake, Double Chocolate, Old School and Coconut

Big Man Bakes
413 S. Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
213-617-9100

Click here to RSVP.

April 11, 12-3 pm
Cupcakes Take the Cake Meetup, Denver - 2 locations

Join Cupcakes Take the Cake blogger Rachel Kramer Bussel for cupcakes, cereal and chat at this cupcake meetup. No RSVPs, just show up! (Email cupcakestakethecake at gmail.com if you have any questions.)

12-1:30: The Shoppe Denver
first dozen cupcakes free courtesy of Cupcakes Take the Cake

The Shoppe Denver
3103 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80206
303-322-3969
Theshoppedenver at yahoo.com

1:30-3, Lovely Confections
first dozen cupcakes free courtesy of Cupcakes Take the Cake

Lovely Confections
1489 Steele St., Unit C
Denver, CO 80206
720-524-7770

photos below via Lovely Confections:





April 11, 1-3 pm
Iron Cupcake Toronto: Coffee

Click here for more information.

Judges: Byron Cunningham – President and CEO Plant Bean, Pauline Cunningham, Ben Kaplan and Melissa Long both reporters for the National Post’s Arts and Life section



April 11, 6 pm
Iron Cupcake Leeds (UK): Retro Sweets

Upstairs at The Adelphia.

Click here for details.

April 15
CupcakeCamp Boston

CupcakeCamp is a free and open gathering of people who enjoy cupcakes. Attendees are encouraged to bring cupcakes.



Click here for more information.


Petsi Pies cupcake


cupcakes by Treat Cupcake Bar

April 17, 1-4 pm
Cupcake Business Class by Cupcakes Take the Cake, Philadelphia

See Meetup.com to sign up.

April 19, 6:30-8:30 pm
Cupcake Baking class with The Robicellis, Brooklyn

This month we're happy to welcome Allison and Matt Robicelli whose innovative cupcakes have won them a cult following in New York City. Allison and Matt will go over the finer points of cake baking, covering the fundamentals of the process, which they will demonstrate step-by-step to turn non-bakers into bakers. They will then discuss the pros and cons of two different methods for making cake, creaming and oil-based, and of course, go over buttercream. Students will go home with recipes, a belly full of cupcakes, and the confidence to bake perfect cake at home with ease.

$40; click here to register

The Brooklyn Kitchen, 100 Frost Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211

April 24
Cupcake Eating Contest, Ivy Bakery, Brooklyn

see www.ivybakery.com for details

April 25, 3 pm
Iron Cupcake Milwaukee: Cheese



See ironcupcakemilwaukee.com for details.

IronCupcake:Milwaukee
CHEESE Challenge
with WI Milk Marketing Board, Larry's Market & Holland's Family Cheese
RUMBLE at the Harley-Davidson Museum
400 W Canal St
.Milwaukee, WI 53201

Cupcakes for Cures charity cupcake event April 10th

Cupcakes for Cures is a special event taking place April 10th in Asheville, North Carolina, to raise money to cure cancer. It takes place from 1 to 4 pm at The Grove Park Inn (290 Macon Avenue) and looks like a great event. Visit www.cupcakesforcures.com for more information.



From their press release:

Professional bakers, amateur bakers and youth bakers will compete for bragging rights and fantastic prizes all while raising funds to find cures for cancer. Bakers can enter multiple culinary creations in true Asheville categories: Best Beer Cupcake, Best Gluten-Free Cupcake, Best Holiday and Special Occasion Cupcake, Best Birthday Cupcake and Best Local Foods Cupcake. Bakers should visit www.cupcakesforcures.com to enter. The deadline for entries is Wednesday, April 6 at 5:00pm.

The Grove Park Inn, www.bakeitpretty.com, and Greenlife Grocery are major sponsors of the event and will send judges to the competition. The Grove Park Inn is the host sponsor and is providing the grand prize, their Bed, Breakfast and Dinner for Two Package. Other judges include Marcianne Miller, author of The Artful Cupcake: Baking & Decorating Delicious Indulgences and Mackensy Lunsford, food editor for Mountain Express.

There's also an e-card you can send to let people know you're competing.

Check out the specifics on the category competition, especially the beer one:

* Best Birthday Cupcake: a cupcake that screams birthday to someone who’s 5 or 50.

* Best Gluten-Free Cupcake: a cupcake that excludes ingredients derived from gluten-containing cereals: wheat (including kamut and spelt), barley, rye, and triticale.

* Best Holiday or Special Occasion Cupcake: Halloween, 4th of July, Weddings and Baby Showers, there are so many occasions to enjoy cupcakes.

* Best Savory Cupcake: a non-dessert cupcake that sounds more like an entrée than a cupcake

* Best Beer Cupcake: Asheville is Beer City USA after all. Two requirements for this category: beer is used as an ingredient and only contestants 21 years and older can enter a cupcake in this category.

* Best Local Foods Cupcake: a cupcake with one or more local ingredients, i.e. ingredients grown and produced within 100 miles of Asheville

You can also fan Cupcakes for Cures on Facebook and we look forward to hearing how it went and posting photos from this exciting event.