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Free Buttercup cupcakes in wake of crane tragedy

From the fabulous food blog Umami Mart comes news that Manhattan’s Buttercup Bake Shop was giving out cupcakes yesterday after the crane accident that killed 4 people on Saturday.
Buttercup Bake Shop on 2nd Ave, offered their soul-satisfying cupcakes, and coffee for free out in front of their shop. They said it was for St. Patty’s […]

Denver’s Lovely Confections donates to homeless group

From The Denver Post, news about the bakery Lovely Confections Bakery
Cupcakes are all the rage now, and some of Denver’s tastiest can be found at Lovely Confections, 1489 Steele St. (My favorites: the coconut and carrot cake flavors).
The owner is Porche Lovely and if her name isn’t just the sweetest thing, what she’s doing on […]

The Bleeding Heart Bakery’s May charity cupcake

Each month, Chicago’s The Bleeding Heart Bakery picks an organization to spotlight with a special charity cupcake. This is May’s charity cupcake. See more photos in their Flickr stream.
cupcake - vanilla bean filled with raspberry jam.topping - chocolate ganache frosting and donut glaze with chocolate sprinkles.
We will be donating $1 for each cupcake sold for […]

Denver’s Tee & Cakes supports The Susan G. Komen Foundation

First I saw this blog post from Jennifer Falor of Boulder Daily Camera singing the praises of local bakery Tee & Cakes’ new line of cupcake-themed clothing and bags and potholders.
Then I went to their site and saw this:
Tee & Cakes is proud to participate in this event supporting Susan G. Komen Denver: For the […]

Cupcakes to support breast cancer walk in Chicago

Photo of Caroline Dwan by Joseph P. Meier for The Southtown Star
“Cupcake sale supports breast cancer walk,” The Southtown Star (Chicago)
She’s enlisted about 30 women to bake at least a dozen cupcakes each, then decorate the chocolate or yellow cake treats so they resemble breasts - some will be clothed and some will be au […]

The first Cupcake Cookoff recap

Winter, Exotic Decoration
2nd place, Exotic Decoration (yes, they’re ice cream cone cupcakes)
From Rachel: I’ll be upfront and say I’m going to miss a few things, being that there were SO many people there last night and soooo many cupcakes. Seriously. It was awesome. I also have a bunch of video interviews coming soon with judges […]

The 2nd Annual Cupcake Cookoff recap

Winner, Exotic Decoration
2nd place, Exotic Decoration (yes, they’re ice cream cone cupcakes)
From Rachel: I’ll be upfront and say I’m going to miss a few things, being that there were SO many people there last night and soooo many cupcakes. Seriously. It was awesome. I also have a bunch of video interviews coming soon with judges […]

“Cupcakes That Care” program

I’m so thrilled to see more and more bakeries (like Chicago’s The Bleeding Heart Bakery) doing charity promotions.
From Capital News 9 - go there to watch an interview with Bountiful Bread co-owner Mark Burgasser
ALBANY, N.Y. — “Cupcakes That Care” is the name of a monthly promotion put on by Bountiful Bread in Stuyvesant Plaza.
If you’ve […]

Girls Rock! Chicago cupake

It’s the monthly charity cupcake from Chicago’s The Bleeding Heart Bakery (via Flickr)
The Veruca Salt! Four types of salt…lava, red, wet grey and fleur with vanilla bean, filled with salted caramel and topped with caramel frosting!!
One dollar from the sale of each charity cupcake in the month of June will be donated to Girls Rock! […]

The Big Poppy cupcake from Boston’s Sweet

SWEET INTRODUCES “THE BIG POPPY” TO HONOR SLUGGER DAVID ORTIZ AND BENEFIT THE U.S. FUND FOR UNICEF
Sweet’s first limited edition cupcake – The Big Poppy launches today — June 10th. The new cupcake was unveiled at UNICEF’s Children’s Champion Awards dinner last night, honoring Red Sox star David Ortiz at The Four Seasons Hotel […]