Cupcake Camp Seattle!

It's that time again! Time for Cupcake Camp Seattle on April 17, 2011 12pm-4pm with our dear friends at Bella Cupcake Couture!!!

We are busy little bees getting ready for this cupcake filled event. Last year hundreds of cupcake lovers showed up for cupcake treats from all over the Pacific Northwest. The event benefits Hope Heart Institute. 

This year we took a step up and decided to be a Champagne Sponsor at the 2011 Cupcake Camp, and we will be featured along side Wink Cupcakes for this years event.

Last week we went to go check out the venue for the event, and it is going to be held at The Canal in Ballard (located at 5300 34th Avenue NW) I can't wait to see what it looks like filled up with cupcakes.

Here is what last year's set up looked like! We are totally going to out do ourselves this year!

Last year we competed in two of the three competitions, and placed 1st in the 'Most Unique Ingredients' for our Little Miss Tipsy, the Lemoncello & Raspberry Vodka cupcake delight! 

We also placed 2nd for the 'Seattle Themed Cupcake' with Oscar the Orca! 

This year we will be competing in all three of the categories; 'Healthiest Cupcake', 'Most Unique Ingredients', and 'Seattle Themed Cupcake'. Can't wait to reveal what we've got up our sleeves this year.

If you are interested in coming to Cupcake Camp Seattle 2011, CLICK HERE to go to their website!! Also, here is a link to buy TICKETS for the event. We would love to see you there. If you purchase ahead of time the tickets are $8 which includes some tasty treats for you as well, or if you show up at the event tickets go for $10 so buy early to save a few bucks!

Wedding season is also getting a good start! Here is a wedding we did for one of my favorite red heads. (I'm a little jealous of her hair color) Their wedding was a black, white, and red theme, my favorite colors! They even made their toppers of themselves, and did a great job!

Here is another wedding we did on the Skansonia in Seattle. They topped their tier with a Barbie and Ken doll. It was a beautiful day in Seattle, with a killer view for a March day! 

Well I hope everyone is getting ready for April! Don't let anyone fool you on the 1st! Got any big plans to fool your friends? I'm always so bad about fooling people... 

Check back soon & mark your calendars for April 17th!!! I'll keep you updated with info about Cupcake Camp Seattle as we get closer!!!

xoxo

Heather

Are you wearing GREEN?

Happy St. Patrick's day to all my cupcake loving friends! How is everyone celebrating their day of all things Green?? Over here at the cupcake shop we are celebrating with Guinness Stout Cupcakes, Irish Mocha Madness (Baily's Irish Cream anyone?!) and GREEN Velvet! Woo! Hope I find a pot of gold when I get home tonight!

Starting this Saturday in the store we are going to be collecting donations to go to the Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support to help out the animals who have been effected due to the earthquakes and tsunami's in Japan. We feel it is important to help support these little critters who can't help themselves, and we would love for families to be reunited with their furry family members! Almost all of us have pets here at NYCC, and I know I'd be sad if my two kitties were harmed or separated from me in a catastrophic event like this! 

Meet Luna (front) and Hamish (back) my two ragdoll kitties. 

Here are a few of Lisa's little babies, Annabelle (cat), and Lolo (back), and Daisy (middle). She also has Lucy, Emmet, and Oliver at home too!

 We will be collecting donations from Saturday March 19th- Saturday March 9th in our store. If you donate $1.00 or more we will treat you to a free mini cupcake at the time of donation! Lisa (owner of NYCC) will also be matching all donations up to 50%. We will be making the final donation on April 11th so make sure you stop in to donate and get your free mini cupcake!

I have to get back into the kitchen to bake some more yummy treats, but I thought I'd post some pictures up of some fun treats I've made this past week!

Here is a 13th Birthday party cake and cupcakes made with owls! What a hoot!

 We also got to make some cupcake hamburgers for a sweet girl asking her boy to a Tolo dance! 

Hope everyone is having a super exciting St. Patties Day! Hope no one is getting pinched ;)

xoxo

Heather

Hello? Spring? Are you there?

We've been busy in the cupcake shop lately so I haven't had time to post anything! Eek! So I wanted to make sure and share some of these adorable little St. Patty's Day cupcakes and Easter cupcakes!

Here are some cute Coconut Easter Baskets with chicks, bunnies, and Easter eggs, using the Bella Cupcake Couture wrappers!

 A dozen mini's with cute little chicks and bunnies! So cute!

 St. Patty's Day Minis, rainbows and pots of gold and sparkles on top! How fun is that??

If you want to order your Easter cupcakes, just call the store at 425-283-5445 Don't miss out on these cute little treats! Order before we're booked up!

Hope everyone is enjoying the semi sunny 50 degree weather we're having today! I'll take a little sunshine over the cold anyyyy day of the week! All this rain is making me miss living in California!

xoxo

Heather

Blogger of the week!!!

Blogger of the week this week is Caroline Lee! She loves our Red Velvet, and I'd love to treat her to a six pack of cupcakes!!! Caroline, You can stop in anytime this week to pick up your free six pack!!!


xoxo

Heather

Happy Saturday!

Well the sun stayed out today, but its still freezing outside! So we are staying warm in the cupcake shop today with a lot of yummy treats! I thought I'd just post a picture of some cute little cupcakes for a three year old's birthday today! A pink and orange themed birthday! So cute!

Don't forget that I'm trying to GIVE AWAY cupcakes! Spread the word around! Give a little cupcake love here on the blog, and I'll make sure you get some cupcake love back! We love to hear from you guys, so don't be shy! You can also follow me on Twitter @Cupcake_Bettie and I also do the Twitter for @NewYorkCupcakes, so there's another fun way to keep posted! Sometimes I'll post up deals on Twitter as well, so don't miss out!!!

Hope everyone is having an amazing weekend!

xoxo

Heather

A few fun extras!

So much going on in the cupcake store! The other day we had our dear friend Betsy from JavaCupcake for a mini Birthday party in the shop! We were also joined by our friend Carrie from Bella Cupcake Couture for Betsy's Birthday as well! So sweet that she chose us out of all the other cupcake shops to have her birthday celebration! We treated her to her favorite cupcake - the Park Avenue Peanut Butter, with a candle on top! So much fun! We had lots of girl talk and had a great time! Betsy took lots of fun photos for her blog! Go check it out click HERE. She is moving to Germany soon, and we will definitely miss her!

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Here is a photo from a wedding we did at Lord Hill Farms after our event with them a few weeks ago! We came in and set up, and they had the venue set up in such a cute way! Twinkle lights everywhere, and each guests table had a different photo of the bride and groom! So cute!

 We also just wrapped up our busiest day this year so far which was Valentines Day!!! It was absolutely crazy in here! We had a line out the door all day long! If you stopped in to get some sweet treats for your sweetie, you know what I'm talking about! We had some fun Valentines cupcakes, and I'm sure these little treats made everyone very happy on the day o' love! 

 I thought everyone should also see this adorable little pup Daisy, who is Lisa's (owner of NYCC) little dachsie wearing her cute little cupcake bows! She can be our cute little cupcake mascot! If you have any fun pictures of your pets in cupcake gear you should post it on our facebook page! We love little critters here, and would love to see your pets all dressed up in CUPCAKES!! 

The day before Valentines Day, we donated some cupcakes and a cake to an auction, and the cake had a Valentines theme to it! I decided to go with a candy heart theme, and it turned out pretty darn cute!

 We also had a fun cake for a 10 year old's Birthday Party! They were going with a fun Hollywood themed cake! I went with a red carpet Oscar theme for the cake! So cute! I had so much fun making it!

Well I've gotten a few blogs out today and I hope I got everything covered! Next week I will be picking a blogger of the week (on Monday) so leave lots of love here on the blog!!! I love to hear what you guys have to say!!  Also, we are having a big vote on Facebook for the flavor of the month for March! We can't decide if we should do a Guinness Stout Cupcake or an Irish Mocha Cupcake! So leave some feedback on our Facebook page, and your favorite could be the one we choose!

Hope everyone is having a fantastic week! We have some weddings coming up this weekend so I'll post some pictures up! Thought I'd also post this picture of some yummy Candy Store Salted Caramel mini cupcakes, just to make you drool ;)

xoxo

Heather

Wine and Dine!

Last night we made our way out to Woodinville to go to a wedding event at De Lille Cellars! There was some amazing food and wine, and about 250 guests who were very excited about cupcakes!!! It was kind of fun because it was right down the street from the house I was raised in as a kid, so I was in my home town for the night! We brought with us about 300 cupcakes, and the favorite of the night was a tie between the Long Island Lemon and the Candy Store Salted Caramel! 

We saw a few of our friends from the Seattle Wedding Show like Pink Blossom Events and Twelve Baskets! We were right next to Pink Blossom Events at the Wedding Show, so it was fun to see them again! And it was also fun to see Andrea from Twelve Baskets, she was a huge help in the evening trying to get us a great spot inside De Lille Cellars! 

We finished the night by tasting all of their amazing food! We had everything from crab cakes, to cheese tortellini (my favorite), to smoked beef, spinach salad, and lots of other tasty treats! There was so much food we almost didn't know what to do with ourselves! They had a white wine that was absolutely delicious as well, I believe it was a Sauvignon Blanc mix. I highly recommend it!

Well I'm off to do more blogging! Trying to play catch up, and there is so much to talk about! Hope everyone is enjoying this weird weather we are having to day!!! Don't forget there is one more blog on the way!

xoxo

Heather